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Timestamp: 2019-03-23 02:34:24
Document Index: 782306146

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 70', '§ 70', '§ 62', '§ 62', '§ 115']

Village of Clyman, WI Boards, Commissions and Committees
§ 18-3 General provisions regarding meetings and public notice.
§ 18-4 Residency required for service on boards or commissions; attendance standards.
§ 18-5 Committee and Commission rules.
Ord. No. 2019-001
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Clyman as Title 2, Ch. 4, of the 1998 Village Code of Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Composition. The Board of Review of the Village of Clyman shall be composed of the Village President, one citizen member, and all members of the Village Board. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall serve as Clerk of the Board of Review. The Clerk-Treasurer and Assessor shall attend all meetings of the Board of Review, but shall not vote. The citizen member shall be annually appointed at the organizational meeting by the Village President, subject to Board confirmation.
Meetings. In accordance with § 70.47(3)b, Wis. Stats., the Village Board does hereby exercise their right to designate hours for the annual Board of Review proceedings other than those set forth in § 70.47(3)a, and shall designate the hours of the annual Board of Review. The Board may adjourn from day to day or from time to time, until such time as its business is completed, providing that adequate notice of each adjournment is so given.
Objections to valuations to be written. No person shall be permitted to appear and make objection before the Board of Review of the Village of Clyman to the amount of valuation of any property unless objection thereto shall first have been made in writing and filed with the Clerk of the Board of Review.
Establishment. A Zoning Board of Appeals shall be appointed and governed by the state zoning enabling law as contained in § 62.23, Wis. Stats., the Village Zoning Code[1] and ordinances and this section. The laws of the state or Village and local ordinances shall prevail in that order. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of five members (of which up to two may be Village Board members) and two alternate members, appointed by the Village President subject to confirmation by the Village Board, for a three-year term of office. The members shall be removable by the Village Board for cause upon written charges and upon public hearing. The Village President shall designate one of the members Chairman.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 440, Zoning.
To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of any Village Zoning Code or any ordinance adopted under §§ 62.23, 61.35 or 62.231 (wetlands), 87.30 or 281.31 (floodplains) or Ch. 91 (farmland preservation), Wis. Stats.
To authorize, upon appeal in specific cases, such variance from the terms of the Village zoning regulations as will not be contrary to the public interest, where owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement will result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, so that the spirit of the Zoning Code shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured and substantial justice done; provided, however, that no such action shall have the effect of establishing in any district a use or uses not permitted in such district. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall not grant use variances in floodplain or wetland and conservancy districts. In all other districts, no use variance shall be granted unless the applicant has first petitioned for a zoning amendment or a conditional use permit, if applicable, and upon a showing that no lawful and feasible use of the subject property can be made in the absence of such variance. Any use variance granted shall be limited to the specific use described in the Board's decision and shall not permit variances in yard, area or other requirements of the district in which located.
To permit the erection and use of a building or premises in any location subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards in harmony with the general purposes of Chapter 440, Zoning, for such public utility purposes which are reasonably necessary for public convenience and welfare.[2]
The Zoning Board of Appeals may reverse or affirm, wholly or in part, or may modify any order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from, and may make such order, requirement, decision or determination as in its opinion ought to be made in the premises. If a quorum is present, the Board of Appeals may take action by a majority vote of the members present. The grounds of every such determination shall be stated and recorded. No order of the Zoning Board of Appeals granting a variance shall be valid for a period longer than six months from the date of such order unless the zoning permit is obtained within such period and the erection or alteration of a building is started or the use is commenced within such period.[3]
Form of notice. Such notice shall set forth the time, date, place and subject matter of the meeting, including that intended for consideration at any contemplated closed session which may be authorized by law, and may be in the following form:
VILLAGE OF CLYMAN, WISCONSIN
Please take notice that a meeting of the _____ (commission) of the Village of Clyman will be held on _____ (date), 20__, at _____ (time) p.m., at the Clyman Community Building, in Room _____ to consider the following:
_____ (Commission) _____
The Clyman Community Building is accessible to the physically disadvantaged. If special accommodations for visually or hearing impaired individuals are needed, please contact the Clyman Clerk-Treasurer at (telephone).
Notice to members. Every member of any board, commission or committee of the Village of Clyman shall be notified by the secretary thereof that a meeting is to be held, and the time and place of such meeting and the subject to be considered thereat. No member shall be intentionally excluded from any meeting by a failure to give proper notice or a reasonable attempt to give proper notice to such member.
Residency. Except for the Building Commission, no person not a resident of and not residing in the Village of Clyman shall be appointed in a voting capacity to any Village board, committee or commission. Any board or commission member who moves from the Village shall be removed from such board or commission, but may be appointed to serve in an ex officio capacity.
Except as provided herein, the provisions of §§ 115-17 through 115-21 of this Code relating to rules of procedure for the Village Board, together with Robert's Rules of Order, shall as far as applicable also apply to committee board and commission meetings.