In the PAAZO Fall Seminar, learn from experts on a wide variety of topics pertinent to your duties as a municipal Zoning official. Specific agenda items will be updated when finalized.

In the PAAZO Fall Seminar, learn from experts on a wide variety of topics pertinent to your duties as a municipal Zoning official. Specific agenda items will be updated when finalized.

In the PAAZO Fall Seminar, learn from experts on a wide variety of topics pertinent to your duties as a municipal Zoning official. Specific agenda items will be updated when finalized.

This presentation will discuss how planners and community leaders can meet the increased demand for open space while addressing broader social, environmental, and economic needs. It will also provide strategies for rural and suburban leaders looking to attract remote workers on the move and strategies for urban leaders looking to retain their population through nature-based placemaking.

Learn how your municipality can accelerate project completion, reduce costs, and utilize data collection for future developments with the help of 3D Laser Scanning. This webinar will explore the 3D Laser Scanner equipment and software, application usages, and the advantages of this digital surveying technology method. Do not miss your chance to be entered in a drawing to win one of three giveaway prizes!

More than ever, residents recognize the benefits of buying local foods and supporting farmers. Townships are also recognizing that they can build strong relationships with their farming community to achieve mutual goals, including healthier waters and a vibrant agricultural sector. During this panel discussion, you'll learn how townships have taken action to protect, preserve, and enhance farmland while enhancing the local economy and preserving the community’s rural character.

Several townships have gotten into legal trouble after passing timber harvesting ordinances that unreasonably restrict forestry. This workshop will help you avoid similar problems by introducing you to the newly updated guide, "Forest Management and Timber Harvest in Pennsylvania: Information for Citizens and Local Government Officials." The publication, which includes a model timber ordinance, will help you understand timber management and avoid costly legal challenges.

Do you want to enhance your township's strengths and make the area more attractive to residents and business owners? Attend this workshop to learn strategies for community revitalization, including streetscape improvements, blight inventories and remediation, land banking, beautification, signage, and more. Real-world case studies will also be presented for discussion.

Dan Cohen and Mike Roberts of the Cohen Law Group will discuss recent federal and state developments regarding local regulation of wireless facilities and how municipalities can best prepare for requests to deploy wireless facilities both inside and outside the public rights-of-way. Topics of discussion will include the Federal Communications Commission’s recent Small Cell Order and subsequent federal appeal, the Pennsylvania case Crown Castle v. PA PUC regarding the public utility status of wireless providers, and the future of wireless deployment and regulation.

Grid scale solar developments cover 100-plus acres and sell electricity into the transmission grid for use off-site. Technology advances and policy decisions are bringing these projects to more areas of the commonwealth. This workshop focuses on the opportunities and challenges this presents for townships and provides resources to help guide this development.