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RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO TOWN OF HUDSON
ZONING ORDINANCE -- SIGNS
Resolution No. t-(- ( �)-O t
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
WHEREAS, On December 4, 2007, the Town of Hudson enacted the following zoning
ordinance amendments: Article IV Signs, Sections 105 -20 thru 105 -28, updating sign regulations
regarding temporary and campaign signs, definitions and adding a substitution clause for sign
content.
WHEREAS, Section 60.62(3), Wisconsin Statutes states that in counties having a county zoning
ordinance no town zoning ordinance amendment is effective unless approved by the county
board; and
WHEREAS, St Croix County has a zoning ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Committee has reviewed the proposed amendment and
recommends approval.
THEREFORE, be it resolved by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors that the amendment
to the Town of Hudson Zoning Ordinance set out in the attached document is hereby approved.
Offered by the Planning and Zoning Committee on December 11, 2007.
YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT SUPERVISOR SIG IT 'E � /
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1 I ® Ronald Troyer
This Resolution was dopted by the St. Croix County Board
Reviewed by Corporation Counsel on t2 /10- /0 � . of Supervisors on �
Greg T1 Corporation Counsel Cindy Campbi3II, County Clerk
STATE OF WISCONSIN
COUNTY OF ST. CROIX
1, Cindy Campbell, St. Croix
County Clerk, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
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ARTICLE IV Signs
§ 105 -20. Purpose.
A. The purpose of this article is to protect and promote the general welfare, health, safety and order within the
Town of Hudson through the standards, regulations and procedures governing the erection, use and /or display
of devices, signs or symbols serving as visual communicative media to persons situated within or upon public
rights -of -way or properties. Any sign which is not expressly permitted is not permitted.
B. The provisions of this article are intended to encourage creativity, a reasonable degree of freedom of choice,
an opportunity for effective communication and a sense of concern for the visual amenities on the part of
those designing, displaying or otherwise utilizing needed communicative media of the types regulated by this
article, while at the same time assuring that the public is not endangered, annoyed or distracted by the unsafe,
disorderly, indiscriminate or unnecessary use of such communicative facilities.
§ 105 -21. Definitions. Editor's Note: See also §§ 105 -35, 105-44 and 105 -52.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY SIGN — A sign relating in its subject matter to the premises on which it is located, or to products,
accommodations, services or activities on the premises on which it is located.
ACCESSORY USE — A use which is subordinate to the principal use being made of a parcel of land.
Accessory uses are defined in the Zoning Code, § 105 -35.
AREA IDENTIFICATION SIGN — A freestanding sign which identifies the name of a neighborhood, a
residential subdivision, a multiple residential complex consisting of three or more structures, a shopping center
or area, an industrial area, an office complex consisting of three or more structures or any combination of the
above that could be termed an area.
BANNERS AND PENNANTS — Attention - getting devices which may resemble flags and are of a
nonpermanent paper, cloth or plastic -like consistency. These are to be up no longer than three months. The
same banner or pennant may not be used again for at-least-90 days 3 months.
BILLBOARD — A large outdoor advertising structure mounted on one or more legs and designed to display
posters or other composite graphic advertisements.
BUILDING — A freestanding structure or group of structures joined by a common wall.
BULLETIN SIGN — An accessory sign which announces goods or services available through the use of
changeable letters and /or numbers.
CANOPY AND MARQUEE — A roof -like structure projecting over the entrance to a theater, store, gas pumps,
bank drive up, etc.
CHURCH DIRECTIONAL SIGN — A sign which bears the address and /or name of a church and direction
arrows pointing to a church location.
DISTRICT — A specific zoning district as defined in this chapter.
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER – A sign which contains a traveling message, or a message which appears
to be traveling, and usually in a horizontal manner. The characters incorporated into any message remain
constant, and do not change in hue or intensity or appear to change in hue or intensity as they travel or appear
to travel across or through the automatic changing copy area of the sign.
FREESTANDING SIGN — A sign which is placed in the ground and not affixed to any part of any structure.
ILLUMINATED SIGN — Any sign which is illuminated by an artificial light source.
INSTITUTIONAL OR Recreational SIGN — Any sign or bulletin board which identifies the name and other
characteristics of a public or private institution on the site where the sign is located.
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INTERNAL TRAFFIC DIRECTIONAL SIGN — A sign which is erected on private property by the owner of such
property for the purpose of guiding vehicular and pedestrian traffic within his property. Such sign bears no
advertising information.
