By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//August 14, 2012//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Civil
Property – zoning — ambiguity
Quin and Susan Feuerstein appeal an order affirming a decision of the Sawyer County Board of Appeals. The Board refused to record the Feuersteins’ proposed survey map because a boat house on the lot was only ten feet from what the Board determined was a rear lot line requiring a forty-foot setback. The Feuersteins argue the zoning ordinances are ambiguous and must be construed in favor of the free use of private property. They also assert the Board could not reasonably conclude that the lot line behind the boat house was a rear lot line. We affirm. This opinion will not be published.
2011AP2224 Feuerstein v. Sawyer County Board of Appeals
Dist III, Sawyer County, Wright, J., Per Curiam
Attorneys: For Appellant: Formella, Brian G., Stevens Point; For Respondent: Winton, Ward W., Hayward