Current through February 26, 2024
The grant application scoring criteria is based upon
preferences in s.
16.965(4),
Stats., and shall be scored as follows:
(1) Thirty percent of the total points
available shall be assigned to addressing the interests of overlapping or
neighboring jurisdictions. Applications may be evaluated based on the
applicant:
(a) Providing a list of
participants anticipated within the development of a plan or plan update and
addressing coordination efforts within the planning process with these
participants.
(b) Identifying the
process to review existing plans of these participants and identifying
discrepancies between plans.
(c)
Addressing consistency of plans, especially regarding border issues between
jurisdictions.
(d) Addressing
implementation efforts to minimize conflicts between jurisdictions.
(e) Including proposals for coordination
within extraterritorial boundaries through intergovernmental cooperation
techniques.
(f) Including proposals
for cooperative agreements.
(g)
Engaging in a multi-jurisdictional plan as defined in s.
Adm
48.02(10).
(2) Twenty-five percent of the total points
available shall be assigned to providing a specific description of the means by
which all of the local, comprehensive planning goals specified in s.
16.965(4),
Stats., will be achieved. Applications may be evaluated based on the applicant:
(a) Addressing each of the goals and
discussing the specific elements within s.
66.1001,
Stats., in which each of these goals will be addressed.
(b) Describing specific locational issues
within the discussion of the goals such as population changes, transportation
needs, environmental issues, housing issues and other planning
issues.
(c) Describing the goals in
a coherent and consistent manner between all goals.
(3) Twenty percent of the total points
available shall be assigned to providing a description of the process to
identify smart growth areas. Under s.
16.965,
Stats., a smart growth area is an area that will enable the development and
redevelopment of lands with existing infrastructure and municipal, state and
utility services, where practicable, or that will encourage efficient
development patterns that are both contiguous to existing development and at
densities which have relatively low municipal, state governmental and utility
costs. Applications may be evaluated based on the applicant:
(a) Identifying the planning process for
identifying potential smart growth areas and the policy implications for
implementing these areas.
(b)
Describing the implementation of smart growth areas.
(c) Developing these areas cooperatively with
adjacent and overlapping jurisdictions.
(d) Identifying demographic, social and
economic changes within the past 10 years.
(4) Twelve percent of the total points
available shall be assigned to including planning efforts, including subsequent
updates and amendments, that include development of implementing ordinances,
including ordinances pertaining to zoning, subdivisions and land division.
Applications may be evaluated based on the applicant:
(a) Addressing the process of developing or
updating ordinances and other implementation strategies that are consistent
with the provisions of the plan or plan update.
(b) Identifying land use issues related to
new, anticipated, or potential transportation facilities or
improvements.
(c) Identifying
innovative plan implementation techniques such as improved processes and
coordination techniques among neighboring and overlapping jurisdictions,
community design guidelines and other techniques.
(d) Describing the level of applicant's
zoning authority.
(5)
One percent of the total points available shall be assigned to including
planning efforts contemplated for completion within 30 months from the date the
grant is awarded.
(6) Twelve
percent of the total points available shall be assigned to including planning
efforts that provide opportunities for public participation throughout the
planning process. Applications may be evaluated based on the applicant:
(a) Identifying the process for determining
and adopting public participation procedures and address all requirements found
in s.
66.1001(4)
(a), Stats.
(b) Proposing creative and innovative public
participation efforts.
(c)
Providing a variety of opportunities for broad public participation throughout
the planning process.
(d) Providing
opportunities for neighboring and overlapping jurisdictions to
participate.
