Submitting Application Information to the New Haven Plan Commission
The New Haven Plan Commission is responsible for reviewing requests for rezones, conditional use permits and special exception permits and making a formal recomendation to the New Haven Town Board to approve, disapprove or conditionally approve the request. The Town Board is responsible for making a recommendation to Adams County, which is where the actual decision will be made, although the Town of New Haven has veto authority over rezones approved by Adams County.
Please submit to the New Haven Plan Commission 8 completed copies of the "Request for Town Participation" form and also 8 completed copies of any forms to be submitted to Adams County, including a site-plan sketch.
The New Haven Plan Commission has a regularly scheduled meeting the 2nd Monday of each month at 6:30 at Town Hall and may schedule other dates depending on circumstances. All required paperwork must be received by the New Haven Town Clerk at least 7 days prior to a scheduled Plan Commission meeting to be considered for the meeting agenda.
Before submitting your application, please consider scheduling an informal preliminary consultation with the Chair of the New Haven Plan Commission to review whether any Town Ordinances or Plans are pertinant to your project.
Plan Commission Chair, Pete Joslin, 608-981-2120
Jane Bloss, 608-963-6752 Bob Krause, 608-981-2288
Myron Beyers, 608-586-4833
Jason Lindner, 608-981-2657
Bob Donner, alternate, 608-981-2471
Town Board
Chair, Mike Julson, 608-981-2140
Lenny Watson, 608-254-6395
Leo Musiedlak, 608-981-2170
Multiple Jurisdictions. All persons reviewing the applicability of New Haven Ordinances and Plans to their request should be aware that the Town of New Haven is only one of a number of governmental bodies that may have jurisdiction over proposed land divisions, developments or land-use requests. The Town of New Haven cannot make any representations on behalf of any other government body. No land division, rezone, conditional use or special exception is permitted unless all required approvals have been given.
Binding Acts. No statement or actions by any official employee, agent, Town Officer or Plan Commission Member of the Town of New Haven should be construed or taken as a binding act of the Town except a resolution, motion, or ordinance that has been adopted by the Town of New Haven Town Board at a lawfully conducted Town Board meeting. This includes, but is not limited to, interpretation of Town Ordinances and Plans.
Compliance Assurance. The Town of New Haven expressly states that it has no responsibility whatsoever for assuring that land and/or buildings sold in the town are in compliance with any ordinances, regulations, or rules. The Town also assumes no responsibility for the suitability of any property whose land division, rezone, conditional use or special exception has been approved by the Town Board.
Check whether your application conflicts with any of the following Ordinances and Plans. Be aware that other regulations besides those listed here may also pertain to your application, including Local, State or Federal.
1. Adams County Zoning Ordinance, available at Adams County Planning and Zoning, New Haven Town Hall or at www.newhavenwi.us.
2. New Haven Comprehensive Plan, available at Adams County Planning and Zoning, New Haven Town Hall and www.newhavenwi.us.
3. Adams County Land Division Ordinance available at Adams County Planning and Zoning and New Haven Town Hall.
4. Adams County Driveway Ordinance, available at Adams County Planning and Zoning, www.co.adams.wi.gov and www.newhavenwi.us.
5. New Haven Driveway Ordinance, available at New Haven Town Hall and www.newhavenwi.us.
6. Adams County Shoreland Ordinance, available at Adams County Planning and Zoning and New Haven Town Hall.
7. Adams County Stormwater Runoff Ordinance, available at Adams County Planning and Zoning and New Haven Town Hall.
Please feel free to call Plan Commission Chair, Pete Joslin at 608-981-2120 or Town Clerk Berniece Tangney at 608-253-3771 with any questions.