Comprehensive Planning Grant Program

Status Update

Laura Arbuckle, Administrator Division of Intergovernmental Relations

Wisconsin Towns AssociationDecember 2005

Comprehensive Planning ProgramComprehensive Planning Program

The Comprehensive Planning Program is dedicated to identifying ways to enhance and facilitate planning efforts of Wisconsin's local governments and to improve the coordination and cooperation of state agencies in their land use activities.

Assists local governments in the development and adoption of comprehensive plans, consistent with §66.1001, Wis. Stats..

Funding through the Department of Administration, Division of Intergovernmental Relations ($2.0 million in program revenue annually)

Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning LawWisconsin Comprehensive Planning Law

Defines a Comprehensive Plan – nine elements (Issues and opportunities; housing; transportation; utilities and community facilities; agricultural, natural and cultural resources; economic development; intergovernmental cooperation; land use; implementation)

Requires consistency between official mapping, zoning, subdivision ordinances and the comprehensive plan by January 1, 2010.

Requires public involvement.

Assists communities with grant program.

The state does not approve or review local comprehensive plans other than monitor compliance with grant conditions.

The Department of Administration is a clearing house of all adopted plans in the state.

Note: Details found in s. 66.1001, Wis. Stats.

Year Grant AwardedNo Grant Awarded200020012002200320042005

County Boundaries

Comprehensive Planning Grant Awardsto Cities, Villages & Towns: 2000 - 2005

Department of Administration

GrantGrant AllocationAllocation

As of June 2005

742 Grantees (Nearly 40% of Wisconsin’s Local and Tribal Governments)

&

$13.5 Million Allocated

For Comprehensive Planning

In the State of Wisconsin

Grant Funding SummaryGrant Funding Summary

Comprehensive Planning Grant Funding

1.0

2.53.0 3.0

2.0 2.0 2.01.4

3.4

4.6 4.6

2.5

5.5 5.8

0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.0

Year 2000 Year 2001 Year 2002 Year 2003 Year 2004 Year 2005 Year 2006

Funding Available Funding Requested

2006 Grant Applications2006 Grant Applications

Total 34 grant applications

26 out of 34 total were multi-jurisdictional applications

19 County Applications:

Bayfield MenomineeDoor OcontoDouglas PepinEau Claire PolkForest RacineGrant SawyerJackson SheboyganKenosha TrempealeauMarinette Walworth Waushara

Total Request $5.8M (available $2.0M)

DOA Plan LibraryDOA Plan Library

DOA receives and makes available copies of all adopted

Comprehensive Plans per 66.1001 stats.

DOA Library currently contains 369 plans, 68 which

were written without a state grant.

List of adopted plans available on DOA website,

including web links to many adopted plans. DOA

maintains hard copies of all submitted plans for public

review.

COMPREHENSIVE PLANS –COMPREHENSIVE PLANS –

NORTHERN PROGRESSNORTHERN PROGRESS

AVAILABLE RESOURCESAVAILABLE RESOURCES

Element GuidesElement Guides(Electronic versions available from DOA’s website)(Electronic versions available from DOA’s website)

Housing Element

• Guide to Preparing the Housing Element of a Local Comprehensive Plan

Transportation Element

• Transportation Planning Resource Guide for Local Comprehensive Planning

Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources Element• A Guide to Natural Resources Planning in Wisconsin

• A Guide to Cultural Resources Planning in Wisconsin

• A Guide to Planning for Agriculture in Wisconsin

Economic Development Element• A Guide to Preparing the Economic Development Element of a Comprehensive Plan

Intergovernmental Cooperation Element•A Guide to Preparing the Intergovernmental Cooperation Element of a Local Comprehensive Plan

Land Use Element• Land Use Guide

Interested in a Comprehensive Interested in a Comprehensive

Planning Grant next year?Planning Grant next year?

•Contact the Comprehensive Planning Grant program staff.

•Attend the September Comprehensive Planning Grant Program workshops.

•Grant application deadline is November 1, 2006.

Contact:

Joanna Schumann, Grant AdministratorComprehensive Planning Grant Program

Joanna.schumann@wisconsin.gov(608) 267-3369

Mike Friis, Team LeaderResource Policy Team

Michael.Friis@wisconsin.gov(608) 267-7982

Division of Intergovernmental RelationsDepartment of Administration

101 E. Wilson Street, 10th FloorMadison, WI 53702-0001

You can also visit the DOA website for additional information http://www.doa.state.wi.us

keyword: comprehensive planning

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