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Land Use Resource Guide Appendix A

The document provides principles to guide the preparation of a map for desired future land uses. It lists principles grouped under categories such as general land use, agricultural/natural/cultural resources, housing and neighborhoods, utilities/facilities, and economic development. The principles focus on separating incompatible uses, preserving resources, accommodating different land uses, and encouraging efficient development that makes use of existing infrastructure.

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Land Use Resource Guide Appendix A

The document provides principles to guide the preparation of a map for desired future land uses. It lists principles grouped under categories such as general land use, agricultural/natural/cultural resources, housing and neighborhoods, utilities/facilities, and economic development. The principles focus on separating incompatible uses, preserving resources, accommodating different land uses, and encouraging efficient development that makes use of existing infrastructure.

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Appendix

Land Use Planning


Principles

The following principles may help guide the preparation of a map of desired future land uses.
The principles are grouped under several broad categories. This list is not exhaustive. There
may be additional issues and considerations that are particular to your community that you
may wish to add.

GENERAL LAND USE □ Accommodate daily services in a central


location or business district.
□ Separate incompatible uses, such as □ Locate institutional uses in areas to serve
industrial from residential, by locating as focal points for the community and,
them in different parts of the community where appropriate, support downtown or
or buffering them from each other. special district activities.
□ Consider potential “nuisances,” such □ Continue developing in areas where
as noises, light, smell, high volume existing development is already located
roadways and industrial uses. or where public services already exist
rather than developing new areas.

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AGRICULTURAL, NATURAL AND □ Plan for multi-family developments in


CULTURAL RESOURCES parts of a city or village where streets
and sidewalks can handle the increased
□ Minimize development of the best amount of traffic generated by the project,
agricultural lands. where there are adequate parks, and
□ Discourage growth in natural areas like where the utility system and schools have
wetlands, steep slopes, floodplains, and sufficient capacity.
stream corridors. □ Within cities and villages and urban
□ Consider historic resources and towns, design new neighborhoods that are
archeological sites. located within walking distance of civic
□ Configure development relative spaces, churches, commercial uses and
to topographical constraints (e.g. jobs.
relatively flat areas are more suitable for □ Encourage small-scale retail and
commercial/industrial type uses whereas services to locate close to residential
rolling topography may be appropriate for neighborhoods.
some housing) □ Separate and buffer mainly residential
□ Capitalize on, but do not harm natural neighborhoods and schools from large-
amenities (like rivers, forested or wooded scale commercial and industrial areas.
areas, wetlands, etc). □ Preserve distinctive and attractive
□ Consider sustainability of future water entryways into the community. (i.e. how
supply and impacts of solid and liquid does the community wish to present itself
waste treatment and disposal. to visitors exiting the interstate - big box
□ Provide for existing water supply to be stores, strip development, etc.)
protected (wellhead protection).
□ Consider natural hazards such as bluff
stability along the lakes and Mississippi UTILITIES AND COMMUNITY
River and water related hazards such as FACILITIES
arsenic in the Fox Valley and radioactivity
in other areas. □ Maximize use of existing utility systems
and facilities before extending systems.
□ Avoid urban development in areas that
HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD cannot be easily or economically served
DEVELOPMENT with municipal utilities.

□ Provide enough areas for housing to meet


future growth expectations. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
□ In cities and villages and urban towns,
incorporate a mix of housing types, □ Particularly in cities and villages,
densities, and costs (single-family, multi- maintain a sufficient supply of
family, apartments, senior and affordable developable land for industrial and
housing). commercial land uses.
□ Distribute affordable housing throughout □ Focus planned expansion of larger
the community. commercial development in discrete areas

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on major roads.
□ Discourage continuous strip development
along long stretches of roads.
□ Consider the impact of future commercial
areas on the economic viability
of existing commercial areas like
downtowns.
□ Encourage commercial “infill”
development in areas where adequate
services are already in place.

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