About the Program
The workshop is designed for zoning
board members with varying levels of
experience. Other interested persons are
also encouraged to a end. The workshop
is intended to provide informa on about
the decisions made by the zoning board
and the procedures and legal standards
that apply.
Presenter: Lynn Markham is a Land Use
Specialist with the Center for Land Use
Educa on (CLUE). CLUE is a collabora ve
effort of the University of WisconsinStevens Point and the University of
Wisconsin-Extension.
Topics of Interest: Please send
sugges ons for topics that you would
like to see covered at the workshop to
lmarkham@uwsp.edu.
Workshop Fee: The cost of the workshop
is $25, which covers the cost of the
workshop, lunch, and materials.
Handbooks: Par cipants may purchase a
copy of the Plan Commission Handbook
or the Zoning Board Handbook for $15
apiece. While they are not required to
a end the workshop, we recommend that
all members have access to a copy. The
handbooks may be viewed or downloaded
at no cost from our website: www.uwsp.
edu/cnr-ap/clue
For More Informa on
Lynn Markham
ZONING BOARD
WORKSHOP
Center for Land Use Educa on
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
800 Reserve Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Telephone: 715-346-3879
Email: lmarkham@uwsp.edu
Website: www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/clue/
An EEO/AA employer, the University of Wisconsin
Extension provides equal opportuniƟes in employment
and programming, including Title IX and American
with DisabiliƟes (ADA) requirements.
Requests for reasonable accommodaƟons for
disabiliƟes or limitaƟons should be made prior to the
date of the program or acƟvity for which it is needed.
Please do so as early as possible prior to the program
or acƟvity so that proper arrangements can be made.
Requests are kept confidenƟal.
March 18, 2014
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Iowa County
Health and Human Services Building
Community Room
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Sponsored by:
Iowa County
Office of Planning & Development
Registra on Form
Register online at hƩp://bit.ly/1b7YTlf
or submit the printed registraƟon form to
the Center for Land Use EducaƟon.
Contact informa on:
Organiza on________________________
Name _____________________________
Address ___________________________
City, State, Zip ______________________
Telephone _________________________
Email _____________________________
Local government affilia on (circle one):
county| city| village| town of:________
Workshop A endees
Lunch (yes/no)
Zoning Board Workshop
Date: Tuesday, March 18
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Who should a end?
New and con nuing zoning board of adjustment and appeals members
Town, city, village, and county governments
Elected officials and planning and zoning staff
Others interested in zoning issues
Topics Covered:
How to conduct a zoning board mee ng
Zoning boards are quasi-judicial: How to act like a judge and avoid bias
Decision making process and crea ng the record
Recent case law
Variances: the 3-step test
Hands-on exercise: Would you grant a variance?
Group discussion about zoning board ques ons
Loca on: Iowa County Health and Human Services Building
303 W. Chapel Street, Dodgeville, WI
Total order for all a endees:
Workshop fee:
PC handbook:
ZB handbook:
Qty____$25 each
Qty____$15 each
Qty____$15 each
TOTAL: $_________
Method of payment (select one):
____ Check enclosed $____________
Payable to Center for Land Use EducaƟon
____ Bill local government unit
Fee: $25, includes lunch