MOTION SIGN — Any sign which revolves, rotates or has any moving parts. Included in this category are
searchlights used for advertisement.
MONUMENT SIGN — A sign located at the entrance to building/development area with the name and address
of the tenants located in this area so customers can find business they are looking for.
NAMEPLATE OR IDENTIFICATION SIGN — A sign which bears the name and /or address of the occupants of
the building. Including Area Identification signs for major developments.
NON - ACCESSORY SIGN — A sign other than an accessory sign.
NONCONFORMING SIGN — A sign which does not conform to the newly enacted requirements of this article.
OCCUPATIONAL SIGN— Any sign which identifies the name and other characteristics
of a home occupation on the site where the sign is located. (This is for Residential and
Agricultural Districts.)
OFF- PREMISE SIGN — A sign which is permitted within a zoning district may be
placed on someone else's parcel. - The-ef --premise-sign -s
number- orpermitted- signs-that -are- allowed -on -that parcel oaf land:
oN- PR €MISS Any-sign- which- is-per-n ted -wit n-a- zoning -d strict and placed -en
that - owners- parcel
PERMANENT SIGN — Any sign which is not a temporary sign.
PORTABLE SIGN — A sign which is not permanently attached to the ground or any structure and so designed
as to be movable from one location to another.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING — A freestanding structure and /or multitenant building sharing common walls.
PROJECTING SIGN — Any sign, all or any part of which extends over public property more than 12 inches.
PYLON SIGN — Any freestanding area identification sign greater than 35 feet in height, if they are over 40 feet
they are intended for freeway advertising.
RECREATIONAL DIRECTIONAL SIGN — A sign which bears the address and /or name
of a recreational place and directional arrows pointing to that recreational location.
ROOF SIGN — Any sign erected upon or projecting above the roofline of a structure to which it is affixed.
RURAL ADDRESS /FIRE NUMBER SIGN — For fire, emergency or postal identification numbers -only,
whether written or in numeric form and may include the Town of Hudson name.
SIGN — Any letter, word or symbol, device, poster, picture, statuary, reading matter or representation in the
nature of an advertisement, announcement, message or visual communication, whether painted, posted,
printed, affixed or constructed, which is displayed outdoors for informational or communicative purposes.
SIGN AREA — That area within the marginal lines of the surface which bears the advertisement, or in the case
of messages, figure or symbols attached directly to any part of the building, that area which is included in the
smallest rectangle which can be made to circumscribe the message, figure or symbol displayed thereon. The
stipulated maximum sign area for a freestanding sign refers to a single facing.
STREET FRONTAGE — The edge of street along a parcel. An interior lot has one street frontage and a corner
lot has two such frontages.
TEMPORARY SIGN — A sign which is erected or displayed for a -the stated limited period of time indicated
in the -Sign- Ordinance this article.
TRAFFIC DIRECTIONAL SIGN — A sign which is erected by a governmental unit for the purpose of directing or
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guiding traffic.
WALL LENGTH — The linear length of the side of a building, it includes all windows and doors.
WALL SIGN — Any sign which is affixed to a wall of any building.
§ 105 -22. District regulations.
The following signs are permitted in each specific district and shall be regulated as to size, location and
character according to the requirements herein set forth:
A. Residential and Agricultural /Residential Districts.
(1) Occupational signs: denoting only the name and profession of the occupant in a commercial building,
public institutional building or dwelling, and may not exceed two square feet in locations where the
speed limit of the street frontage is 35 MPH or less and may not exceed six square feet in locations
where the speed limit of the street frontage is 40 MPH or greater.
(2) Institutional and recreational signs: one sign or bulletin board per street frontage for public institutional
use; and for recreational use in Agricultural /Residential and Residential Districts, such sign or bulletin
sign shall not exceed 24 square feet in area nor shall it be placed closer than 10 feet from the road
right -of -way nor shall be placed in a location that would interfere with the safe movement of traffic.
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. 1).
( Temporary ...signs - according -to § 1-05-21-May-
(4) Area identification signs: one sign per each major development, not to exceed 48 square feet in area.
(3)
(5) Maximum height of freestanding signs: eight feet.
(4)
(6) Non - accessory freestanding and wall signs are prohibited in- all- distric #s, except in areas especially
(5) designated in this article.
(7) All signs shall be constructed in such a manner and of such material that they shall be safe and
(6) substantial, provided that nothing in this article shall be interpreted as authorizing the erection or
construction of any sign not now permissible under the Zoning or Building Code of the Town of Hudson.
