Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare
or good zoning practice requires, the Town may, by ordinance, change
the district boundaries established by this chapter and the Zoning
Map incorporated herein, or amend, change or supplement the text of
the regulations established by this chapter or amendments thereto.
Such change or amendment shall be subject to the review of the Town
Board.
A.
Initiation. A change or amendment may be initiated by the Town Board
or by a petition of one or more of the owners or lessees of property
within the area proposed to be changed.
B.
Petitions. Petitions for any change to the district boundaries or
amendments to the regulations shall be filed with the Town Clerk and
shall 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:
(1)
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.
(2)
The owners' names and addresses of all properties lying within
200 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
(3)
Additional information required by the Town Board.
C.
Action. The Town Board shall hold a public hearing as provided for
in § 62.23(7)(d), Wis. Stats., and review all proposed changes
and amendments. The Town Board shall determine whether the petition
be granted as requested, modified or denied.
A.
In the event of a protest against an amendment to the Zoning Map,
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 feet from the street frontage of such opposite
land, such changes or amendments shall not become effective except
by the favorable vote of 3/4 of the full Town Board membership.
B.
In the event of protest against amendment to the text of the regulations
of this chapter, duly signed and acknowledged by 20% of the number
of persons casting ballots in the last general election, it shall
require a 3/4 vote of the full Town Board membership to adopt such
amendment.
