Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare
or good zoning practice requires, the Village Board 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 Village Planning Committee.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Attachments to the original zoning ordinance
of 1973, addressing Standards for Zoning Changes, Zoning and Financial
Hardship, and Technical Zoning Reports and Recommendations, are on
file with the original ordinance.
A change or amendment may be initiated by the Village Board,
Village Planning Committee, 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,
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.
Plat plan. Plat 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 200 feet of
the area proposed to be rezoned.
B.
Owners. Owners' names and addresses of all property lying within
200 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
C.
Additional information. Additional information required by the Village
Planning Committee of Village Board.
D.
Fee receipt. Receipt for a fee in an amount as set from time to time
by the Village Board.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
A.
The Village Planning Committee shall review all proposed changes
and amendments within the corporate limits and shall recommend that
the petition be granted as requested, modified or denied.
B.
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.
The Village Board shall hold a public hearing upon each recommendation,
giving at least 10 days' prior notice by publication at least three
times during the preceding 30 days, listing the time, place and the
changes or amendments proposed. The Village Board shall also give
at least 10 days' prior written notice to the clerk of any municipality
within 1,000 feet of any land to be affected by the proposed change
or amendment.
Following such hearing and after careful consideration of the
Village Planning Committee's recommendations, the Village Board shall
vote on the passage of the proposed change or amendment. The Village
Planning Committee's recommendations may only be overruled by a 3/4
vote of the full Village Board's membership.[1]