(8) All illuminated signs shall have a shielded light source. Any sign illuminated and located within 50 feet
(7) of a lot line or a Residential District shall be diffused or indirect so as not to direct rays of light into
adjacent residence. All illuminated signs in Commercial and Commercial /Light Industrial Districts, in
close proximity to Residential Districts, shall be designed so as to illuminate the sign and not residential
property to the extent practicable.
( No sign, other than public traffic controls, church and recreational directional signs, street
( name signs, and rural address sign (house numbers), shall be erected or temporarily placed
within any street town road right -of -way or upon any public easements.
(10) A permit for a sign to be located within 50 feet of any road or highway regulatory sign, warning sign,
(9) traffic sign, traffic signal, or of any crossroad or crosswalk, will be issued only if:
(a) The sign will not interfere with the ability of drivers and pedestrians to see any road or highway
sign, any traffic sign or signal, or any crossroad or crosswalk; and
(b) The sign will not distract drivers nor offer any confusion to any street or highway sign, or any
traffic sign or signal.
(10) Temporary signs: according-- to- §- 1 -05 -21 May only be allowed where specifically stated.
(11) Campaign yard signs, posted by a bona fide candidate for political office or by a person or group
promoting a political issue or a political candidate, may be placed on private property in any district.
Such signs may be erected no more than two months prior to Election Day and must be removed no
later than 10 days following the election. Such signs-shall -be limited- to -24- square -feet and four feet in
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height- abeve -the- grade -o# t pesrting- area, oFas- determined- acceptable- by- tfte -Tewn -Bear review:
Candidates -- shall --be- provided opy -ef- this -artiele- upon- filing-fer- office:
(12) Temporary real estate signs may be erected for the purpose of selling or promoting a residential
project, provided:
(a) Such signs shall not exceed 128 square feet in area.
(b) Only one sign shall be permitted per road frontage upon which the property abuts.
(c) Such signs shall be removed when the project is 80% completed, sold or leased.
(d) Such signs shall be located no closer than 100 feet to any residence not part of this project.
(13) Temporary signs adjacent to the public right -of -way for the purpose of selling or leasing individual lots
or building shall be permitted, provided:
(a) Such signs shall not exceed six square feet.
(b) Only one such sign is permitted per street frontage upon which the property abuts.
(c) Such sign shall be removed within 30 days following the lease or sale.
(14) Portable, internally lit signs are not allowed as permanent or temporary signs. in -this- district:
(15) Any freestanding sign within 25 feet of any intersection of road right -of -way lines and /or driveway
entrances shall have vertical clearance for proper visibility by motorists on all affected roadways.
(16) Church and nonprofit directional signs shall be permitted in- all-districts, provided the total area of such
signs shall not exceed six square feet per facing.
(17) Signs advertising garage, yard or similar household sales shall be removed within seven days after the
sale.
(18) Signs, which are located on the interior of a building, shall be exempt from the provisions of this article
and shall not require permits or payment of fees.
(19) Roof signs shall be prohibited.
(20) Signs and components and elements of faces of signs that move, shimmer, or contain reflective
devices are prohibited.
(21) Substitution clause and sign content is permitted. Subject to the landowner's consent, noncommercial
speech of any type may be substituted for any permitted commercial speech: provided, the sign
structure is legal without consideration of the message content. Such substitution of message may be
made without any additional approval of permitting. This provision prevails over any provision to the
contrary in this ordinance. The purpose of this provision is to prevent any inadvertent favoring of
commercial speech over noncommercial speech, or favoring of any particular noncommercial message
over any other noncommercial message. This provision does not create a right to increase the total
amount of signage on a lot or parcel, nor does it affect the requirement that the sign structure be
properly permitted.
B. Commercial and Commercial /Light Industrial Districts:
(1) Wall signs. The total area of all wall signs affixed to a building wall shall not exceed two square feet
per linear foot of that wall. No individual wall sign shall exceed 150 square feet.
(a) A wall sign shall not project more than 18 inches from the wall to which the sign is to be affixed.
Furthermore, wall- mounted signs shall not exceed the roofline of any building.
(b) Banners are temporary signs and are not part of the wall sign calculation. However, banners
and wall - temporary signs shall not exceed 50% of that wall area and may not be up
longer than 3 months. The design and construction of all banners shall be professional
looking and not be allowed to become torn or weathered. Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of
Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. 1).
