CLUE E-Notes
Land use information and events for
Planners and Zoning Officials around the State

Center for Land Use Education

www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/

November, 2005

The purpose of this newsletter is to provide you with workshops, seminars and other events, that might not otherwise get published in the quarterly Land Use Tracker.

From the Center
The Land Use Guide is available on the Center web site in portable document format (.pdf).  The guide is also available in paper copy.  E-mail Cheryl Wagner of DOA to request a copy.

The Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey, has completed a study on Community Groundwater Planning and Implementation.  The complete report and resources can be found on the webpage.

Update of the Zoning Board Handbook continues.

Workshops
Zoning Board of Adjustment/Appeals - Beginning thru Advanced
Dec 8, Stoughton, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Dec 9, Marshfield, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
More information will be posted to the workshops webpage as it becomes available.

Current Legislation
In response to information on eminent domain, WAPA provides two links to discussions on the topic, in particular on the Kelo case.  The first link is to a 4-page article by Michael Christopher.  It provides a useful summary of the case and the implications for Wisconsin.

Model Land Division Ordinance
A model land division ordinance for use by anyone is available on the WAPA web site.

The ordinance was drafted in January, 1992 for the Town of McMillan in far southwestern Marathon County. It was drafted under the auspices of the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (NCWRPC), located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The Town of McMillan is the recipient of sprawl growth from the City of Marshfield, home of the famous Marshfield Clinic. Marshfield is in adjacent Wood County. The ordinance has been available from NCWRPC in hard copy and on diskette.  It is intended the on-line access would relieve NCWRPC of such requests.

Conferences/Events
Save this Date:  April 6-7, 2006
Wisconsin Chapter of the American Planning Association Conference, Chula Vista Resort and Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Visit the WAPA website for more information.