Registration Form
Zoning Board of Adjustment/Appeals Workshop – Hurley
Zoning Board Workshop
Who Should Attend?
September 20, 2011, Hurley, WI
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Name ________________________________
Address ______________________________
City, State, Zip _________________________
Daytime telephone _____________________
Email ________________________________
Local government affiliation (circle one)
town | village | city | county of:
_____________________________________
Workshop Fee:
Qty___ $10 each
Zoning Board Handbook: Qty___ $10 each
Method of Payment
____ Check enclosed $__________________
Zoning board of appeals and board of adjustment members
 Plan commissioners
 Elected officials from cities, villages, towns and counties
 Planning and zoning staff
 Others interested in planning and zoning issues
Agenda
5:00 pm
5:05 pm
Introduction
Basics of zoning boards
 Purposes and process of zoning
 Authority, organization, and roles
 Quorum and voting requirements
5:30 pm
Variances
PROGRAM NOTES:
The registration fee includes
workshop materials, and
refreshments.
Optional purchase of the Zoning
Board Handbook is available for
$10. The 200+ page handbook
is available online at
www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/
pubs-handbooks.html
Payable to Center for Land Use Education
 Basics
____ Bill local government unit at:
 Recent case law
_____________________________________
 Hands On Exercise: Would you grant the variance?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
6:30 pm
Break
6:45 pm
Other zoning board decisions
Call: 715-346-3879
Fax: 715.346.4038
E-mail: lmarkham@uwsp.edu
 Conditional uses and special exceptions
Or mail registration form and payment to:
ATTN: Center for Land Use Education
800 Reserve St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
 Standards of review when a zoning board reviews a zoning committee decision
 Administrative appeals
7:30 pm (Optional) additional discussion, evaluation, and adjournment
Sponsored by
About the Program
This workshop is presented by the
University of Wisconsin-Extension Center
for Land Use Education. The workshop is
Zoning Workshop for
Boards of
Adjustment/Appeals
designed for new and continuing zoning
Iron County Planning & Zoning
Thomas Bergman
300 Taconite Street
Hurley, WI 54534
Phone: 715-561-5414
Email: zoningadmin@ironcountywi.org
board of appeals and adjustment members.
Planning and zoning committees, local
government staff and other interested
September 20, 2011, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Iron County Courthouse
300 Taconite Street
Hurley, WI
persons are also encouraged to attend.
The workshop is intended to provide
information about the decisions made by the
zoning board and the procedures and legal
standards that apply.
Lynn Markham
Center for Land Use Education
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
800 Reserve Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Telephone: (715) 346-3879
Email: Lynn.Markham@uwsp.edu
Website: www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter
About the Fee
The workshop fee includes attendance,
materials, and refreshments. Participants
Program
may also opt to purchase a bound copy of
the Zoning Board Handbook, which is also
available online at no cost.
Will Andresen
Community Resource Development Educator
UW-Extension Iron County
300 Taconite Street
Suite 118
Hurley, WI 54534
Phone: 715-561-2695, Extension 2118
Email: will.andresen@ces.uwex.edu
Topics of Interest
Please send suggestions for specific topics
you would like to see covered at the
workshop to Lynn.Markham@uwsp.edu
Sponsored by:
University of Wisconsin-Extension
Center for Land Use Education
Iron County
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources