Guide to Community Planning in Wisconsin by Brian W. Ohm

Chapter 2:  Types of Plans & Overview of Implementation Tools
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1.5.14  Comprehensive Town Park System Plans  

Towns have limited planning powers which may be exercised through a town park commission. (54)  Town park commissions have the authority to prepare a comprehensive town park system plan which may include parks, parkways, boulevards or pleasure drives.(55)

Other planning activities undertaken by the plan commission or another planning entity may involve urban redevelopment plans (56), business improvement district plans (57), and comprehensive redevelopment plans. (58)

Some of the various planning activities that do not have specific enabling legislation are the following:

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(53) Wis. Stat. § 60.66.
(54) Wis. Stat. § 60.66(4).
(55) Wis. Stat. § 66.406.
(56) Wis. Stat. § 66.608.
(57) Wis. Stat. § 66.431(6).

Wisconsin Statutes