(2) Freestanding sign. One freestanding sign is permitted for each building for each road frontage_
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(a) The total area of a freestanding sign for a building having one road frontage shall not exceed
80 square feet. Where a building has two or more road frontages, each permitted freestanding
sign in excess of one shall be no greater than 40 square feet.
(b) Na part of a freestanding sign shall be closer than 10 feet to the front property line or exceed 35
feet in height. The height shall be measured from the base of the sign or grade of the nearest
adjacent roadway, whichever is lower.
(3) Bulletin signs. The bulletin portion of that sign may use up to 50% of that signs total square footage.
One nonilluminated bulletin sign up to 40 square feet is permitted. Such signs shall be located within
the width of the storefront to which it is related and may be part of the freestanding or pylon sign, not
in addition to.
(4) Pylon signs. Retail and service establishments may erect one pylon sign in addition to their
freestanding sign, not exceeding 150 square feet per side of display surface area. Maximum height is
40 feet. Retail and service establishments on property within 1,500 feet of Interstate 94 right -of -way
and 500 feet from Residential or Agricultural /Residential District property may erect one pylon sign
not exceeding 150 square feet of display surface area in addition to their own freestanding sign.
Maximum height in this area is 80 feet, however a special exception as outlined in § 105 -33 is
required for all signs over 40 feet in height.
(5) Canopy and marquee signs shall be no greater than two square feet per linear foot, up to a
maximum size of 100 square feet per side of the canopy or marquee. Canopies and marquees shall
be considered to be an integral part of the structure to which they are accessory. Signs may be
attached to a canopy or marquee. When calculating the allowable sign size, the canopy or marquee
linear length of the side is separated from the wall sign calculation
( Temporary special event signs are permitted for no more than 90 -calen ar- -days 3 months. Such
signs shall include banners, pennants, flying signs and air - inflated devices, searchlights, bulletin
signs, streamers and other signs approved by the Town Board.
(7) Monument sign is to provide business location information for businesses in the development area
so customers can find their business. Each tenant panel may not exceed 3 feet high by 8 feet wide,
and may only indicate business name, logo, address and phone number. The information in the
tenant panels of the monument sign does not count as part of each individual business's overall
available square footage for advertising signage.
(a) A monument sign may not exceed 30 feet in height and the overall width may not exceed 16
feet, two tenant panels wide, plus the materials to build the monument sign and monument
base. The monument sign may be two sided, parallel to the road or perpendicular to the road
so the sign may be read by the traveling public from both directions.
(b) The monument sign may have an electronic message center (EMC), not to exceed 6 feet high
by 16 feet wide, the equivalent of 4 tenant panels. Temporary advertising information may be
shown on the EMC for a limited period of time, no longer than 21 calendar days. Temporary
information includes, sales items, civic events, amber alerts, community events, etc.
(c) The monument sign may be placed on an outlot, so all businesses using the monument sign
may share in the overall cost of the monument sign. The physical area of the outlot shall be
included in the subdivision average lot size calculations.
(d) All monument signs require site plan approval.
(8) Non- accessory Off - premise freestanding and wall signs are permitted. prohibited in all districts,
except on- areas - especcially -- designated -in- this - article The off - premise sign(s) counts toward the total
number of permitted signs allowed on the parcel of land the sign(s) are located on.
(9) All signs shall be constructed in such a manner and of such material that they shall be safe and
substantial, provided that nothing in this article shall be interpreted as authorizing the erection or
construction of any sign not now permissible under the Zoning or Building Code of the Town of
Hudson.
(10) Illumination Standards.
a. Externally illuminated signs shall have a shielded light source which is downward directed.
b. Illuminated signs shall be designed so as not to direct any light or produce glare onto adjacent
properties or toward navigable waters.
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c. The Town may specify the hours a sign may be illuminated and limit its brightness while
illuminated. The hours of illumination or brightness limitations may be established at any time,
including during the life of the sign.
d. Signs and sign components and elements of faces of signs shall not flash or use animation.
e. Unless a sign's only illumination is external and uncolored, the following additional regulations
shall also apply to that sign:
1) No illuminated off- premise sign which changes in color or intensity of artificial Tight at any time
while the sign is illuminated shall be permitted.
2) No illuminated en- premise accessory sign which changes in color or intensity of artificial Tight at
any time while the sign is illuminated shall be permitted, except one for which the changes are
necessary for the purpose of correcting hour - and - minute, date, or temperature information.
3) A sign that regularly or automatically ceases illumination for the purpose of causing the color or
intensity to have changed when illumination resumes shall fall within the scope of the prohibitions of
par. e 1) and 2) above.
