HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1991 (05) RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
TOWN OF HUDSON ZONING ORDINANCE REPEALING
SECTION 2.8, INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, AND RECREATING
SECTION 2.8, INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
Resolution No. 5
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, the Town of Hudson has adopted an amendment to its zoning
ordinance dated April 18, 1977, repealing Section 2.8, Industrial District, and all
amendments to Section 2.8, and recreating Section 2.8, Industrial District, which amendment
was passed and approved by the Hudson Town Board on October 3, 1990; and
WHEREAS, Section 60.62(3), Wisconsin Statutes, states that in counties having a
county zoning ordinance, no town zoning ordinance or amendment of a zoning ordinance
is effective unless approved by the county board; and
WHEREAS, St. Croix County has a zoning ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Planning, Zoning and Parks Committee has
reviewed the proposed amendment to the Town of Hudson Zoning Ordinance and
recommends its approval;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the St. Croix County Board of
Supervisors, meeting in regular session, that the amendment to the Town of Hudson Zoning
Ordinance dated April, 18, 1977, repealing Section 2.8, Industrial District, and all
amendments to Section 2.8, and recreating Section 2.8, Industrial District, which was passed
and approved by the Hudson Town Board on October 3, 1990, be and is hereby approved.
Dated this day of , 1990.
Offered by: COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, ZONING & PARKS COMMITTEE
NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE
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October 16, 1990
ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF HUDSON REPEALING SECTION 2.8
Amendment to the Town of Hudson Zoning Ordinance dated April 18,
1977, repealing the current Section 2.8, Industrial District, and
all amendments to Section 2.8 and enacting the following:
2.8 Industrial District
Statement of Purpose. The Industrial District for the
Town of Hudson is created for the following reasons:
(a) The provisions of this section shall be administered
and enforced by the Town of Hudson in a manner to clearly support
and locate industrial development in the districts appropriately
zoned for industrial uses.
(b) To reserve appropriately located areas within the
Town of Hudson for industrial development and related activities.
(c) To protect areas appropriate for industrial development
from intrusion by inappropriate uses.
(d) To protect residential and commercial properties from
intrusion by industrial uses.
(e) To protect nusiance -free, non - hazardous industrial
uses from inappropriate noise, odor, dust, dirt, smoke, vibration,
glare and other objectionalble influences, and from fire,
explosion, noxious fumes, radiation and other hazards that are
incidental to certain industrial uses.
(f) To provide opportunities for certain types of industrial
activities to concentrate in mutually beneficial relationships to
each other.
(g) To provide adequate space to meet the needs of modern
• industrial development, including areas for off - street parking,.
truck loading areas and site landscaping.
(h) To minimize traffic congestion within the Town of Hudson
and to assure that necessary public services are available and that
industrial development projects do not exceed the capability of the
Town of Hudson to provide appropriate and environmentally sound
services to industrial development.
(i) To provide sufficient open space around industrial
structures to protect them from the hazard of fire due to the lack
of public water utilities within the Town of Hudson.
(j) To establish and maintain high standards of site planning,
architecture and landscape design that will create an environment that
is attractive to industrial, research and development activities
within the Town of Hudson.
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ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF HUDSON REPEALING SECTION 2.8, INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
2.8.1 Permitted Uses in the Industrial District.
(a) Athletic and health clubs.
(b) Electrical, plumbing, water, gas or steam fitting shops.
(c) Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging and
assembly of products and materials.
(d) Offices.
(e) Restaurants, including those offering liquor if such
liquor license is available from the Town of Hudson and'has been
approved by the Town Board (including convenience food type
establishments).
(f) Scientific research, investigation, non - hazardous
testing or experimentation.
(g) Warehousing of perishable or non - perishable products,
provided that the products are owned by or consigned to the owner
• of the principal use or a lessee, and further provided that said
owner or lessee does not establish such principal use in the
capacity of a carrier for the purpose of a freight operation or
terminal for trucking operations.
(h) On -site storage of production equipment, materials and
trucks and trailers is permissible when such uses are a direct support
to the principal use of the site for the manufacturing, compounding,
processing, packaging and /or assembly of products and materials.
2.8.2 Accessory Uses in the Industrial District.
In addition to those subordinate uses which are clearly and
customarily incidental to principal uses, such as parking lots and
off- street loading facilities, the following additional accessory uses
will be permitted on the industrial lot occupied by the principal use: •
(a) Personnel service facilities providing personnel services,
education, recreation, entertainment, food and convenience good
primarily used by those individuals employed for the principal use
of the property.
(b) Warehousing of products manufactured by the principal use.
(c) Signs as permitted by sign provisions within this Zoning
Code.
(d) Offices and administrative facilities that support the
principal industrial use.
