Wisconsin Farmland Preservation — Wis. Stat. Ch. 91 (WI)
Tracked preemption from the Wisconsin overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1977-01-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:WI
Other Wisconsin preemptions
Wisconsin Livestock Facility Siting — Wis. Stat. § 93.90 + ATCP 51 (CAFO preemption)Wisconsin Nonmetallic Mining (Frac Sand) Reclamation — Wis. Stat. Ch. 295 + NR 135Lower Wisconsin State Riverway — Wis. Stat. § 30.40 et seq.Wisconsin Local Historic Preservation — Wis. Stat. § 44.44 (Certified Ordinance)Fort McCoy / Volk Field AICUZ + Military Influence Area — federal/local coordinationWisconsin Brownfield Response / Spill Law — Wis. Stat. § 292.11 + DNR RR ProgramWisconsin Tax Increment Law (TIF) — Wis. Stat. § 66.1105Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway — Wis. Stat. § 30.27
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
OR
parcel.in_farmland_preservation_zoning_district==Trueparcel.in_agricultural_enterprise_area==True
Preempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
review_type | require | DATCP_certified_farmland_preservation_zoning | Chapter 91 (Subch. III, §§ 91.30–91.48) authorizes DATCP-certified farmland preservation zoning. Counties must adopt a certified county farmland preservation plan (Subch. II, §§ 91.10–91.20); municipalities adopt certified zoning under §§ 91.36, 91.38. |
base_districts[fp_district].allowed_uses | restrict | agricultural_uses_and_limited_non_ag_per_91_44_91_46 | FP districts limit non-agricultural uses (§91.46 conditional non-ag list) and constrain density to preserve productive farmland. Landowners in compliant FP zoning or executed FP agreements (Subch. IV, §§ 91.60–91.68) are eligible for state income tax credits (§71.613). |
Citation
Authority source
Wis. Stat. Ch. 91 (Farmland Preservation); 2009 Wis. Act 28 (Working Lands Initiative re-enactment); Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 49
Research notes
Active in 50+ counties statewide. DATCP-administered tax-credit + zoning overlay. Agricultural Enterprise Areas (Subch. VI, §§ 91.84–91.86) are state-designated and require landowner petitions. Re-enacted 2009 (Working Lands Initiative) after the original 1977 program. Captured as both a parcel-level overlay (FP zoning district) and a city/county-record attribute (has FP plan + zoning).