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Corporation Counsel <br /> ( ,i1� dill Cal W.Komstedt <br /> v°r� I OFFICE OF THE Re�F oration Counsel <br /> '-� ik-317 CORPORATION COUNSEL David Assistant Corporation Counsels <br /> David R.Gault <br /> �h�1, j an-1 * Kristi A.Gulien <br /> Dyann L.Hafner <br /> ""'-- Leslie A.Hamilton <br /> Linda C.Krueger <br /> Maureen A.Plunkett <br /> MEMORANDUM Amold N.Rusky <br /> Galen G.Strebe <br /> Rebecca R.Weise <br /> r r H.Arleen Wolek <br /> reChild Support Agency <br /> nDeputy Corporation Counsel <br /> TO: Jim Gregonus ✓ Merrily S.Burch <br /> Assistant Coroo •on Counsels <br /> SEP ! 0 1998 Clare Aitschuler <br /> Donald L.Antoine <br /> FROM: David R. Gault Patricia Haraughty-Bona <br /> Peter C.Williams <br /> ,"DATE: September 9, 1998 DEVELOPMENT Randy A.Woodford <br /> D.C. PLANNING & Jerre L.Ziebelman <br /> RE: Zoning Petition#7003/CUP#1453 ZONING DIVISION <br /> You have requested an opinion as to whether the substitute condition#1 adopted by <br /> the Town of Dunkirk on Zoning Petition#7003 is legally sufficient. That condition provides: <br /> "If the Madison Retriever Club either changes the use of this parcel or sells it, the Club will <br /> petition for a zoning change back to Al-Ex." The proposed condition exceeds the scope of <br /> conditions authorized by D.C. Ord. §10.255(3)(a) and is therefore unlawful. <br /> Section 10.255(3)(a)(2)authorizes conditional zoning "when a restrictive covenant <br /> has been recorded binding the property to conditions specified in the amending ordinance". <br /> The proposed condition does not purport to bind the property. Rather, it is an attempt to bind <br /> the property owner. Such a condition is not appropriate for a restrictive covenant which can <br /> only affect the land. Therefore, the proposed condition is unlawful because it is not <br /> authorized by the conditional rezoning ordinance. Additionally, from a practical <br /> consideration, I do not believe the proposed condition would be enforceable. <br /> It is permissible to condition the rezoning upon a restrictive covenant limiting the use <br /> of the property. But, any attempt to prospectively mandate a future rezone, such as a <br /> reversion to Ag. Exclusive, will be unlawful. <br /> 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Room 419, Madison, Wisconsin 53709 <br /> Voice and TDD (608)266-4355 <br />