Whenever the public necessity, convenience,
general welfare or good zoning practice requires, the City Council
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 Plan Commission.
The City Council, the Board of Appeals and other
government bodies and any private petitioners may apply for an amendment
to the text of this chapter and to the district boundaries hereby
established or by amendments hereto in the accompanying Zoning Map
made a part of this chapter
A.
Application. Petitions for any change to the district
boundaries and map or amendments to the text regulations shall be
addressed to the City Council and shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator,
describe the premises to be rezoned or the portions of text of regulations
to be amended, list the reasons justifying the petition, specify the
proposed use, if applicable, and have attached the following, if the
petition is for a change of district boundaries, together with additional
information as may be required by the City Council:
(1)
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.
(2)
Owners' names and addresses of all properties
lying within 100 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
B.
Hearings.
(1)
The application shall be referred to the Plan
Commission, which shall review such application and make an advisory
recommendation to the City Council.
(2)
The City Council shall hold a public hearing
at a time established by the City Council upon each proposed change
or amendment, giving notice of the time, place and the change or amendment
proposed by publication of a Class 2 notice under Ch. 985, Wis. Stats.
At least 10 days' prior, written notice shall also be given to the
clerk of any municipality within 1,000 feet of any land to be affected
by the proposed change or amendment.
C.
City Council action. Following such hearing, the City
Council shall vote on the proposed ordinance effecting the proposed
change or amendment.
A.
In the event of a protest against 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 City Council 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 cause a three-fourths vote of the full City Council membership
to adopt such amendment.