ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

Industrial Zoning Challenges

Recorded: Wednesday, July 22, 2026

(1 hour)

Program Overview

This Continuing Legal Education program provides attorneys with a practical, deal-focused examination of zoning hazards that routinely derail industrial and logistics real estate transactions.

Designed for real estate, land use, and finance practitioners, the course explains why industrial zoning is fundamentally different from other asset classes, emphasizing the distinction between a use that is technically permitted and one that is operationally feasible.

Access Webinar Recording

CLE credit will not be awarded for on-demand viewing. For questions, please contact us at PZRCLEsupport@lightboxre.com.

Key Topics and Practical Takeaways

Real-World Applications

Through real-world scenarios drawn from modern logistics, cross-dock distribution, trailer storage, data centers, and industrial redevelopment, the course equips attorneys to anticipate municipal resistance, overlay and environmental constraints, stormwater and traffic triggers, hazardous materials classifications, and nuisance enforcement risks.

Practical Strategies for Managing Risk

Emphasis is placed on actionable diligence strategies, contract structuring, and risk allocation techniques that protect clients against zoning uncertainty, shifting municipal interpretations, and political pressure.

Who Should Attend

The program is suitable for counsel representing buyers, sellers, lenders, developers, and operators seeking to preserve deal certainty and operational viability in today’s evolving industrial real estate landscape.

Participants gain a clear framework for identifying zoning “kill points,” including:

Loss of non-conforming use rights
Expired or inadequate entitlements
Casualty rebuild limitations
Operational intensification issues
Dimensional non-conformities
Gaps in Certificates of Occupancy that can render otherwise valuable assets unusable or unfinanceable

CLE Credit Information

The course "Industrial Zoning Challenges" may be CLE-eligible in Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ontario, South Dakota, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

To receive CLE credit, attendees must participate in the live webinar in its entirety; credit will not be awarded for on-demand viewing.

For questions, please contact us at PZRCLEsupport@lightboxre.com.

Session Presenters

Alan Hall

Sr. Account Executive, LightBox PZR

Alan Brings over 20 years of commercial due diligence experience and a wealth of experience in sales leadership roles in the commercial real estate industry. Alan led sales and marketing efforts for Old Republic Commercial Due Diligence Services, a nationwide provider of all third-party Due Diligence Services. Prior to that he managed the central U.S. as a Qualified Intermediary for OREXCO 1031, Old Republic National Title’s IRC § 1031 Exchange company.

Edgar Khalatian

Partner, Mayer Brown LLP

Edgar Khalatian, who leads the Mayer Brown's Land Use Practice Group, advises investors and developers through all aspects of the real estate entitlement and development process, focusing on land use entitlement matters. He helps developers navigate state and local regulations and authorities, government outreach, and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance.