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ti <br /> j% 'ip \\Ilil Corporation Cou1Sel <br /> • \1 Cal W.Komstedt <br /> • 0:j. Depy Corooratiort Line! <br /> . rid''; OFFICE OF THE Rodney F.Knight <br /> Corporation Counsel g <br /> ,?,f CORPORATION COUNSEL KKrfstldA.ua Assistant Corporation <br /> Cc NSi Dyann L Hahner <br /> `ti . Leslie A.Hamilton <br /> Linda C.Krueger <br /> Maureen A.Riunkett <br /> Galen G.Strebe <br /> Rebecca R.Weise <br /> H.Arleen Wolek <br /> October 19, 1999 Child aUPPortAgency <br /> Qeputy Corporation Counsel <br /> Merrily S.Burch <br /> Assistant Corporation Counsels <br /> Supervi or Helen Johnson, District 36 acre Altschuler <br /> Dane Cc unty Board of Supervisors Donald L.Antoine <br /> Patricia Haraughty-Sanna <br /> 118 City County Building Peter C Williams <br /> 210 Mar in Luther King, Jr., Blvd. Randy A.Woodford <br /> Jerre L Ziebeiman <br /> Madison WI.53709 <br /> Arnold Nolan Rusky <br /> 1952•:9)9 <br /> Dear Su)ervisor Johntion: <br /> Y w pose several questions related to conditional zoning. Your first question <br /> is wheth:r the county':. practice of requiring deed restrictions as a condition of <br /> rezonin is lawful. You indicate that in particular you are interested in this practice <br /> as it rel tes to requiring deed restrictions on (a) land of the petitioner other than that <br /> included in the particular parcel being rezoned and (b) lands owned by other than <br /> the petit oner. In my opinion, a deed restriction may be required as a condition of a <br /> rezone c n any land without regard to the ownership of the lands to be restricted and <br /> regardle 3s of whether the restricted lands are part of the land subject to the rezone. <br /> C Dnditional zoning is not expressly described or endorsed in the statutes. <br /> But, it is expressly recognized in the common law of Wisconsin. In State ex rel. <br /> Zupanci ;v. Schimenz 46 Wis.2d 22 (1970), the Wisconsin Supreme Court <br /> recogni2 ed the legality of conditional zoning, which it defined as an adopted zoning <br /> ordinance which provides either: (1) The rezoning becomes effective immediately <br /> with an :tutomatic repealer if specified conditions are not met within a set time limit, <br /> or(2) th? zoning becomes effective only upon,the conditions being met within the <br /> time Jim,!." Id., at 30 (emphasis added) In Konkel v. Delafield Common Council, 68 <br /> Wis.2d :,74, 229 N.W.2d 606 (1975), the Supreme Court again recognized the <br /> validity c f conditional zoning: <br /> We conclude that the ordinance is of the first type <br /> describe) - that it does not become effective and that <br /> there is no rezoning to R-5 until the conditions of the <br /> ordinance are met. As so viewed, the validity of the <br /> ordinance is free from doubt. The municipal corporation <br /> 210 Martin Lutier King,Jr. Boulevard, Room 419, Madison, Wisconsin 53709 <br /> Vcice and TDD(608)266-4355/FAX(608)267-1556 <br />