Town Comprehensive Plan Update and Planning Assistance Services

In Wisconsin and Dane County, town plans are a critical piece of the local and county land use decision making process. The most important of these plans is the Town Comprehensive Plan. The Dane County Zoning and Land Regulation (ZLR) Committee uses town comprehensive plans to determine if rezoning petitions are consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the plans. Town plans are adopted by the county board as part of the Dane County Comprehensive Plan. AND, Wisconsin State Statute requires comprehensive plans are updated every 10 years.
Does your town comprehensive plan due for an update? Dane County Planning and Development can help at NO COST. 

Contact Senior Planner Bridgit Van Belleghem for an initial consultation.

While the timeline is entirely up to town decision-makers, a typical process is:

1. County staff produce draft background data, narrative, and mapping for each element (Month 1)
2. Town Planning Commission and/or Board conducts resident survey (recommended) (Month 1-3)
3. Planning Commission drafts updated policy language (Month 3-6)
4. County staff integrates background data and policy (Month 7)
5. Plan commission finalizes draft (Month 8)
6. Plan Commission submits the plan to the Town Board for consideration (Month 9)
7. Town Board adopts the plan (Month 9-10)
8. The County ZLR Commission and Board adopt the town plan as part of the Dane County Comprehensive Plan (Month 11/12)
9. Plan implementation begins (continues) in accordance with state statute