(e) On -site retail sales or will -call wholesale sales, but
only after application by the owner and determination by the Town
Board that such retail sale or will -call wholesale sales are
incidental to the owner's main source of business and are not
incompatible with surrounding land uses and upon such conditions
as shall be established by the Town Board.
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ORDINANCE 'FOR THE TOWN OF HUDSON REPEALING SECTION 2.8, INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
2.8.3 Special Limitations and Conditions on Permitted Uses.
In addition to other general requirements described within
this section, other special limitations or requirements shall apply
within the Industrial District:
(a) An industrial use or service not listed in Section 2.8.1,
Permitted Uses, will have to be approved by the Town Board. Such
approval will first require a recommendation of the industrial use
or service by the Town Zoning and Planning Committee and subsequent
approval by the Town Board. Any negative recommendation by the Town
Zoning and Planning Committee shall require a two - thirds majority vote
of the Town Board for approval to be granted for the proposed use.
A public hearing held according to Section 7.5, Hearings, and the
subsequent Zoning Code amendment of Section 2.8.1 will be required
to include the use as a permitted use. In addition, the same
amendment process must be utilized to delete any uses from Section
2.8.1.
(b) Temporary uses are permitted but shall not exceed six
(6) months in duration after being found by the Town Zoning and
Planning Committee and Town Board to be compatible with the permitted
use and requirements of the Industrial District.
(c) Refuse Containers and Garbage Dumpsters. All on -site
refuse containers and garbage dumpsters shall be located totally
within the principal building on the lot, or shall be located and
stored within an accessory structure located in the rear yard of the
property. Said accessory structure shall have the same exterior
finish, materials and colors as the main structure on the property,
. or at a minimum a structure shall be constructed of decorative
concrete block. Under no circumstances shall the walls of the
accessory structure be less than five feet in height.
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ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF HUDSON REPEALING SECTION 2.8, INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
(d) Increased Front Street and Side Street Setbacks.
The required front street or side street setbacks shall be increased
to 150 feet from the edge of the right -of -way if the industrial
lot is located across the street from property located in an
agricultural /residential district or residential district.
(e) Increased Side Yard and Rear Yard Setbacks. The
required interior side yard or rear yard setback shall be increased
to 100 feet from the edge of the right -of -way if the tract of
industrial land abuts property in an agricultural /residential
district or a residential district.
2.8.4 Building Design and Construction.
In addition to other restrictions of this Zoning Code and of
the building code in force in the Town of Hudson, St. Croix County
and the State of Wisconsin, the use, construction, alteration or
enlargement of any building or structure within the Industrial
District shall meet the following standards:
(a) All exterior wall finishes on any building shall be one
or any combination of the following materials:
- face brick
- natural stone
- specially designed pre -cast concrete units if the
surfaces have been integrally treated with an
applied decorative or textured treatment
- glass
- wood
- architectural masonry block
- factory . fabricated and finished metal framed panel
construction shall be permitted if the panel materials
on the exterior surface are used with any of the
surface materials mentioned above
(b) All subsequent additions, exterior alterations on the
principal structure and any accessory structures which are constructed
after the erection of the original building, or buildings, are
subject to the provisions in this Zoning Code and will be subject to
review during review of the site plan and eventual approval of the
site plan by the Town Zoning and Planning Committee and the Town
• Board.
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ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF HUDSON REPEALING SECTION 2.8, INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
2.8.5 Requirements for Building Coverage, Setbacks and Height.
(a) Minimum Land Area. No tract of land shall be transferred
to the Industrial District unless done so in accordance with Section
7.0, Changes and Amendments of the Zoning Ordinance. No tract of land
shall be transferred to the Industrial District unless the lot or
tract of land measures at least ten (10) acres in total area or is
immediately contiguous to other land already zoned Industrial District.
(b) Minimum Lot Size. All lots located within the Industrial
District shall have a minimum lot area of two (2) acres:
(c) Minimum Building Square Footage. Each building within
the Industrial District shall have a gross floor area of not less
than 5,000 square feet. The only exceptions to this will be
buildings utilized for restaurants.
(d) Maximum Building Lot Coverage.
(1) Industrial Lots of less than three (3) acres shall
have a maximum building coverage on the lot of 30 percent.
(2) Industrial Lots of three (3) acres or more shall
have a maximum building coverage on the lot of 45 percent.
That figure may be increased to 60 percent if the total
gross floor area on the lot is contained within a single
building and all portions of loading docks and berths
are completely enclosed within the same single building.
(e) Setbacks. The following setbacks shall apply to all •
principal and accessory buildings constructed on Industrial District
lots:
(1) Front Street - .00 foot setback from the edge of the
road right -of -way
(2) Side Street - 100 foot setback from the edge of the
road right -of -way
(3) Interior Side Yard - 75 foot setback from the edge of
the property line
(4) Rear Yard - 75 foot setback from the edge of the
property line
(f) Maximum Building Height. Maximum building height for any
structure within the Industrial District shall be 45 feet. Measure-
ment of the height shall commence at the top of the footings.
