Appointments and vacancies. Appointments and vacancies are governed by Chapter 8, § 8-3 of the Code of the Village of Wrightstown.

Organization. The Board shall adopt rules for its government and procedure. Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the Chair and at such other times as the Board may determine. The Chair or, in his or her absence, the Acting Chair may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings shall be open to the public.

Records. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question or, if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be a public record.

Appeals. Appeals to the Board may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board or bureau of the Village affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Such appeal shall be taken within a reasonable time, as provided by the rules of the Board, by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken and with the Board a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof. The officer from whom the appeal is taken shall forthwith transmit to the Board all the papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was taken. The Board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of appeals and give public notice thereof as well as due notice to the parties in interest and shall decide the same within a reasonable time.

Powers of the Board of Appeals. Except as specifically provided, no action of the Board shall have the effect of permitting in any district uses prohibited in such district.

The Village Board may from time to time, on its own motion or on petition, amend, supplement or change the district boundaries or the regulations herein or subsequently established upon giving at least two weeks' notice, by publication of a Class 2 notice under Chapter 985 of the Wisconsin statutes in the official newspaper of the proposed amendment, supplement or change and of a hearing thereon and an opportunity for any person interested to be heard.

In case of protest against such change duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of 20% or more of the areas of land included in such proposed amendment, supplement or change or by the owners of 20% or more of the area 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 amendment, supplement or change shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of 3/4 of the members of the Village Board.

Where the purpose and effect of the proposed amendment is to change the zoning classification of particular property, the Village Board shall make findings based upon the evidence presented to it in each specific case with respect to the following matters:

The Regional Planning Committee may recommend the adoption of an amendment changing the zoning classification of the property in question to any higher classification than that requested by the applicant.

The Regional Planning Committee shall not recommend the adoption of a proposed amendment unless it finds that the adoption of such amendment is in the public interest and is not solely for the interest of the applicant.

Purpose. The Board of Appeals, after a public hearing, may vary the regulations of this chapter, in harmony with their general purpose and intent, only in the specific instances hereinafter set forth, where such Board makes findings of fact in accordance with the standards hereinafter prescribed and further finds that there are practical difficulties or particular hardships in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the regulations of this chapter or any zoning decision of an administrative officer of the Village.

Application. An application for a variance shall be filed, in writing, with the Building Inspector. The application shall contain such information as the Board by rule may require. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall be published as provided in the state law on planning and zoning and applicable to the Village of Wrightstown.

Standards of variances. The Board of Appeals shall not vary the regulations as set forth above unless it shall make findings based upon the evidence presented to it in each specific case that:

Expiration of variances. No decision of the Board of Appeals granting a variance shall be valid for a period longer than 12 months from the date of such decision unless a building permit is obtained and the erection or alteration of a building is substantially underway or the use is commenced within such period.

Purpose. The purpose of this section is to place unique land use characteristics within favorable zoning districts to ease conflicts on neighboring lands and public need.

Initiation. Any person having a freehold interest in land or a possessory interest entitled to exclusive possession or a contractual interest which may become a freehold interest or an exclusive possessory interest and which is specifically enforceable may file an application to use such land for one or more of the conditional uses provided for in this chapter in the zoning district in which the land is located.

Application. The application for a conditional use shall be filed with the Village Board. The application shall be accompanied by such plans and/or data prescribed by the Village Board and shall include a statement, in writing, by the applicant and adequate evidence showing that the proposed conditional use will conform to the standards set forth in the respective zone districts.

Hearing on application. The Village Board shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed conditional use.

Conditions and guaranties. Before issuing a conditional use permit, the Village Board shall stipulate such conditions and restrictions upon the establishment, location, construction, maintenance and operation of the conditional use as is deemed necessary for the protection of the public interest and to secure compliance with the standards and requirements of this chapter. In all cases in which conditional uses are granted, the Village Board shall require such evidence and guaranties as it may deem necessary as proof that the conditions stipulated in connection therewith are being and will be complied with.

Expiration of conditional use permit. No conditional use permit shall be valid for a period longer than 12 months from its date of approval unless a building permit is obtained and the erection or alteration of a building is substantially completed or the use is commenced within such period.

Building Inspector and Police Department. The Building Inspector, with the aid of the Police Department, shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.

Building permit necessary. No building shall hereafter be erected, moved or structurally altered until a building permit therefor shall have been applied for and issued.

Plans required. All applications for a building permit shall be accompanied by plans in duplicate, drawn in scale, showing the location, actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location on the lot of the proposed or existing building and accessory building, the lines within which the building shall be erected, altered or moved, the existing and/or intended use of each building, the number of families the building is intended to accommodate and such other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots or buildings as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this chapter.

Survey and stakes. All dimensions shown relating to the location and size of the lot shall be based upon an actual survey. The lot and the location of the building thereon shall be staked out on the ground before construction is started.

Certificates of occupancy.