Whenever the public necessity, convenience,
general welfare or good zoning practice requires, the Council may,
by ordinance, change the district boundaries or amend, change or supplement
the regulations established by this chapter or amendments thereto.
Such change or amendment shall be subject to the view and recommendation
of the Plan Commission and the appropriate Joint Extraterritorial
Zoning Commission.
A change or amendment may be initiated by the
Council, Plan Commission, appropriate Joint Extraterritorial Zoning
Commission, or by a petition of one or more of the owners of the property
within the area proposed to be changed.
Petitions for any change to the district boundaries
or amendments to the regulations shall be filed with the City Clerk,
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:
A.Â
A plot plan drawn to a minimum 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.
B.Â
Owners' names and addresses of all properties lying
within 200 feet of all area proposed to be rezoned.
C.Â
Additional information as may be required by the Council,
Plan Commission, or appropriate Joint Extraterritorial Zoning Commission.
D.Â
Fee receipt from the City Clerk in the amount as stipulated
in the fee schedule.
A.Â
The Plan Commission shall 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 at a meeting subsequent to the meeting at which the
petition is first submitted and shall be made in writing to the Council.
B.Â
The appropriate Joint Extraterritorial Zoning Commission
and the Plan Commission shall review all proposed changes and amendments
within the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction, but the members of
the appropriate Joint Extraterritorial Zoning Commission shall only
vote on matters relating to their zoning jurisdiction.
A.Â
The Council shall hold a public hearing upon each
recommendation, giving notice by publication of a Class 2 notice under
Ch. 985, Wis. Stats. The Council shall also give at least 10 days'
prior written notice to the clerk of any municipality within 1,000
feet of any land to be affected by the proposed change or amendment.
B.Â
Prior to the Council hearing, the appropriate Joint
Extraterritorial Zoning Commission shall hold a public hearing upon
each proposed change or amendment within its zoning jurisdiction,
giving notice by publication of a Class 3 notice under Ch. 985, Wis.
Stats.
C.Â
The Joint Extraterritorial Zoning Commission shall
mail notice to the clerk of the affected town.
A.Â
Following the public hearing and after careful consideration
of the Plan Commission's and appropriate Joint Extraterritorial Zoning
Commission's recommendations, the Council shall vote on the passage
of the proposed change or amendment.
B.Â
An unfavorable recommendation of the Plan Commission
on a proposed change or amendment may only be overruled by a three-fourths
vote of the full Council's membership.
C.Â
A favorable vote of a majority of the six members
of the appropriate Joint Extraterritorial Zoning Commission is required
before the Council may adopt any changes or amendments affecting its
extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction.
In the event of a protest against any district
change or amendment to the regulations of this chapter, duly signed
and acknowledged by the owners of 20% or more either of the areas
of land included in such proposed change, or by the owners of 20%
of 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 Council's membership.