First Annual Development Conference - "Building Rogers Together"

Date: 2/23/2007
Time: 11:30 AM TO 4:00 PM

Rogers City Hall / Administration
301 W. Chestnut St.
Rogers, AR 72756

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Event Description: Building Rogers Together
Friday, February 23, 2007
Rogers City Hall

If you or your business is involved in the development activity going on in Rogers, you don’t want to miss this conference.

“Building Rogers Together,” the first annual development conference hosted by the City of Rogers and the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce is designed to provide up-to-date information on building and developing in Rogers.

City departments, including Planning, Building Inspection, Streets, Fire, Water and Sewer, and Main Street Rogers will provide an afternoon of discussion about development and construction processes, regulations, and activity in Rogers. Special information will be presented on the city’s new GIS system and storm water regulation, and participants will see first-hand how reviews are conducted, learning how to avoid common errors in plan submittals.

There will be 11 concurrent break-out sessions planned for this event for developers, contractors, engineers, surveyors, builders, real estate professionals, and anyone involved in development and construction in Rogers.

The conference is free, and includes a box lunch. The conference opens at 11:30 a.m. with a Welcome and lunch.

When registering, please select one of the sessions during each time period:

1 p.m.

a. Stormwater Management: Understanding the Impact of Erosion Control

b. Rogers GIS: How GIS Can Work for You

c. Fire Safety in New Development

d. Residential & Commercial Permit Process & Code Updates

2 p.m.

a. Main Street Rogers: Development Opportunities n Downtown Rogers

b. Water & Sewer

c. Large Scale Development and Subdivision Process: What Happens Once the Plans have been Submitted and Common Mistakes with Submittals

d. Streets & Trails

3 p.m.

a. Floodplains & Floodway: Rules for Development in Flood Prone Areas

b. How to Obtain a Certificate of Occupancy

c. Board of Adjustments: When Variance is Necessary




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