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Milwaukee, WI 53202
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DCD's Planning Division and Development Center help developers building new projects, small business owners expanding their businesses, and homeowners making property improvements. 

Note: The Certified Survey Map application has been updated in accordance with a State Statute change increasing the County recording fee.

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City Plan Commission (CPC)

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Development Center (permits & zoning)

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Board of Zoning Appeals
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Planning glossary  pdf
 
Plans/Studies

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All plans and studies

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Comprehensive planning

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Citywide Policy Plan

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Presentation on comprehensive planning in Milwaukee

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Area plans

 

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Find your area plan

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Area plan maps

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Area plan catalytic projects
Design guidelines

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Citywide

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Milwaukee River

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Third Ward

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Westown
Development Incentive Zones

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5th / Layton

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938 W Layton

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The Brewery Project

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East End Menomonee Valley

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Holt Plaza

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Loomis Centre

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Midtown Center

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North Ave Commerce Center

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Towne Corporate Park of Granville
Neighborhood Conservation Zones

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Bay View / South Shore Drive

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Brewers Hill / Harambee
Redevelopment plans

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20th and Brown   pdf

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Avenues West 

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Beerline B 

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Bronzeville

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Capitol / 35th  pdf

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King and Reservoir  pdf

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Park East

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Port of Milwaukee
Other plans and studies

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Havenwoods

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Industrial land analysis

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Lakefront

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UWM neighborhood
Organization
Development Center
Long range planning
Planning administration

 
Applications and Procedures
Zoning change

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Check status of zoning change

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Application form  pdf

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Affidavit for zoning change  pdf

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Application procedure  pdf

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Processing schedule

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Check the zoning of a property
Planned development

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Detailed submittal checklist  pdf

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General submittal checklist  pdf

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Application form  pdf

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Affidavit for zoning change  pdf

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Project description and
owner's statement of intent
 
pdf

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Processing schedule

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Minor modification to planned development  pdf

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Minor modification to planned development application  pdf
Site plan review overlay district

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Application form  pdf

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Riverwalk site plan review overlay district information  pdf
Development incentive zone

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General information  pdf

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Application form pdf

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Processing schedule
Neighborhood conservation
overlay zone

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General information 

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Procedures 

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Permit process 

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Exception request 

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Review certificates 
Land division

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Check status of land division

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Certified survey map application pdf    UPDATED.

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Certified survey map: application procedure pdf  UPDATED

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Subdivision creating 5 or more parcels:  application procedure  pdf

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Subdivision application  pdf
Street or alley vacation

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Check status of vacation

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Application form  pdf

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Application procedure  pdf
Group residential

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Adult Family Homes (AFHs)  pdf

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Community Living Arrangements (CLAs) pdf
 
Zoning Districts
Zoning Code

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Zoning Code on-line

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Check the zoning of a property

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City Code of Ordinances
River Overlay Zone

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Milwaukee River Greenway Site Plan Review Overlay Zone
Interim Study Overlay Zone (IS)

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What is IS zoning?
Areas zoned IS:

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Bay View/Wentworth

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Milwaukee River Greenway Corridor
Flood Plain Overlay Zone revisions

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Lincoln Creek

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Valley Park

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Check a property's flood plain status
Redevelopment Zoning (RED)

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What is RED zoning?

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RED variance application  pdf
Areas zoned RED:

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Beerline B

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Eastern end of Menomonee Valley Plan area (6th/Canal)

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Park East
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