Events

March 8- Land UseSober Living Facilities**FREE FOR IMLA MEMBERS! Only Kitchen Sink Subscribers can obtain CLE credit. There has been a great deal of litigation concerning the effect of federal fair-housing and disability laws on the ability of local governments to exercise control over business-run group-living arrangements, particularly for persons with disabilities. In this context, Congress has extended “disability” to include recovering from drug or alcohol addiction. These federal protections for the disabled forbid discriminatory housing practices involving recovering addicts. Recovering...

March 12- TelecommunicationsNew FCC Small Cell Zoning Rules**90 Minutes****Date subject to change depending on new FCC rule issuance on small cells in the rights of way and zoning**The FCC will soon be issuing orders regarding "small" cell towers and towers in the rights of way, and to some extent cell tower zoning generally. Municipal rights and authority are expected to significantly affected. The program will provide a summary of the orders with suggestions on how to proceed from John Pestle,...

Land UseZoning For Solar Energy Attendees will learn how to integrate solar energy into planning, zoning, and historic preservation processes from a law professor who specializes in these issues. The program will highlight Hartford, Connecticut, an inaugural DOE SolSmart Gold community, which has dramatically reduced barriers to solar and serves as a model for other cities. Speakers: Sara Bronin & Dan Mandelker Click here to view the speaker's bios. Click here to register.