Denmark Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
Changes and Amendments
§ 315-250 Authority.
Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, or good zoning practice require, 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 review and recommendation of the Plan Commission.
§ 315-251 Initiation.
A change or amendment may be initiated by the Village Board or Plan Commission or by a petition of one or more of the owners or lessees of property within the area proposed to be changed.
§ 315-252 Petitions.
Petitions for any change to the district boundaries or amendments to the regulations shall be filed with the Village 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.
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 200 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
B.
Owners' names and addresses of all properties lying within 200 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
C.
Additional information as may be required by the Zoning Administrator, Plan Commission, or Council.
§ 315-253 Review and recommendations.
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 and granted, or denied.
§ 315-254 Hearings.
The Village Board shall hold a public hearing upon each petition giving public notice thereof as specified in this chapter, listing the time, place, and the changes of amendments proposed. The Village Board 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.
§ 315-255 Village Board action.
As soon as possible after such public hearing, and after careful consideration of the Plan Commission's recommendations, the Village Board shall act on the petition either approving, modifying and approving, or disapproving of the same.
§ 315-256 Protest.
In the event of a protest against such district change or amendment to the regulations of this chapter, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of 20% or more of the areas of the land included in such proposed change, 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 change or amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of 3/4 of the full Village Board membership.