Previous Events & CLE Programs
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.
May 1, 2007
Committee Meeting
Best Practices in Streamlined Permitting
Buzz Constable and Sean Caron of the Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies will discuss best practices in streamlined permitting.
December 5, 2006
Committee Meeting
Peter Brooks of Seyfarth Shaw LLP will discuss Porcaro v. Town of Hopkinton, a land use civil rights case in which a jury awarded a developer over $1.5 million in damages for improperly withholding building permits for a subdivision.
November 7, 2006
Committee Meeting
Chapter 40R Update - 11/7/06
Jay Wickersham FAIA of Noble and Wickersham and Angus G. Jennings of Concord Square Development Company, Inc. will provide an update on Chapter 40R.
October 3, 2006
Committee Meeting
New Streamlined Permitting Legislation
Matthew J. Lawlor of Robinson & Cole LLP and David Sterrett of the City of Boston Law Department will discuss the new streamlined permitting legislation.
May 2, 2006
Committee Meeting
Open Forum
Join us for an open forum discussion on recent transactions, developments in the law and other land use topics of interest.
March 7, 2006
Committee Meeting
Creative Strategies for Financing and Refinancing Development Projects
Debbie Orloff, Vice President/Senior Producer, NorthMarq Capital Inc., will discuss some ideas, options and products available for financing and refinancing development projects in the current economic and interest rate climate. .
February 7, 2006
Committee Meeting
Commonwealth’s Coastal Smart Growth Initiative
Andrea Cooper, Coastal Smart Growth Coordinator for the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, will be present on the Commonwealth's Coastal Smart Growth Initiative.
January 16, 2006
Committee Meeting
Join us as Bradford S. G. Swing, of the City of Boston’s Office of Environmental and Energy Services, and Matthew J. Kiefer of Goulston & Storrs, discuss the City of Boston's Green Building Initiative and provide an update on sustainable development in the Boston area.
December 6, 2005
Committee Meeting
Standards for the Granting of Variances: Developments in Case Law 2005
In 2005, Massachusetts courts weighed in strongly with respect to the granting of variances from the requirements of the Boston Zoning Code and similar municipal zoning by-laws. We will be hosting a group discussion of the tightening variance standard reflected in cases this year such as Van Buren v. South Boston New Housing and McGee v. Board of Appeal of Boston and the real estate communities’ reaction thereto.
October 11, 2005
Committee Meeting
Future Changes for Downtown Crossing
Anne R. Meyers, President of the Downtown Crossing Association, will discuss what plans the City of Boston is considering for Downtown Crossing. Ms. Meyers will address a variety of issues that should be of interest not only to those practitioners who have clients with real estate interests in that area, but also to all who experience the area on a daily basis as employees, shoppers and commuters. We expect a lively discussion of planning and legal considerations that bear on the City’s evolving proposals.
September 6, 2005
Committee Meeting
Recent Developments in Eminent Domain Law: A Round Table Discussion of Kelo v. City of New London
Brian W. Blaesser, Partner at Robinson & Cole LLP and R. Lindsay Wilson II of Nixon Peabody LLP will lead a round table discussion on Kelo v. City of New London, the U.S. Supreme Court eminent domain case handed down this summer. Together they will discuss what practical effect the Court’s decision is likely to have on real estate development and how state legislatures are responding around the country, including a discussion of the bill pending in the Massachusetts legislature in response to Kelo.
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