The Wisconsin REALTORS Association said it's "disappointed" by a recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decision preventing a northern Wisconsin resident from subdividing his shoreland property.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court analyzed what defines a zoning ordinance in an opinion released on Wednesday. The majority of the justices ruled that a northern Wisconsin town’s shoreland property ordinance was not a zoning ordinance because it didn’t restrict how land ...

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In a lawsuit involving a Walworth County zoning ordinance, the Wisconsin Supreme Court considered what sorts of events can lead to a certiorari-review action.

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A small town in central Wisconsin is continuing its legal battle against a proposed dairy farm that's expected to be classified as a concentrated animal feeding operation with 5,300 animals.

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2012AP170 Michaels v. Town of Farmington et al.

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2011AP2224 Feuerstein v. Sawyer County Board of Appeals

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2010AP1759 Town of Bradford v. Merriam, et al.

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2010AP2398 Zwiefelhofer v. Town of Cooks Valley

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2011AP663 Guse v. City of New Berlin

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Among the worst things to say to a client, “I’m too busy for you” certainly ranks right up there. One Wisconsin lawyer has learned that rather elementary lesson the hard way.

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Municipalities Zoning; conditional use permits

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Property Zoning; conditional use permits A revision to a municipality’s zoning code that causes a property to become a legal nonconforming use results in the CUP losing its enforceability and the property gaining the vested right to continue its historically ...

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Property Zoning; variances; undue hardship The Chippewa County Zoning Board of Adjustment appeals a circuit court judgment reversing its decision to deny Mark and Barbara Mueller an after-the-fact area variance. The Board contends the Muellers did not make the unnecessary ...

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Municipalities Zoning; certiorari Certiorari review of a zoning decision must be sought against the zoning board of appeals, not the municipality. “Looking first at the city planning statute, Wis. Stat. § 62.23(7)(e)10. provides: Any person or persons, jointly or severally ...

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