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.
[Amended 7-6-2004 by Ord. No. 04-O-8]
See Chapter
280, Floodplain Zoning, of this Code.
A change or amendment may be initiated by the
Village Board or by a petition of one or more of the owners or lessees
of the property within the area proposed to the changed.
Petitions for any changes 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. 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 200 feet of
the area proposed to be rezoned.
B. Owners' names and addresses of all properties lying
within 200 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
C. Additional information required by the Village Board.
The Village Board shall hold a public hearing
upon each petition or upon its own recommendation, giving notice by
publishing a Class 2 notice under Ch. 985, Wis. Stats., and written
notice at least 10 days prior to the clerk of any municipality whose
boundaries are within 1,000 feet of the land to be affected by the
proposed change. The notice shall list the time and place of the hearing
and the changes or amendments proposed. Copies of the proposed amendments
relating to the floodplain provisions of this chapter along with the
notice of public hearing shall be sent to the appropriate district
office of the Department of Natural Resources and the Federal Insurance
Administration.
Following such hearing and after careful consideration,
the Village Board shall vote on the passage of the proposed change
or amendment. No amendment to this chapter or the map as pertains
to the floodplain regulations of this chapter shall become effective
until approved by the Department of Natural Resources and the Federal
Insurance Administration.
In the event of a protest against a zoning 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 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% or more of the land directly opposite thereto
extending 100 from the street frontage of such opposite land, such
change or amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable
vote of 3/4 of the full Village Board membership.