Many citizens who take on the planning official role do not have the opportunity to understand the historical context within which planning and zoning are done. Without this understanding, you may wonder how local governments came to be involved in planning and zoning. If so, then this learning unit is for you. The goal of this unit is to describe how your role evolved from efforts to resolve historical conflicts and implement social goals related to land use. We will introduce planning and zoning and describe what they are, why they came about, and what they are today.

 

Learning Objectives
At the end of this unit, the learner should be able to identify how the history of planning and zoning affects the duties and responsibilities of planning officials. In order to meet this objective, the learner should be able to:

 

We suggest that you have an understanding of the duties and responsibilities of the planning official. This topic is covered in the unit Introducing the Planning Official.

 

Unit Topics
In order to introduce planning and zoning, the following topics are discussed in this unit:

 

Training units are online, self-paced, independent-study opportunities to learn about the core tasks associated with becoming a planning official. It is estimated that each unit will take between 30 minutes and two hours to complete.

 

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This product is brought to you by the Citizen Planner Program at Michigan State University. For more information, please e-mail MSU Global Client Services at cponline@msu.edu or call (517) 353-3123 or visit the website www.citizenplanner.msu.edu/online.