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.

In this webinar, participants will learn the steps to process a subdivision or land development application in accordance with the Municipalities Planning Code. The webinar will take a comprehensive look at the types of applications, the roles of various outside agencies and township commissions and boards, the rules that guide the process, and the records that must be kept.

This webinar will explore how townships can encourage active transportation concepts (biking, running, etc.) for low-volume, rural residential roads. These roads often have limited pavement and right-of-way width but are often the only resource for residents to walk or bike. Some of these roads also provide vital links between trails/paths to key destinations and other trails. This webinar will present relevant examples from around Pennsylvania and explore PennDOT and FHWA guidance for solutions.

The PSATS Zoning Academy is a multi-day class that is focused on providing attendees with a foundational understanding of all important aspects of zoning in Pennsylvania. This class will greatly benefit newer zoning officials, those looking to become zoning officials and municipal officials and employees seeking a better understanding of zoning’s impact on municipal operations

The design and construction industry (building construction and building use) creates a staggering 40% of the world’s total emissions to the environment. The design decisions we make as architects, designers and local governments play a key role and directly impacts these emissions. Moreover, many municipalities have made commitments to reduce their impact on the environment. A focus on emission reduction for both new and existing buildings will provide a significant Return on Investment (ROI).

This webinar will provide local officials with a practical guide for expanding broadband service in their communities. Learn key strategies from the 5-step action plan prepared by Dan Cohen and Mike Roberts of Cohen Law Group for individual communities, including how to:​ Identify the specific areas of your municipality that are unserved or underserved Obtain key information and select provider(s) to build out those areas for broadband Secure federal and/or state funding for broadband expansion Ensure legal protections for your municipality

This webinar helps to solve the municipal planning paradox of matching need with funding when considering new facilities, renovations, expansions, or upgrades. The presenter, Martin Kimmel (Kimmel Bogrette Architecture + Site), is an architect and planner who has developed a unique planning process that promises an economical and expedient process to flesh out facilities projects, using targeted Project Mission and Needs Analysis, intensive research into building and site constraints, programmatic planning, 3-dimensional site and building renderings and detailed cost estimating. Through this process, the need, funding, and designs are aligned. The successful outcome is a constructed building that looks exactly as it was originally proposed. This MasterConcept Planning product has been used for more than 100 municipal facilities projects and is now offered at an affordable, fixed price so your township will be aware of the investment in advance.

Do you want to reduce stress and get more time back in your day? The zoning and permitting process can often be a time-consuming an paper intensive process. In this webinar, learn from representatives of Momentum ECM about how your municipality can digitize and automate these processes using Laserfiche to greatly reduce your turnaround time.