{"id":910,"date":"2026-05-21T17:33:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/center-for-land-use-education\/?page_id=910"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:33:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:33:38","slug":"plan-implementation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/planning-zoning\/plan-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan Implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:43% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/wisconsin-77920_1280cropped-long-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-792 size-full\" style=\"object-position:14% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/wisconsin-77920_1280cropped-long-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/wisconsin-77920_1280cropped-long-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/wisconsin-77920_1280cropped-long-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/wisconsin-77920_1280cropped-long.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regulatory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Adequate-Public-Facilities-Factsheet_12-3-09.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adequate Public Facilities<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 APF regulations ensure that adequate public facilities, such as roads, transit facilities, and sewer and water are in place prior to allowing new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Land_Division_Ordinances.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Land Division Ordinances<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Land division and subdivision ordinances provide standards and procedures for dividing and recording individual parcels of land within a community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Zoning.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoning Ordinances<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Zoning regulates land uses, densities and dimensional standards such as lot sizes, setbacks and building height limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/OverlayZoning.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overlay Zoning<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 An overlay zone is a special zoning district that is placed over existing base zones to protect specific resources.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:43% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/market-1558658_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-539 size-full\" style=\"object-position:12% 0%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/market-1558658_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/market-1558658_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/market-1558658_1280-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/market-1558658_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design-Based<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/TND.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Traditional Neighborhood Design<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 TND promotes compact, mixed use neighborhoods where residential, commercial and civic buildings are within close proximity to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Planned_Unit_Development-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Planned Unit Development<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A PUD is proposed and approved as a package; it allows a developer to meet overall community density and land use goals without being bound by existing zoning requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/ConservationDesign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conservation Design<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Conservation design encourages the clustering of buildings and lots on a development site in order to preserve specific resources.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:43% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/20230502-1DX31237-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"Student presenting poster\" class=\"wp-image-56 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/20230502-1DX31237-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/20230502-1DX31237-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/20230502-1DX31237-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/20230502-1DX31237-1536x998.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/20230502-1DX31237-2048x1330.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/PDR.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/PDR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purchase of Development Rights<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 PDR is a voluntary program used to permanently protect productive or sensitive landscapes while retaining private ownership and management of the land.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/CIP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Capital Improvement Plan<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The CIP identifies the proposed timing, location and financing of capital improvements over a multi-year period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/TIF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tax Increment Financing<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Tax increment financing is used to\u00a0spur the development or redevelopment of a specified\u00a0area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/ImpactFees_rev.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Impact Fees<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 An impact fee is used to recover the anticipated capital cost of providing public facilities needed to serve a new development.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:43% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/lake-superior-2455819_1280-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-609 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/lake-superior-2455819_1280-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/lake-superior-2455819_1280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/lake-superior-2455819_1280-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/lake-superior-2455819_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Voluntary, Incentive-Based<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/ConservationEasement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conservation Easement<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A conservation easement is a legal agreement voluntarily placed on a piece of property to restrict the development, management or use of the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/TDR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transfer of Development Rights<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 TDR is a voluntary program that allows landowners to sell development rights from their land to a developer or other interested party who then can use those rights to increase the density of development at another designated location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/densitybonus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Density Bonus<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A\u00a0density bonus permits developers to increase the maximum allowable development on a property in exchange for helping the community to achieve public policy goals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regulatory Adequate Public Facilities\u00a0\u2013 APF regulations ensure that adequate public facilities, such as roads, transit facilities, and sewer and water are in place prior to allowing new. 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