Land Use Tracker Newsletter - Chronological Archive

Winter 2012, Volume 12, Issue 3
- Addressing Food System through Comprehensive and Sustainability Plans
- Regional Food Systems Portal Provides Access to Data, Maps and Resources
- Solar Communities: Planning for Solar Energy
- Time to Appoint New Plan Commission Members
- Calendar of Events
Fall 2012, Volume 12, Issue 2
- Placemaking: A Tool for Rural and Urban Communities
- Land Use Community of Practice: An Extension Resource for Wisconsin Planners
- New Well Water Quality Viewer Provides a Window into Wisconsin's Buried Treasure
- Livestock Siting Law Preempts Local Regulation
- Calendar of Events
Summer 2012, Volume 12, Issue 1
- Tracking the Rate of Farmland Loss in Wisconsin Counties
- Isolated Forest Patches Lose Species, Diversity
- The Economic Impact of Agriculture in Wisconsin Counties
- The Economic Impact of Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin
- New Plan Commission Handbook Available
- Calendar of Events
Spring 2012, Volume 11, Issue 4

Planning and Zoning for "Frac Sand" Mining
Alternative Lawn Care Practices for Wisconsin
CLUE Unveils New Website
Legislative Changes Related to Planning, Zoning and Land Use Regulation
New Plan Commission Handbook Available
Calendar of Events

Winter 2011, Volume 11, Issue 3

Planning for High Water
New GIS-Based Toolkit
Solar Permitting Update
Calendar of Events

Fall 2011, Volume 11, Issue 2

Planning for Airports: The Role of Local Government
Working with the New Impervious Surface Standard
Comparing Zoning Systems through Spatial Modeling
Helping Wisconsin Residents Save Money through Water Efficiency
Calendar of Events

Summer 2011, Volume 11, Issue 1

Solar Power: What Local Government Can Do
Role of the Plan Commission
Court Rules Zoning Amendment May Nullify Conditional Use Permit
New Publications Focus on Shoreland and Wetland Zoning
Staff Update
Calendar of Events

Spring 2011, Volume 10, Issue 4

Location Efficiency and Housing Type: Boiling it Down to BTUs
Roles and Responsibilities of the Zoning Board
Wind Siting Rules Suspended
State Budget Update

Winter 2010, Volume 10, Issue 3

Creating a "Third Place"
CLUE Offers Plan Commission and Zoning Board Workshops
New Wind Energy Rules to Go Into Effect
Platting Law Changes
GIS Applications for Managing Working Lands and Operations
Meet the New DNR Shoreland Zoning Team

Fall 2010, Volume 10, Issue 2

Principles of Community Placemaking
Farming on the Edge: Land Use and Economic Impacts of Agricultural Land Conversion
Burning Biomass is a Hot Topic in Wisconsin
Staff Update

Summer 2010, Volume 10, Issue 1

2010 Updates to Wisconsin's Comprehensive Planning Law
Changes to Wisconsin's Platting Laws
State Shoreland Development Rules Updated

Spring 2010, Volume 9, Issue 4

Lawns: A Large Part of Wisconsin's Landscape
What Happened to the Phosphorous? Homeowner Information on New Turf Fertilizer Restrictions
2009 Wisconsin Planning and Zoning Case Law Update

Winter 2009, Volume 9, Issue 3

Creativity, Culture, Community, Commerce
Planning for Arts and Culture
GIS Mapping of Cultural Assets: The Case of Madison

Fall 2009, Volume 9, Issue 2

Managing Controversy: The Case for Community Dialogue
Urban Chickens Raise Unique Land Use Questions
Zoning Change Found by its Effect, Not its Label

Summer 2009, Volume 9, Issue 1

Are We Drinking Our Land Use Habits?
Landscape Features that Drive Parcelization
Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee Completes Budget Work; Adopts Working Lands Initiative
Status of County GIS Mapping

Spring 2009, Volume 8, Issue 4

The Roots of Landscape Change: Parcelization
Capital Improvement Plan Factsheet
State Budget/Federal Stimulus Highlights

Winter 2008, Volume 8, Issue 3

Livable Communities: A Blueprint for Small Communities
Planning for Walkable/Bikable Communities
Planning for Third Places
Miskowiak to Spearhead GIS Center at UWSP

Fall 2008, Volume 8, Issue 2

Governor's Task Force on Global Warming: Proposed Policies for Energy Efficient Communities
Land Use Impacts of Renewable Energy
Wisconsin's Energy Independent Community Partnership
Climate Change Summit: Wisconsin Communities Take Action

Summer 2008, Volume 8, Issue 1

Planning for Your Airport: The Tiem is Now
Targeting Priority Working Lands and Operations
What is LESA?

