A change or amendment may be initiated by the Village Board
or Village Plan Commission or by a petition of one or more of the
owners of property within the area proposed to be changed.
Petitions for any change to the district boundaries or amendments
to the regulations shall be filed with the Village Clerk, describe
the premises to be rezoned or the regulations to be amended, list
the reasons justifying the petition, specify the proposed use and
have attached the following:
A. Plot plan drawn to a scale 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 200 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
B. Additional information required by the Village Plan Commission or
Village Board.
C. Fee receipt from the Village Treasurer in an amount as set forth
in the Village Fee Schedule.
The Village Plan Commission shall review all proposed changes
and amendments within the corporate limits and shall recommend that
the petition be granted as requested, modified, or denied. The recommendation
shall be made at a meeting subsequent to the meeting at which the
petition is first submitted and shall be made in writing to the Village
Board.
The Village Board shall hold a public hearing upon each recommendation,
giving public notice as required by law, including notice to all property
owners within 250 feet of the subject property at least 10 days prior
to the hearing if sought by petition, listing the time and place and
the changes or amendments proposed. The Village Board shall also give
at least 10 days' prior written notice to the clerk of any municipality
within 1,000 feet of any land to be affected by the proposed change
or amendment.
Following such hearing and after careful consideration of the
Village Plan Commission's recommendations, the Village Board
shall vote on the passage of the proposed change or amendment, in
accordance with the requirements of law.
In the event of a protest against such district change or amendment
to the regulations of this chapter, 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 changes
or amendments shall not become effective except by a favorable vote
of the Village Board in accordance with the requirements of law.