Penn State Surveying Program

SUR 375
Land Use Controls

 
Catalog Data 375 LAND USE CONTROLS (3) Historical overview of private restrictions and public regulation of land use; the planning process; local zoning ordinances and subdivision regulations. Prerequisite: SUR 272.
Textbook none
References
Course Coordinator Thomas A. Seybert, Associate Professor, Surveying Engineering Program.

Course is being discontinued

  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Local Government Commission, 1993 Edition of Analysis of Revisions to the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code: Historical Development, Legislative Intent, and Commentary, March 1993, second edition.

  • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Land and Water Conservation, Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Program Manual, January 1996.

  • Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Procedures for Compliance with Floodway Regulations, (joint publication with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, May 1990.

  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, PA Code Title 25. Environmental Protection, "Chapter 71. Administration of Sewage Facilities," "Chapter 73. Standards for Sewage Disposal Facilities," "Chapter 92. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System," and "Chapter 105. Dam Safety and Waterway Management"



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    Supplemental Materials Students are required to obtain a copy of the subdivision and land development ordinance and zoning ordinance for a local municipality of their choice.
    Coordinator Thomas A. Seybert, Associate Professor, Surveying Engineering Program
    Goals To familiarize the student with federal, state and local government land use regulations that are typically encountered during the land development process.
    Prerequisites by Topic Basic understanding of property surveys, easements, right-of-ways and property use restrictions.
    Topics
    1. Historical overview of land use controls 1 hour
    2. The Municipal Planning Code 2
    3. Subdivision and land development ordinances 2
    4. Zoning ordinances 2
    5. Stormwater management 2
    6. Erosion and sedimentation control 3
    7. Sewage collection and treatment facilities 4
    8. Stream, floodway and wetlands encroachments 2
    9. Highway occupancy permits 1
    10. Exams 1
    1. 1 hour
    2. 2 hours
    3. 2 hours
    4. 2 hours
    5. 2 hours
    6. 3 hours
    7. 4 hours
    8. 2 hours
    9. 1 hour
    10. 1 hour
    Computer Usage Students are required to use a word processor in completing assignments. Students are encouraged to submit their completed assignments electronically via e-mail.