Spring 2008, Volume 7, Issue 4

Mitigation Planning for Natural Hazards
The Transportation Aspect of Disaster Planning
With Growing Hope: A Study of the August 2007 Kickapoo Flood in the Village of Gays Mills
Disaster Planning and Recovery Resources

Winter 2007, Volume 7, Issue 3

Planning for Community Food Systems
Can Eating Local "Save the Environment?"
Farming Subdivisions: Problematic or Promising?
Community Gardens: For Now or Forever?

Fall 2007, Volume 7, Issue 2

The Impact of Wisconsin's Public Participation Requirement on Local Comprehensive Plans
Mapping Meaning and the Meaning of Maps
Is Your Community Planning to Protect Its Drinking Water?
Plan Commission Workshops

Summer 2007, Volume 7, Issue 1

Dakota County Program Aims to Preserve Farmland and Natural Areas
The First Year of the Livestock Facility Siting Law
Regulatory Approaches to Conservation Subdivisions in Wisconsin
Legal Update: Zoning Boards May Consider Zoning Official Mistake
Leadership Program Aims to Ease Workforce Challenges in Wisconsin's County Zoning Offices
CLUE Workshops

Spring 2007, Volume 6, Issue 4

Wisconsin Working Lands Initiative
Garber and Robertson: Frequently Asked Questions
State and Local Steps for Successful Farmland Preservation
The Pension Protection Act of 2006
TDR Program One of Many Protection Practices Used in Western Wisconsin
Farmland Protection Strategies in Southern Wisconsin
Northeast Wisconsin Considers Itself the "Heart of the Wisconsin Dairy Industry"

Winter 2006, Volume 6, Issue 3

Status of Comprehensive Planning and Educational Needs in Wisconsin
Transfer of Development Rights
Designing Communities for Active Lifestyles
Shoreland Protection Rule Revisions Move Forward: Focus Groups Finalize Recommendations
New Publications for 2006

Fall 2006, Volume 6, Issue 2

Sustainable Communities: Lessons from Wisconsin and Sweden
Regional Collaboration: A Framework for Solving Complex Planning Problems
Adopting More Stringent Standards for Livestock Facility Siting
Effort to Update Shoreland Protection Rules Enters New Phase: Groups to Focus on Areas Criticized in Original Proposal

Summer 2006, Volume 6, Issue 1

Planning on the Cutting Edge Requires Fine Honing - What if in Waupaca County
New Technology for Manure Management
Regulatory Options Under the Livestock Facility Siting Law and Rule

Spring 2006, Volume 5, Issue 4

Honing an Old Land Use Tool: Regulating Rural Land Division at the Town Level
Comprehensive Planning in Wisconsin: Are Communities Planning to Protect Their Groundwater? Part III

Winter 2005, Volume 5, Issue 3

Comprehensive Planning in Wisconsin: Are Communities Planning to Protect Their Groundwater?
L-THIA - Three Versions, Three Groups, Three Projects
Is Municipal Financing of Storm Water Projects Failing?
Legal Update: New Quorum and Alternate Requirements for Zoning Boards

Fall 2005, Volume 5, Issue 2

Retirements in County Zoning Offices Spur New Ideas for Facilitating Workforce Succession
CLUE Initiates Parcelization Study
Legal Update: New Court Decisions Regarding Conditional Use Permits and New Court Decision Impacts Zoning Boards
Staff update
New Publications

Summer 2005, Volume 5, Issue 1

Do Wisconsin's "Smart Growth" Plans Conform to Smart Growth Principles?
CLUE-in on Technology - Web Mapping for Comprehensive Planning
Legal Update - Nonconforming Structures

Spring 2005, Volume 4, Issue 4

Comprehensive Planning in Wisconsin: Are Communities Planning to Protect Their Groundwater?
Fostering Outreach Education and Public Involvement with GIS
Sustainable Sweden Workshop Visits Ashland
Legislative Updates

