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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Urban and Local Affairs

Assembly Bill 523
Relating to: changing the standards under which certain zoning variances may be granted by a local board of adjustment or appeals.
By Representatives Staskunas, Albers, Kreuser, Miller, Musser and Sykora; cosponsored by Senators Huelsman, Rosenzweig and Schultz.

October 12, 1999 Referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

November 16, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Gunderson, Brandemuehl, Kedzie, Stone, Musser, Colon, Berceau, Carpenter and Williams.
Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Rep. Tony Staskunas, 15th Assembly District, author
· Rep. Sheryl Albers, 50th Assembly District
· Jerry Deschane, Wisconsin Builders Association
· Matt Moroney, Metro Builders and Milwaukee NARI

Appearances against
· Asst. Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg, WI D.O.J.
· John Hagengruber, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
· Gary Heinrichs, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
· James Clark, Wisconsin County Code Administrators

Appearances for Information Only
· None.

Registrations for
· Tom Larson, Wisconsin Realtors Association
· Tony Studt, Waukesha County Municipal Executives
· Jenny Boese, State Bar of Wisconsin
· Ray Sobolinski, Senator JoAnne Huelsman

Registrations against
· Jennifer Sunstrom, Wisconsin Counties Association

February 22, 2000 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (8) Representatives Gunderson, Brandemuehl, Kedzie, Stone, Musser, Colon, Berceau and Williams.
Absent: (1) Representative Carpenter.

Moved by Representative Musser, seconded by Representative Colon, that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to 1999 Assembly Bill 523 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Gunderson, Brandemuehl, Kedzie, Stone, Musser, Colon, Berceau and Williams.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Carpenter.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1


Moved by Representative Musser, seconded by Representative Brandemuehl, that Assembly Bill 523 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Gunderson, Brandemuehl, Kedzie, Stone, Musser, Colon, Berceau and Williams.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Carpenter.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1





Michael Bruhn
Committee Clerk