Agriculture Enterprise Areas, 2016 We viewed the short film “Wisconsin’s Homegrown Farmers” – http://video.wpt.org/video/2365836641/ We had a short presentation by the Town of Greenville about their AEA Process – http://www.townofgreenville.com/town/Land%20use/Land%20Use%20docs/AEA%20background.pdf Background resources on AEA from DATCP can be found here — https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/FarmlandPreservation.aspx
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Local Food- trends and implications for land use regulation in Winnebago County, April 27, 2016 Discussion outline April 2016 handout (pdf) Community Food System framework Planning and Zoning Considerations to support Local Food Farms and Businesses: Planning and Zoning for Local Foods – Food Production, Center for Land Use Education factsheet Planning and Zoning for […]
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Lot Sizes – August 2015 Discussion Outline Aug 26 2015 Lot Sizes handout (pdf) Chart of Lot Sizes in Winnebago County, WI (pdf) Winnebago County general Zoning ordinance chart, pages 8-22 to 8-27 Town of Nepeuskun A-2 District standard – page 5-19 – example of a density based policy Center for Land Use Education Factsheet Series […]
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Zoning Code Enforcement – February 2015 Discussion outline Zoning Permitting Process chart (pdf) – click Here T. Menasha Zone Code enforcement, Article 12 (starts on page 179 of the ordinance document) T. Weston Model Zoning Code administration and enforcement language (pdf), excerpt Conditional Uses – Chapter 7 of the Plan Commissioner Handbook Link to Nuisance ordinance resources
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Discussion outline Excerpt from Chapter 3 of the Plan Commissioner’s Handbook Suggestions when updating your Comprehensive Plan Comprehensive Planning factsheets Updating your Rural Comprehensive Plan: Strategies to address shifting trends, article written by Eric Fowle, ECWRPC and Ken Jaworski, Martensen & Eisele
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Discussion outline (pdf) Information on Wisconsin aging demographics There are many good resources at this link — https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/agingfriendlycommunities/ Blueprint for Action: Developing a Livable Community for All Ages (pdf) Community Assessment (online or download a paper copy) for aging-friendly communities Questions arose during our discussion about Universal Design. Here are a couple of links to further information about […]
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Discussion outline Shared Services Resources provided byMatt Parmentier, (from the firm of Edgarton, ST. Peter, Petak & Rosenfeldt in Fond du Lac, WI). Matt’s document includes an overview and several exhibits with examples of shared service agreements, listed below. Exhibit A – Statutory authority for intergovernmental cooperation Exhibit B – Simple maintenance agreement between town and […]
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Managing Subdivisions – October 2013 Slide Presentation by Rebecca Roberts, Center for Land Use Education (pdf, 800 KB) Chapter 8 of the Plan Commission Handbook – Subdivision Regulations Land Use Tracker Newsletter, Summer 2010 – updates to Wisconsin’s Platting Laws Land Use Tracker Newsletter, Spring 2006 – Honing an old Land Use Tool: Regulating Rural LAnd […]
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September 2013 – Roads Sept 2013 PCN Discussion outline, (pdf) Implements of Husbandry information: Department of Transportation website with access to Phase II report, Phase II addendum report, and updated information about IoH recommendations UW-Extension site Agriculture Equipment on the Road website UW-Extension site with background research on large equipment and roads TIC “Crossroads” newsletter, Spring/Summer 2013 – […]
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May 2013 – Recycling and Waste Discussion outline, (pdf) Presentation Slides, (pdf) by Joe Van Rossum, UWEX Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center Waste in Wisconsin – An Overview, 3-page factsheet Home Composting Resources, 3 page factsheet Contracting for Collection Services, 2 page factsheet Single Stream Recycling, 4 page factsheet Winnebago CountyReycling information (website)
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