Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare
or good zoning practice requires, the Village Board 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 and
recommendation of the Plan Commission.
The Village Board, the Plan Commission, the Zoning Board of
Appeals and other government bodies and any private petitioners may
apply for an amendment to the text of this chapter, to the district
boundaries hereby established or by amendments hereto in the accompanying
Zoning Map made a part of this chapter.
A.Â
Petitions for any change to the district boundaries and map(s) or
amendments to the text regulations shall be addressed to the Village
Board 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 change of district boundaries:
(1)Â
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)Â
Owners' names and addresses of all properties lying within
100 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
(3)Â
Additional information as may be required by the Plan Commission
or Village Board.
(4)Â
Payment of required application fee.
B.Â
Recommendations. The Village Board or the Village Clerk-Treasurer
shall cause the petition to be forwarded to the Plan Commission for
its consideration and recommendation. The Plan Commission shall review
all proposed amendments to the text and Zoning Map(s) within the corporate
limits and shall recommend in writing that the petition be granted
as requested, modified or denied. A recording of the recommendation
in the Plan Commission's official minutes shall constitute the
required written recommendation. In arriving at its recommendation,
the Commission may, on occasion, of its own volition, conduct its
own public hearing on proposed amendment(s).
C.Â
Hearings.
(1)Â
The Village Board, following receipt of recommendation of the
Plan Commission, shall hold a public hearing 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 Chapter 985 of
the Wisconsin Statutes. 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.
(2)Â
The Village Board may delegate to the Plan Commission the responsibility
to hold public hearings as required under this section.
D.Â
Village Board's action. Following such hearing and after consideration
of the Plan Commission's recommendations, the Village Board shall
vote on the proposed ordinance effecting the proposed change or amendment.
A.Â
In the event of a protest against a proposed 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.Â
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.
