Planning Law and Governance

The legal and governmental framework that gives planners and councils their powers.

PLAN-220 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Urban Planning

Course content

  1. 1Law and planningComing
  2. 2The Constitution and provincial power over municipalitiesComing
  3. 3Provincial planning acts such as Alberta's Municipal Government ActComing
  4. 4Councils, planning commissions and staffComing
  5. 5Appeal boardsComing
  6. 6Property rights and takingsComing
  7. 7Procedural fairnessComing
  8. 8Development charges and feesComing
  9. 9ExpropriationComing
  10. 10Regional governanceComing
  11. 11Indigenous jurisdictionComing
  12. 12Reading a planning decisionComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

The legal and governmental framework that gives planners and councils their powers.

Part of the Architecture & Planning stream, typically taken in year 2.