What’s New in Pennsylvania Zoning and Land Use – Lehigh Valley Seminar

Blake Marles, James Kratz, Joel Wiener and Julie Wagner Burkart presented the breakfast program “What’s New in Pennsylvania Zoning and Land Use” at the Homewood Suites by Hilton in Center Valley, PA, on Nov. 4 from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m.

Speakers gave an insightful briefing to consultants, developers, engineers and municipal officials on the latest appellate cases affecting land use across Pennsylvania and in the Lehigh Valley. The team covered a range of topics, including:

• How Arbitrary Can Municipal Decision Making Be Without Statutory or Ordinance Support?
• Don’t Flush your Development Plans Just Because Your Municipality Denied Your Sewage Module: A Primer on the Private Request Process Under Act 537
• Proving or Challenging an Applicant’s or Objector’s Standing in a Hearing Under the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code
• Pennsylvania Land Use Appellate Case Law and Statutory Update