Planning Day 2020

November 4 & 5, 2020

Agenda

November 4, 2020

Video Recordings:

*The attendee's response to each polling question is not available in the recording. Use the "cc" button to turn off and on closed captions (subtitles).   

Maine Subdivision's Law:

Part 1 - John Maloney, former Senior Planner, AVCOG

Part 2 - Lee Jay Feldman, Director of Planning, Southern Maine Planning & Development Commission

Part 3 - Jay Kam, Senior Planner, Northern Maine Development Commission

Part 4 - Philip Saucier, Bernstein Shur

Presentations:

Maine Subdivision Law - John Maloney (PDF)

Maine Subdivision Law - Lee Jay Feldman (PDF)

Subdivision Review Criteria - Jay Kamm (PDF)

Handouts:

State Subdivision Law, MRS Title 30-A 4401-4408 (PDF)

Key Subdivision Cases (PDF)

Conflicts of Interest Relationships Bias (PDF)

Conducting the Public's Business (PDF)


November 5, 2020

Video Recordings:

*The attendee's response to each polling question is not available in the recording. Use the "cc" button to turn off and on closed captions (subtitles).  

Land Banking:

Part 1 - Shelley Norton, AICP, Land Use Planner, AVCOG

Part 2 - George O'Keefe, Economic Development Director, Town of Rumford

Part 3 - Ian Houseal, Community Development Director, City of Sanford

Calculating the True Cost of Development:

Kevin Sutherland, Director of Development, Hardypond Construction and Vanessa L. Farr, Principal/Planner, Maine Design Workshop

Affordable Housing Solutions:

Part 1 - Victoria Morales, State Representative, South Portland

Part 2 - Greg Payne, Director, Maine Affordable Housing Coalition

Part 3 - Jeff Levine, AICP, Levine Planning Strategies

Presentations:

Land Bank Intro -  Shelley Norton (PDF)

Land Bank Ecology - Ian Houseal (PDF)

True Cost of Development - Kevin Sutherland & Vanessa Farr (PDF)

Housing Needs and Resources for Cities and Towns - Victoria Morales (PDF)

Housing Affordability, A Toolkit For Local Actions - Jeff Levine (PDF)

Handouts:

Draft Title 30-A Land Bank Authority (PDF)

What Affordable Means (PDF)

Why Housing Subsidies Are Necessary (PDF)

New Affordable Housing Units by Year 2014-2020 (PDF)

Senior Affordable Housing Bond Allocations (PDF)

Maine Affordable Housing Tax Credit Proposal - Overview (PDF)