Whenever the public necessity, convenience,
general welfare or good zoning practice requires, the Village Board
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 and recommendation of the Plan Commission.
The Village Board, the Plan Commission, 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.
A.
Petitions for any change to the district boundaries
and map(s) or amendments to the text regulations shall be addressed
to the Village Board 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, together with additional
information as may be required by the Plan Commission or Village Board:
(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.
B.
Recommendations. The Village Board or the Clerk-Treasurer
shall cause the petition to be forwarded to the Plan Commission for
its consideration and recommendation. The Plan Commission shall review
all proposed amendments to the text and Zoning Map(s) within the corporate
limits and shall recommend in writing that the petition be granted
as requested, modified or denied. A recording of the recommendation
in the Plan Commission's official minutes shall constitute the required
written recommendation. In arriving at its recommendation, the Commission
may on occasion, of its own volition, conduct its own public hearing
on proposed amendment(s).
C.
Hearings.
(1)
The Village Board, following receipt of recommendation
of the Plan Commission, shall hold a public hearing upon each proposed
change or amendment, giving notice of the time, 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.
(2)
The Village Board may delegate to the Plan Commission
the responsibility to hold public hearings as required under this
section.
D.
Village Board's action. Following such hearing and
after consideration of the Plan Commission's recommendations, the
Village Board 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 either by the owners of 20%
or more 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 the favorable vote of 3/4 of the full Village Board membership.
B.
In the event of 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 Village Board membership
to adopt such amendment.
