A change or amendment may be initiated by the
Village Board, Village Plan Commission, or by a petition of one or
more of the owners or lessees of property within the area proposed
to be changed.
[Amended 3-8-2010 by Ord. No. 2-10]
Petitions for any change to the district boundaries
or amendments to the regulations shall be filed with the Village Clerk,
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. 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.
B. Owners' names and addresses of all properties lying
within 300 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
C. Additional information required by the Village Plan
Commission or Village Board.
The Village Plan Commission shall 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.
Following such hearing and after careful consideration
of the Village Plan Commission's recommendations, the Village Board
shall vote on the passage of the proposed change or amendment.
[Amended 4-12-2021 by Ord. No. 4-21]
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 either of the areas
of 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 said opposite land,
such changes or amendments shall not become effective except by a
majority vote of all the members of the Village Board.