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Division of Intergovernmental Relations |
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According to the Comprehensive Planning Law, s. 66.1001, Wis. Stats., beginning on January 1, 2010, if a town, village, city, or county engages in official mapping, subdivision regulation, or zoning, those actions must be consistent with that community's comprehensive plan. The Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning Law does not mandate how a local community should grow, rather it requires public participation at the local level in deciding a vision for the community's future. 
What is a comprehensive plan? While a local government may choose to include additional elements, a comprehensive plan must include AT LEAST all of the below nine elements as defined by the Comprehensive Planning Law.
Element guides are available online. The law provides flexibility to local governments in addressing statutory requirements. Many communities choose to connect specific objectives, policies, and programs from throughout their comprehensive plan to responsible parties and timeframes in the implementation element, so that their hard work does not collect dust on the shelf. A central aspect of implementation is exercising land use regulation authorities. As mentioned above, according to s. 66.1001, beginning on January 1, 2010, if a town, village, city, or county engages in official mapping, subdivision regulation, or zoning, those actions must be consistent with that community's comprehensive plan. To view a list of comprehensive plans submitted to the Department of Administration, please browse our library of comprehensive plans. The Department of Administration administers a grant program to assist communities in the development of comprehensive plans. An emphasis is placed on multi-jurisdictional projects that foster intergovernmental cooperation.
For more information on the planning grant program contact To view any links that have the icon of
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Intergovernmental Relations 101 E Wilson St Madison, Wisconsin 53703 DOAWebMaster@wi.gov |
