What it is
The Utah Planner's Roadshow is an issue-specific outreach forum designed to answer tough planning-related questions asked by local government officials. Planning Section staff, at the request of local elected leaders, will visit your community for a three-hour discussion on hot topics and current planning issues with officials, staff, and concerned citizens. Materials are available to address specific concerns such as “How to Contract With a Consultant”, “Moratoria”, “Transfer of Development Rights”, and other matters of interest.

How we participate
Members of the State and Local Planning staff are not coming to town to write your community's plans for you or impose outside views. It is our position that local land use decisions are a responsibility of the local government. The State's role is to provide leadership and the means to build local capacity towards planning. Quality growth is the result of informed consideration of the many factors that influence and are affected by growth and development.

Sample Agenda

1 - Introductions and topics identification
Be prepared to identify specific topics and issues you would like to discuss

2 - Role of planning commission, elected board and planning staff

3 - Tips on how to conduct meetings and decision making

4 - Short review of statutory planning authority and enabling legislation

•  Local control/state role in planning
•  Land use powers: home rule vs. statutory jurisdictions
•  Planning tools: (General plan, Zoning, Subdivision regulations, PUD, TDR,  funding sources and additional toolkits)

5 - “How to stay out of trouble” – Protecting private property rights through sound public process

6 - Issues discussion, follow-up, questions

7 - Adjourn .
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