Past Presentations

Land Use Training Institute 2023

Presentations from March 15, 2023:

Zoning Board Basics
Leslie Snyder, Esq., Snyder & Snyder
Elizabeth Marrinan, AICP

Affordable Housing
Rose Noonan, Housing Action Counsel
Tiffany Zezula, Deputy Director, Land Use Law Center at Pace Law School
Robert Lane, Plan + Process LLP

SEQRA Basics
Jennifer Fray, Esq., Keane & Beane, P.C.

Planning & Design Visualization
Nexus Creative Design – John Fry, AIA, LEED AP BD + C, Jaclyn Tyler, AIA, LEED AP BD + C, and Lauren Herran
JMC Site Development Consultants – Rob Aiello, PE

Planning Board Basics
Christian Miller, City Planner, City of Rye

Traffic Calming Measures, Speed Limits, and Pedestrian Safety Features
Brian Dempsey, P.E., PTOE, RSP1, DTS Provident Design Engineering

Environmental Site Design
Beth Evans, PWS


Planning Board Seminar – October 29, 2019
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WMPF Fall Planning Seminar Presentations


Land Use Training Institute 2019

Land Use Law Update – May 15, 2019
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CLE Material – Legal Night 2019

Westchester and the New Transportation & Retail Economy – April 18, 2019
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Transportation Economy:
Joan McDonald, Westchester County Director of Operations
Sam Schwartz, President, DEO, Sam Schwartz Consulting, LLC

Retail Economy:
Nur Asri, Associate, Larisa Ortiz Associates
Matthew Beck, Director, James Lima Planning & Development
Gina Picinich, Mayor, Village of Mount Kisco

March 14, 2019
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The SEQR Process and How It Can be a Useful Tool for Land Use Boards
Managing Clean Energy-Solar, Houtan Moaveni
Quasi-Public, IDA-LDC, Harris Beach
Quasi-Public, William Cuddy
Planning for Census 2020
Planning Board Basics
Gas Moratorium Local Issues, Keane & Beane
Gas Moratorium – Clean Heating and Cooling, NYSERDA
Bike Share, New Rochelle


AIA-Expo-2019AIA Expo – March 20, 2019
Integrated Deign Visualization for the Land Use Approval Process
A collaborative discussion with Architects, Engineers, and Planners

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Pace Land Use Law Center Alfred B. DelBello Land Use and Sustainable Development Conference Materials
December 6, 2018

All presentation materials and videos are available online on the Law Center’s website:
Conference Materials 2018


Planning Board Seminar – Innovative Comprehensive Plans
October 29, 2018

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Zoning Board Seminar – Case Law Update for Zoning Boards
October 30, 2018

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Planning & Zoning Reviews at the County Level
October 2018

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2018 LUTI Training – May 16, 2018
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Janet Giris – Keeping It Above Board
Michael Zarin – Making An Informed Decision
Steven Silverberg – Case Law Update May 2018


Land Use Training Institute 2018

First Program – March 14, 2018
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Creating Healthy Communities
ZBA Case Law Update
Transit Oriented City Center
Stormwater Management Techniques
SEQR Basics
Form Based Codes


CASE LAW UPDATE FOR ZONING BOARDS
November 2, 2017

Thank you to all who attended the Case Law Update at Scarsdale Village Hall.
Available for download below are the materials from each of the speakers:

Leslie Snyder, Esq. of Snyder & Snyder LLP
Geraldine Tortorella, Esq. of Hocherman Tortorella & Wekstein


Alfred B. Delbello Land Use & Sustainable Development Conference at Pace University
December 7, 2017

practicalities-form-based-c Reimagining the Role of Local Governments
WMPF sponsored session – The Practicalities of Form Based Codes: Lessons from Our Region

Presented by:
Patrick Cleary, AICP, CEP, PP, LEED AP, CNU-A, Principal, Cleary Consulting
Lee J. Ellman, Planning Director, City of Yonkers
Amy Pfeiffer, Director of Downtown Revitalization, Town of Babylon
Bonnie Von Ohlsen, AICP, RLA, LEED Green Assoc., Senior Planner/Landscape Architect, Kimley-Horn of New York, P.C.

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Land Use Training Institute 2017

Sea-Level-Rise Sea Level Rise from Risk to Resilience

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Sea Level Rise Monitoring & Risk Assessment

Sea Level Rise in NY: Vulnerabilities & Methods of Analysis

The Beacon Experience

New York City Coastal Resiliency Planning

Mamaroneck Preliminary SLR Findings & Recommendations


Land Use Training Institute 2016

An Approach to Adaptive Reuse of Religious and Educational Buildings

Presented by:
Planning Department
Village of Mamaroneck
Bob Galvin, AICP Village Planner
Greg Cutler, Assistant Planner

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Land Use Training Institute 2015

Health-Trends-Cover How Health Care Trends Impact Local Land Use

Presented by:
Patrick Cleary, AICP, CEP, PP, LEED AP, Cleary Consulting

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Fall 2013 Planning Board Seminar

Cover-09.30.13 The New Environmental Assessment Forms

Presented by:
Jack Nasca, Director of Environmental Permits NYSDEC
Larry Weintraub, NYSDEC General Counsel Office
Frank Fish, BFJ Planning

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Links: New SEQRA Forms and Draft Workbook


Land Use Training Institute 2013

New SEQRA Forms Presentation - April 25, 2013 The New Environmental Assessment Forms

Presented by:
Frank Fish, FAICP, BFJ Planning

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Link: Revised Model EAF Forms and DRAFT Workbook

The Changing Face of Westchester: Using Demographics to make Informed Land use Policies The Changing Face of Westchester: Using Demographics to make Informed Land use Policies

Presented by:
Joseph Salvo
Population Division
Department of City Planning
City of New York

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What Do Market Trends Mean for Downtown Commercial Districts? What Do Market Trends Mean for Downtown Commercial Districts?

Presented by:
Larisa Ortiz, Larisa Ortiz Associates
Commercial District Advisors

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Comprehensive Planning and the Role of the Planning Board

Legal Perspectives on Comprehensive Plans Legal Perspectives on Comprehensive Plans

Presented by:
Daniel Richmond, Esq, Zarin & Steinmetz

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Comprehensive Planning & The Role of the Planning Board Comprehensive Planning &
The Role of the Planning Board

Presented by:
Frank Fish, FAICP, Principal, BFJ Planning

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Westchester Municipal Planning Federation
Michaelian Office Building, Room 432, 148 Martine Ave, White Plains, NY 10601
Phone (914) 995-4769 ● info@wmpf.org