Regulations | Planetizen Courses

Regulations dictate urban design and development at the local, state, and federal level. Planetizen Courses will bring you up to speed with a broad spectrum of regulations, from signage to cannabis businesses. Understand how to draft regulations and present them to policymakers and the public, as well as how regulatory systems govern planning decisions.

Regulations Courses

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Healthy Urban Food Systems: Planning Production Facilities

43 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Transportation Planning: Travel Behavior Regulations, Pricing, and Programs

Richard Willson

65 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Form-Based Codes 101: Corridors

Geoffrey Ferrell, Kaizer Rangwala

55 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES

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The Government’s Role in Historic Preservation

Meredith Johnson

61 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Introduction to New Mobility

77 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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The Right Price for Curb Parking

51 Mins

CIP
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Planning and the Law: The Takings Clause

69 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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Local Regulation of Marijuana Businesses

56 Mins

AICP CM

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Form-Based Codes 101: Downtowns

Mary Madden, Victor Dover

66 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
LA CES

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Historic Preservation: How-to Guide

Meredith Johnson

73 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Exploring the Regulation of Short-Term Rentals

67 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

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Introduction to Transit Oriented Development

51 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Planning and the Law: Procedural Due Process

69 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A

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Federal and State Religious Land Use Statutes

61 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Form-Based Codes 101: Preparing a Form-Based Code

Lisa Wise, Daniel Parolek

61 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

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American Architectural Styles

Meredith Johnson

71 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Regulatory Implications of Tiny Homes

58 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

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Prospects for Zoning Reform

96 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Parking Reform Made Easy

Richard Willson

72 Mins

AICP CM

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Complying With Federal Law in Regulating Telecommunications

67 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM

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Form-Based Codes 101: Legal Aspects

Daniel Parolek, Daniel K. Slone

85 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

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The High Cost Of Minimum Parking Requirements

65 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Code Drafting and the Law

66 Mins

AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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Introduction to Planning: The Comprehensive Plan

Eric Damian Kelly

56 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

Top Regulations Instructors

Eric Damian Kelly

Eric Damian Kelly is a lawyer and planner with more than 35 years of experience working...

Daniel Parolek

Daniel Parolek is a nationally recognized thought leader in architecture, design, and urban planning, specifically in...

Norman Wright

Norman Wright is the Director of Neighborhood Services for Adams County, Colorado. In his career as...

Meredith Johnson

Meredith is the owner of Johnson Planning and Preservation LLC, a boutique firm that works to...

Donald Shoup

Donald Shoup is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA. His research...

Alan Weinstein

Alan Weinstein holds a joint faculty appointment at Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and...

Geoffrey Ferrell

Geoffrey is one of the originators of the modern practice of Form-Based Codes. His work ranges...

Mary Madden

Mary Madden has nearly 20 years of experience in the fields of urban planning and design...

Christy Dodson

Christy is an Urban Designer at Code Studio, with a background in architecture and planning.

Malak Hakim

Malak Hakim is a nationally accredited urban planner.

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...

Victor Dover

Victor Dover is a town planner and urban designer with 29 years of leadership in the...

Richard Willson

Richard Willson is a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at California State...

Thomas Hawkins

Thomas Hawkins, a Florida licensed attorney, has represented parties on all sides of the planning and...

Lauren Dunning

Lauren Dunning is a lawyer and public health practitioner whose work has focused on developing strategies...

Tim Halbur

Tim Halbur is communications director for the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), the leading organization...

Mark White

S. Mark White is recognized as an expert in zoning and planning/land use law.

Jennifer Raitt

Jennifer Raitt is the Executive Director of the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments. She has nearly...

Jonathan Ochshorn

Jonathan is a registered architect with an academic background in structural engineering and urban design as...

Lindsay Malbon

Lindsay is an urban lighting and dark sky educator. Her lighting research has been featured in...

Jenny Schuetz

Jenny is a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro and an expert in housing policy.

John Hersey

John is a planner with two decades of experience critically evaluating and advancing transit-oriented development as...

Michael Manville

Michael Manville is Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

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All Regulations Courses

Equitable Transit Oriented Development

Instructor: John Hersey

Equitable transit oriented development (eTOD) prioritizes inclusive community development in multi-modal regional growth.

4.38

57 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

SACPLAN CPD

Planning and the Law: The Takings Clause

Instructor: Thomas Hawkins

This course will help students understand and explore three legal concepts borne of the United States Constitution's Takings Clause: eminent domain, regulatory takings, and exactions. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify whether a particular government action is at risk of violating the Takings Clause.

4.50

69 Mins

AICP CM

CNU-A