The Chapel Hill Board of Adjustment is pleased to announce that Professor David Owens* of the UNC School of Government will be holding a Quasi-Judicial Proceedings Training on the evening of Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel Hill Town Council Chamber. The Board of Adjustment invites the Town Council and advisory boards and commissions who may have an interest in this subject, as it is frequently relevant to development review and more particularly to quasi-judicial cases that come before the Council and advisory boards. Some subject areas that may be covered include ex-parte communications, appeal in the nature of certiorari, the ins and outs of evidence, conflict of interest, and standing. Please mark your calendars and join us for an engaging evening with Professor Owens. Event handout: Quasi-Judicial Decisions (PDF)
*David Owens: Gladys Hall Coates Professor of Public Law and Government
David Owens joined UNC’s Institute of Government in 1989. Prior to that, he was an attorney and senior planner for the Wisconsin State Planning Office and spent 10 years with the NC Division of Coastal Management. His publications include numerous books and articles on zoning law, including the basic legal reference, Land Use Law in North Carolina, and the widely used guide for citizen boards,Introduction to Zoning. He has also written on a variety of land use law topics (variances, special use permits, extraterritorial jurisdiction), the scope of local government authority, urban growth management, regulation of religious land uses and adult businesses, conflicts of interest, planning legislation, and various aspects of coastal management law and policy. Owens received a graduate planning degree and law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
