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Full Course Here are the details about this year's program: When: Wednesdays, Oct. 7- Nov 18, 2026, | 6-9 p.m. Where: In Person, UMSL campus parking map, SGA Chambers on the 3rd floor of the Millennium Student Center (MSC), 17 Arnold Grobman Drive, St. Louis, MO 63121. Module 6 will be held in the Regional Center for Education and Work (RCEW), Room 14, 8225 Florissant Road, St. Louis, MO 63121. This program is designed for: ● Municipal and county planning and zoning commissioners ● Elected officials inc $400.00 Module 1 | Planning and Placemaking: Developing and Maintaining Economically Sustainable Communities | Oct. 7 Module 1 | Planning and Placemaking: Developing and Maintaining Economically Sustainable Communities | Oct. 7 Why is good planning important to the future of the St. Louis region? This session will illustrate the impact of planning and zoning decisions made at the municipal and county levels on developing and maintaining healthy, sustainable communities. It will demonstrate the importance of creating a sense of place and will explore the history of planning and emerging planning trends. Followin $75.00 Module 2 | Developing a Comprehensive Plan | Oct. 14 Module 2 | Developing a Comprehensive Plan | Oct. 14 Learn about the major components of the comprehensive plan, including the requirements of state statutes and local ordinances. Understand the comprehensive planning process, the steps for developing a comprehensive plan, the commission’s responsibilities, and how they vary from city to city. Learn about the inclusion of historic and other types of special districts. Instructors: Jess Henry, AICP, Project Manager, Rise STL | Scott Hanson, AIC $75.00 Module 3 | Ethics and Effective Public Hearings | Oct. 21 Module 3 | Ethics and Effective Public Hearings | Oct. 21 Address ethical considerations in the duties of commissioners, elected officials, and staff, including conflicts of interest and responsibility to the community and petitioners. Learn about the appropriate role and conduct of commissioners, staff and attorneys in maintaining objectivity and decorum in public hearings and meetings. Discuss fact-finding and conflict resolution. Instructors: Jason Jaggi, AICP, Director of Community Developm $75.00 Module 4 | Site Plan Review | Oct. 28 Module 4 | Site Plan Review | Oct. 28 Understand the implications of different site plan/preliminary plat choices and the variables that have an impact on development. Plan review can bring maximum benefit to a community's transportation, engineering, economics, environment, and visual appearance. Examples of site plans, preliminary plats, and record plats will be provided and discussed. Instructors: Charles Senzee, Planning Manager, City of Wentzville | John Boyer, Assistant Director of Commun $75.00 Module 5 | Zoning | Nov. 4 Module 5 | Zoning | Nov. 4 Review the basics of zoning structure, format and process. Learn about updating and drafting effective and unified zoning codes, the plan/code relationship and administering exceptions. Other topics include best practices when writing zoning codes, code regulation of commercial and residential development, legal limitations to sign regulations, and governmental roles and responsibilities in zoning. Instructor: Paul Langdon, AICP, Vice President of Development, Covingt $75.00 Module 6 | Legalities of Planning and Zoning | Nov. 11 Module 6 | Legalities of Planning and Zoning | Nov. 11 Learn about legal aspects of government planning and zoning. Gain practical insight on: adoption and use of planning and zoning tools (building/development, subdivision and zoning), statutory and constitutional limitations on land use authority, ethical considerations for those making regulatory decisions, and the procedures involved in zoning decisions, hearings and appeals. Instructors: Dan Vogel, Founding Shareholder, Cunningham, Vogel & $75.00 Module 7 | Implementing a Comprehensive Plan | Nov. 18 Module 7 | Implementing a Comprehensive Plan | Nov. 18 Discover how a municipality, village, or county can use a comprehensive plan as a tool to manage and guide land use in the community, and how the plan is implemented with zoning and other ordinances to create the community that was envisioned in the development of the plan. Instructors: Stephen Ibendahl, AICP, Principal, i5 Group | John Wagner, Planning and Development Director, City of Webster Groves $75.00

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