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Guides to the Planning
Elements
To assist in
preparing comprehensive plans, state agencies and UW-Extension have been
issuing guides for each element outlined in the planning law. To this
date, there are five completed guides, 3 guides under preparation and 1
guide on other topics. Currently, �Issues and Opportunities�, �Utilities
and Community Facilities�, and �Land Use� have no guidebooks under
preparation.
Below is a
description of each guidebook. The Office of Land Information Services has
all the published guides available in pdf or html format at the following URL:
www.doa.state.wi.us/pagesubtext_detail.asp?
linksubcatid=369&linkcatid=224&linkid=7
Housing
Wisconsin: A Guide to Preparing the Housing Element of a Local
Comprehensive Plan, March 2000, UW Extension.
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comprehensive planning process necessitates that local governments
analyze the impact of the policies and regulations of the local
government on the development of various types of housing. The
analysis is intended to take into account the current and projected
housing needs in the community. The analysis should result in
policies which provide opportunities for the development of the
types and amounts of housing expected to be needed over a
twenty-year planning horizon.
This
guidebook is intended to help Wisconsin communities to develop
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| Housing
Element of their local Comprehensive Plans. The Comprehensive
Planning statute does not prescribe the way to prepare the Housing
Element of a Comprehensive Plan. This guidebook offers a
step-by-step process for developing the Housing Element with an
emphasis on securing broad community participation in the planning
process. It discusses data needed to document the current housing
supply and demand. It also provides common housing goals. |
Transportation
Planning Resource Guide: A guide to preparing the transportation
element of a local comprehensive plan, March 2001, WI Department of
Transportation.
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of the Guide is to provide you with basic transportation planning
related information needed to help you through the transportation
planning process as you develop the Transportation Element of your
community�s comprehensive plan, and make decisions relative to
transportation. The qualities and needs of your community will
dictate which aspects of the planning process are most applicable. |
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Planning
for Natural Resources: A Guide to Including Natural Resources in Local
Comprehensive Planning, January 2002. Department of Urban and Regional
Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension and WI Department of
Natural Resources.
| This guide
tries to offer some help for communities to: better identify,
understand, and protect the natural resources within their
boundaries; identify potential environmental issues and conflicts in
a land use and development context; and consider possible strategies
to use in preparing a comprehensive plan that promotes land uses
that address the natural environment of our communities.
It provides reference information to
the many resources available through federal, state, regional,
county, and local programs that can help communities make informed
decisions about these environmental topics. |
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is not intended to constrain or dictate the manner in which local
governments prepare their local comprehensive plan. |
Intergovernmental
Cooperation: A Guide to Preparing the Intergovernmental Cooperation
Element of a Local Comprehensive Plan, June 2002, WI Department of
Administration.
| This guide
covers a variety of topics including: issues that should be
addressed in your community�s Intergovernmental Cooperation
Element; other governmental units that can help you develop your
element; techniques and ideas for coordinating with other
governmental units; techniques for improving intergovernmental
cooperation and coordination, including common sense ideas; tips on
how to implement, monitor, and update your element; and resources
that are available to assist your community with its element, along
with contact information. |
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Planning
for Agriculture in Wisconsin: A Guide for Communities. November
2002, UW Cooperative Extension and WI Department of Agriculture, Trade,
and Consumer Protection.
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of this guide is to provide you with basic information to help
Wisconsin�s rural communities prepare to plan for agriculture.
This guide provides in-depth information that should be useful in
developing the agricultural element of a comprehensive plan. It is
also written broadly enough that communities engaged in other kinds
of planning processes (such as county agricultural preservation
plans, local land use plans, or nutrient management plans) can also
find helpful advice and information. |
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Guide to
the Historic/Cultural Resources Element � In
progress.
Target
date for completion: Spring 2003.
For more
information, contact Rick Bernstein, State Historical Society, at (608)
264-6506 or raberstein@mail.shsw.wisc.edu.
Guide to
the Economic Development Element � In
progress.
Target
date for completion: Fall 2003.
For more
information, please contact Roger Nacker, Wisconsin Economic Development
Institute, at (608) 661-4626 or rnacker@msn.com.
An
Overall Guide to Completing a Comprehensive Plan
compliant with �66.1001� In progress.
Targeted
completion date: Fall 2003.
For more
information, contact Erich Schmidtke, OLIS,
at (608) 264-6102 or erich.schmidtke@doa.state.wi.us.
How
to Hire a Planning Consultant: A Guide to Preparing a Request for
Proposals, June 2001, UW Extension (Center for Land Use Education) and
Department of Administration, Office of Land Information Services.
If your
community is considering hiring a consultant to help develop a
comprehensive plan to meet Wisconsin�s comprehensive planning law, this
guide will be a useful resources. This document has been prepared as a
general guide for developing a request for proposals. A �request for
proposals� or �RFP� is an advertisement issued by a community to
seek proposals to conduct a service or provide a product. The RFP outlines
the services and products that a community wants.
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