Registration Form
Zoning Board of Adjustment/Appeals Workshop – Grand Rapids
Zoning Board Workshop
February 19, 2011, Town of Grand Rapids
Name ________________________________
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Address ______________________________
City, State, Zip _________________________
Daytime telephone _____________________
Email ________________________________
Local government affiliation (circle one)
town | village | city | county of:
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Workshop Fee:
Qty___ $25 each
Zoning Board Handbook: Qty___ $10 each
Method of Payment
____ Check enclosed $__________________
Payable to Center for Land Use Education
____ Bill local government unit at:
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Who Should Attend?
Zoning board of adjustment/appeals members
 Plan commissioners
Elected officials from cities, villages, towns and counties
 Planning and zoning staff
 Others interested in planning and zoning issues
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Agenda
8:30 a.m. Doors Open
9:00 a.m. – Introduction
9:05 – 10:30 a.m. Organization and approach to keep you out of trouble
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BOA authority & role
Organization & voting requirements
Duties of officers
Impartial decision makers
Ethics
Open meetings
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 – 12:00 p.m. Variances
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Basics
New case law
Exercise
12:00—1:00 p.m. Lunch
Registration
Call: (715) 421-8440
E-mail: mspencer@co.wood.wi.us
Or mail registration form and payment to:
ATTN: Wood County UW-Extension
400 Market Street
P.O. Box PO Box 8095
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
1:00— 2:30 p.m. BOA decisions
 Conditional uses
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Administrative appeals
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Improving board decisions
2:30—3:00 p.m. Open discussion
Registration
PROGRAM NOTES:
The registration fee includes
workshop materials and lunch.
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
Sponsored by
About the Program
This workshop is presented by the
University of Wisconsin-Extension Center
for Land Use Education. The workshop is
Peter Manley
Wood County UW-Extension
400 Market Street
P.O. Box PO Box 8095
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
Email: peter.manley@ces.uwex.edu
Website: http://wood.uwex.edu/cnred
Zoning Workshop for
Boards of
Adjustment/Appeals
designed for new and continuing zoning
board of appeals and adjustment members.
Planning and zoning committees, local
government staff and other interested
February 19, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Town of Grand Rapids Fire Station
2410 48th St South
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
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
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
standards that apply.
About the Fee
The workshop fee includes attendance,
materials, and lunch. Participants may also
opt to purchase a bound copy of the Zoning
Board Handbook, which is also available
online at no cost.
Program
Topics of Interest
Town of Grand Rapids
2410 48th St South
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 54494
Phone: 715-424-1821
Website: http://www.townofgrandrapids.org/
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
Town of Grand Rapids
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources