RED 505: Land Use Law and Public Entitlement Process
This course teaches student the basics of US land use law, how these laws impact real estate use and development and how developers achieve necessary property rights and entitlements to allow implementation of a development proposal. This course covers general plan adoption and amendments, zoning/rezoning, subdivisions, special use permits, exactions, permits and fees. Students learn how to manage the process of identifying land use entitlements, working with jurisdictions, their staff and elected officials to secure needed rights.
