[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Trenton 11-7-1989
as Title 2, Ch. 5 of the 1989 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Composition. The Board of Review shall consist of the
Chairperson and Town Board Supervisors. The Town Board may appoint an appointed
Town Clerk who is a resident of the Town of Trenton to the Board of Review.
An appointed Town Clerk who is not a resident of the Town of Trenton may not
be appointed to the Board of Review. If the appointed Clerk is not a resident
of the Town or if the Town Board does not wish to appoint a resident Clerk
to the Board of Review, the Town Board shall appoint a citizen of the Town
to serve on the Board of Review. At least one member of the Board of Review
shall have taken Wisconsin Department of Revenue training.
B.
Duties. The duties and functions of the Board of Review
shall be as prescribed in §§ 70.46 and 70.47, Wis. Stats.
C.
Meetings. The Board of Review shall meet annually on
the second Monday of May at the Town Hall of the Town of Trenton, and notice
of such meeting shall be published pursuant to the state statutes. The Board,
through its Clerk, shall establish its meeting hours pursuant to § 70.47(3)(b),
Wis. Stats. The Board may adjourn from day to day or from time to time, until
such time as its business is completed, provided that adequate notice of each
adjournment is so given.
A.
Membership. The Town Plan Commission shall consist of
the Town Chairperson, or his designee, and six citizens, including one member
of the Long-Term Plan Committee. There shall also be appointed to the Commission
one alternate member who shall serve as a member of the Town Plan Commission
in the event that any of the citizen members are unavailable. The alternate
shall be appointed from the members of the Long-Term Plan Committee.[1]
B.
Term. Six citizen members shall be appointed by the Town
Chairperson upon the creation of the Commission to hold office for a period
ending one, two and three years, respectively, from the succeeding first day
of May, and thereafter annually during April two such members shall be appointed
for a period of three years. The members from the Long-Term Plan Committee
shall hold office for a period of one year. All citizen members and members
of the Long-Term Plan Committee, excepting the Town Chairperson and Town Supervisors,
shall be appointed by the Town Chairperson, subject to confirmation by the
Town Board.
C.
Organization. The Town Plan Commission shall hold its
organizational meeting during May of each year, at which time the following
officer shall be elected: Vice Chairperson. The Town Chairperson shall serve
as Chairperson of the Town Plan Commission when present. When he is not present,
the Vice Chairperson shall preside in his stead and place. In the absence
of both the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson, the Commission may choose
any member to preside at the meeting.
D.
Quorum. A majority of the members shall constitute a
quorum.
E.
General powers. The Town Plan Commission shall have the
following general powers to promote the orderly development of the Town:
(1)
Recommend approval, rejection or conditional approval
of subdivision plats, certified survey maps and road dedications.
(2)
Make reports and recommendations relating to the planning
and development of the Town.
(3)
Recommend public improvement programs and the financing
thereof.
(5)
Formulate a master plan for the development of the Town,
including zoning districts, land use standards, parks, recreational, conservancy
and environmental districts and other matters relating to the proper use and
development of lands within the Town.
(7)
Recommend acceptance, rejection or conditional acceptance
of planned unit developments within the Town.
(8)
Report and recommend on any matters referred to the Commission
by the Town Board.
(9)
Hold public hearings whenever required or deemed necessary
on any matters referred to the Commission by the Town Board and perform the
duties and functions of the Plan Commission set forth in § 62.23,
Wis. Stats., insofar as the same are applicable to the Town.
F.
Records. The Plan Commission shall keep a full record
of all its proceedings, and the Recording Secretary shall cause a signed copy
thereof to be promptly filed with the Town Clerk.
A.
Membership. The Cable Review Committee shall consist
of five members to be appointed by the Town Chairperson. The appointment shall
be subject to the approval of the Town Board. All Committee members shall
be appointed for two-year terms commencing with the first Town Board meeting
after the annual spring election in any given year.[1]
B.
Duties. The Cable Review Committee shall perform the
following functions:
(2)
The Committee shall conduct all public hearings required
by the Cable Television Franchise Ordinance. Notice of all such public hearings
shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least 10 days
prior to the public hearing. Written notice of all public hearings shall also
be mailed to the grantee at least 15 days prior to the public hearing. Following
a public hearing, the Committee shall draft a summary of the hearing, which
will include any grants of approval or recommendations of the Committee regarding
the subject matter of the hearing for submission to the Board.
(3)
Within 12 months of the date of enactment of the Cable
Television Franchise Ordinance, the Committee shall devise a system for handling
and settling consumer complaints, provided that said system for handling and
settling complaints shall not unreasonably burden the grantee.
