Community Development Impact September 2023

  • Kevin was asked by a landowner and a town plan commissioner to provide technical assistance for a complex proposal involving a conditional use permit, multiple land divisions, and multiple rezonings for a property in farmland preservation and within a nearby city’s extraterritorial platting jurisdiction. After looking at the property from many different perspectives, learning about the applicable regulations, and gaining an understanding of the approval process, the landowner and commissioner left the meeting feeling more confident that the proposed changes to the property will proceed correctly and in a timely manner.
  • During a discussion at a town meeting regarding a business owner’s conditional use permit (CUP) renewal, Kevin explained the standards that must now be followed when CUP applications come before the plan commission and board for consideration. 2017 Wisconsin Act 67 included key changes that some municipalities have not yet incorporated into their zoning ordinance. Following the meeting, Kevin provided language to the town clerk that can be added to the town’s CUP application to remind town officials of the process they must follow when setting forth conditions and approving or denying a CUP application.
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