Reminder to register for leadership program!

Reminder to register for the Leadership program on March 31, 2015.  Please click the link for details and registration information. http://winnebago.extension.wisc.edu/2015/03/17/leadership-training-for-local-elected-and-appointed-officials/    

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Plan Commissioner Information and Resources – March 2015

Happy Spring! 1.  The meeting materials from the February 2015 Network meeting are now posted online – click here for materials on zoning enforcement. 2. The next Plan Commissioner Network meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 6:30-8:00pm, @ Town of Vinland Town Hall.  Our discussion topic: Lot Sizes.  What does this mean to you?  What questions […]

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Zoning Code Enforcement – February 2015

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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Reminder – Plan Commissioner Network meeting this Wednesday

The first Plan Commissioner Network meeting of 2015 is scheduled for Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 6:30-8:00pm, @ JP Coughlin Center, Oshkosh.  Our discussion topic: Zoning Code Enforcement – please feel free to invite your zoning administrator and bring your questions and approaches used. This will be a discussion about roles, successes and challenges in enforcing your zoning code.

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Plan Commissioner Information and Resources – February 2015

1.  The first Plan Commissioner Network meeting of 2015 is scheduled for Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 6:30-8:00pm, @ JP Coughlin Center, Oshkosh.  Our discussion topic: Zoning Code Enforcement – please feel free to invite your zoning administrator and bring your questions and approaches used. This will be a discussion about roles, successes and challenges in enforcing your zoning code. […]

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Plan Commissioner Information and Resources January 2015

Happy 2015! Please mark your calendars for the following dates and workshops/meetings in 2015. REGISTER NOW! 1. Thursday, January 29, 2015, 5:30-8:30pm – Zoning Board of Appeals/Adjustment workshop – at the Town of Winchester Town Hall.  More information, including registration forms, deadlines, costs and agenda can be found in this brochure BOA_LarsenWI_January292015.pdf REGISTER NOW at […]

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Save these Dates in 2015, and register for Zoning Board workshop

December 2014 Please mark your calendars for the following dates and workshops/meetings in 2015. 1. Thursday, January 29, 2015, 5:30-8:30pm – Zoning Board of Appeals/Adjustment workshop – at the Town of Winchester Town Hall.  More information, including registration forms, deadlines, costs and agenda can be found in this brochure BOA_LarsenWI_January292015.pdf REGISTER NOW at  http://bit.ly/1pISJ7C   […]

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MORE Plan Commissioner Information and Resources – November 2014

November 2014 These two resources just crossed my desk and I wanted to share it with you given the relevancy to our recent Network conversations.  Please share or forward this message to anyone that would be interested in the wisline on demographic changes. 1.   At Our Doorstep: Local Government’s Demographics Challenge and Implications for Counties and […]

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Plan Commissioner Information and Resources – November 2014

November 2014 1. Thank you for attending the October 29th Plan Commissioner Network meeting.  Here are some highlights from that conversation: Whether your town is one year or 5 years away from updating its comprehensive plan, this is a good time to start considering how you will accomplish that. Updating your comprehensive plan is an opportunity […]

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Updating and amending your Comprehensive Plan – October 2014

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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