Legal Opinion
Stotts v. Wright County
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided December 31, 1991No. C2-91-1050PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
The trial court directed a verdict for Wright County on the issue of equitable estoppel, ruled that the Wright County Zoning Ordinance prohibits two-story boathouses, and upheld the Board of Adjustment’s denial of a variance. We affirm.
FACTS
Donald Stotts applied for and received a permit to remodel, repair, and add new block to the foundation of his two-story boathouse on Lake Sylvia. According to the Wright County Zoning Ordinance, two story boathouses are non-conforming uses. A property owner may continue to use a non-conforming structure and may make non-structural…
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