Comprehensive Planning
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Wisconsin's New Comprehensive Planning & Smart Growth Law
(LGC Fact Sheet #15). James H. Schneider. UW-Extension Local Government Center.
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Comprehensive Planning & Smart Growth Law FAQs
James H. Schneider. UW-Extension Local Government Center.
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Comprehensive Planning Fundamentals
Mike Koles. Available from UW-Extension Publications at (877) 947-7827.
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Key Points about Wisconsin’s New Comprehensive Planning and “Smart Growth” Law
Brian W. Ohm. Available from UW-Extension Publications at (877) 947-7827.
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Required Elements of a Local Comprehensive Plan
Brian W. Ohm. Available from UW-Extension Publications at (877) 947-7827.
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Library of Wisconsin Comprehensive Plans
Wisconsin Department of Administration.
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Preparing for the Comprehensive Planning Process
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Comprehensive Planning Element Guides
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Guide to Preparing the Housing Element of a Local Comprehensive Plan
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Transportation Planning Resource Guide: A guide to preparing the transportation
element of a local comprehensive plan
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Planning for Agriculture in Wisconsin: A Guide for Communities
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Planning for Natural Resources: A Guide to Including Natural Resources in Local
Comprehensive Planning
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A Guide to Smart Growth and Cultural Resource Planning
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A Guide to Preparing the Economic Development Element of a Comprehensive Plan
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A Guide to Preparing the Intergovernmental Cooperation element of a local
Comprehensive Plan
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Land Use Resource Guide: A guide to preparing the land use element of a local
comprehensive plan This is a large document (136 pages) and is offered for download in
its entirety at the link above, or by section/chapter below:
 Front cover, introduction and table of contents
 Chapter 1, Introduction and Overview
 Chapter 2, The Land Use Element within the Comprehensive Planning Process
 Chapter 3, Conducting a Land Use Survey
 Chapter 4, Land Use Analysis
 Chapter 5, Creating Land Use Goals, Objectives, Policies and Programs
 Chapter 6, Land Use Alternatives or Scenarios
 Chapter 7, Preparing a Future Land Use Map
 Chapter 8, Implementation Tools
 Chapter 9, Monitoring and Future Updates and Revisions
 Appendix A, Land Use Planning Principles
 Appendix B, An Example of a Land Use Element
 Appendix C, Land-Based Classification Standards Color Codes for Activity and
Function
 Appendix D, Land Use Resources
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Index and back cover
Implementation Guide
Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning Implementation Guide Toolkit: An interactive online resource of implementation tools
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Directory of Resources for Comprehensive Planning in Wisconsin
79 pages. Wisconsin Department of Administration and the Wisconsin Land Council State
Agency Resource Working Group. A compilation of planning guides, programs, data and
mapping resources by comprehensive plan element.
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Comprehensive Planning Binder (No content for this link right now)
Reference Materials for Local Planning Committees.