Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare
or good zoning practice requires, the Common Council may, by ordinance,
change the district boundaries established by this chapter and the
Zoning Map incorporated herein or amend, change or supplement the
text of the regulations established by this chapter or amendments
thereto. Such change or amendment shall be subject to the review of
the Plan Commission.
The Common Council, the Zoning Board of Appeals and other government
bodies and any private petitioners may apply for an amendment to the
text of this chapter or to the district boundaries hereby established
or by amendments hereto in the accompanying Zoning Map made a part
of this chapter by reference.
A.
Application. Petitions for any change to the district boundaries
and map(s) or amendments to the text regulations shall be addressed
to the Common Council and shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator,
describe the premises to be rezoned or the portions of text of regulations
to be amended, list the reasons justifying the petition, specify the
proposed use, if applicable, and have attached the following, if the
petition is for a change of district boundaries:
(1)
Plot plan, drawn to a scale of one inch equals 100 feet, showing
the area proposed to be rezoned, its location, its dimensions, the
location and classification of adjacent zoning districts and the location
and existing use of all properties within 300 feet of the area proposed
to be rezoned.
(2)
Owners' names and addresses of all properties lying within 100
feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
(3)
Additional information as may be required by the Common Council.
B.
Review by Plan Commission; hearings.
(1)
The application shall be referred to the Plan Commission, which
shall review such application and make an advisory recommendation
to the Common Council.
(2)
The Common Council shall hold a public hearing at a time established
by the Common Council upon each proposed change or amendment, giving
notice of the time and place and the change or amendment proposed
by publication of a Class 2 notice under Ch. 985, Wis. Stats. At least
10 days' prior written notice shall also be given to the clerk of
any municipality within 1,000 feet of any land to be affected by the
proposed change or amendment.
C.
Common Council action. Following such hearing, the Common Council
shall vote on the proposed ordinance effecting the proposed change
or amendment.
A.
In the event of a protest against amendment to the Zoning Map, duly
signed and acknowledged by the owners of 20% or more either of the
areas of the land included in such proposed change or by the owners
of 20% or more of the land immediately adjacent extending 100 feet
therefrom, or by the owners of 20% or more of the land directly opposite
thereto extending 100 feet from the street frontage of such opposite
land, such change or amendment shall not become effective except by
the favorable vote of 3/4 of the full Common Council membership.
B.
In the event of a protest against amendment to the text of the regulations
of this chapter, duly signed and acknowledged by 20% of the number
of persons casting ballots in the last general election, it shall
cause a three-fourths vote of the full Common Council membership to
adopt such amendment.