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PORTAGE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROGRAM

Teamwork Town of Sharon

2008 Plan Commission Recommended Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan Document

The Town of Sharon Plan Commission forwarded a series of recommended amendments to the Town's Comprehensive Plan document in the summer of 2008. The revisions to the plan were necessary to clarify some land use issues in the town through text and map changes. The following documents outline the recommendations forwarded by the Plan Commission to the Town Board for consideration. A public hearing on the proposed amendmends will be held by the Town Board on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sharon Town Hall. There will also be an Open House August 4, 2008 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. so that people can review the changes; the documents will also be available at the Town Hall Monday through Thursday  10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

PDF file Read me First (12 KB)
PDF file Proposed Revisions to the Sharon Comprehensive Plan Document 124( KB)
PDF file Map 041: Existing Land Use Plan (794 KB)
PDF file Map 043A: Future Land Use (287 KB)
PDF file Map 043B: Future Land Use - Polonia (195 KB)
PDF file Map 043C: Future Land Use - Ellis (164 KB)

Adopted Comprehensive Plan Document

The Town of Sharon Plan Commission forwarded a resolution recommending adoption of the Town's comprehensive plan on December 21, 2006. Following a public hearing on January 23, 2007, the Sharon Town Board adopted the Town's comprehensive plan by ordinance on February 13, 2007.

The Town Clerk has copies of the Comprehensive Plan for review at the Town Hall. The Portage County Planning and Zoning Department, 1462 Strongs Avenue, Stevens Point, also has copies for review. In addition to these locations you can also find a copy of the plan at the Charles White Library, Stevens Point and Lettie Jensen Library-Village of Amherst.

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Town of Sharon Comprehensive Plan (498 KB)

Map 041: Existing Land Use Plan: 1991 Update (701 KB)

Map 010: Functional Class and Transportation Network (249 KB)

Map 042: Parks and Recreation (678 KB)

Map 011: Town of Sharon Location (1,614 KB) Map 043A: Future Land Use (355 KB)
Map 020: Community Facilities (706 KB) Map 043B: Future Land Use - Polonia (195 KB)
Map 021: Schools and School Districts (672 KB)

Map 043C: Future Land Use - Ellis (165 KB)

Map 022: Well Yield Rates (669 KB)


Map 030: Highly Productive Agricultural Soils (1,716 KB)


Map 031: Topography (2,288 KB)

 

Map 032: General Soil Associations (693 KB)

 

Map 033: Wetlands & Watersheds (1,185 KB)

 

Map 034: Groundwater Flow (704 KB)

 

Map 035: Floodplains (658 KB)

 

Map 036: Forested Land (1,178 KB)


Map 037: Atrazine Prohibition Areas (642 KB)

 

Map 038: Nitrates (756 KB)

 

ButtonMap 039: Lake Districts & Wellhead Protection Zones (724 KB)

 

ButtonMap 040: Land Capability for On-Site Waste Systems (4,464 KB)