Fort Atkinson looks at major zoning ordinance update
FORT ATKINSON, WISC. (excerpts from dailyunion.com) – Originally written more than 50 years ago and last updated 20 years ago, the City of Fort Atkinson Zoning Ordinance is being rewritten to allow the code to deal with modern issues and solutions. A draft of the new code was presented at a special Plan Commission meeting Thursday. With the help of input from city staff and community members, the draft was written by consultants from Madison-based firm Vandewalle and Associates. Community planning consultants Mike Slavney and Ben Rohr presented the draft ordinance at the meeting,...
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Jackie’s work in zoning and current planning has involved development review, zoning code amendments, and complete zoning code rewrites. Her work in transportation planning has included visioning and public participation efforts in support of the Sustainable Madison Transportation Master Plan, as well as analyzing impacts related to ongoing WisDOT highway studies.
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Mike Slavney, FAICP Principal Planner – Community Planning and Growth Management Mike Slavney is the director of planning services for Vandewalle & Associates. In this role he coordinates the firm’s activities in providing general planning services to municipalities, state agencies, and organizations. He is a nationally recognized leader in zoning, growth management, development review and negotiation, farmland and open space preservation, intermunicipal planning, participatory techniques, indirect and cumulative impact analysis, and plan implementation. Mr. Slavney was...
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