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ORDINANCE THE TOWN OF HUDSON REPEALING SECTION 2.8, INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
2.8.6 Access.
(a) Access to industrial activities shall be allowed
only from major collector and /or minor collector streets, or a
street specifically designed for such development. Applicants
are encouraged to review the Town's Comprehensive Plan to determine
the functional and jurisdictional road system within the Town of
Hudson.
(b) Curb cuts or road access points within a single
industrial site shall not be placed closer than 100 feet to
each one. Industrial sites of a small scale shall be encouraged
to develop common access drives and access points on to public
roads, and shall also attempt to share parking facilities.
(c) Turning lanes and appropriate right -of -way must be
provided if the Town Board determines that a turning lane is needed
to prevent traffic congestion and to expedite an orderly flow of
traffic. Such improvements required by the Town of Hudson shall be
built at the expense of the applicant or landowner.
2.8.7 Restrictions, Controls and Design Standards.
Uses which because of the nature of their operation are
accompanies by an excess of noise, vibration, dust, dirt, smoke,
odor, noxious gases, glare or *.castes shall not be permitted. These
residual features shall be considered excessive when they either
exceed or deviate from the limitations set forth in the following
performance standards in this Zoning Code. Such limitations shall
not exceed State of Wisconsin standards as set by the Department of
Natural Resources or the Department of Industry, Labor and Human
Relations (DILHR), or any other appropriate governmental agency that
has review or permit authority. agency,
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Noise. Noise shall be measured on any property line
of the industrial tract on which the use is located. All measurements
of noise in the Town of Hudson located within the Industrial
District shall be in accordance with the standards set forth in Sub-
section 6C of the Town of Hudson Noise Ordinance.
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ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF HUDSON REPEALING SECTION 2.8, INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
(b) Vibration. No use shall at any time cause earth
vibrations perceptible beyond the limits of the industrial
lot on which the use is located.
(c) Dust and Dirt. Solid or liquid particles shall
not be emitted at any point in concentrations exceeding
0.3 grains per cubic foot of the conveying gas or aj.r.
For measurement of the amount ofparticles in gases resulting
from combustion, standard corrections shall be applied to a
stack temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit and 50 percent
excess air.
(d) Smoke. Measurement shall be at the point of
emission. The most recent Ringleman Smoke Chart published by
the United States Bureau of Mines shall be used for the
measurement of smoke. Smoke not darker or more opaque than
No. 1 on the chart may be emitted, provided that smoke not
darker or more opaque than No. 2 on the chart may be emitted
for periods not longer than four minutes in any 30- minute
period. These provisions, applicable to visible grey smoke,
shall also apply to visible smoke of a different color but
with an apparent opacity.
(e) Odor. The use shall not, at any time, cause the
discharge of toxic, noxious or odorous matter beyond the
confines of the principal building in such concentrations as
to be detrimental to or endanger the public health, welfare
or safety and comfort.
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(f) Glare. Glare, whether directed or reflected,
such as from lights, spotlights, parking lot lights or
high temperature processes, and as differentiated from
general illumination on the site, shall not be a public
nuisance and prevent adjacent property owners the reasonable
use of their property.
(g) Liquid Wastes. All liquid wastes containing any
toxic matter shall be treated in a manner prescribed by the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
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ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF HUDSON REPEALING SECTION 2.8, INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
In order to assure compliance with the performance standards as
set forth above, the Town Board may require the owner or operator
of any industrial use to make, without cost to the Town of Hudson,
such investigations and tests as may be necessary, in the Town's
determination, to show adherence to the above performance standards.
Such investigations and tests shall be done by an independent
testing organization approved by the Town of Hudson prior to the
tests taking place.
• 2.8.8 Procedure for Site Plan Approval.
The Town Board for the Town of Hudson declares that it is
necessary and appropriate to require site plan approval of any
development in the Industrial District in order to preserve and
promote well planned, compatible uses and consistent conditions
for all developers, applicants and property owners of industrial
property within the Town of Hudson. Site plan approval must first
be granted by the Town Zoning and Planning Committee and then the
Town Board prior to a Commercial and Industrial Land Use Permit
being issued and construction comTrencing.
(a) Copies of the site plan must be submitted to the Town
• Clerk at least ten (10) days in advance of the Town Zoning and
Planning Committee's meeting at which the applicant is seeking
consideration and /or approval. In all cases, the site plan must
be to scale and contain the same information as is required in Section
2.7.9, Procedure for Site Plan Approval in the Commercial District.
(b) The same procedures, requirements and.standards required
in Section 2.7.9 of this Zoning Code, Procedure for Site Plan
Approval in the Commercial District, shall also apply within the
Industrial District.
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