September 30, 2009 – Topic: Plan Consistency and your comprehensive plan Discussion Outline 9-30-09 – (1 page, 35 KB) Implementation- Element Guide– see Chapter 2, page 9 and Chapter 4, pages 23-27 (40 pages,1575 KB) Internal Consistency Examples(from various adopted plans) (1 page, 55 KB) Sample Land Use District descriptions from St. Croix County Comprehensive Plan (4 […]
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 – Topic: Conditional Use Permits, @ Town of Winneconne Discussion Outline 5-27-09 – (1 page, 69 KB) Chapters 12-16 of the Zoning Board Handbook – see Chapter 14 – Conditional Uses and Special Exceptions Zoning process slide (1 page, 72 KB) Sample Findings of Fact hand out (pdf, 2 pages, 36 KB) County […]
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 – Topic: Acquiring Money and Land for Parks and Trails, @ JP Coughlin Center Discussion Outline – (1 page, 60 KB) DNR publication -“Guide for development of local comprehensive outdoor recreation plans” — see Appendix F (pdf, 309KBf) DNR publication – “Funding for Wisconsin trails” (pdf, 592 KB) Brown County Planning Department Publication […]
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 — Topic: Sustainability and Green Building;@ Town of Clayton Discussion Outline 11-19-08 – (1 page, 50 KB) Sustainability Illustrated – Natural Step Framework (pdf, 2 pages, 400KB) City of Madison Green Capital Report – link to Madison’s Building A Green Capital City report Toward a Sustainable Community: a Toolkit for Local Government Building […]
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August 26 , 2008@ T. Algoma, Topic: Commercial Development – what is it and what is your community’s role in attracting it? Discussion Outline 8-26-08 – (1 page, 50 KB) Articles on Strip Development on the Planning Commissioners Journal website — http://plannersweb.com/?s=strip+development Link to “A Guide to Preparing the Economic Development Element of a Comprehensive Plan” (55 pages, […]
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May 28, 2008@ T. Menasha, Topic: Using forms, applications, criteria and checklists, and gathering technical information to make consistent and informed decisions PLEASE NOTE – there were more resources handed out at the Network meeting than found here. If you are looking for something specific, please call. Discussion Outline 5-28-08 – (1 page, 50 KB) Conditional […]
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February 27, 2008@ JP Coughlin Center, Topic: A look at renewable energy options and considerations in your community Discussion Outline 2-27-08 – (2 pages77 KB) Outline of Towns Role in regulating wind farms -by Atty. John St. Peter (9 pages, 364 KB) Excerpt from Wisconsin Towns Association magazine, Overview of wind regulations – by Rick Stadelman, (3 pages, […]
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November 28 , 2007 @ T. Menasha, Topic: Assessing the Impact and Cost of Development **** Please note that all methodologies have their assumptions. Keep in mind the words of statistician George Box, “All models are wrong, some are useful.” Assessing the Impact and Cost of Development – Brief Summary of key points American Farmland […]
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August 29 , 2007 @ T. Poygan, Topic: Park Fees/Impact Fees Revisions to Impact Fee Law, Assembly Bill 341, signed 1/4/08 – summary of changes by Rick Stadelman, Wsconsin Towns Association. Impact Fees Other Methods of Funding – summary handout developed by Brian Ohm, J.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Chapter 66.0617 – Impact fees. Impact Fees Factsheet […]
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November 28 , 2006 @ JP Coughlin Center. Topic: Subdivisions and Land Division Honing and Old Land USe Tool: Regulating Rural Land Division at the Town Level – article from the Land Use Tracker, Spring 2006, Center for Land Use Education Guide to Community Planning in Wisconsin, Chapter 7 – Subdivision regulations, UW-Extension New Urbanism […]
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