[Adopted as § 2-4-6 of the 2012 compilation of
ordinances, as amended through 5-22-2013]
A Zoning Board of Appeals shall be appointed and governed by
the state zoning enabling law as contained in § 62.23, Wis.
Stats., the Village Zoning Code and ordinances and this section. The
laws of the state or Village and local ordinances shall prevail in
that order. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of five citizen
members and two alternate members, appointed by the Village President
subject to confirmation by the Village Board, for a three-year term
of office. The members shall be removable by the Village Board for
cause upon written charges and upon public hearing. The Village President
shall designate one of the members Chairman.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
A.
All meetings and hearings of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be
open to the public, except that the Board may go into closed session
to deliberate after a hearing or an appeal. The final vote on an appeal
shall be taken in open session by roll call vote, recorded and open
for public inspection in the Board's office. Public notice of all
regular and special meetings shall be given to the public and news
media as required by the Wisconsin Open Meeting Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See §§ 19.81 to 19.98, Wis.
Stats.
B.
Special meetings may be scheduled by the Chairman or by the Secretary
at the request of two members. Notice of a special meeting shall be
mailed to each member at least 48 hours prior to the time set for
the meeting, or announcement of the meeting shall be made at any meeting
at which all members are present.
C.
Hearings may be held at any regular or special meeting at the time
set by the Chairman. Statutory notice requirements for hearings shall
be followed.
D.
A quorum for any meeting or hearing shall consist of four members,
but a lesser number may meet and adjourn to a specified time.
E.
The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote
of each member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote,
indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examination and
other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in
the office of the Board and shall be public record. The Board shall
adopt its own rules of procedure not in conflict with this Code of
Ordinances or with the applicable Wisconsin Statutes.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
F.
No Board member shall participate in the decision of or vote upon
any case in which the member is financially interested, directly or
indirectly, but the Chairman shall direct an alternate member to act
instead. Disqualification of a member for interest shall not decrease
the number of votes required for acting upon any matter, but such
member may be counted in determining whether a quorum is present for
the transaction of business.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The Village Board shall provide suitable offices for holding
hearings and the preservation of records, documents, and accounts.
