Brian Ohm

Selected Publications

 

Books and Book Chapters

 

Brewster, Chris, Matt Lawlor, Brian Ohm and Mark White.  2008 Tweaking the system: Getting projects built and codes changed within the existing zoning framework.  Chapter 3 in Doris Goldstein and Dan Slone, eds., A legal guide to urban and sustainable development.  New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Ohm, Brian W. and Mark White.  2008.  Changing the rules: New approaches to zoning.  Chapter 4 in Doris Goldstein and Dan Slone, eds., A legal guide to urban and sustainable development.  New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Ohm, Brian W. 2005. Universities as participants in land use enabling law reform. Chapter 13 in Knaap, Gerrit and Wim Wiewel, eds., Universities and smart growth. Armonk, N.Y., M.E. Sharpe, Inc.

Ohm, Brian W., Matt Cobb, et. al. 2000. Conservation easement legislation in the 7th and 8th federal judicial districts. Chapter 19 in Squires, Rod and Julie Gustanski, eds., Conservation easements; past, present and future. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

Ohm, Brian W. 1999. Guide to community planning in Wisconsin. Madison: University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. 275 pages.

Journal articles

Ohm, Brian W.  2008.  Zoning districts must include permitted uses.  Zoning Practice, vol. 25, no. 10, p. 7.

Sitkowski, Robert J. and Brian W. Ohm.  2006.  Form-based land development regulations.  Urban Lawyer, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 163-172.  (Reprinted in 2007 Zoning and Planning Law Handbook, Patricia E. Salkin, editor, Thompson/West.)

Ohm, Brian W.  2005.  Let the courts guide you: planning and zoning consistency.  Zoning Practice, vol. 22, no. 11, pp. 2-7.

Ohm, Brian W. and Robert J. Sitkowski. 2004. Integrating new urbanism and affordable housing tools. Urban Lawyer, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 857-866.

Ohm, Brian W. and Robert J. Sitkowski. 2003. The influence of new urbanism on local ordinances: the twilight of zoning? Urban Lawyer, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 783-794.

Ohm, Brian W. 2003. Consistency and the comprehensive plan. The Municipality, vol. 98, no. 7, pp. 230 - 238.

Sitkowski, Robert J., and Brian W. Ohm. 2002. Enabling the new urbanism. Urban Lawyer, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 935-943.

Ohm, Brian W. 2002. Land use & water planning--understanding public, private property rights. Focus on the Waters, vol. 13, no.3, pp.12-16.

Sitkowski, Robert J., Anna M. Breinich, and Brian W. Ohm. 2001. Enabling legislation for traditional neighborhood development regulations. Land Use Law and Zoning Digest, vol. 53, no. 10, pp. 3-10.

Ohm, Brian W. 2001. Adopting a comprehensive plan by ordinance. The Municipality, vol. 96, no. 4, pp. 120-121.

Ohm, Brian W. 2000. Wisconsin: an emerging national leader in "smart growth." On Common Ground, National Association of Realtors, vol. 1, no. 1, pp.6-9.

Ohm, Brian W. 2000. Book review. City making by Gerald E. Frug and Governance and opportunity in America by Alan Altshuler, et. al., editors. Journal of Planning Education and Research, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 260-263.

Ohm, Brian W. 2000. Elevating the importance of transportation planning. Common Ground, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 37-38.

Ohm, Brian W. 2000. Reforming land planning legislation at the dawn of the 21st century: the emerging influence of smart growth and livable communities. Urban Lawyer, vol. 32., no. 2, pp. 181-210.

Ohm, Brian W. 2000. The purchase of scenic easements and Wisconsin's Great River Road: a progress report on perpetuity. Journal of the American Planning Association, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 177-188.

Edwards, Mary, and Brian Ohm. 1998. Annexation: fiscal implications for cities, villages and towns. Common Ground, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 29-30, 35.

Ohm, Brian W. 1998. Moratoria for planning purposes--more questions than answers. The Municipality, vol. 93, no. 2, pp. 43, 45.

Ohm, Brian W. 1997. Towards a theory of Wisconsin regulatory takings jurisprudence. Wisconsin Environmental Law Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 173-213.

Ohm, Brian W. 1997. Wireless facilities siting. The Municipality, vol. 92, no. 4, pp. 173-174. (Reprinted in Current Municipal Problems, vol. 24, no 1, pp. 43-47.).

Ohm, Brian W. 1996. The Wisconsin Supreme Court responds to Lucas. 48 Land Use Law & Zoning Digest, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 3-7. (Reprinted in Great Lakes Wetlands, vol 8, no. 1, pp. 8-12 (1997).)

Ohm, Brian W. 1995. Reviving comprehensive planning in the Twin Cities metropolitan area: the 1995 amendments to the Metropolitan Land Planning Act. Minnesota Real Estate Law Journal, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 81-86.

Jacobs, Harvey M. and Brian W. Ohm. 1995. Statutory takings legislation: the national context, the Wisconsin and Minnesota proposals. Wisconsin Environmental Law Journal, vol 2, no. 2, pp.173-223.

Ohm, Brian W. 1993. Growth management in Minnesota: the Metropolitan Land Planning Act. Hamline Law Review, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 359-387.

Ohm, Brian W. 1986. Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc. v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: the limited scope of secondary impacts in threshold determinations under the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act. Wisconsin Law Review, vol. 1986, no. 3, pp. 585-611.

