Legal Opinion
Town of Sun Prairie v. Storms
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 5, 1983No. 81-912PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeilfuss, C.J.
This is a review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals which affirmed the trial court’s judgment declaring the petitioner’s ordinance void.
On March 23, 1976, the town board of the Town of Sun Prairie adopted the following minimum lot size ordinance:
“The Town Board of the Town of Sun Prairie does ordain the minimum lot size shall be 80,000 square feet with a minimum of 200 feet road or street frontage. This ordinance conforms with chapter 236.45 of the Wisconsin Statutes subdivision regulations.”
On December 19, 1979, the defendants, Gerald Storms and David R. Cheney, recorded a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jordan v. Village of Menomonee FallsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
- City of Mequon v. Lake Estates Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
- Shoptaugh v. BOARD OF COUNTY COM'RS OF EL PASO CTY.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1975
- State Ex Rel. Columbia Corp. v. Town Board of Town of PacificWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Albert Realty Co. v. Village Board of Brown DeerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
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