Legal Opinion
County of Sawyer Zoning Board v. State-Department of Workforce Development
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided November 23, 1999No. 99-0707PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHoover, P.J.
¶ 1. The issue on appeal is whether the Department of Workforce Development, in enforcing the Wisconsin Fair Housing Act (WFKLA), may order a zoning board to issue a shoreland zoning variance based upon characteristics unique to the landowner. The department appeals a circuit court order reversing its decision. The department in essence requests that we modify the unnecessary hardship standard required to obtain a shoreland zoning variance, and examine the personal characteristics of a property owner when the owner suffers from a disability. Such a modification would require overruling…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- In RE MARRIAGE OF COOK v. CookWisconsin Supreme Court · 1997
- UFE Inc. v. Labor & Industry Review CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
- Sweet v. BergeCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1983
- Minuteman, Inc. v. AlexanderWisconsin Supreme Court · 1989
- Oxford House, Inc. v. Township of Cherry HillDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1992
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Wisconsin Correctional Service v. City of MilwaukeeDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2001
- Hearst-Argyle Stations, Inc. v. Board of Zoning AppealsCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2003
- Brown County Department of Human Services v. Terrance M.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2005
- Hearst-Argyle Stations, Inc. v. Board of Zoning AppealsCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2003
- Heilker v. Zoning Board of AppealsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
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