Extension Publications

Ohm, Brian W.  2008.  Protecting Coastal Investments: Examples of Regulations for Wisconsin’s Coastal Communities.  University of Wisconsin Sea Grant and University of Wisconsin Extension.  67 pages.

Ohm, Brian W.  2008.  Current case law and legislative update.  Chapter 1 in Practical Guide to Zoning and land Use Law.  Eau Claire: National Business Institute.  37 pages.

Ohm, Brian W.  2008.  Overview of urban redevelopment.  Chapter 1 in Overcoming Urban Redevelopment Challenges.  Eau Claire: National Business Institute.  13 pages.

Ohm, Brian W.  2008.  Best practices in resolving regulatory issues.  Chapter 2 in Overcoming Urban Redevelopment Challenges.  Eau Claire: National Business Institute.  20 pages.

Ohm, Brian W.  2007.  Amicus Curiae Brief for the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Planning Association and the American Planning Association to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Wisconsin Realtors Association v. Town of West Point. 13 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. 2007. Wisconsin Land Use Laws. Wisconsin Chapter of the American Planning Association. 126 pages.

Ohm, Brian W.  2006.  The land subdivision process.  Chapter 1 in Land Use Law: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and Zoning.  Eau Claire, Wisconsin: National Business Institute.  38 pages.

Ohm, Brian W.  2006.  The development and use of the comprehensive plan.  Chapter 2 in Land Use Law: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and Zoning.  Eau Claire, Wisconsin: National Business Institute.  47 pages.

Ohm, Brian W.  2005.  The comprehensive plan.  Chapter 2 in Preserving Land Use Development Rights Through Subdivision, Annexation, and Zoning Laws in Wisconsin. Eau Claire: National Business Institute.  47 pages.

Ohm, Brian W.  2005.  Legal and Practical Considerations of Annexation.  Chapter 3 in Preserving Land Use Development Rights Through Subdivision, Annexation, and Zoning Laws in Wisconsin.  Eau Claire, Wisconsin: National Business Institute.  21 pages.

Ohm, Brian W., John Merrill, Joni Herren, and Erich Schmidtke. 2003. Housing Wisconsin: a guide to preparing the housing element of a local comprehensive plan

Ohm, Brian W. 2002 . A guide to preparing the natural resources element of a local comprehensive plan. University of Wisconsin Extension and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 85 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. 2001. Required elements of a local comprehensive plan. University of Wisconsin Extension, Cooperative Extension Publications # G3749. 4 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. 2001. Key points about Wisconsin's new comprehensive planning and "smart growth" law. University of Wisconsin Extension, Cooperative Extension Publications # G3750. 2 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. 2001. Adopting a comprehensive plan by ordinance. Perspectives On Planning. 3(5): 1-2, Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension.

Ohm, Brian W. 2000. An ordinance for a conservation subdivision. University of Wisconsin Extension. 41 pages.

Ohm, Brian W., James A. LaGro, Jr., and Chuck Strawser. 2000. A model ordinance for a traditional neighborhood development. University of Wisconsin Extension. 38 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. and Thomas Larson. 2000. Comprehensive planning & "smart growth": a summary & guide. On Common Ground Foundation. 16 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. 2000. The comprehensive plan, in Wisconsin land use: current issues in subdivision, annexation, and zoning law. Eau Claire: National Business Institute. Pages 39-77.

Ohm, Brian W. 1999. Today's decisions; tomorrow's Wisconsin. Madison: University of Wisconsin Publications. 16 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. & Erich Schmidke. 1998. An inventory of land use plans in Wisconsin. Extension Report 98-4, Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension. 55 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. 1997. A survey of the subdivision regulations of Wisconsin counties. Working Paper Series, Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension. 34 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. 1997. The need to update Wisconsin's planning enabling legislation. Extension Report 97-4, Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension. 38 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. 1997. Questions and answers about Wisconsin's takings law. Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension. 4 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. 1997. Moratoria for planning purposes--more questions than answers. Perspectives On Planning. 3(5): 1-2, Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension.

Ohm, Brian W. 1997. Court limits city's extraterritorial plat review authority. Perspectives On Planning. 3(3): 1-2, Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension.

Ohm, Brian W. 1997. The Wisconsin Supreme Court strengthens role of master plans. Perspectives On Planning. 3(2): 1-2, Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension.

Ohm, Brian W. 1997. Wireless facilities siting. Perspectives On Planning. 3(1): 1-2, Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension.

Ohm, Brian W. 1996. Understanding tax base sharing. Perspectives On Planning. 2(7): 1-2. Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension.

Ohm, Brian W. 1996. The Wisconsin Supreme Court bolsters prior "takings" decisions. Perspectives On Planning. 2(5): 1-2. Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension (reprinted in Wisconsin Preservation, 20:5 (Sept./Oct. 1996)).

Ohm, Brian W. 1996. Vested rights. Perspectives On Planning. 2(1): 1-2. Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension.

Ohm, Brian W. 1996. The takings issue from the perspective of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. In The inaugural Wisconsin land use law conference (published proceedings). Madison: University of Wisconsin Law School, Continuing Legal Education for Wisconsin. 33 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. 1996. A critical review of Wisconsin's current planning and zoning enabling law. In The inaugural Wisconsin land use law conference (published proceedings). Madison: University of Wisconsin Law School, Continuing Legal Education for Wisconsin. 30 pages.

Ohm, Brian W. 1995. A context for reforming Wisconsin land use law. Perspectives On Planning. 1(3): 1-2. Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension.