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Greenwood Clark County
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE M

CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING CODE

Sec 13-1-160 Authority

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

Sec 13-1-161 Changes Or Amendments To District Boundaries

The Common Council, 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 and/or the Supplementary Floodland Zoning Map to be made a part of this Chapter by reference.

Sec 13-1-162 Application For Changes Or Amendments

  1. Application. Petitions for any change to the district boundaries and map(s) or amendments to the text regulations shall be addressed to the Common Council 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 petition be for change of district boundaries:
    1. Plot plan, drawn to a scale of one (1) 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 three hundred (300) feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
    2. Owners' names and addresses of all properties lying within one hundred (100) feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
    3. Together with additional information as may be required by the Common Council.
  2. Hearings.
    1. The application shall be referred to the Plan Commission, which shall review such application and make an advisory recommendation to the Common Council.
    2. The Common Council shall hold a public hearing at a time established by the Common Council 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 Wis. Stats. Ch. 985. At least ten (10) days' prior, written notice shall also be given to the clerk of any municipality within one thousand (1,000) feet of any land to be affected by the proposed change or amendment.
  3. Common Council's Action. Following such hearing, the Common Council shall vote on the proposed ordinance effecting the proposed change or amendment.

Sec 13-1-163 Protest

  1. In the event of a protest against amendment to the zoning map, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more, either of the areas of the land included in such proposed change, or by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more of the land immediately adjacent extending one hundred (100) feet therefrom, or by the owners of twenty percent (20%) 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 (¾) of the full Common Council membership.
  2. In the event of protest against amendment to the text of the regulations of this Chapter, duly signed and acknowledged by twenty percent (20%) of the number of persons casting ballots in the last general election, it shall cause a three-fourths (¾) vote of the full Common Council membership to adopt such amendment.

Secs 13-1-164 Through 13-1-169 Reserved