2003-111RESOLUTION NO. 2003-111
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TO ATTEND
EFFECTIVE ZONING ADMINISTRATION TECHNIQUES CLASS
At the regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess
County, New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New
York, on the 14d' day of April, 2003, at 7:30 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Joseph Ruggiero, Supervisor, and upon roll
being called, the following were present:
PRESENT: Supervisor - Joseph Ruggiero
ABSENT:
Councilmen - Robert L. Valdati
Vincent F. Bettina
Christopher J. Colsey
Joseph Paoloni
The following Resolution was introduced by Mr . Va 1 d a t i and seconded
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize Tatiana Lukianoff, Zoning
Administrator to the Town of Wappinger, to attend the University of Wisconsin's
Effective Zoning Administration Techniques Class in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June
23, 24,and 25, 2003.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Tatiana Lukianoff, Zoning
Administrator to the Town of Wappinger is hereby authorized to attend the University of
Wisconsin's Effective Zoning Administration Techniques Class in Albuquerque, New
Mexico on June 23, 24,and 25, 2003, at a cost not to exceed Four Hundred, Ninety -Five
Dollars ($495) for registration, Three Hundred, Seven Dollars ($307) for airfare, and
Eighty-two Dollars ($82) per night for hotel accommodations.
The foregoing was put to a vote, which resulted as follows:
JOSEPH RUGGIERO, Supervisor Voting Ave
ROBERT L. VALDATI, Councilman Voting Aye
VINCENT F. BETTINA, Councilman Voting A:,P
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, Councilman Voting Absent
CHRISTOPHER J. COLSEY, Councilman Voting Aye
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
April 14, 2003
The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
TATIANA LUKIANOFF
March 24, 2003
TOWN OF WAPPINGER
ZONING DEPARTMENT
20 MIDDLEBUSH ROAD
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590-0324
(845) 297-6257
FAX: (845) 297-4558
Honorable Joseph Ruggiero, Supervisor
Town Board Members
Town of Wappinger
RE: Request to attend Zoning Course
June 23-25, 2003
Dear Mr. Ruggiero and Councilmen,
RECEIVED
MAR 2 42003
SUPERVISOR
JOSEPH RUGGIERO
TOWN COUNCIL
VINCENT BETTINA
CHRISTOPHER J. COLSEY
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI
ROBERT L. VALDATI
TF EOWN OWAPINGR
I respectfully request permission to attend the 33rd annual course for Zoning offered by
the University of Wisconsin. It is to be held June 23 through the 25th, 2003, in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Having attended these specialized courses the last two years
in Charlotte, North Carolina, I can attest to the high level of the material presented as well
as to the professionalism of the instructors. This year the course planners have not
included Charlotte in their schedule. I have calculated the costs involved and have found
that neither the cost nor the time involved would exceed that expended the last two gars
I have attended.
I would very much like to attend the three-day training session and urge you to peruse the
enclosed course outline. I have searched the web for zoning seminars closer to home but
have not been able to locate any with a similar intensified agenda.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Very truly yours,
Tatiana Lukianoff
Zoning Administrator
enclosed
Practical Information, Update on Current Valuable Take-home
Proven Techniques Issues Materials
This course focuses on effective
techniques for the
implementation and
enforcement of zoning and
other land -use regulations. In
addition to traditional
enforcement methods, you will
learn about methods to gain
compliance through community
involvement and alternative
resolution of disputes.
Key Topic Areas
• Effective code -enforcement
procedures
• Community involvement
• Alternatives to enforcement
• Working with the zoning
board of appeals/board of
adjustments
• Negotiating with developers
• Consistency with
comprehensive plan
• Using technology in zoning
administration and
enforcement
The course includes discussion
of current issues and legal
decisions and their impact on
land -use regulations. Topics
will include
• sign regulations
• religious land uses
• use of GIS and Web -based
technologies to improve
access to land -use
information
Attend and Benefit
Anyone who is involved in
administration or enforcement
of land -use regulations can
benefit from this course,
including:
• planners
• zoning administrators
• zoning inspectors/
enforcement officers
• municipal managers
• attorneys
• elected officials and others
Enroll online today! http://epdweb.ongr.wisc.edu/brochures/ES93.html
You will take home a course
notebook that includes
materials prepared by the
instructors and also other
resources useful for
implementing the zoning
administration techniques
presented in the course.
Course Outline
Monday
7.30 Registration
February 24 in Orlando, FL
May 5 In Madison, WI
June 23 In Albuquerque, NM
See Locations/Accommodations
section for location details.
8:15 Introduction
Benjamin J. Jordan
Program Director
University of Wisconsin -Madison
8:30 Responsibilities of the Zoning
Enforcement Official
• Duties set forth in enabling
statutes/ordinances
• Objectives of zoning
enforcement
• Written policies/procedures
• Inspector discretion
• Faimess/civil rights
• Liability
Herbert W.A. Thiele, Esq.
County Attorney
Leon County, Florida
Outline continues...
