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Land Use Planning Guides

Land Use Resource Guide -(large pdf 13 mb) A guide to preparing the land use element of a local comprehensive plan.  June 2005, Center for Land Use Education.  The land use element of the comprehensive plan is where communities bring together ideas from other comprehensive planning elements, and make decisions about future land uses.  This is a large document (136 pages, 13,209 KB) and is offered for download in its entirety at the links above, or by section/chapter below:

  • Front cover, introduction and table of contents  (10 pg, 808 KB)
  • Chapter 1, Introduction and Overview  (8 pg, 1142 KB)
  • Chapter 2, The Land Use Element within the Comprehensive Planning Process  (10 pg, 1820 KB)
  • Chapter 3, Conducting a Land Use Survey  (6 pg, 6821 KB)
  • Chapter 4, Land Use Analysis  (14 pg, 4047 KB)
  • Chapter 5, Creating Land Use Goals, Objectives, Policies and Programs (8 pg, 450 KB)
  • Chapter 6, Land Use Alternatives or Scenarios  (10 pg, 2543 KB)
  • Chapter 7, Preparing a Future Land Use Map  (6 pg, 6081 KB)
  • Chapter 8, Implementation Tools  (10 pg, 608 KB)
  • Chapter 9, Monitoring and Future Updates and Revisions  (4 pg, 488 KB)
  • Appendix A, Land Use Planning Principles  (4 pg, 320 KB)
  • Appendix B, An Example of a Land Use Element  (34 pg, 15532 KB)
  • Appendix C, Land-Based Classification Standards Color Codes for Activity and Function  (4 pg, 404 KB)
  • Appendix D, Land Use Resources  (2 pages, 299 KB)
  • Index and back cover  (4 pages, 484 KB)


Guide to Community Planning in Wisconsin

Land Use Lingo: A Glossary of Land Use Terms - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Land Use Planning Around Airports in Wisconsin -pdf

An Overview of Land Use and Economic Development in Statewide Transportation Planning - pdf -(1999) - How states incorporate land use issues into their statewide transportation planning and policy efforts.

Plan Commission Handbook (2002)

Transportation and Land Use – Summary of information and resources including WisDOT District Staff Contacts for Comprehensive Planning.

Transportation and Land Use Coordination - pdf - WisDOT Workgroup Report (2002)

Wisconsin Platting Manual

Zoning Board Handbook for Zoning Boards of Adjustment/Appeals (2001)


Zoning Case Law Summary in Wisconsin - DNR.


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