In considering any petition for an amendment to the official zoning map (rezoning), the Planning Commission and the Village Council shall consider the following criteria in making its findings, recommendations and decision.
(A) Consistency with the goals, policies and Future Land Use Map of the Master Plan, including all applicable sub-area and corridor studies. If conditions have changed since the Master Plan was adopted, the consistency with recent development trends in the area.
(B) Compatibility of the site's physical, geological, hydrological and other environmental features, with the potential uses allowed in the proposed zoning district.
(C) Evidence the applicant cannot receive a reasonable return on investment through developing the property with 1 of the uses permitted under the current zoning.
(D) The compatibility of all the potential uses allowed in the proposed zoning district with surrounding uses and zoning in terms of land suitability, impacts on the environment, density, nature of use, traffic impacts, aesthetics, infrastructure and potential influence on property values.
(E) The capacity of village infrastructure and services sufficient to accommodate the uses permitted in the requested district without compromising the “health, safety and welfare” of the village;
(F) The apparent demand for the types of uses permitted in the requested zoning district in the village in relation to the amount of land in the village currently zoned to accommodate the demand.
(G) Where a rezoning is reasonable given the above criteria, a determination shall be made that the requested zoning district is more appropriate than another district or amending the list of permitted or special land uses within a district.
(Ord. 253, passed 12-19-2005, § 13.04)