2022 Spring Conference
03/23 - 03/25
Kanab Center
20 North 100 East
Kanab, Utah 84741
Conference Program
The 2022 APA Utah Spring Conference is replete with topics and speakers that represent the most pressing issues facing the planning community. This spring, Utah’s planning community will converge in Kanab.
The preliminary conference agenda contains a draft agenda featuring dates, times and topics.
Featured Sessions
Kanab: Adventure’s Base
March 23, 2022 1:10 pm
Kanab is at the center of the region with incredible places to hike and camp. Thus tourism is the biggest employer in Kane County and vital to the economy. I will provide a personal perspective of ...
Kane County Tourism and Economic Development Tour
March 24, 2022 9:35 am
Join Kane County Tourism Director, Camille Johnson Taylor, and Executive Director of CEBA (Center for Education, Business, and the Arts), Kelly Stowell, for a tour of Kanab. Enjoy site visits while...
Destination Management: Rethinking the Role of Tourism
March 24, 2022 8:30 am
Over the past decade Utah has become a premier destination for visitors, introducing new challenges and opportunities to communities across the state. Join a discussion on how the Utah Office of To...
Where’s the Market Going and How Do We Adapt?
March 25, 2022 8:15 am
A changing retail and office landscape Reconsidering highest and best use in a new environment Why economic development tools are more important now than ever Rethinking the approach to residential...
All Conference Sessions
Kanab: Adventure’s Base
March 23, 2022 1:10 pm
Kanab is at the center of the region with incredible places to hike and camp. Thus tourism is the biggest employer in Kane County and vital to the economy. I will provide a personal perspective of ...
Kane County Tourism and Economic Development Tour
March 24, 2022 9:35 am
Join Kane County Tourism Director, Camille Johnson Taylor, and Executive Director of CEBA (Center for Education, Business, and the Arts), Kelly Stowell, for a tour of Kanab. Enjoy site visits while...
Empowering Communities through the GNAR Initiative
March 23, 2022 1:50 pm
Now more than ever, “gateway” communities in Utah and the West are facing unprecedented challenges that threaten the qualities that make them such desirable places to live. In this sess...
East Zions Inter-local Trail Success- Trail Planning and Resources for Rural Utah
March 23, 2022 1:50 pm
Utah is experiencing unprecedented legislative interest and support to fund trail projects throughout the State. How can your locality take advantage of these bolstered trail development programs? ...
Ethics Update 2022
March 24, 2022 1:55 pm
Two years ago, the APA and AICP Boards appointed a Task Force to consider possible revisions to the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The Code’s “Aspirational Principles” a...
Inclusive Planning: Connecting with Diverse Communities in Outreach and Public Engagement
March 23, 2022 2:45 pm
Utah’s growing diversity is a key contributor to the economic and social vibrancy of our cities and towns. Local governments and planning bodies are required to meet a minimum standard of pub...
Fast & Funny Planning Game
March 23, 2022 2:45 pm
Fast and Funny will connect you to peers around the State and expose the less glamorous aspects of land use planning. Come bond through shared suffering and laughter as contestants compete for fabu...
Disaster Resilience Project (THE BIG ONE)
March 23, 2022 3:45 pm
Utah’s natural climate and geography put it at a high risk of a major disaster disrupting the state’s economy and impacting the lives of millions. In fact, the Wasatch Fault has a 43% chance of exp...
Legal Considerations for Short-term Rentals
March 23, 2022 3:45 pm
Looking to regulate short-term rentals? We’ll talk about the changes to state statute made last year that affect regulating and enforcing violations for short-term rentals. We’ll also talk about wh...
Book Club—Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
March 23, 2022 3:45 pm
APA Utah has selected Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by sociologist Matthew Desmond for our next Chapter Book Discussion. In Evicted, Desmond follows eight different families in M...
Destination Management: Rethinking the Role of Tourism
March 24, 2022 8:30 am
Over the past decade Utah has become a premier destination for visitors, introducing new challenges and opportunities to communities across the state. Join a discussion on how the Utah Office of To...
Hindsight 20/20 2022
March 23, 2022 2:45 pm
We often hear the phrase “hindsight is 20/20”. As planners we regularly look 10-20 years into the future to do our work. This session will provide advice from urban counties on what the...
ADUs/IADUs in your Community
March 24, 2022 10:35 am
Discussion of HB-82 for IADUs, and the mandates put in place by the state to address the lack of affordable housing. IADUs are a permitted use in residential zoning district. ADUs and the differenc...
Lunch Keynote: Legislative Update
March 24, 2022 11:35 am
2022 Legislative Update–The APA UT Legislative Committee co-chairs will bring you up to speed on the latest and greatest, real-time happenings in the 2022 legislative session.
Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act —What Planners Need to Know about RLUIPA
March 24, 2022 1:15 pm
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, commonly known by its acronym RLUIPA, is a federal law requiring local governments to implement land use regulations without (1) burdening ...
Tell Your City’s Story
March 24, 2022 1:55 pm
How historic preservation planning in your city can help cultivate a more sustainable community and benefit generations to come.
Ethics Update
March 23, 2022 1:50 pm
Two years ago, the APA and AICP Boards appointed a Task Force to consider possible revisions to the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The Code’s “Aspirational Principles” a...
Where’s the Market Going and How Do We Adapt?
March 25, 2022 8:15 am
A changing retail and office landscape Reconsidering highest and best use in a new environment Why economic development tools are more important now than ever Rethinking the approach to residential...
Small Town Politics, When Public Safety Is On The Line
March 25, 2022 9:25 am
Come hear about lessons learned when trying to relocate a small town police station and jail from the basement of a 1939 fire station turned city hall. How did positive public sentiment get checked...
U.S. 89 Progressive Design Build’s Digital Stakeholder Engagement
March 25, 2022 9:25 am
The Utah Department of Transportation has set a high bar for public involvement and stakeholder outreach. UDOT’s U.S. 89 project communications team supported the department’s goal and ...
Sensitive Lands
March 25, 2022 9:25 am
Why so sensitive? While some would argue that natural landscapes (like people) also have feelings, sensitive lands actually refer to areas where we should consider modifying or avoiding development...
Annexation—State Law
March 25, 2022 10:15 am
State Law (handout of steps), Heber and Herriman examples stressing the ability to negotiate while in an annexation process through a development agreement
Planning for Public Land Access and Responsible Stewardship
March 25, 2022 10:15 am
Utah’s Public Land Policy Coordinating Office will discuss the updates to the State and County Resource Management Plans and will provide an overview of the Access Map 360° web application th...
Utah Water Challenges in the Age of Extreme Weather
March 25, 2022 10:15 am
This panel presentation will explore the increasingly important role that water planning has on communities – from the perspective of a scientist, local government and from the state. Seth Arens wi...
Looking Forward: The Rural Landscape in 2032
March 25, 2022 11:10 am
To be “rural” means different things to different people. Likewise, to be a “planner” means a lot of different things to different people. One common identifier is that planners look ahead. The pur...
Featured Speakers
All Conference Speakers
Landscape Architect
National Park Service's Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA)
Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Programs for the Utah State Historic Preservation Office
State OHV Grant Administrator
Utah Department of Natural Resource's Division of Recreation
Resource Management Plan Program Manager
Utah's Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (PLPCO)
