Useful Resources/Links
Adoption Procedures
See s. 66.1001(4) Comprehensive Planning Statutes 
Crafting an Effective Plan for Public Participation Guide
Element Guides
Element guides specifically designed for local comprehensive planning processes are available for seven of the nine required elements.
Model Ordinances
Model Ordinance for a Conservation Subdivision (2000)
Model Ordinance for a Traditional Neighborhood Development (2001)
Model Ordinance: Adoption of a Local Comprehensive Plan
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Links to other Comprehensive Planning Resources
Applied Population Lab - mapping application Thematic mapping based on census information, as well as comprehensive plan submittals to WI Department of Administration
Center for Community Economic Development - Fund raising / grant writing links
Center for Land Use Education (CLUE)
This website provides a wealth of information on community planning in Wisconsin.
CLUE forest planning information: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/forestplanning.html
Plan Commission Handbook
Clerk contact info
Online database of Wisconsin municipal and county clerk contact info
County planning and/or zoning department contact information
Drainage District Mapping Application for Wisconsin
Environmental Protection Agency Smart Growth Implementation Assistance
Groundwater in Wisconsin comprehensive planning website
Health Impact Assessment Online Toolkit
Housing and Urban Development - Community Challenge Planning Grants
Municipal and county associations
Wisconsin Counties Association
Wisconsin Towns Association
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
NOAA's Coastal Change Analysis Program Land Cover Atlas
This online data viewer provides maps and reports of land cover change at the county level in coastal regions.
Public Service Commission and Smart Growth Initiatives
This website contains suggestions for community planners and zoning officials on how to plan for electric transmission facilities in the comprehensive planning and zoning processes.
Regional Planning Commissions Directory
UW Department of Urban and Regional Planning: Index of planning and land use laws
UW Extension
Center for Community Economic Development
Downtown and Business District Market Analysis
University of Wisconsin Extension Local Government Center
WiscLINC - Wisconsin Land Information Clearinghouse
Wisconsin Coastal Management Program
Wisconsin county web mapping websites
Wisconsin Department of Administration population projections
WI Department of Commerce - Division of Housing and Community Development
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Webmapping applications
Comprehensive planning ATRI webmapping tool
Smart Forestry
WI Department of Transportation, Transportation and Land Use
Wisconsin Emergency Management, Hazard Mitigation
Wisconsin Historical Society Smart Growth Initiative
For more information on the planning grant program contact
Comprehensive Planning Program
101 E. Wilson Street, 9th Floor
Madison, WI 53703
Tel. 608.267.3369
Fax 608.267.6917
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