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Board denies variance request for rebuild at Pleasant Park Lane; attorney contests measurement method

Waupaca County Board of Adjustment · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The Waupaca County Board of Adjustment unanimously denied a variance sought by Richard W. Arent to rebuild a dwelling inside highway setbacks on Pleasant Park Lane, after hearing arguments from the property owner’s attorney that measurement methodology and the lot’s pie shape made the rule unfair.

The Waupaca County Board of Adjustment unanimously denied a petition July 25 by property owner Richard W. Arent to allow a rebuilt dwelling closer than the county’s highway setback on Pleasant Park Lane.

Attorney John Thiel, representing Arent, told the board the property’s pie-shaped lot and dead-end road status made the 63-foot centerline measurement inequitable compared with neighboring lots. “Without a Board of Adjustment all zoning is illegal. Without a variance…

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