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by an apiuil.iU' .’..nn, is no lor^cr lu vosarv »*r \\orkal*lo. am!, when a eoimtitutiimal mMio »s pi«->ciUi ‘(l lo a trial court, it is better praetioc for that court tv» rceoj;ni/e its iiuportaticc. have issue thoroujilily l>ricfc<l an*l fully j)resente«l, and to decide issue as any other iiupurtaut issue with due con sideration.22. Conttitulional Law 048(l>
<br />A regularly cn;»ctcd statute is pre
<br />sumed to lie co!istituti<;ual and party at
<br />tacking' statute l••ust meet burden of proof
<br />of showintr unconstilulionality beyond a
<br />reasonable rhmbt.
<br />'I'hese two cases were ctmsolidated for
<br />trial and ar^^ued together on appeal. In
<br />case ntinihcr 106. Rona'd just and Kathryn
<br />K. just, his wife ( justs), sought a declara
<br />tory jmlnment statinj': d) 'I’he shoreland
<br />zonitiK ordinance of the respomlent
<br />.Marinette Omnty (Marinette) was uncon
<br />stitutional. (2| their jiroperty was not "wet
<br />lands ” as defined in the ordin.inee. and (.1)
<br />the prohibition aytainst the filling of wet
<br />lands was uucoustitiitioual. In case number
<br />10/, Marinette county sought a m:tndator\
<br />injunction to restrain the justs from plac
<br />ing fill material on their property without
<br />first obtaii'.int; a conditional-use permit as
<br />required by the ordinance and also a for
<br />feiture for thei’’ violation of the ordin.inee
<br />in having placed fill on their lands without
<br />a permit. 1 he trial court held the ordi-
<br />ance was valid, the ju'-ts* propertv w;;s
<br />wetlands," the juMs bad violated the ordi
<br />nance and tliey were subject to a forfeiture
<br />of ."slOO. I rom the jud;;iiients, the jiist>
<br />appeal.
<br />11) On this appeal the st.ite of Wiscon
<br />sin has iiiterveneil as a party-res|>ondent
<br />pursuant to see. Jri.UiOi, .st.,ts.. because of
<br />the issue of constitutionality. 'I'lie slate
<br />considers the appeal ti> be a i b.illetiite to the
<br />UIlderlyi^^r secs. 5'».'>7l aiul 144.J6. .S|.,is..
<br />and a challenj'e to the stale’s coiiiprehcii-
<br />sivc program to protect navijrable waters
<br />through shoreland renulation.
<br />l-.vrard. I'lvrard. |)i;ffy, ilolmaTi. I'aulls %V I'llcrson. Wayne R. I’etcrson. Oreeii Hay, for appell.mts.I.lines I-;, .\lurphy. Corp, Counsel, .Marinette, for .Marimtte County.Roliert W. Warren, .\tly. (»eu., .'steven .M. .'scbiir, .\sst. .-Xtiy. (leii., .Madison, for impleaded respondent.
<br />.McHurney, .Mii'-olf iV Whijijile, Carlyle
<br />II. W hipple, .Madison, amici curiae.
<br />IIAI.LOW.S, ( hief justice.
<br />.Marinette county ’s .Shoreland Xoniiiyj
<br />Ordinance .Number was adopted .Sep-
<br />leniber P*. ]'Xt7, becanie effective t tctobcr b,
<br />I't'*/, .Old follow-> a model ordinance pub
<br />lished by the Wisconsin I department of
<br />RcM.iiiee hevelopinent in jiily of 1%7.
<br />■See Kiisler, Wa5« r Ijiiality I’totectimi b'o.
<br />Inland Lakes in W isconsni : .\ (,’ompre-
<br />lutiMve .\pproaeh to Water I’olliitioii. I‘»rd
<br />Wis.l .Rev. 6J 6.V 'I he ordinance was
<br />di'icm d to meet standards .ind criteria b.:
<br />sboiel.nid remilation which the legislature
<br />retjniied to In- ptoninl;;ated by the «lepart-
<br />ineiit of n.itiir.il re-oiirces nmkr sec. 1-1-1.26,
<br />St.Its 'I biM- standards are found m 6 Wis.
<br />Adin.i ode. see. \R H5.M.L .'day, 1V71,
<br />Rt'Uisirr ,\o. I.S.s, "I lie leuisl.-ition. secs.
<br />I .Old 111.26, .'stats., aiitlioi'i/.nit.' the
<br />• •idiii.inei w .s en.ieted ;is a part of the
<br />W.it. I < jii.ili-y ,\c* ,,f lot,; i,y eh. rd 1, Laws
<br />of P'O.s.
<br />.'s|n>i i l.mds |<ir the purjiose ol ordlnatlce^
<br />aie di iiiieil III sec. .s'i.o7|( 1 i. s-tats., as lands
<br />* w :tlii!( feet ol tile n••llllal llitjl;-water
<br />elex.itioii ot iiavi^.ibb bikes, ponds, or
<br />1 low.mis and .vKi fni Irom a n.avij'able
<br />river or stream or to the landward sulc
<br />of the tiood pi.nil, whichever distanet* is
<br />ytieaier. | in- st.ite slinreland piottram is
<br />uniqne. .\|| eoinilv ■•hoielaiid /oniiiy^ ordi
<br />nances must be iqiproved by the department
<br />• if n.itiii.'il i'esotirc*-s prior to their bei'oiiimi^
<br />effective. (, Wi^-.\dni.t ode. sec. .NR ll.\01,
<br />.M.iy. I'd, I. Rey;isUr No. b'v.s. If a comity
<br />(I'll s not I'lMct a sliorelatid /oiinij' cirdiiiaiicc
<br />vvhiili I'iniplies with the ‘tale's standanis,
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