Resources for Local Government

This webpage provides access to information on adoption and administration of shoreland zoning ordinances for local goverment officials and staff.

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Laws and Regulations

Publication Number	Publication Information
Chapter NR 115 [PDF 31KB]	Wisconsin's Shoreland Management Program. Wisconsin Administrative Code.
Chapter NR 116 [PDF 93KB]	Wisconsin's Floodplain Management Program. Wisconsin Administrative Code.
Chapter NR 117 [PDF 27KB]	Wisconsin's City and Village Shoreland-Wetland Protection Program. Wisconsin Administrative Code.
Chapter NR 118 [PDF 32KB]	Standards and Criteria for the Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. Wisconsin Administrative Code.

Model Zoning Ordinances

Publication Number	Publication Information
WT-542-2000	Creating an Effective Shoreland Zoning Ordinance: A Summary of Wisconsin Shoreland Zoning Ordinances. DNR.
WT-508-1997 [PDF 306KB]	Shoreland Zoning Resource Guide: An Annotated Model Shoreland Zoning Ordinance. DNR.
No Pub Number [PDF 232KB]	Model Shoreland Zoning Ordinance. DNR. Revised June 1985.
No Pub Number [PDF 1.55MB]	Model Shoreland-Wetland Zoning Ordinance for Cities and Villages. DNR.

Newsletters

Publication Number	Publication Information
DNR Series	Floodplain and Shoreland Management Notes.
UWEX Series [exit DNR]	Water & Law Newsletter.

Handbooks and Other Publications

Publication Number	Publication Information
No Pub Number [PDF 1.2MB]	Plan Commission Handbook. Center for Land Use Education. May 2002.
[exit DNR]	Zoning Board Handbook for Zoning Boards of Adjustment/Appeals. Center for Land Use Education. 2nd Ed. 2006.
WT-540-2004	Zoning Case Law Summary in Wisconsin. DNR.

This list of resources should not be construed as being complete. It is only part of a collection of resources and research that WDNR employees use as a reference in their day to day work. This list is in no way an endorsement of these organizations, but rather a resource for the public who may be interested in shoreland related issues.

For more information, contact:
Gregg Breese, Shoreland Zoning Contact
Bureau of Watershed Management
(608) 261-6430

Last Revised: Wednesday July 30 2008