Land Use Training Institute 2025 – Presentations from March 20, 2025
Battery Energy Storage Systems – Fire Safety
Westchester County Dept. of Emergency Services
https://emergencyservices.westchestergov.com/lithium-ion-battery-safety
Call – (914) 231-1851 or Email – Li-Ion@westchestercountyny.gov
Battery Energy Storage System Referrals Discussion
Michael Vernon, Associate Planner, Westchester County Planning Department
Zoning Boards and Keys to Perfecting the Record
Leslie Snyder, Esq., Snyder & Snyder, LLP
Subdivision Review & Process
Linda B. Whitehead, Esq., Partner, McCullough Goldberger & Staudt
Patrick Cleary, AICP, CEP, PP, LEED AP, Principal, Cleary Consulting
Navigating Site Plan Review
Valerie Monastra, AICP, Principal Planner, Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, LLC
John Fry, AIA, Principal, Nexus Creative Design
County Planning and Zoning Referrals
Michael Vernon, Associate Planner, Westchester County Planning Department
Land Use Training Institute 2024 – Presentations from March 14, 2024
Reviewing Stormwater Management Plans
Lauren McMahon, P.E. and Mike Finan, P.E., LEED AP, Langan Engineering
Zoning Board Basics
Leslie Snyder, Esq., Snyder & Snyder, LLP
SEQRA Basics
Eric L. Gordon, Esq., Keane & Beane, P.C.
Westchester County Department of Planning
Blanca P. Lopez, M.S., Commissioner
David S. Kvinge, AICP, RLA, CFM, Assistant Commissioner
Planning Board Advanced Tools: Subdivisions
Christian K. Miller, AICP, City Planner, City of Rye
How State Housing Policy May Impact Municipalities
Linda B. Whitehead, Esq., Partner, McCullough Goldberger & Staudt
SEQRA Advanced
Peter Feroe, AICP, Vice President, AKRF, Inc.
Land Use Training Institute 2023 – Presentations from March 15, 2023
Zoning Board Basics
Leslie Snyder, Esq., Snyder & Snyder, LLP
Elizabeth Marrinan, AICPAffordable Housing
Rose Noonan, Housing Action Counsel
Tiffany Zezula, Deputy Director, Land Use Law Center at Pace Law School
Robert Lane, Plan + Process LLPSEQRA 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, PEPlanning Board Basics
Christian Miller, City Planner, City of RyeTraffic Calming Measures, Speed Limits, and Pedestrian Safety Features
Brian Dempsey, P.E., PTOE, RSP1, DTS Provident Design EngineeringEnvironmental Site Design
Beth Evans, PWS
AIA Expo – March 20, 2019
Integrated Deign Visualization for the Land Use Approval Process
A collaborative discussion with Architects, Engineers, and Planners
Planning Board Seminar – Innovative Comprehensive Plans
October 29, 2018
Presentations:
- Smart Growth Policy Playbook
- Link to WCA Policy Playbook
- Comprehensive Planning on a Sustainable Foundation in New Rochelle
- New Castle 2017 Comprehensive Plan
Alfred B. Delbello Land Use & Sustainable Development Conference at Pace University
December 7, 2017
 | Reimagining the Role of Local Governments WMPF sponsored session – The Practicalities of Form Based Codes: Lessons from Our RegionPresented 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. |