Previous Events & CLE Programs
June 11, 2009
Committee Meeting
 Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 12:00p
Topic: Boston Zoning Code Article 88 Wind Energy Facilities
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April 27, 2009
Committee Meeting
Monday, April 27, 2009 - 12:00p
Topic: Land Use and Development Committee Open Forum
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March 12, 2009
Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 12:00p
Topic: Current Topics in Public Infrastructure and Economic Development in the Commonwealth
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February 12, 2009
Committee Meeting
Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 12:00p
Topic: How Lenders and Their Counsel Are Dealing with New or Stalled Development Projects
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January 8, 2009
Committee Meeting
Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 12:00p
Topic: Boston Zoning Article 37 Green Building: An Update on the Greening of Boston
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December 11, 2008
Committee Meeting
Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 12:00p
Topic: Land Use & Development Committee Open Forum
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October 9, 2008
Committee Meeting
Balancing Urban Waterfront Development with the Public Trust Doctrine Under Chapter 91
Join Rich McGuinness, Deputy Director for Waterfront Planning, Boston Redevelopment Authority, for his presentation focusing on the balance between urban waterfront development and meeting the requirements of the Public Trust Doctrine under Chapter 91. Special emphasis will be placed on the needs and demands of proposed ground floor uses versus the State’s requirements for such ground floor space. In addition, the speaker will lead a discussion on interpreting common terms and phrases used in planning documents, guidelines and regulations regarding urban waterfront planning.
September 16, 2008
Committee Meeting
Recent Case Law Developments Under Chapter 40B
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Land Use & Development Committee
Affordable Housing Committee
Danielle Andrews Long, Robinson & Cole LLP, will focus on recent case law developments under Chapter 40B over the last 2 years. Special emphasis will be placed on the series of cases decided by the Supreme Judicial Court this past summer. These cases (and especially the Woburn case handed down by the SJC in June, which dealt with the important issue of de facto denials) have significant implications for a wide range issues in future 40B appeals.
June 12, 2008
Committee Meeting
Development and Transportation Trends in the South Boston Waterfront
Jon Seward, Principal of the Community Design Partnership, is an architect and urban planner with significant experience in development issues relating to the South Boston Waterfront. He will discuss the changing landscape of this emerging area.
May 8, 2008
Committee Meeting
LEED-ND Presentation
John Dalzell, Senior Architect at the Boston Redevelopment Authority, will:
- Provide a brief overview of LEED-ND,
- Discuss the progress of the pilot,
- Indicate what's next for LEED-ND, and
- Share how LEED-ND and other sustainable development approaches might be used as regulatory tools, here in the Commonwealth and elsewhere.
April 10, 2008
Committee Meeting
Requirements of the Groundwater Conservation Overlay District in Boston
Janet Carlson, First Assistant General Counsel at the Boston Redevelopment Authority, and Marybeth Pyles, Senior Land Use Counsel at the Boston Redevelopment Authority, will discuss the requirements of Article 32 of the Boston Zoning Code governing the Groundwater Conservation Overlay District.
March 13, 2008
Committee Meeting
Permitting Wind Turbines in Hull, Massachusetts: Lessons Learned
James Lampke, Town Counsel Hull, MA, will discuss his experience working on the permitting issues.
November 8, 2007
Committee Meeting
A Summary of the Massachusetts Highway Department's New Access Regulations
Paula Curry of Sherin & Lodgen will summarize the Massachusetts Highway Department's new regulations concerning access to state highways and will inform the attendees about the new deadlines and requirements for submission, review, approval, and appeal of access decisions.
October 11, 2007
Committee Meeting
Boothroyd v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Amherst
Donald R. Pinto Jr. of Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster will disucss Boothroyd v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Amherst, a recent SJC decision concerning Chapter 40B. Mr. Pinto served as attorney for the developer in that case.
September 13, 2007
Committee Meeting
Recent Developments in Massachusetts Land Use Law
Join us for an update and open discussion on recent developments in Massachusetts land use law.
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