...outline continued
9:30 Complaints, inspections and
Violation Investigations
• Complaint -handling procedures
• Inspector -initiated enforcement
• Inspection programs
• Right-of-access/trespassing
• Search warrants
• Evidence gathering
Herbert W.A. Thiele, Esq.
10:15 Coffee and Conversation
10:45 Violation Notice and Legal/
Court Process
• Verbal and written
communication prior to notice
• Written notice form
• Written notice content
• Alternative forms of notice
• Compliance deadlines
• Initiating legal proceedings
• Documentation evidence
• Court proceedings
Herbert W.A. Thiele, Esq.
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Variance Requests
1:45 Approaches to Enforcement for
Special Land-Use/Zoning
Issues
• Adult entertainment
• Public nuisance
• Home occupations
• Residential occupancy limits
• Religious land use
Herbert W.A. Thiele, Esq.
2:45 Refreshments
3:00 Consistency with the
Comprehensive Plan
Lessons from Pinecrest Lakes,
Inc. v. Shidel
5:00 Adjourn
5.15 Social Hour
Tuesday
8:30 Community Involvement and
Outreach for Zoning
Compliance
• Community-based initiatives
• Neighborhood programs
• Dispute mediation
Carl 1. Sivertsen
Health Department
County of Fairfax, Virginia
l o.00 Coffee and Conversation
10.30 Administrative Adjudication of
Zoning Violations
• Adjudication process
• Enabling laws
• Adjudication ordinance
• Training of adjudicators
• Adjudication procedure
• Adjudicator independence
• Administrative adjudication
success stories
Kathleen Field Orr
Kathleen Field Orr and Associates
Chicago, Illinois
12.00 Lunch
1:00 Workshop Sessions
Session A: Negotiating with Land
Owners and Developers
• Negotiation process
• Mock negotiation exercise
• Critique of results
Session B: Working with the
Zoning Board of Appeals
• Meeting management
• Decision-making process
• Mock zoning board of appeals
meeting exercise
• Critique of results
Michael Chandler
2.30 Refreshments
2.45 Workshop Sessions Continued
4.30 Adjournment
Wednesday
8.30 Sign Ordinances. Crafting,
Drafting and Successfully
Enforcing
• Constitutional issues
• Recent case law
• Elements of good ordinance
• Enforcement procedures
William J. Kearns Jr.
Kearns, Vassallo, Guest & Kearns
Willingboro, New Jersey
10:00 Coffee and Conversation
10:30 Religious Land Use and
Institutionalized Persons Act
(RLUIPA) Update
• Provisions of the act
• Effect on enforcement of land -
use regulations
• Recent case law
William J. Kearns Jr.
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Technology for Zoning
Administration and
Enforcement Case Studies
• GIS
• Web -based technology
• Mobile technology for field use
2.15 Refreshments
2:30 Technology Case Studies
Continued
3:30 Final Adjournment
Your Instructors
Dr. Michael Chandler is a professor
and Extension specialist in the
Department of Agriculture and
Applied Economics at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State
University. Dr. Chandler has 29 years
of experience as a planning educator
including sponsorship of the award-
winning Virginia Certified Board of
Zoning Appeals and Virginia Certified
Planning Commissioners Programs.
He has presented planning
commissioners training programs in
more than 40 states. He is a member
of the American Planning Association
(APA) national board of directors and
is serving his fifth term on the
Blacksburg, Virginia Town Council.
William J. Kearns Jr. is senior
partner in the firm of Kearns,
Vassallo, Guest & Kearns, located in
Willingboro, Burlington County, New
Jersey. He is the general counsel for
the New Jersey State League of
Municipalities and is the municipal
attorney for Florence and Willingboro
Townships. He has served as chair of
the Local Government Law Section of
the New Jersey State Bar Association.
He is a past president of IMLA (1999-
2000) and was one of the first to
receive the designation as an IMLA
Local Government Fellow. He has
lectured and written on a number of
local government and legal topics for
the New Jersey Institute for
Continuing Legal Education, the New
Jersey Municipal Law Review, the
New Jersey State League of
Municipalities, and IMLA.
Kathleen Field Orr is the founding
partner of Kathleen Field Orr and
Associates, Chicago, Illinois, a law
firm specializing in local government
law. Ms. Orr has written municipal
administrative adjudication
ordinances and provides training for
administrative adjudication hearing
officers. She has served as city
attorney for several municipalities in
Illinois. She is a member of the Home
Rule Attorney's Committee of the
Illinois Municipal League and has
served as chair of the Local
Government Section Council of the
Illinois Bar Association. She is the
author of numerous articles on
municipal law.
Carl I. Sivertsen is an administrator
in the Health Department of the
County of Fairfax, Virginia. Prior to
his Health Department appointment,
he served as the deputy zoning
administrator, zoning enforcement
branch for 10 years. He has
implemented community involvement
programs including an award-winning
neighborhood volunteer program. He
is also chairman of the Planning
Commission for the Town of Herndon,
Virginia.
Herbert W.A. Thiele, Esq. is the
county attorney for Leon County,
Florida. He has served as Leon
County Attorney for 12 years. He has
lectured and written articles on local
government matters, including
zoning, land use and comprehensive
planning.
33rd Annual
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