NorthCentralWisconsinRegionalPlanningCommission

210 McClellan Street, Suite 210

Wausau, WI 54403(715)849-5510

staff@ncwprc.org www.ncwrpc.org

Juneau County

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Comprehensive Planning Statute

• Describes the contents of a Plan• PPP Required

– Public Participation Plan

• Public Hearing• Adopting as an Ordinance• Consistency

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Where It Came From

A variety of groups have supported planning efforts over the years. This time all the major groups came togetherThe major support came from:

• 1000 Friends of Wisconsin• Wisconsin League of Cities• Wisconsin Towns Association• Council for Regional Planning Organizations• Wisconsin American Planning Association• Wisconsin Board of Realtors

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What It Is

Until now, the State of Wisconsin has never defined what a comprehensive plan was, in fact, it never used the term “comprehensive.”

The old law only provided some general language on what could be included in a land use plan, community plan, general development plan or master plan.

Under the new law, regardless of community type or size, a comprehensive plan must include nine elements.

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What It Means

By January 1, 2010, every local unit of government that regulates land use must have a comprehensive plan that meets the new definition of a comprehensive plan.

This includes:• Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages

What it affects:• Zoning, Subdivision, Official Map

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The State’s Role

• Minimal

• The state requires communities complete plans, they provide the definition of a plan and they even provide some funding.

• What they do not do is tell you what your plan should look like.

• Plans will be completed at the local level. Each community doing their own thing! No state role.

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The State’s Role continued…

• However, an issue that is not addressed is that of boundary conflicts and which plans have priority.

• State-wide goals to guide land use actions were developed and these are the criteria for awarding the planning grant dollars.

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The 14 Goals of the State

1. Promotion of the redevelopment of lands with existing infrastructure and public services and the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing residential, commercial and industrial structures.

2. Encouragement of neighborhood designs that support a range of transportation choices.

3. Protection of natural areas, including wetlands, wildlife habitats, lakes, woodlands, open spaces and groundwater resources.

4. Protection of economically productive areas, including farmland and forest.

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14 Goals continued…

5. Encouragement of land uses, densities and regulations that promote efficient development patterns and relatively low municipal, state governmental and utility costs.

6. Preservation of cultural, historic and architectural sites.

7. Encouragement of coordination, cooperation among nearby units of government.

8. Building of community identity by revitalizing main streets and enforcing design standards.

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14 Goals continued…

9. Providing an adequate supply of affordable housing for individuals of all income levels throughout the community.

10. Providing adequate infrastructure and public services and an adequate supply of developable land to meet existing and future market demand for residential commercial and industrial use.

11. Promoting the expansion or stabilization of the current economic base and the creation of a range of employment opportunities at the state, regional and local levels.

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14 Goals continued…

12. Balancing individual property rights with community interests and goals.

13. Planning and development of land uses that create or preserve varied and unique urban and rural communities.

14. Providing an integrated, efficient and economical transportation system that affords mobility, convenience and safety that meets the needs of all citizens, including transit-dependent and disabled citizens.

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Making a Plan

Collect DataIdentify IssuesAssemble Plan

Seek Public InputAdopt Plan

The Process

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Data Sources

• U.S. Census

• DOT

• DNR

• Workforce Development

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Public Input

• Public Participation Plan• Open-House Meetings• Advisory Committee• Web Posting• Survey• “At every stage of the process”• Public Hearing Required

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Issues

• Resource Protection• Water quality• Housing Affordability• Roads• Jobs• Public Services

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What You Get

•Future Land Use Plan– What you want your community to look like– A guide for Land Use decisions

• Goals• Objectives• Policies

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County & Local Plans

• Juneau County must adopt a Plan• Local Units with no L-U controls

under no obligation• Since the County has only

Shoreland Zoning, conflict with Local Plans would be unlikely

• Local Plans would govern L-U decisions by local units

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Existing Plans

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Grant Funded Plans

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Options

• Basic County Plan• Joint Planning Effort• Town Driven Plan

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Basic County Plan

• County-wide Perspective• Would not cover local L-U

decisions• Limited input from local units• Local governments with land use

controls would still be required to prepare their own Plans.

• Coordination between Plans would be limited

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Joint Planning Effort

• Several jurisdictions join with County to seek State Planning Grant

• Must consider 14 SG Goals• Plans reviewed by State• Up to 75% funding available• Application due on November 1• Provides for higher level of

coordination

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Town Driven Plan

• Initiative would be taken by those Towns, Cities, & Villages that have land use controls

• Each would determine the extent of their planning needs

• Plans would proceed independently

• NCWRPC could coordinate efforts• County Plan would “wrap around”

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Town Driven Plan

• “A la carte” approach to planning services offered by NCWRPC– Local governments must decide how much of

the plan work they want to do themselves– They can choose from a list of services offered– Pieces can be assembled into a Plan that meets

the requirements of the law– NCWRPC will check Plan for completeness– NCWRPC also available to facilitate the planning

process

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Town Driven Plan

• NCWRPC will also prepare a complete Plan for Towns & Cities

• Now working with Cutler & Orange

• For a flat fee ($12,000) we offer a standard package that can be adapted to the individual Town-- 12 maps

-- 8 to 10 meetings

-- demographics, analysis, projections

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Town Driven Plan

• Whether prepared by NCWRPC or by the local unit the process will be coordinated with the County and local vision integrated into Plan

• Inconsistencies & conflicts dealt with• Local process will parallel County• Final product will reflect local vision

and tie them together at County level

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Next Steps

• Decide if your community will have land use regulations

• How much of the work can you do?

• What can you afford?• Full package or a la carte?

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Next Steps

• Participation Plan• Planning Commission• Village Powers?• Survey?• Visioning?• Public meeting?• What are the issues we face in

the future?

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Questions?

•Mike Agnew, AICPNCWRPC210 McClellan St. Ste 210Wausau, WI 54403(715) 849-5510magnew@ncwrpc.org