(4)
The Cable Review Committee shall examine the need for amendments to the Cable Television Franchise Ordinance and shall approve and recommend to the Board any amendments which the Committee deems desirable. Before approving an amendment and recommending an amendment to the Board, the Committee shall hold a public hearing on the amendment, pursuant to Subsection B(2) above. Said amendment shall come into force only upon approval of both a majority of the Committee and the Board.
(5)
The Cable Review Committee shall promulgate a set of
rules which will supervise the sharing of equipment by the grantee, pursuant
to the Cable Television Franchise Ordinance, between users of the public access
channel, provided that said set of rules shall not create procedures which
unduly interfere with the activities of the grantee.[3]
(6)
If grounds for revocation of this franchise exist, the
Cable Review Committee shall explore the desirability of penalties and sanctions
not amounting to revocation and shall discuss said penalties and sanctions
with the Town Board.
(7)
The Cable Review Committee shall oversee the construction
of the grantee's cable system to ensure technical compliance with the requirements
placed on the grantee by the grantee's proposal and by this chapter and to
ensure compliance with the fee schedule established in the Cable Television
Franchise Ordinance.[4]
C.
Consultants. The Cable Review Committee shall make recommendations
to the Town Board regarding the hiring of any consultants, counselors, staff
or other personnel functions. The actual hiring of any personnel shall be
subject to the approval of the Board.
D.
Inspection.
(1)
The Cable Review Committee shall have the right to inspect
books and records of the grantee which the grantee is required to keep.
(2)
In addition to the specific rights of inspection contain
in the Cable Television Franchise Ordinance, the Committee shall also have
the right to make such inspections as it shall find necessary to ensure compliance
with the terms of the Cable Television Franchise Ordinance and other pertinent
provisions of the law.
E.
Records. The Town Clerk shall keep on file all applications,
proposals or other documents which have been or will be submitted to the Town
by the grantee requesting the franchise to operate a cable television system
in the Town.
A.
Establishment. A Board of Adjustment shall be appointed
as specified in § 62.23(7)(e), Wis. Stats. The Board of Adjustment
shall consist of five members and two alternate members, appointed by the
Town Chairperson, subject to confirmation by the Town Board. The members shall
be compensated as determined by the Board and shall be removable by the Town
Board for cause upon written charges and upon public hearing. The Town Chairperson
shall designate one of the members Chairperson.[1]
B.
Powers.
(1)
The Board of Adjustment shall have the following powers:
(b)
To hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of Town zoning
and floodplain zoning regulations upon which the Board of Adjustment is required
to pass.
(c)
To authorize, upon appeal in specific cases, such variance from
the terms of the Town's zoning regulations as will not be contrary to the
public interest where, owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement
will result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, so that the spirit
of the zoning code shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured and
substantial justice done; provided, however, that no such action shall have
the effect of establishing in any district a use or uses not permitted in
such district.
(d)
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 the zoning code, for such purposes which are reasonably
necessary for public convenience and welfare.
(2)
The Board of Adjustment 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 regarding the premises. The concurring
vote of four members of the Board of Adjustment 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, or
to effect any variation in the requirements of the Town's zoning ordinances.
The grounds of every such determination shall be stated and recorded. No order
of the Board of Adjustment granting a variance shall be valid for a period
longer than six months from the date of such order unless a zoning permit
is obtained within such period and the erection or alteration of a building
is started or the use is commenced within such period.[3]
C.
Meetings and rules. All meetings of the Board of Adjustment
shall be held at the call of the Chairperson and at such other times as the
Board may determine. All hearings conducted by said Board shall be open to
the public. The Board of Adjustment 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 examinations and
other official actions, all of which shall be immediately filed in the office
of the Town Clerk and shall be a public record. The Board shall adopt its
own rules of procedure not in conflict with this section or with applicable
Wisconsin Statutes.
D.
Offices. The Town Board shall provide suitable meeting
space for holding the Board of Adjustment's hearings.
E.
Appropriations. The Town Board shall appropriate funds
to carry out the duties of the Board of Adjustment, and the Board shall have
the authority to expend, under regular procedures, all sums appropriated to
it for the purpose and activities authorized herein.
A.
Regular meetings; public notice. Every board, committee
and commission created by or existing under the ordinances of the Town of
Trenton shall:
(1)
Fix a regular date, time and place for its meetings;
(2)
Post or, when necessary, publish notice in the official
Town newspaper in advance of each such regular meeting of the date, time and
place thereof; and
(3)
Post, on the front door of the Town Hall, an agenda of
the matters to be take up at such meeting.
B.
Special meetings. Nothing in Subsection A shall preclude the calling of a special meeting or dispensing with the publication of notice or such posting of the agenda, for good cause, but such special meetings shall nonetheless comply in all respects with the provisions of §§ 19.81 to 19.89, Wis. Stats.
C.
Minutes. The secretary of each board, committee and commission
shall file a copy of the meeting minutes of such board or commission with
the Town Clerk.
