Johanna Schneider to Present with MCLE: Obtaining and Blocking Zoning Variances

Johanna W. Schneider joins MCLE to present Obtaining and Blocking Zoning Variances on July 23, 2025. Johanna will lead a continuing education program on the statutory requirements for obtaining a zoning variance and how to successfully challenge and/or defend variance decisions. The webinar is presented by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE).

Johanna serves on her town’s Zoning Board of Appeals and is the co-author of the chapter on Landowner Actions to Determine the Validity or Applicability of Zoning Ordinances in the Massachusetts Zoning Manual published by MCLE in August 2019. The Zoning Manual provides comprehensive coverage of zoning law and tracks key statutory and case law developments. The chapter includes discussions on procedures and legal theories for challenging the validity of local zoning regulations, as well as discussion of relevant case law.

Visit the MCLE website to learn more about the program: Obtaining & Blocking Variances