Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare
or good zoning practice requires, the Village may, by ordinance, change
the district boundaries established by this chapter and the Zoning
Map incorporated herein and/or the Supplementary Floodland 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.
A.
Initiation. A change or amendment may be initiated by the Village
Board, the Plan Commission 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 Village Clerk-Treasurer
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 Plan Commission, Zoning Administrator
or Village Board.
C.
Recommendations. The Plan Commission shall hold a public hearing
as provided for in § 62.23(7)(d), Wis. Stats., and review
all proposed changes and amendments within the corporate limits and
shall recommend that the petition be granted as requested, modified
or denied. The recommendation shall be made in writing to the Village
Board.
D.
Village Board's action. Following such hearing, the Plan Commission
shall make a recommendation on the proposed ordinance effecting the
proposed change or amendment. The Village Board shall then review
the recommendation and make its determination.
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 Village 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
cause a three-fourths vote of the full Village Board membership to
adopt such amendment.
