The Delaware County Planning Department is sponsoring a Course in Zoning Administration hosted through the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute (PMPEI). In this course, zoning hearing board members, zoning officials, and elected officials—regardless of experience—learn the basic principles, procedures, and information needed to effectively carry out their functions in the administration of municipal zoning. The course covers the technical aspects of zoning and how to build effective relationships with the public. Hands-on experiences and practice exercises are built into each session. Participants learn how to conduct effective and fair zoning hearings in a mock zoning hearing session.
Course topics include the principles of zoning, key zoning terms, the zoning administration team, zoning officer duties, enforcement notices, and zoning hearing procedures, variances, special exceptions/conditional uses, and nonconformities.
The full course will be held over three consecutive weeks on the following dates:
September 14th 2021, 6:00 PM—9:30 PM*
September 21st 2021, 6:00 PM—9:30 PM
September 28th 2021, 6:00 PM—9:30 PM
*Please arrive 30 mins early on the first night for registration.
Food will be provided by our hosts at Upper Chichester.
**This event will follow current COVID-19 safety protocols regarding masking and distancing**
Please contact Trish Gift at [email protected] or (610) 891-5200 with any questions.