Olson v. Town of Cottage Grove

¶ 74. {concurring). I concur in the court's mandate. I agree with the majority opinion that Olson's rezoning petition was approved, conditional upon his compliance with the ordinance that he challenges, when he filed his action.1 *404Olson's efforts to rezone his property were therefore, as the majority opinion states, "directly impacted by application of the ordinance when he filed his suit."2 I conclude that the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion by resting its determination of ripeness on an erroneous standard of law. The circuit court's determination rested on its erroneous…