Intro to Planning and Zoning Workshops


Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is hosting its Introduction to Planning and Zoning for Local Officials workshops. These three-hour-long workshops cover the essentials of land use planning and Iowa zoning law, featuring relevant examples, common situations, and a newly updated and revised curriculum for 2023. Workshop registration costs $65 per person, but if three or more participants from the same city, county, or nonprofit register, their registrations are discounted to $55 per person. Registration includes a light dinner and a spiral-bound copy of the presentation and our series of land use planning fact sheets.

April 4 – Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, 200 North Main Street, Fairfield, IA. Registration at 5:30 p.m. workshop at 6 p.m. Registration link: https://go.iastate.edu/YBAUGA

April 11 – Hotel Julien, 200 Main Street, Dubuque, IA. Registration at 5 p.m., workshop at 5:30 p.m. Registration link: https://go.iastate.edu/7HYUAC

April 18 – Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center,1405 U.S. Highway 71, Okoboji, IA. Registration at 5 p.m., workshop at 5:30 p.m. Registration link: https://go.iastate.edu/T16NZK

April 25 – Hilton Garden Inn and Suites Des Moines/Urbandale, 8600 Northpark Drive, Johnston, IA. Registration at 5 p.m., workshop at 5:30 p.m. Registration link: https://go.iastate.edu/MRTLWN

April 27 – Hilton Garden Inn and Suites Sioux City Riverfront, 1132 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City, IA. Registration at 5 p.m., workshop at 5:30 p.m. Registration link: https://go.iastate.edu/FTGVS1

Early May – Council Bluffs. Date, time and venue TBD.

For registration questions, contact Luke Seaberg, Community Development Specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, at seaberg@iastate.edu.




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