Regional Land Use Plan
The regional land use plan, which is based upon forecasts of the population and economy of the Region, is the most basic element of the comprehensive plan for the Region. Other elements that address transportation, flood management, and sewerage, and as well, parks and open spaces, environmental corridors, and natural areas, are all coordinated by being related to a single underlying regional land use plan.
SEWRPC Planning Report No. 48, A Regional Land Use Plan For Southeastern Wisconsin, completed in June 2006, represents the 5th generation of such plans. The previous regional land use plan was adopted in 1997 as a year 2020 plan, and was amended and extended to the year 2025. The new plan replaces the existing plan, and will serve as a guide to land use development and redevelopment to the year 2035. It also served as a basis for the new regional transportation system plan.
The regional land use plan was developed under the guidance of the Advisory Committee on Regional Land Use Planning. The Advisory Committee was responsible for proposing to the Commission, after careful study and evaluation, a recommended regional land use plan. The Advisory Committee was intended to promote intergovernmental and interagency coordination, and to serve as a direct liaison between the Commission planning effort and the local and State governments that will be responsible for implementing the recommendations of the plans.
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