Annual Land Use Law Review and Update

Online

Stay up-to-date on recent developments in California law affecting land use, planning and environmental compliance. Experts from the field provide succinct and practical analysis on recent case law and significant legislative and administrative changes that took effect this year.

Topics include:

General Plans, Specific Plans and Zoning
The Subdivision Map Act
CEQA
Affordable Housing
Takings, Exactions and Dedications
Greenhouse Gas Regulation and Environmental Analysis
School Fees
Wetlands and Protected Species
Land Use Litigation

Participate in discussions and get answers to your questions. Take home a legal syllabus of cases discussed and prepared by the law firm of Perkins Coie, LLP.

CEUs

0.65

Section Number

243LAN105

Instruction Method

Online class

Association Credits

American Planning Assoc (AICP)

6.50 AICP hours

State Bar of California (MCLE)

6.50 MCLE hours

Section Notes

This is an online, remote learning course, which consists of 6.5 hours of content and curriculum that is taught with pre-recorded lectures as well as at least one mandatory live Zoom session with the instructor(s). Pre-recorded lectures and live sessions are accessed via our Canvas learning system and Zoom. This course is the same length as a standard 1 day, in-person course, please be sure to plan your schedule accordingly.

This course is open March 10 – March 14, 2025, with a live session on March 13 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm PST.

Attendance of the live session is mandatory to receive credit for this course.

We allow registration through the 12:00 PM PST (noon) on the first day of the course. We cannot extend course access beyond 11:59 PM on last day of class, so students pursuing a late enrollment acknowledge that they will have less time to complete the materials. Please contact the course representative with any questions.

Refund Deadline: March 3, 2025. Refunds and/or enrollment transfers will not be approved after this date.

Enrollment Policies

Drop requests (withdraw with a refund) will be approved, less a $30 processing fee, if the request is received by the Refund Deadline: 3/3/2025. Refunds and/or enrollment transfers will not be approved after this date. Click here to view complete enrollment policy information including details on withdrawals and transfers.

Technical Requirements

To ensure your success in this online course, please review our technical requirements page at online learning.

Discounts

APA

Members can receive 10% discount on the course fee by entering the Coupon Code. If you don’t have your association discount code, contact UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education Student Services at (800) 752-0881.

Info Session Discount

Attendees of UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education Information Sessions may be eligible for $100 discount on a class by entering the Coupon Code provided at the Information Session. Contact UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education Student Services office, at (800) 752-0881, if you have questions about this discount.

AEP

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Schedule

Mar 10th, 2025 to Mar 14th, 2025, 12:00am to 12:00am

Thur., Mar 13th, 2025, 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Fees

$450

Instructors

Garrett Colli

Garrett Colli is partner at Perkins Coie. He focuses on coordinating land use entitlements and environmental compliance for residential, commercial, industrial, and renewable energy projects. Garrett also has experience negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, easements, and related transactional documents in support of development projects. Garrett regularly advises clients regarding California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance, and is experienced in securing approvals under the Subdivision Map Act, the Clean Water Act, the Federal Land Policy Management Act, and the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act.

Dan Cucchi

is a partner at Avdis & Cucchi, LLP. His practice areas include land use, CEQA, municipal law and real estate. Mr. Cucchi represents both private clients and public agencies in matters relating to land use entitlements, planning and zoning laws, CEQA, the Subdivision Map Act, real estate and litigation. He has also been a speaker at both national and state conferences for various CEQA and land use practitioner organizations, speaking on topics including land use, CEQA, climate change issues and improving the agency/public communication process. Mr. Cucchi instructs multiple classes on California laws affecting land use, planning, environmental compliance and housing.

Matthew Gray

Matthew Gray, J.D., is a partner with Perkins Coie's Environment, Energy & Resources practice and focuses his practice on land use entitlement processing and litigation. He represents a range of local agencies, real estate developers and landowners in all stages of the land use entitlement and development process. He litigates land use matters in the state and federal courts and regularly defends landowners in eminent domain litigation. Gray has also worked on a wide variety of significant land use projects throughout California, including large urban redevelopment projects, mixed-use waterfront developments and master-planned residential communities.