2026:

• Fall DOS Series: Farmland Protection & Agricultural Viability
  • Farmland Protection & Agricultural Viability - Slides (.pdf)
  • Dutchess County Agricultural Navigator - Slides (.pdf)
  • Ag Assessment vs Ag District Guide (.pdf)
  • Understanding Agriculture & Zoning Guide (.pdf)
     
• Spring DOS Series: Planning & Zoning Introduction + Public Meetings & Hearings
  • Planning & Zoning Introduction - Slides (.pdf)
  • Public Meetings & Hearings - Slides (.pdf)
     
• Affordable Housing Strategies for Dutchess Municipalities
  • Slides (.pdf)
  • Affordable Housing Strategy Series
     
• County Referrals and Dutchess County’s RAMP System
  • Recording of 5/21 Webinar
  • Slides (.pdf)
     

2025:

• Fall DOS Series: Historic Preservation and Community Design Tools
  • Historic Preservation Slides (.pdf)
  • Community Design Tools Slides (.pdf)
     
• Land Use Case Law Update
  • Recording of 10/23 Webinar
  • Slides (.pdf)
     
• How to Read a Site Plan
  • Slides (.pdf)
     
• Spring DOS Series: Zoning Board of Appeals Overview and Short-Term Rental Regulation
  • ZBA Overview - Slides (.pdf)
  • Short-Term Rental Regulation - Slides (.pdf)
     
• Dutchess County's New Aquifer Law (This class was offered twice. There is no difference in the presentations, only in the Q&A)
  • Slides (.pdf)
  • Recording of 2/27 Webinar (first session)
  • Recording of 2/27 Webinar (second session)

2024:

• Contemporary Approaches to Comprehensive Plans
  • Slides (.pdf)
  • Recording of 12/10 Webinar
     
• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
  • BESS Presentation Slides (.pdf)
     
• Design Guidance for Better Buildings
  • Recording of 10/23 webinar (YouTube)
     
• Spring DOS Series: SEQRA Basics & Skills The Make Good Board Members
  • SEQRA Basics – Slides (.pdf)
  • Skills That Make Good Board Members – Slides (.pdf)
     
• How to Run a Good Meeting
  • Recording of 5/7 webinar (YouTube)
     
• Outdoor Lighting - the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
  • Slides (.pdf)

2023:

• Fall DOS Series: Sign Regulation & Area Variances - A Deep Dive
  • Sign Regulation – Slides (.pdf)
  • Area Variances - A Deep Dive – Slides (.pdf)
     
• Protecting Wetlands and Streams in Your Community
  • Recording of 10/23 webinar (YouTube) 
  • Slides (.pdf)
     
• Spot Zone or Grant the Illegal Use Variance
  • Slides (.pdf)
     
• Planning Board Overview
  • Slides (.pdf)
  • Additional Materials (.pdf)
  • SEQRA information and flow chart (.pdf)
     
• Parking and Site Circulation - Everything but the Kitchen Sink!
  • Slides (.pdf)
     
• Planning and Economic Development
  • Ron Hicks slides (.pdf)
  • Anne Saylor slides (.pdf)
  • Stuart Mesinger slides (.pdf)
     

2022:

• Housing Development and Financing 101
  • Recording of 11/2/22 webinar (YouTube)
  • CPC/Doug Olcott slide deck (.pdf)
     
• Affordable, Accessible Housing – Strategies for Putting Housing Within Reach (and Keeping it There)
  • ​​​​​​​Recording of 10/27/22 webinar (YouTube)
  • Shane Phillips slide deck (.pdf)
     
• Zoning Board of Appeals Overview
  • Recording of 6/2/22 webinar (YouTube)
  • DOS slide deck and handouts (.pdf)
     
• Hudsonia's Local Habitat Maps Go Virtual 
  • Recording of 5/24/22 webinar (YouTube)
  • Hudsonia slide deck (.pdf)
  • Dutchess County Habitat Mapper
     
• Understanding the 2022 Dutchess County Housing Needs Assessment
  • Recording of 5/5/22 webinar (YouTube)
  • CZB Presentation slide deck (.pdf)

2021:

• County Referral – A DOS Overview of GML 239, and Dutchess County Highlights
  • Recording of 11/10/21 webinar (YouTube)
  • DOS presentation and handouts (.pdf)
  • Dutchess County Highlights presentation (.pdf)
     
• Land Use Issues for Legalized Adult-Use Cannabis and Perspectives from Massachusetts
  • Recording of 9/28/21 webinar (YouTube)
  • Gamils/Gordon Presentation (.pdf)
  • Nelson Presentation (separated into multiple files due to large file size)
    • Perspectives from Massachusetts, Part 1 (.pdf)
    • Perspectives from Massachusetts, Part 2 (.pdf)
    • Perspectives from Massachusetts, Part 3 (.pdf)
    • Perspectives from Massachusetts, Part 4 (.pdf)
    • Perspectives from Massachusetts, Part 5 (.pdf)
    • Perspectives from Massachusetts, Part 6 (.pdf)
       
• Planning and Zoning - An Introduction
  • Recording of webinar, 4/29/2021 (YouTube)
  • Presentation handouts (.pdf)
     
• Zoning for Food Trucks
  • Recording of webinar, 4/13/2021 (YouTube)
  • Presentation and resources (.pdf)

2020:

• Floodplain Regulation for Local Review Boards
  • Recording of November 12th webinar, Part 1 (YouTube)
  • Recording of November 12th webinar, Part 2 (YouTube)
  • Slides and handouts (.pdf)
     
• Skills that Make Great Board Members
  • Recording of July 16th webinar (YouTube)
  • Slides and handouts (.pdf)

• The 5G Wireless Revolution – Pointers and Pitfalls for Land Use Boards
  • Recording of June 3rd webinar (YouTube)
  • HDR presentation handouts (.pdf)
  • Keane & Beane presentation handouts (.pdf)
  • Examples of local codes:  Beacon NY  |  Bedford NY  |  New Castle NY
  • Examples of aesthetic guidelines:  Albany NY  |  New Castle NY  |  Syracuse NY  |  White Plains NY
     
• Conducting Public Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Recording of April 20th webinar (YouTube) 
  • NYSDOS Committee on Open Government presentation (.pdf) 
  • Keane & Beane presentation (.pdf)

2019:

• Understanding and Preparing for Battery Energy Storage Systems (.pdf)
• Illuminated! How to Plan for Site Lighting in Your Community (.pdf)
• Aquifer and Stream Corridor Protection sessions: Aquifer Protection (.pdf) and Planning for Stream Corridor Protection (.pdf)
• Biodiversity in Dutchess County: Municipal Planning for Conservation (.pdf)
• Spring 2019 DOS sessions: Planning Board Overview (.pdf) and SEQR Basics with New Regulations (.pdf)
• Streamlining the Land Use Review and Approval Process (.pdf)

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