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Village of Westfield, WI
Marquette County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Westfield as Title 2, Ch. 4 and § 4-7-2 of the 1985 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Composition. The Board of Review shall consist of the Village President, one Trustee to be designated annually by the President, and the Village Clerk-Treasurer, all of whom shall have one vote in all matters brought before the Board.
B. 
Duties. The duties and functions of the Board of Review shall be as prescribed in § 70.47, Wis. Stats.
A. 
The Plan Commission shall consist of seven members as follows: the Village President who shall be its presiding officer, the Village Engineer, the President of the Park Board, a Trustee and three citizens. Citizen members shall be persons of recognized experience and qualification. Plan Commission members shall be remunerated at the rate set by the Village Board.[1]
(1) 
The Trustee member shall be elected by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Trustees upon creation of the Commission and during each April thereafter.
(2) 
The three citizen members shall be appointed by the Village President 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 one such member shall be appointed for a term of three years.
(3) 
Additional citizen members shall be appointed in lieu of a Village Engineer or President of the Park Board to hold office for a period ending one year from the succeeding first day of May and thereafter annually during the month of April. Whenever a Park Board is created or a Village Engineer appointed, the President of such Board or such Engineer shall succeed to a place in the Village Plan Commission when the term of an additional citizen member shall expire.
(4) 
All vacancies on the Village Plan Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same number as appointed for the full term.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
B. 
The Village Plan Commission shall have the powers and duties prescribed in § 62.23, Wis. Stats., and such other powers and duties as shall be vested in it from time to time by the Board of Trustees. Applications for rezoning to be brought before the Plan Commission shall be accompanied by a fee as set by the Village Board.
See Chapter 525, Zoning, § 525-15, Zoning Board of Appeals.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
The Board of Health may make reasonable and general rules for the enforcement of the provisions of this Code and for the prevention of the creation of health nuisances and the protection of the public health and welfare and may, where appropriate, require the issuance of licenses and permits. All such regulations shall have the same effect as ordinances, and any person violating any of such regulations and any lawful order of the Board shall be subject to the general penalty provided for in this Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 1, § 1-3, Violations and penalties.