Markesan City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXVII
Changes and Amendments
§ 400-127 Authority.
Whenever the public necessity, convenience, general welfare or good zoning practice require, the City 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.
§ 400-128 Initiation.
A change or amendment may be initiated by the Common Council, 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.
§ 400-129 Petitions.
Petitions for any change to the district boundaries or amendments to the regulations shall be filed with the 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:
A.
A plot plan 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.
The owners' names and addresses of all properties lying within 200 feet of the area proposed to be rezoned.
C.
Additional information required by the Plan Commission.
D.
A fee in an amount as set from time to time by resolution of the Common Council.
[Amended by Ord. No. 163; 4-14-2015 by Ord. No. 233
§ 400-130 Recommendations.
[Amended 4-14-2015 by Ord. No. 233]
The Plan Commission shall hold a public hearing as provided for in § 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 Common Council.
§ 400-131 Common Council action.
After careful consideration of the Plan Commission recommendations, the Common Council shall vote on the passage of the proposed change or amendment. If the Common Council denies the proposed change or amendment, a similar petition for such change or amendment may not be submitted for a period of one year.
§ 400-132 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 land included in such proposed change, or by the owners of 20% or more of the land immediately adjacent extending 100 feet therefrom, or by the owners of 20% 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 3/4 of the members of the Common Council voting on the proposed change.