A Handbook for Zoning Hearing Board Members: Critical Thinking for the Active Citizen

by Kurt Smith

Overview

A Handbook for Zoning Hearing Board Members is geared for the everyday citizen who has taken on the responsibility of serving on their town's Zoning Hearing Board. The book aims to introduce readers to a number of critical-thinking skills that will assist them as Zoning Hearing Board members when tasked with having to make good decisions on behalf of the community. Readers will also find discussions on how to read zoning ordinances, and on how to decide on granting variances, special exceptions, enforcement appeals, and validity challenges.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798855655643
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	11/02/2023
Series:	Active Citizen Series , #1
Pages:	188
Sales rank:	140,770
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Kurt Smith is a professor emeritus in the philosophy department of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. He has 30 years of experience teaching critical thinking skills. While at the university, he was appointed to his town's Zoning Hearing Board, on which he served for 12 years, serving as Chairperson for several. He brings a unique combination of experience to help teach valuable critical-thinking skills to the everyday citizen who now serves on their town's Zoning Hearing Board.

Editorial Reviews

Zoning hearing board members will benefit from the insights and knowledge offered in this Handbook, which will help them in making sound Zoning Hearing Board decisions.

AICP, Instructor, Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute - Stanford Lembeck