Learn the roles, responsibilities, prodecural and decision-making standards of Plan Commissions. This WisLine should interest new and continuing plan commission members, local government officials, planning and zoning staff, and others.
Moderated by Philip Freeburg, Local Government Center. Presented by Rebecca Roberts, Land Use Specialist, UW-Extension Center for Land Use Education and Attorney Richard Nordeng, J.D., Stafford Rosenbaum LLP.
Materials:
Handout – PDF
Audio:
Local governments need to make certain decisions based on their local comprehensive plans (the “consistency requirement”). This WisLine session will review some of the “best practices” for how local governments use their comprehensive plans for day-to-day decision-making and the processes developed by some local governments for amending their comprehensive plans.
Moderated and presented by Brian W. Ohm, J.D., Land Use Law Specialist, Department of Urban & Regional Pla