State ex rel. Beidler v. Zoning Board of Appeals ex rel. Village of Williams Bay

Reed L. and Mary B. Beidler appeal a judgment affirming the Village of Williams Bay Zoning Board of Appeals' denial of their request for a building permit. The Beidlers contend that a private street on their lot is not a roadway, as that term is used in the ordinance, and thus should not be excluded from the computation of their lot size. We affirm the judgment upholding the zoning board because we conclude that the ordinance is unambiguous and that a private street is a roadway.

The Beidlers sought to raze the existing cottage on their property and build a new single-family residence. The…