Community Planning: Problems in Urban Policy and Land Use Regulation

This seminar examines selected problems in the area of community planning and land use regulation, with particular emphasis on the financial and economic aspects of the law. Topics include expropriation (procedure and compensation), the windfalls/wipeouts problem, municipal and infrastructure finance (property assessment and taxation; development charges), land use regulation and growth management (Ontario's greenbelt legislation, zoning and subdivision controls), urban design and architectural controls, heritage building preservation, and conservation trusts). Other topics may be substituted for the above as the instructor's and students' interests dictate.