Town of Hobart v. Collier

The town of Hobart is a municipality contiguous with the city of Green Bay on the west. On February 5, 1952, the town board adopted an ordinance creating a residential zone in part of the town; the balance was not zoned. On April 15, 1952, the ordinance was amended to extend the residential zone to include the entire town area.

In the preamble of the ordinance as amended its purpose is declared to be the regulation and restriction of the size of buildings and yards, their location and use for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes, the creation of districts for such purposes and the…