Course Description: 
Land use planning is an essential competency for any municipality’s long term sustainability. One of the most important responsibilities of municipal government is the responsible and effective management of land.

Having an understanding of how land plays a role in the business of municipal government is essential.  This webinar will cover the fundamentals of municipal finance related to development costs with a special focus on off-site development charges.

Learning Outcomes:

• Relationship of the business of land development and municipalities.
• What statutory plans are and their purpose.
• Roles and responsibility in land use planning: Council, administration, finance.
• Municipal Development Plan (MDP) – basic purpose, legislation.
• Area Structure Plan (ASP) – basic purpose.
• Linkage of long term tax strategy, capital budget/planning and the operating budget to land development.
• Land Use Bylaw – purpose, concept – permitted and discretionary use.
• Offsite levies – offsite vs. onsite infrastructure, determining developer responsibility for infrastructure.
• Math behind development charges explained – how to calculate development charges, inputs required, capital, debt charges, inflation and land base.
• Development risks – how to identify, measure and communicate risk effectively.
• Offsite levy bylaw – structure, inputs, levy collections.
• How to communicate with the public – transparency and accountability.

Who Should Attend?

A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!

Elected officials, CAOs, planners, and finance officers will benefit from having a fundamental understanding of all financial processes.

Currently available ON DEMAND

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