Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare
or good zoning practice require, the Village may, by ordinance, change
the district boundaries or amend, change or supplement 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.
A change or amendment may be initiated by the Village Board,
the Plan Commission or by a petition of one or more of the owners
or lessees 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-Treasurer
and shall 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. A plot plan 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. The owners' names and addresses of all properties lying within
200 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
C. Additional information required by the Plan Commission.
D. A fee of $150. In addition, the applicant shall pay to the Clerk-Treasurer
such amounts as determined by the Clerk-Treasurer for the costs of
mailing, publication, posting, and the like, the same to be paid prior
to any decision rendered by the governing body regarding the application.
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The Plan Commission shall hold a public hearing as provided
for in § 62.23(7)(d), Wis. Stats., and 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.
After careful consideration of the Plan Commission recommendations,
the Village Board shall vote on the passage of the proposed change
or amendment. If the Village Board denies the proposed change or amendment,
a similar petition for such change or amendment may not be submitted
for a period of one year.
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 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% 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 members of the Village Board voting
on the proposed change.