WISCONSIN REALTORS v. TOWN OF WEST POINT

No. 2006AP2761.

747 N.W.2d 681 (2008)

2008 WI App 40

WISCONSIN REALTORS ASSOCIATION, Inc. and Wisconsin Builders Association, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TOWN OF WEST POINT, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed February 28, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Timothy D. Fenner and Lori M. Lubinsky of Axley Brynelson, LLP, Madison.

On behalf of the defendant-respondent, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Richard K. Nordeng and Bryan Kleinmaier of Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Madison.

Nonparty briefs were filed by Brian W. Ohm for Wisconsin Chapter of the American Planning Association.

Nonparty briefs were filed by Daniel M. Olson for League of Wisconsin Municipalities.

Nonparty briefs were filed by Carol B. Nawrocki for Wisconsin Towns Association.

A nonparty brief was filed by William F. White and Paul D. Barbato of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison, for Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association and Aggregate Producers of Wisconsin.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, P.J., LUNDSTEN and BRIDGE JJ.


¶ 1 LUNDSTEN, J.

Local governments have power to regulate land division under WIS. STAT. § 236.45 (2005-06).1 The question presented is whether this statute grants the Town of West Point the authority to temporarily prohibit land division in the entire Town while it develops a comprehensive plan under WIS. STAT. § 66.1001. We, like the circuit court, conclude that the Town has the authority under § 236.45(2) to impose...

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