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

(Code 2006, § 13-1-260)

The village board, the plan commission, the zoning board of appeals and other government bodies and any private petitioners may apply for an amendment to the text of this zoning chapter to the district boundaries hereby established or by amendments hereto in the accompanying zoning map made a part of this zoning chapter and/or the supplementary floodland zoning map to be made a part of this zoning chapter by reference.

(Code 2006, § 13-1-261)

(a)

Request for changes. Petitions for any change to the district boundaries and map or amendments to the text regulations shall be addressed to the village board 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 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.

(2)

Owners' names and addresses of all properties lying within 100 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.

(3)

Together with additional information as may be required by the plan commission or village board.

(b)

Recommendations. The village board or the zoning administrator shall cause the petition to be forwarded to the plan commission for its consideration and recommendation. The plan commission shall review all proposed amendments to the text and zoning map within the corporate limits and shall recommend by majority vote that the petition be granted as requested, modified or denied. In arriving at its recommendation, the commission may on occasion, of its own volition, conduct its own public hearing on proposed amendment.

(c)

Hearings.

(1)

The village board, following submittal to the plan commission, shall hold a public hearing 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 days' prior written notice shall also be given to the clerk of any municipality within 1,000 feet of any land to be affected by the proposed change or amendment. Failure to comply with this provision shall not, however, invalidate any previous or subsequent action on the application.

(2)

The village board shall hold public hearings as required under this section.

(d)

Board's action. Following such hearing and after consideration of the plan commission's recommendations, the village board shall vote on the proposed ordinance effecting the proposed change or amendment.

(e)

Fee. The fee for a Zoning Code change or amendment shall be $175.00 and shall be paid upon filing.

(Code 2006, § 13-1-262; Ord. No. 25(Ser. of 2005), 11-2-2005; Ord. No. 16(Ser. of 2006), 10-18-2006)

(a)

In the event of a protest against amendment to the zoning map, duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of 20 percent or more, either of the areas of the land included in such proposed change, or by the owners of 20 percent or more of the land immediately adjacent extending 100 feet therefrom, or by the owners of 20 percent 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 three-fourths of the village board membership voting on the proposed change.

(b)

In the event of protest against amendment to the text of the regulations of this zoning chapter, duly signed and acknowledged by 20 percent of the number of persons casting ballots in the last general election, it shall cause a three-fourths vote of the village board membership voting to adopt such amendment.

(Code 2006, § 13-1-263)