Winter 2004, Volume 4, Issue 3

Tapping the New APA Energy Policy Guide to Make Wisconsin's Smart Growth Law Even Smarter
The Role of Energy in Comprehensive Planning
The Wildland-Urban Interface and the Farmland-Urban Interface in Wisconsin
CLUE Offers Plan Commission Workshops

Fall 2004, Volume 4, Issue 2

Smart Forestry for Smart Growth Planner's Toolbox: Incorporating Forests and Forestry into Local Comprehensive Plans
Free On-line Course for Local Officials and Woodland Owners
Considering Noise Impacts of Transportation Facilities
Connections 2030: The Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Long-Range Plan
Wisconsin Coastal Management Grants
Coastal Planning Guide Published

Summer 2004, Volume 4, Issue 1

The Wisconsin Planning Experience: Results from the Community Planning Survey
Standards of Review for Conditional Uses
Wisconsin Supreme Court Distinguishes Between Area and Use Variances and Changes the Standard for Area Variances
Legislative Update: Revisions to Wisconsin's Comprehensive Planning Law

Spring 2004, Volume 3, Issue 4

Connecting Land Use and Transportation in Your Comprehensive Plan
Conditional Uses
E-Mail: Important Considerations for Local Officials

Winter 2003, Volume 3, Issue 3

Meaningful to Citizens-Functional for Planning: Using Public Participation Tools to Accomplish Planning Tasks
Watersheds and Comprehensive Planning
CLUSTER Project
Economic Development Planning Guide Published

Fall 2003, Volume 3, Issue 2

Integrating the Local Economy and Natural Resources in the Planning Process Part II
Comprehensive Planning: Ready, Set, Go?, Part II
Legal Q&A on Comprehensive Planning Law
Top 10 Myths and Facts About Wisconsin's "Smart Growth" Law

Summer 2003, Volume 3, Issue 1

Integrating the Local Economy and Natural Resources in the Planning Process
Comprehensive Planning: Ready, Set, Go?
Engaging Local Citizens: A Smart Growth Workshop Overview
Gordie Boucher Case Overturned in Extraterritorial Subdivision Regulation Decision

Spring 2003, Volume 2, Issue 4

2003 Comprehensive Planning Grant Awards Program
Smart Growth: A Solution to Sprawl?
Guides to the Planning Elements
CLUE Launches New Comprehensive Planning Education Project
A Recent Court Opinion About Expansion of Nonconforming Uses

Winter 2002, Volume 2, Issue 3

To Play the Game You Need to Know the Rules - Town-County Relationships in Zoning Administration
Land Use Planning Publications
Defining and Characterizing Sprawl
SWCS Annual Meeting - "Keeping the Land in Land Use Planning"
A Link to the "What's New at the Center" Web Page

Fall 2002, Volume 2, Issue 2

Siting Rural Development - To Protect Lakes and Streams and Decrease Road Costs
Wildlife and Habitat in a Comprehensive Plan
Link to "What's New at the Center" Web Page

Summer 2002, Volume 2, Issue 1

An Innovative Tool for Managing Rural Residential Development: A Look at Conservation Subdivisions
Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling: Agricultural Use Value Assessment
Court of Appeals Upholds Rules for Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment
Impervious Surface - An Environmental Indicator
Link to "What's New at the Center" Web Page

Spring 2002, Volume 1, Issue 4

Managing Rural Residential Development, Moratoria and Takings, Public Lands and Property Taxes: What is the Relationship?
Land Use Education Course Group Offered this Summer at UWSP

Winter 2001, Volume 1, Issue 3

Critical Issues in Undertaking Community Surveys
Rain and Snow, Where do they go and What do they Take with Them?
Who's who in the Planning World
What Changes Invalidate a Nonconforming Use?
Web-Based Community Planning for the Citizen Planner

Fall 2001, Volume 1, Issue 2

Nonconformities Project: Coming Soon...A Guide to Developing Policies for Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots
Tips for Successful Grant Writing
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Variance Standard

Summer 2001, Volume 1, Issue 1

Land Use Education Center Established
Legislative Update: Palazzolo v. Rhode Island and Fabyan v. Waukesha County Board of Adjustment
How to Hire a Planning Consultant
Better Meeting Management: Conduct of Zoning Board Hearings

​Land Use Tracker Newsletter - Chronological Archive

Land Use Tracker Newsletter - Chronological Archive