[Adopted as Sec. 2-4-2 of the 1992 Code]
A Zoning Board of Appeals shall be appointed and governed by the state zoning enabling law as contained in § 62.23, Wis. Stats., Chapter 480, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Reeseville, 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 Chairperson.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the following powers:
A. 
To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of any Village zoning code or any ordinance adopted under § 62.23, 61.35 or 62.231 (wetlands), 87.30 or 281.31 (floodplains) or Chapter 91 (farmland preservation), Wis. Stats.
B. 
To hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of the Village zoning and floodplain zoning regulations upon which the Zoning Board of Appeals is required to pass.[1][2]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 455, Floodplain Zoning, and Ch. 480, Zoning.
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 2-4-2(b)(3), regarding variances, of the 1992 Code, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
C. 
To permit the erection and use of a building or premises in any location subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards in harmony with the general purposes of Chapter 480, Zoning, for such purposes which are reasonably necessary for public convenience and welfare.
D. 
The Zoning Board of Appeals may reverse or affirm, wholly or in part, or may modify any order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from, and may make such order, requirement, decision or determination as in its opinion ought to be made. The concurring vote of four members of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be necessary to reverse any order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from or to decide in favor of the applicant on any matter on which it is required to pass. If a quorum is present, the Zoning Board of Appeals may take action under this subsection by a majority vote of the members present. The grounds of every such determination shall be stated and recorded.
[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 executive 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 called by the Chairperson 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 Chairperson.
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 Village Clerk-Treasurer 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.
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 Chairperson 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.