Materials and Details – Spring Conference 2023
Welcome to our first Spring Conference!
We will be providing all materials and powerpoints for each session at this webpage.
Please note that continuing education credits for attorneys, real estate professionals, and appraisers are available only to those who participate in person. Planners and planning commission members may receive credit by attending online.
Please use the chat function on Zoom to pose questions and comments – we will usually reserve these to the end of the session and may respond to some in the chat function directly.
Conference Program and Speaker Bios
Session One – Open Space, Transfereable Development Rights and Preserving Community Character – Presented by John Janson, Dr. Arthur C Nelson, and Wendy Fisher
Session Two – The Basics of Utah Land Use Regulation Law – Presented by Wilf Sommerkorn, Jordan Cullimore and Craig Call
Link to Ground Rules – Amazon.com
Stream this session – part one
Stream this session – part two
Session Three – Legislative Update – Land Use at Capitol Hill – Presented by Wilf Sommerkorn, Todd Godfrey, Jami Brackin, Wade Budge and Gary Crane
Session Four – Processing Land Use Applications – Presented by Wilf Sommerkorn, Todd Godfrey, Jami Brackin, Wade Budge, Gary Crane, Jordan Cullimore and Daniel Metcalfe
Materials – Processing Applications
Stream this Session – see Session Three – filmed together
John Brems, long-standing veteran city attorney for several jurisdictions, has offered to share the text of his revised subdivision application procedure – please email us at info@utahlanduse.org to get his contact information.
Session Five – Updating Local Ordinances – Keeping Them Current – Presented by Brent Bateman and Ryan Beck
Materials – Ordinance Updating
Session Six – Don’t Let Growth Stop You – Luncheon Speaker – Dr. Arthur (Chris) Nelson
Session Seven – Legislative Efforts to Promote Housing Affordability – Presented by Christina Oliver, David Damschen, and Karson Eilers
Session Eight – Short-Term Rentals and Accessory Dwelling Units – Presented by Melanie Clark, Todd Sheeran, and John Janson
Materials – Short Term Rentals
Materials – Accessory Dwelling Units