Delton Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Changes and Amendments
§ 255-50 Authority.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Whenever public necessity, convenience, general welfare or good zoning practice require, the Town Board 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 review and recommendation of the Town Planning Commission in accordance with the procedures prescribed in § 60.61, Wis. Stats.
§ 255-51 Initiation.
A change or amendment may be initiated by the Town Board, or any member thereof, Town Planning Commission, or by a petition of one or more of the owners or lessees of property within the area proposed to be changed.
§ 255-52 Petitions.
Petitions for any change to the district boundaries or amendments to the regulations shall be filed with the Town Clerk-Treasurer, 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.
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.
B.
Owners' names and addresses of all adjacent properties and all properties lying within 300 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
C.
Additional information required by the Town Planning Commission or Town Board.
§ 255-53 Recommendations.
The Town Planning Commission shall review all proposed changes and amendments within the Town limits, conduct a public hearing (with Class 2 notice) and shall recommend that the petition be granted as requested, modified or denied.
§ 255-54 Town Board's action.
Following such hearing and after careful consideration of the Town Planning Commission's recommendations, the Town Board shall vote on the passage of the proposed change or amendment.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Sec. 6.06, Protest, which immediately followed, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).