Land Use
Adopted by SEWRPC in 2006, the 2035 regional land use plan served as the regional land use plan for the Region until it was superseded in July 2016 by VISION 2050: A Regional Land Use and Transportation Plan for Southeastern Wisconsin. It carried forward fundamental land use recommendations made in the initial regional land use plan adopted in 1966 and amended from time-to-time thereafter. While imperfectly implemented over the intervening years, the fundamental plan concepts attendant to the abatement and containment of urban sprawl, the protection and preservation of the natural resource base, and the protection and preservation of prime agricultural lands first expressed in that initial plan have served the Region well. The year 2035 regional land use plan (map) was designed to accommodate the 2035 forecasts of population, households, and jobs that were prepared shortly after receipt of the data from the U.S. Census of Population and Housing conducted in 2000.
The year 2035 regional land use plan is documented in SEWRPC Planning Report No. 48, A Regional Land Use Plan for Southeastern Wisconsin: 2035, and was prepared under the guidance of the SEWRPC Advisory Committee on Regional Land Use Planning. Under Wisconsin law, regional plans are advisory in nature to the State agencies and County and local units of government that have direct responsibilities for land use management.
The year 2035 regional land use plan contained the following key recommendations:
Advisory Committee on Regional Land Use Planning
Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
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