One copy of all exhibits are required. An applicant is legally responsible for providing all information necessary to justify the action being requested. The Board of Adjustment must deny an appeal if insufficient information is available to it at the hearing. While the Planning and Zoning Office will try to help make sure relevant information has been provided at the time of application, the applicant or an agent with full knowledge of the appeal should be personally available at the hearing to answer questions which may arise. If the applicant for a permit to conduct any activity on land is not the landowner, proof of the owner's consent to the application shall be required at the hearing.
State law sets three standards for granting a zoning variance.
Applicants must provide evidence to the local board that their situation meets the standards. All three standards must be met in order for a variance to be granted. Application of zoning ordinance to the site must cause unnecessary hardship. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that unnecessary hardship only exists when the zoning ordinance denies all reasonable use of a property. Zoning board members must judge what is a reasonable use for a particular parcel.