The purpose of the public hearing is to receive applicant and
citizen input on an application for major change in this chapter,
division of land, or appeal.
The Village Board, Planning and Zoning Commission and Board
of Appeals may hold a public hearing, as defined in their duties,
and are called "hearing bodies" in this article.
A.
Regularly scheduled meeting. Any application to a hearing body that
requires a public hearing shall be scheduled at a regular meeting
within 45 days after acceptance of a written application for a public
hearing and determination of the completeness of the application.
B.
Special public hearing. The hearing body may schedule a special public
hearing at the request of the applicant. The applicant will pay any
cost incurred by such a special meeting as specified in the fee schedule.
There is a fee, as posted in the fee schedule, for public hearings.
The fee must be paid to the Village Clerk prior to scheduling of a
public hearing.
Notice of any public hearing which is required to be held shall
be published as stated in this chapter and in § 62.23(7)(d)1
and (e)6 and Ch. 985, Wis. Stats.
A.
Content of public notice. The public notice shall state the date,
time, and place of public hearing and the purpose for which the hearing
is held and shall include, in the case of map amendments, a description
of the area involved and, in the case of text changes, a description
of the proposed change in sufficient detail for general public identification.
Reference shall be made to the fact that detailed descriptions are
available for public inspection at the Village Clerk's office.
B.
Publication of notice. Notice shall be published in a newspaper of
general circulation at least once each week for two consecutive weeks,
and the hearing shall not be held until at least seven days following
the last publication.
C.
Notice to adjoining municipality. The Village Clerk shall also give
at least 10 days' prior written notice to the clerk of any municipality
within 1,000 feet of any lands included in the petition.
D.
Notice to adjoining landowner and parties in interest. The Village
Clerk shall also give at least 10 days' prior written notice to the
owners of all lands lying within 100 feet of any land included in
the petition.
E.
Notice to parties interested in the matter. The Village Clerk shall
also give at least 10 days' prior written notice to the parties that
have shown interest in the matter and have given the Village Clerk
a contact address.
F.
Failure to notify. Failure to give notice to parties in interest,
if unintentional, shall not invalidate the action taken by one of
the aforementioned bodies.
The applicant will be expected to present his proposal that
will be followed by public comment. The applicant may appear in person
or by agent.
The hearing body will likely ask questions concerning the application.
Other people in the audience shall also be given a chance to comment
on the application subject. The hearing body may call expert witnesses
and/or Village staff.
A.
Consideration. The hearing body will consider the information that
has been presented to make its decision.
B.
Action. The hearing body may take final action on the application
or may continue the proceedings at its discretion or at the applicant's
request. The hearing body may grant the application as originally
proposed, may approve with conditions, or may deny approval of the
application.
C.
Written decision. When the hearing body takes action on the application,
it shall state in the minutes and in a subsequently issued written
decision its conclusion and any finding of facts supporting its conclusion.
Any person or persons aggrieved by any decision of the Village's
zoning bodies may appeal to the Board of Appeals.
