PMPEI: Course in Zoning Administration
Lehigh County (Allentown)
March 1, 8 & 15
Location: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, 961 Marcon Blvd, Allentown
To register contact Terri Dickow, 800-232-7722 ext. 1042 (tdickow@boroughs.org)

In this course zoning hearing board members, zoning officials, and elected officials–regardless of experience–learn the basic principles, procedures and information needed to effectively carry out their functions in the administration of municipal zoning. The course covers the technical aspects of zoning and how to build effective relationships with the public. Hands-on experiences and practice exercises are built into each session. Participants learn how to conduct effective and fair zoning hearings in a mock zoning hearing session. Course topics include the principles of zoning, key zoning terms, the zoning administration team, zoning officer duties, enforcement notices, and zoning hearing procedures, variances, special exceptions/conditional uses, and nonconformities.

For more information go to PMPEI.org.