Table of Contents

Preface , Introduction to the Revised Edition , What Are These Amateurs Doing in Government? , Understanding the Language of Planning and Zoning , A Layperson's Guide to the Planning Process and the Tools That Make It Work , Prerequisites to Doing an Effective Job , Intramural Coordinating or the Art of Not Passing the Buck , Public Meetings and Public Relations , Due Process or How to Be Fair , Nuts and Bolts: Zoning and Development Review , Doing a Good Job on Small-Town and Rural Commissions , Sample Rules and Regulations for a Planning Commission , Sample Organization of a Planning Commission Agenda , Sample Environmental Assessment Form , Project Checklist , An Anatomy of the Classic Southwestern Land Fraud Scheme , Example of a Report on a Quasi-Judicial Action with Facts, Findings, and Recommendations 1 , Some Relevant Questions About You and Your Planning Commission , Author's Note

About the Author

Albert Solnit