Representing Zoning and Planning Boards in New Jersey

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Format/Skill Level:

Meeting

Location:

Westin, Mt. Laurel
555 Fellowship Rd Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-3404

Date:

June 22, 2017

Time:

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET

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NJSBA & NJSBA Section/Committee members are eligible for
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Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Local Government Law Section and the NJSBA Senior Lawyers Special Committee

Additional site: Thurs., April 20 - West Orange

List Price: $180.00 USD

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Moderator/Speaker:
Dennis M. Galvin, Esq. Past Chair, NJSBA Local Government Law Section The Galvin Law Firm (Jackson)
Speakers include:
F. Clifford Gibbons, Esq. (Princeton)
Michael B. Kates, Esq. Kates, Nussman, Rapone, Ellis and Farhi, LLP (Hackensack)
Trishka Waterbury Cecil, Esq. Mason...

Moderator/Speaker:
Dennis M. Galvin, Esq. Past Chair, NJSBA Local Government Law Section The Galvin Law Firm (Jackson)
Speakers include:
F. Clifford Gibbons, Esq. (Princeton)
Michael B. Kates, Esq. Kates, Nussman, Rapone, Ellis and Farhi, LLP (Hackensack)
Trishka Waterbury Cecil, Esq. Mason Griffin & Pierson, PC (Princeton)

About The Program:

There are several hundred zoning and planning boards in New Jersey, and each one is entrusted to plan and enforce local ordinances. Since most board members are volunteers who may not have a background in municipal law, the board attorney plays a crucial role, educating and counseling members about their obligations, procedures and the law.

Register today for this informative seminar that examines the unique and important role played by board attorneys in Zoning and Planning Boards. As an attendee, you’ll hear a review of pertinent recent and important legislation, as well as the key strategies you need to know to be successful in this area of practice.

Learn everything you need to know to effectively represent and counsel zoning and planning boards in New Jersey, including:
•	The appointed and organization of land use boards
•	An overview of the responsibilities and differences between a planning board, zoning board and a joint board
•	The attorneys role in the application process and at meetings
•	How to determine and advise board members on conflicts of interest
•	Evaluating whether public notice is sufficient
•	Interpretations of the ordinance and/or the issuance of a certificates of nonconforming use
•	Appeals of decisions of the boning officer
•	C variance proofs
•	D variance proofs
•	The inherently beneficial use doctrine and the Sica balancing test
•	The Hearing process
•	The importance of resolutions of approval or denial
•	The importance of creating a solid record and the arbitrary reasonable and capricious standard
•	Appeals of the Board’s decision to the governing body and or the superior court
•	Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act
•	Open Public Records Act and discovery of board emails
•	The public filming of meetings and demeanor
•	Deed restrictions, the recording of decisions and developing appropriate conditions of approval
•	Fraud or mistake when decisions may need to be set aside
•	Recent case law and other hot land use topics from a purely board perspective
… and more!

CLE Credits:
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.5 hours of total CLE credit.
NJ CLE:	This program has been approved for 4.5 credits (50 minute hour)
PA CLE:	3.5 substantive credits pending ($16 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (t&nt):	4.5 professional practice credits

Door Registration: $200
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Would you like to fax your registration to us? Click here for PDF registration form.
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CANCELLATION POLICY: If you register & cannot attend, please notify NJICLE in writing up to 24 hours before the program to be eligible for a refund (less $20 processing fee) or, use your payment as credit toward another purchase within the next year. (Credit will expire one year from order date.)

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