Zoning Leadership

Zoning Leadership


Workshop Brochure 

Zoning Leadership Workshop
Wednesday, October 22, Minoqua, WI

Resources

Introduction to Zoning

Land use specialist Rebecca Roberts describes the history, purposes and uses of zoning in Wisconsin.

Video

Roles and Responsibilities of Boards, Committees, and Staff

Land use specialist Rebecca Roberts explains roles and responsibilities of planning and zoning officials.

Video

Conditional Uses and Special Exceptions

Land use specialist Rebecca Roberts explains conditional uses and special exceptions.

Video

    Variances

    1. Overview of Variances

    Land use specialist Lynn Markham provides an overview of variances.

    Video

    2. Additional Resources about Zoning Boards of Adjustment/Appeals

    Shoreland Zoning

    1. Overview of Shoreland Zoning

    Lynn Markham provides an overview of basics, county efforts, and changes to NR 115.

    Video

    2. Champions of Public Trust 

    The DNR created a series of three videos about the history of the Public Trust Doctrine.

    Videos

    3. Impervious Surfaces - How they impact fish, wildlife and waterfront property values

    Lynn Markham provides an overview of impervious surfaces

    Video
    Note: Impervious surface standards were incorporated into NR 115 for the first time in 2010 and are part of the current NR 115 that counties must comply with by Oct 1, 2016. While some counties have had impervious surface standards for ~10 years, they are new to other counties.

    4. Additional Resources about Shoreland Zoning and Management 

    • Summary of shoreland zoning, includes suggestions for zoning board members (10 pages)
    • Publications for waterfront property owners available at this link, including the following:
      • Does shoreland zoning work?
      • Protecting your waterfront investment: 10 simple steps
      • Impervious surfaces, How they impact fish, wildlife and waterfront property values
      • Choosing the right waterfront property
      • The Magic Goggles: Discovering the secrets of the lake (children's book)
    • Protectors of the Land and Water: Environmentalism in Wisconsin 1961-1968: book by Thomas Huffman, University of North Carolina Press (Includes passage of the WI Water Resources Act which provided legal authority for shoreland zoning)

    Floodplain Zoning

    This PowerPoint provides several floodplain permitting scenarios. Please work your way through each of these scenarios prior to attending the workshop.  We will review and discuss them as a group. 

    PowerPoint


    Accommodations for the Disabled

    Zoning Board Handbook_Chapter 16_Accomodations for the Disabled.pdfAccomodations for the Disabled (Chapter 16, Zoning Board Handbook, 2006)

    DNR_Zoning Case Law Summary 2004_ADA and FHA.pdfCase Law Summary (Wisconsin DNR, 2004)

    LWM_Zoning Case Law Summary_Accomodations for the Disabled.pdfLegal Captions (League of Wisconsin Municipalities, various dates)