Whenever the public necessity, convenience,
general welfare or good zoning practice requires, the Town Board may
adopt any ordinance or changes in the district boundaries and may
amend, change or supplement the regulations established by this chapter
or amendments thereto. All such changes or amendments shall be adopted
according to the procedures established under §§ 60.62
and 62.23(7), Wis. Stats., upon review and recommendation by the Town
Plan Commission.
In case of a protest against any such change
or amendment, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of 20% or
more either of the areas of land included in such proposed change
or amendment or by the owners of 20% or more of the area of 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 amendment shall not become
effective except by the favorable vote of 3/4 of the members of the
Town Board voting on the proposed change or amendment.
In accordance with § 91.77(1) and
(3), Wis. Stats., decisions on petitions for rezoning areas zoned
A-1 Farmland Preservation District shall be based on findings which
consider the following:
A.
Adequate public facilities to serve the development
are present or will be provided;
B.
Provision of these facilities will not be an unreasonable
burden to local government;
C.
The land is suitable for development, and
D.
Development will not cause unreasonable air and water
pollution, soil erosion or adverse effects on rare or irreplaceable
natural areas.
