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Rhode Island Land Use and Zoning From Start to Finish

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Credit Status Total
AICP Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 7 Total
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6 hours
Joelle Rocha
Michael Mineau
Sarah James
With Joelle C. Rocha from Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. + 2 others

Mon, Jun 22, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 102266

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Overview

A Practical Guide to Land Use and Zoning Approvals and Issues

Zoning and land use cases are diverse and numerous, and often completely unique to specific circumstances. This comprehensive online seminar will give you working knowledge of the regulatory framework and practical tips for approval processes. Speed up the progress and reach successful resolution to any issue that arises. Don't miss this chance to take your land use and zoning knowledge to the next level - register today!

  • Hear how the latest local zoning and land use decisions are re-shaping the practice and learn what you need to do to adapt.
  • Confidently determine which authority is the decision-maker on each unique matter.
  • Explore constitutional limitations on government zoning actions.
  • Walk through the approval processes and get practical tips from experienced practitioners on ensuring compliance and speeding up the process.
  • Master the essential steps of obtaining and retaining conditional use permits.
  • Follow the zoning appeals process step-by-step and get specific advice for top zoning issues.
  • Guard your professional reputation with a legal ethics guide tailored to your practice.
  • Learn how short-term rentals are challenging long-standing zoning regulations and practices.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Land Use and Zoning Fundamentals, Case Law, and Legal Update
  2. Navigating the Land Use Approval Process
  3. Challenging/Defending the Constitutionality of Zoning and Land Use Actions
  4. Variances and Conditional Use Permits: Proving/Disproving Unique Conditions
  5. Appealing Zoning Decisions: Local, Regional, and State Considerations
  6. Short-Term Rentals: Navigating Uncharted Waters of Airbnb and Vrbo Zoning and Land Use Issues
  7. Ethics in Zoning and Land Use Law

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AICP Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 7 Total
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  1. Land Use and Zoning Fundamentals, Case Law, and Legal Update

    1. Land Use vs. Zoning
    2. How the Approval Process Works: A Brief Overview
    3. The Scope of Zoning Board Authority
    4. Vested Rights, Estoppel, and Moratoria
    5. Regulatory Framework: State Building Code, Comprehensive Plans, Local Ordinances, and More
    6. Current Case Law and Legislative Updates

  2. Navigating the Land Use Approval Process

    1. Determining Where the Decision Authority Lies
    2. Aligning with Comprehensive Plans, Subdivision Regulations, etc.
    3. The Application: Complete Checklist of Information to Include
    4. The Permitting Process Walkthrough
    5. Following the Environmental Review Process
    6. Open Meeting Laws and Practical Tips

  3. Challenging/Defending the Constitutionality of Zoning and Land Use Actions

    1. Takings Without Just Compensation
    2. Due Process Challenges
    3. Equal Protection Challenges
    4. Property Rights and Limitations on Police Power

  4. Variances and Conditional Use Permits: Proving/Disproving Unique Conditions

    1. Complying with Requirements: Use vs. Area Variances
    2. Unique Circumstances or Conditions: Providing Supporting Evidence
    3. Disproving Detriments to Neighbors, the Public, etc.
    4. Navigating Conditional Use Review Process
    5. Proving/Disproving Conditions are Unreasonable
    6. Preventing and Addressing Conditional Use Violations

  5. Appealing Zoning Decisions: Local, Regional, and State Considerations

    1. The Appeals Process Step-by-Step
    2. Obtaining Judicial Review of a Local Decision
    3. Using Litigation to Resolve a Zoning Case
    4. Specific Tips for Resolving Top Zoning Issues

  6. Short-Term Rentals: Navigating Uncharted Waters of Airbnb and Vrbo Zoning and Land Use Issues

    1. When are Short-Term Rentals Commercial Properties?
    2. Short-Term Rental Ordinances: What Works, What Doesn't, and What Leads to Lawsuits
    3. Enforcing Short-Term Rental Laws and Violations: Top Issues and Challenges
    4. Challenging Local Short-Term Rental Laws: Key Lessons From the Front Lines
    5. Apartments and Short-Term Rentals: Critical Landlord and Tenant Concerns
    6. The Short-Term Rental Industry: Current Issues and Legal Updates

  7. Ethics in Zoning and Land Use Law

    1. Ethical Issues Unique to the Planning and Zoning Arena
    2. Adhering to the Rules of Professional Conduct and Avoiding Legal Malpractice
    3. Identifying and Preventing Conflicts of Interest
    4. Ex Parte Contacts with Decision Makers

Who Should Attend

This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar is designed for:

  • Attorneys
  • Local Zoning and Land Use Professionals
  • Developers and Contractors
  • City Planners
  • Civil Engineers
  • Architects
  • Real Estate Brokers/Agents
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Joelle C Rocha
Joelle C.
Rocha
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
Michael L Mineau
Michael L.
Mineau
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
Sarah A James
Sarah A.
James
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Speaker bio
Joelle C Rocha

Joelle C. Rocha

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
Joelle Rocha

is senior counsel of Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. She focuses her practice on real estate development, land use and real estate litigation. Ms. Rocha represents private developers in residential, commercial, mixed use and solar projects before municipal and state boards and agencies. Her representations also include property owners and developers in litigation related to site control, breach of contract and litigation against municipalities, including numerous cases of first impression. Ms. Rocha received her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts and her J.D. degree from Roger Williams University School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, and U.S. Supreme Court.

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Michael L Mineau

Michael L. Mineau

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
Michael Mineau

is a partner at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, focusing on land use and development, commercial real estate transactions, and property-related litigation. He represents developers, owners, landlords, tenants, investors, and joint venturers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in their land use and development projects and in all phases of deals, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, due diligence, zoning and permitting, subdivisions, drafting and negotiating easements and restrictions, and resolving title issues. Over the years, Mr. Mineau has represented some of the largest area developers in a variety of transactions and settings. He also has significant experience in real estate-related litigation, including boundary and title disputes, adverse possession and prescriptive easement cases, breach of contract suits, specific performance claims, requests for declaratory and injunctive relief, land use litigation, and zoning appeals. Mr. Mineau has extensive litigation and first-chair trial experience (jury and non-jury) and has represented clients in appeals to the Rhode Island Supreme Court. His trial experience has included trials in the Rhode Island Superior Court and Massachusetts Land Court. Mr. Mineau serves as a member of the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission, Portsmouth Economic Development Committee and Roger Williams University Real Estate Advisory Board. He earned his J.D. degree from RWU Law and a B.A. degree in political science from Miami University (Ohio).

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Sarah A James

Sarah A. James

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Sarah James

is an attorney at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC. She has represented clients in coverage disputes, complex personal injury cases, construction defect cases, contract disputes, real estate and title disputes, and EEOC matters. Ms. James has experience representing clients in complex civil litigation matters in Washington D.C., Maryland, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island Courts. Prior to joining private practice, she served as a judicial law clerk for the Rhode Island Trial Court and for the Honorable Howard P. Speicher, Associate Justice in the Massachusetts Land Court, where she conducted research and drafted written decisions on administrative appeals and civil bench trials. Ms. James was a volunteer attorney for the ACLU of Rhode Island where she represented clients on matters involving civil rights violations and is also a volunteer for the D.C. Volunteer Lawyers Project. She earned her B.A. degree from Endicott College and her J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School.

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