Legal Opinion
Black Earth Meat Market, LLC v. Village of Black Earth
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 24, 2016No. 15-3818PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Roughly 90 miles west of Milwaukee lies the small town of Black Earth, Wisconsin. For years, a butcher shop operated on the plot located at 1345 Mills Street. While the property is not zoned for slaughtering livestock, the activity had long been permitted as a legal nonconforming use. In 2001, Black Earth Meats (BEM) purchased the property. Sometime after 2009, the volume and frequency of slaughter increased. By 2011, neighbors were complaining about' increased traffic, delivery trucks blocking the road, livestock noise, foul odors, improper storage of animal parts, and the…
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