Village of Hobart v. Brown County

¶ 1. The Village of Hobart appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of Brown County and the Brown County Solid Waste Management Board. The tri,al court concluded the Village was equitably estopped from enforcing its zoning laws because the County reasonably relied on the Village's erroneous representations that a waste transfer station could lawfully be constructed on a particular site. The Village argues the summary judgment should be reversed because: (1) a municipality cannot be estopped from enforcing its zoning ordinance; (2) the County did not reasonably rely on any action or…