Legal Opinion
Burns v. City of Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 6, 1979No. 76-663PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConnor T. Hansen, J.
The principal issue in this case arises out of the fact that the exterior boundary of the plat of Heritage Downs Subdivision included a replat of “Outlot A” of the Third Addition to Midvale Heights. “Outlot A” is a strip of land 18 inches wide and 430 feet in length.
It appears that the Madison city ordinances do not require a public hearing prior to the approval of a subdivision plat, while the ordinances do require a public hearing for a proposed replat of a recorded subdivision.
The record reveals the following facts. On November 24, 1975, the owner and/or developer of the subdivision known…
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