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State trainer briefs Centerville planning commissioners on planning law, roles and standards
Summary
Rob Terry, statewide land use training director in the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman, told the Centerville Planning Commission on Feb. 26 that state law requires planning commissioners to complete four hours of training each year and outlined the legal framework that guides local planning decisions.
Rob Terry, statewide land use training director in the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman, told the Centerville Planning Commission on Feb. 26 that state law requires planning commissioners to complete four hours of training each year and outlined the legal framework that guides local planning decisions.
The training centered on the Land Use Development and Management Act (LUDMA) and on how local documents — the general plan, land use ordinances and zoning — fit together. Terry said the general plan sets a long‑range vision for a community and that land use ordinances are the local laws that implement that vision.
"State law does say that planning commissions have to have 4 hours…
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