Lehigh Valley Government Academy: Community Planning 2024

Lehigh Valley Government Academy: Community Planning 2024

Lehigh Valley Government Academy - Community Planning Course

By Lehigh Valley Planning Commission

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Wednesday, October 9 · 5:30 - 9pm EDT

Location

Lehigh Valley Planning Commission

615 Waterfront Drive Suite 201 Allentown, PA 18102

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About this event

WHAT IS IT?

This is a course to teach planning commissioners, local officials and others how to carry out their responsibilities under the PA Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), the statute that endows municipalities with the authority to plan. For those who don’t know or fully understand the provisions of the MPC, this course will teach them how instrumental it is in giving a jurisdiction the ability to make critical decisions involving land use, which can shape their community’s quality of life.

WHO SHOULD GO?

Municipal zoning hearing board and planning commission members, municipal elected officials, primary municipal support staff (managers and secretaries), prospective students of city and regional planning and engaged community members who wish to understand the zoning and subdivision approval processes.

WHEN?

  • Tuesday, October 9, 2024 - 5:30-9:00 PM
  • Tuesday, October 16, 2024 - 5:30-9:00 PM
  • Tuesday, October 23, 2024 - 5:30-9:00 PM

WHAT’LL WE LEARN?

  • Participants will learn the essence of planning
  • Where it fits in the framework of local government
  • How planning commissioners relate to the governing body, zoning hearing board and zoning officers
  • How municipalities can work with adjacent municipalities to foster multimunicipal planning
  • The role of the county planning agency
  • How to interpret the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) and the importance of the 30-day or 45-day review time clock
  • The purpose of a comprehensive plan
  • How to implement a plan through zoning, subdivision and land development regulations
  • Other means of land use control
  • What constitutes an effective planning commission
  • Land use and development considerations unique to the region

HOW MUCH?

This course is $130 plus fees for Eventbrite.

  • Online Payment: $130 Course Registration; $10.56 Service and Processing Fees
  • Check Payment: $130 Course Registration; $6.60 Service and Processing Fees.

Please make checks payable to Lehigh Valley Planning Commission. If mailing on or before February 29, please send to 961 Marcon Blvd., Suite 310, Allentown, PA 18109. If mailing on or after March 1, please send to 615 Waterfront Dr, Suite 201, Allentown, PA 18102.

Food will be provided.

WHERE?

LVPC, 615 Waterfront Dr, Suite 201, Allentown, PA 18102


The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) has offered the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute (PMPEI) courses in community planning and land use regulations since 2014. These courses are targeted to planning commissioners, zoning hearing board members, zoning administrators, elected officials and others with an interest or involvement in planning. Over 300 people from the public, non-profit and private sectors have graduated from at least one of the courses since 2014. Included among them are 101 people who earned the distinction of being named a Certified Citizen Planner for attending three courses, ushering in a new era of community land use leadership. If you have any questions please contact: Hannah Milagio at hmilagio@lvpc.org.

Frequently asked questions

Who teaches this course?

This course offered in partnership with the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute (PMPEI). Their curriculum and certified instructors are responsible for the content of the course.

Do I need to take all three classes?

Yes - in order to complete the course, you need to come to all three classes. Make up classes can be taken on an as-needed basis.

Is there a virtual option?

No - these courses are in-person only. PMPEI offers additional virtual trainings, which are available at www.pmpei.org.

Organized by

Lehigh Valley Planning Commission

The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission was formed by Lehigh and Northampton counties in 1961 to create a comprehensive plan to guide orderly growth in Lehigh and Northampton counties. Since our creation we have been dedicated to providing the best planning possible to the counties and 62 municipalities in the Lehigh Valley. We maintain a professional staff that is able to provide a wide variety of planning services to municipalities in the region.

The purpose of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the Lehigh Valley region, in accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. www.lvpc.org

The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission and Lehigh Valley Transportation Study (MPO) is committed to compliance with nondiscrimination requirements of civil rights statutes, executive orders, regulations and policies applicable to the programs and activities it administers. Accordingly, the MPO is dedicated to ensuring that program beneficiaries receive public participation opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or economic status. The MPO will provide auxiliary services for individuals with language, speech, sight or hearing impediments provided the request for assistance is made 14 days prior to the meeting. The MPO will attempt to satisfy other requests, as it is able. Please make your request for auxiliary services to 610-264-4544. If you believe you have been denied participation opportunities, or otherwise discriminated against in relation to the programs or activities administered by the MPO, you may file a complaint using the procedures provided in our complaint process document or by contacting 610-264-4544 or planning@lvpc.org.