The village board may, by ordinance, change the zoning district boundaries or amend, change, or supplement the regulations established by this article or amendments thereto.

(Ord. No. 2008-1, § 46-571, 8-6-2008)

A change or amendment may be initiated by the village board or village planning and zoning commission or by an application of one or more of the owners, lessees, or contract purchasers of the property proposed to be changed.

(Ord. No. 2008-1, § 46-572, 8-6-2008)

Applications for any change to the district boundaries or amendments to the regulations shall be filed with the village clerk-treasurer on forms provided by the village and pay a filing fee established by resolution. Such fee shall be paid at the time an application for a change is made. The application shall contain a legal description of the premises to be rezoned or the regulations requested to be amended with the names of all of those individuals entitled to notice pursuant to section 50-359. If the application is submitted by a contract purchaser, a copy of the offer to purchase shall be included with the application. The application shall list the reasons which justify the application and specify the proposed use, or provide the proposed amended wording in the regulation. The applicant must also pay an application filing fee and shall pay for all notice charges, publication charges and costs incurred by the village upon receiving a bill from the village for such charges. The filing fee shall be established by resolution.

(Ord. No. 2008-1, § 46-573, 8-6-2008)

The village planning and zoning commission shall review all proposed changes and amendments within the corporate limits and shall recommend to the village board that the petition be granted as requested, modified and granted, or denied.

(Ord. No. 2008-1, § 46-574, 8-6-2008)

The village board shall hold a public hearing upon each application. The village board shall publish a Class 2 notice, under Wis. Stats. ch. 985, of the proposed changes and hearings thereon as well as the notice to the clerk of any contiguous municipality and to the commanding officer, or the officer's designee, of any military base or installation, with at least 200 assigned military personnel or that contains at least 2,000 acres, that is located in or near the city. Hearings on the proposed changes may be held by, at the village board's option, the village board or the plan commission.

(Ord. No. 2008-1, § 46-575, 8-6-2008)

As soon as possible after such public hearing, and after careful consideration of the village planning and zoning commission's recommendations, including the village's comprehensive plan, the village board shall act on the application either approving, modifying and approving, or disapproving of the same.

(Ord. No. 2008-1, § 46-576, 8-6-2008)

In the event of a protest against a district change duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of 20 percent or more, either of the areas of the land included in such proposed amendment, or by the owners of 20 percent or more of the area 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 amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of three-fourths of the members of the council voting on the proposed change.

(Ord. No. 2008-1, § 46-577, 8-6-2008)