Friday, June 9, 2023 

DoubleTree - Somerset Hotel and Conference Center 

200 Atrium Drive 

Somerset, NJ  08873 

 

This event is co-sponsored by the Rutgers University Center for Government Services and the New Jersey Association of Planning & Zoning Administrators. 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION 

Attendees registering with a credit card or e-check can register online - Register Online  

Attendees registering with a purchase order/voucher can email the PO/voucher and registration form to cgs@docs.rutgers.edu.  The PO/voucher and registration form must be emailed together in order to secure a spot.  Registration Form  

Please use the following information to complete your registration form or when searching for the conference online: 

Course Title 

Course Code 

Course Dates 

Location 

Course Fee 

Current Issues in Planning & Zoning 

PZ-3308-SP23-1 

June 9 

Somerset 

$245 

 

Before a student is officially enrolled in a course, payment must be authorized or secured. A student who has a delinquent account with CGS will not be permitted to enroll in any additional courses or events offered by the Center until the delinquency is resolved. Withdrawal requests must be submitted in writing at least 2 business days before the conference start date and will incur a $25 processing fee. Withdrawals will be refunded, minus the $25 fee. Failure to notify CGS within the time frame will result in forfeiture of all fees. There is a $25 fee for returned checks. 

All registrations for the conference must be received by June 7th.  Late registrations will not be accepted. 

 

Conference Agenda 

7:45 – 8:30    Registration & Continental Breakfast  

8:30 – 8:45    Welcome & Announcements  

Laura Flagg, Rutgers Center for Government Services 

Christina Schwartz, NJAPZA Executive Director 

8:45 – 10:00    In CASE You Missed it!  Case Law Update 

Louis P. Rago, Esq. 

10:00 – 10:15   Break  

10:15 – 11:30   Easements – This Land is Your Land. This Land is Our Land?  

Peter Lupo, Esq., Hoplite Communications, LLC

11:30 – 12:30  Lunch  

12:30 – 1:30    Concurrent Sessions – Select One 

   Session A:     Battle of the Documents: Ordinance vs. Resolution  

Nylema Nabbie, Esq. Partner, Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs, LLC  

Ricardo Fernandez, AICP, PP, QPA Business Administrator & Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency & Urban Enterprise Zone 

   Session B:     Oh Brother, Where ART Thou? Is It a Sign?  

Michael Hafner, Zoning Officer, Ringwood  

Jameson Van Eck, Esq. 

   Session C:    With a Little Help from My Friends: Bringing it all Together with Technical Review Committees 

Edward Snieckus, PP, Burgis Associates

Nancy Dougherty, AIA, Studio 1200

1:30 – 1:40      Break 

1:40 – 2:40     Concurrent Sessions – Select One  

                            Repeated from the 12:30 – 1:30 session choices.   

2:40                  Conference Sign-Out 

 

Continuing Education Credit Information 

To obtain credit for a session, you must be present through the entire duration of the sessions and complete the required attendance submission. 

This event has been approved for the following: 

  • Rutgers Planning/Zoning Board Secretary, Zoning Official, and Land Use Administrator – 5 technical contact hours 

  • Affordable Housing Professionals - pending 

  • NJ DCA - pending