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- Following separate requests from two town clerks in Sheboygan County, Kevin created a two-page, easy to understand handout, customized for each town, to help a Board of Appeals work through the process of deciding whether to approve land use variance applications. The guidelines and checklist will encourage standardized, consistent, and legally defensible decision-making, which can be challenging for boards with volunteers who meet infrequently for hearings. Even if they have received training, it is easy to forget key principles. “This is great. Thank you so much, Kevin!” – town clerk
- After hearing of the successful adoption of a mid-scale solar energy systems ordinance in the Town of Sherman, the Town of Herman contacted Kevin asking for assistance with the process of adding similar standards to their zoning ordinance. With the increasing financial viability of medium sized solar developments (e.g., a solar energy system on approximately 32 acres can provide enough energy each year to meet the needs of about 1,000 homes), having state-compliant standards in place will allow the Town to protect public health and safety by enforcing rules for setbacks, noise, decommissioning, and several other issues.
