Agenda / Content Covered

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1. Land Use Approval Process Overview
   10:00 - 10:30, Mark Hazelbaker
   1. Land Use and Environmental Due Diligence
   2. Role of Zoning Ordinances, Map and the Comprehensive Plan
   3. Key Local, State and Federal Regulatory Agencies
   4. Applications and Preliminary Review
   5. Public Hearing
   6. Navigating the Appeals Process
2. Obtaining Site Plan and Subdivision Approvals
   10:30 - 11:15, Mark Hazelbaker
   1. Development/Site Plan Approvals and Entitlements
   2. Environmental Reviews and Permits
   3. Subdivision Approvals
   4. Planned United Development (PUD) Permits
3. Conditional Use Permits, Variances and Rezoning
   11:30 - 12:15, Steven J. Vatndal
   1. Zoning Approvals 101
   2. Qualifying for Nonconforming Use
   3. Requesting Conditional Use Permits
   4. Requests for Variance or Waiver - Showing Hardship
   5. Getting Rezoning Requests Approved
   6. Challenging/Amending Ordinances
4. Primer on Eminent Domain and Annexation
   12:15 - 12:45, Mark Hazelbaker
5. Obtaining Tax Incentives for Conservation or Development
   12:45 - 1:15, Steven J. Vatndal
   1. Historic Preservation/Conservation Easements
   2. Economic Development and Tax Incentives

Accreditation Details:

MARK HAZELBAKER is an attorney with Kasieta Legal Group, LLC. He continues to emphasize representation of local governments, small businesses, and litigation. Mr. Hazelbaker began his career as legal counsel of the Wisconsin Counties Association. He served as personnel director/corporation counsel, and later as administrative coordinator for Manitowoc County. Mr. Hazelbaker has been in private practice since 1992, first with downtown Madison law firms, and then in his own firm since 1999. He has lectured many times on labor and employment law, land use law, and municipal law for various business and professional groups. Mr. Hazelbaker has also published law reviews and other articles. He is a member of the Dane County Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin (Litigation and Labor and Employment and Government Lawyers Division sections). Mr. Hazelbaker earned his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

STEVEN J. VATNDAL has been a sole practitioner for more than 10 years, in Mankato, Minnesota, practicing in the areas of business, commercial real estate, estate planning, and probate. Within those areas about two-thirds of his work is transactional and one-third is litigation. Previously, Mr. Vatndal was an associate and then partner with Gislason & Hunter, LLP, in their Mankato office; and earlier an associate with de la Mora & de la Mora in a suburb of Milwaukee. Mr. Vatndal earned his B.A. degree, with distinction, at the Morris campus of the University of Minnesota; and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Marquette University Law School. He is certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a real property law specialist, and has presented real estate seminars for the Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education program.