Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare or good zoning practice requires, the village may, by ordinance, change the district boundaries established by this title 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 title or amendments thereto. Such change or amendment shall be subject to the review of the plan commission.

(Prior code § 13-1-180)

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 administrator/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 one hundred (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 two hundred (200) feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.

2.

The owners' names and addresses of all properties lying within two hundred (200) feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.

3.

Additional information required by the plan commission.

C.

Recommendations. The plan commission shall hold a public hearing as provided for in Section 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 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.

(Ord. 2003-03 § 4 (part); Ord. 2-3-3 (part), 2002; prior code § 13-1-181)

A.

In the event of a protest against amendment to the zoning map, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty (20) percent or more, either of the areas of the land included in such proposed change, or by the owners of twenty (20) percent or more of the land immediately adjacent extending one hundred (100) feet therefrom, or by the owners of twenty (20) percent or more of the land directly opposite thereto extending one hundred (100) feet from the street frontage of such opposite land, such changes or amendments shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of three-fourths of the full village board membership.

B.

In the event of protest against amendment to the text of the regulations of this title, duly signed and acknowledged by twenty (20) percent 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.

(Prior code § 13-1-182)