Understanding laws and regulations is key to implementing effective planning policies and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local statutes. Planetizen Courses offers classes on a wide range of regulations and legal issues that planners routinely come up against. Learn about code drafting, ethics, land use regulation, and how to navigate legal processes.
Law and Policy Courses
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- SACPLAN CPD
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- CNU-A
- SACPLAN CPD
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- AIA CES
- AICP CM
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- AICP CM
- CNU-A
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- AIA CES
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- SACPLAN CPD
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Zoning Code Reform: Legal and Practical Considerations When Making “Quick Fixes” to Your Zoning Code
102 Mins
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
57 Mins
- AICP CM
- SACPLAN CPD
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- CIP
- AIA CES
- AICP CM
- CNU-A
- SACPLAN CPD
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- AIA CES
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- CNU-A
- SACPLAN CPD
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Top Law and Policy Instructors
Richard Willson
Richard Willson is a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at California State...
Daniel Parolek
Daniel Parolek is a nationally recognized thought leader in architecture, design, and urban planning, specifically in...
Eric Damian Kelly
Eric Damian Kelly is a lawyer and planner with more than 35 years of experience working...
Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon is Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy...
Peter Henn
PETER J. HENN, Esq., AICP, is a land use attorney at Jones Foster in West Palm...
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly is a land use educator with Michigan State University Extension.
Alan Weinstein
Alan Weinstein holds a joint faculty appointment at Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and...
Jennifer Raitt
Jennifer Raitt is the Executive Director of the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments. She has nearly...
Nolan Gray
M. Nolan Fray is the Research Director for California YIMBY, an expert in urban land-use regulation...
Álvaro Huerta
Dr. Álvaro Huerta is a Religion and Public Life Organizing Fellow at Harvard Divinity School and...
Lance Freeman
Lance Freeman is a Professor in the Urban Planning Program at Columbia University in New York...
Brad Neumann
Brad Neumann is a MSU Senior Extension Educator who serves as an educational resource for local...
Wayne Beyea
Wayne Beyea is a faculty member and senior specialist - outreach within the MSU School of...
James Carpentier
James Carpentier is State and Local Government Affairs Manager with the International Sign Association (ISA).
Lisa Wise
As a planner and Certified Public Accountant, Ms. Wise has 20 years of professional experience in...
Thomas Hawkins
Thomas Hawkins, a Florida licensed attorney, has represented parties on all sides of the planning and...
Mark White
S. Mark White is recognized as an expert in zoning and planning/land use law.
Thomas Hamed
Thomas Hamed, AICP is a transportation planner who specializes in commuter transportation and mobility for all...
Jonathan Katz-Ouziel
Jonathan Katz-Ouziel is an autistic planner, an independent accessibility consultant, and the founder of Opossum House...
Elizabeth Doerr
Elizabeth Doerr is a writer with expertise and awareness around social and racial justice issues and...
Lynn Peterson
Lynn Peterson is a nationally recognized transportation and land use integration expert.
Jonathan Ochshorn
Jonathan is a registered architect with an academic background in structural engineering and urban design as...
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