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<br />SITE PLANNING BASICS FOR NON-DESIGN PROFESSIONALS <br />Sfilff and citizen planners are often called upon to review site plans & render opinions about their compliance with <br />local codes and orcfmances; often with little if any design background. 7his course provides fundamenfills of site <br />iIfIilIysis, cheddists for suIxIMsion & site p/iln tevBv, insights into unintended results, and more! <br />~ April 12 - St. Paul <br /> <br />GElTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Is your jurisdiction facing /he 2008 deiIdIine set by /he Metropolitan Couna7? OR do your land use p/iln and <br />ordini1nCes no longer matr:h /he current realities and future goals of your community? 7his special pIOfJriIm takes <br />you through /he basics in /he morning including required and optional elements, getting started, /he step-by-step <br />planning process, meaningful community involvement research and mapping tools, and then offets how-to <br />workshops in /he afternoon. Choose from Community Design, Implementing Conservation Development & Open <br />Space Preservation, Preparing & Implementing A Compe6ing Vision and Overcoming 0IiI/Ienges in <br />Redevelopment <br />~ April 18 - St. Paul <br /> <br />SPOTLIGHT ON SUBDMSIONS (half-clay--moming) <br />Designed to provide a basic understanding of /he issues surrounding review and approval of suIxJMsions, /he <br />program wiD COJlB" creating and enforring subdivision regulations, terms, /he elements included in a subdivision <br />fJIOP06i1I. Ci1se studies wi1J illustrate effective designs I:iJking into account street rights of way, utDity easements, <br />grading and drainage, building pads, /ot aaess;. wetlands, and more. <br />~ May 3 - St. Paul <br /> <br />SUBDMSIONS: BEYOND THE BASICS (half-day--aftemoon) <br />Added by popular demand, tfJis workshop begins where /he morning leaves off. Become familiar with examples <br />I I of new subdivision designs around /he country and the elements that are key to creating sustail1ilble <br />N EWI communities. Gain a more detailed understanding of the regulatory flexibility needed, plus how to use that <br />knowledge to review and encourage private developers to be creative and sensitive to your community goals. <br />~ May 3 - St. Paul <br /> <br />HOW TO AVOID DROWNING IN LAKESHORE DEVELOPMENT <br />7his high/y-rated program is designed to help participants understand how land use dedsions made by local <br />officials have far-reaching impacts on our water resources-particular/y lake quality. Presentef5 discuss the issues <br />created by changing demographic trends, convetSion of resorts, variance abuse, etc. and desaibe effective tools <br />for addressing /he many economic & environmental challenges. <br />~ September 20 - Fergus Falls <br /> <br />~~_.. . ...~, <br /> <br />.'.11, ... .. . . ~'... <br /> <br /> <br />-."W <br /> <br />CUSTOMIZED TRAINING <br />Call Carol Schoeneck at 651-222-7409 x205 <br /> <br />Many of these workshops can be brought to your site. You choose the date and location; GTS <br />provides the faculty and materials. Benefits include: <br />. Program is held exclusively for your community (or area of the state) <br />at a lower per-person cost than sending them to the open enrollment presentations. <br />. You are guaranteed a date convenient to your participants. <br />. Workshop topics can be tailored to ensure that your current key community issues are <br />covered. <br /> <br />YOUR LINK TO COMPLETE INFORMATION ON <br />GTS SERVICES AND PROGRAM SCHEDULES: <br />www.mnats.ora <br /> <br />Complete Workshops Brochure Available Late January! <br />