(11) No sign, other than public traffic controls, church and recreational directional signs, street
name signs and rural address sign (house numbers), shall be erected or temporarily placed
within any street town road right -of -way or upon any public easements.
(12) A permit for a sign to be located within 50 feet of any road or highway regulatory sign, warning sign,
traffic sign, traffic signal, or of any crossroad or crosswalk, will be issued only if:
(a) The sign will not interfere with the ability of drivers and pedestrians to see any road or highway
sign, any traffic sign or signal, or any crossroad or crosswalk; and -
(b) The sign will not distract drivers nor offer any confusion to any street or highway sign, or any
traffic sign or signal.
(13) Campaign yard signs, posted by a bona fide candidate for political office or by a person or group
promoting a political issue or a political candidate, may be placed on private property in any district.
Such signs may be erected no more than two months prior to Election Day and must be removed no
later than 10 days following the election. Stec -IZ- signs-- shah -be -li Cited- to --24- square feet-and -feur- feet #ea
Neigh # - above - the- gr- ade-e# #he- posting area or-as- deter- rr►ined- ac- ceptable- by-the Town -Bear - revfewr:
Oandidates -shall be -pr- ovided -a dopy -of- this - article -upending for office. -
(14) Temporary real estate signs may be erected for the purpose of selling or promoting a commercial
project, provided:
(a) Such signs shall not exceed 128 square feet in area.
(b) Only one sign shall be permitted per road frontage upon which the property abuts.
(c) Such signs shall be removed when the project is 80% completed, sold or leased.
(d) Such signs shall be located no closer than 100 feet to any residence not part of this project.
(15) Temporary signs adjacent to the public right -of -way for the purpose of selling or leasing individual
lots or building shall be permitted, provided:
(a) Such signs shall not exceed 32 square feet.
(b) Only one such sign is permitted per street frontage upon which the property abuts.
(c) Such sign shall be removed within 30 days following the lease or sale.
(16) Portable, internally lit signs are only allowed as temporary signs and may not be up
for more that 3 months and are not allowed as permanent signs. in-- any - district
(17) Any freestanding sign within 25 feet of any intersection of road right -of -way lines and /or driveway
entrances shall have vertical clearance for proper visibility by motorists on all affected roadways.
(18) The total sign area of any multifaced freestanding or projecting wall sign shall not exceed two times
the permitted area of a two -sided sign or three times the area of a three -sided sign. All applications
for signs of more than two sides shall be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Committee and the
Town Board.
(19) Church and nonprofit directional signs shall be permitted in -all districts, provided the total area of
such signs shall not exceed six square feet per facing.
(20) Signs advertising garage, yard or similar household sales shall be removed within seven days after
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the sale.
(21) Signs with changing electronic messages are allowed as part of the total area of a permitted sign.
Signs with an electronic message center in them require site plan approval.
(22) Signs, which are located on the interior of a building, shall be exempt from the provisions of this
article and shall not require permits or payment of fees.
(23) Roof signs shall be prohibited.
(24) Signs and components and elements of faces of signs that move, shimmer, or contain reflective
devices are prohibited.
(25) Interior - internal traffic directional signs shall be permitted provided the total area of each sign shall
not exceed 20 sq. ft.
(26) Substitution clause and sign content is permitted. Subject to the landowner's consent,
noncommercial speech of any type may be substituted for any permitted commercial speech:
provided, the sign structure is legal without consideration of the message content. Such substitution
of message may be made without any additional approval of permitting. This provision prevails over
any provision to the contrary in this ordinance. The purpose of this provision is to prevent any
inadvertent favoring of commercial speech over noncommercial speech, or favoring of any particular
noncommercial message over any other noncommercial message. This provision does not create a
right to increase the total amount of signage on a lot or parcel, nor does it affect the requirement that
the sign structure be properly permitted.
§ 105 - 23. Vehicle Signs.
A. A vehicle used as a sign or as the base for a sign where the primary purpose of the vehicle in that location is
its use as a sign shall be prohibited.
§ 105 - 24. Billboards.
A. Billboards may be erected along and intended to be viewed from only Interstate 94. Billboards are allowed
only in the following zoning districts: Commercial and Commercial /Light Industrial Districts.
B. The maximum allowable size of any billboard is 700 square feet. The maximum allowable extensions shall not
exceed 15% of the total sign area. All skirting and perimeter material shall be counted as part of the sign area.
C. The maximum allowable height of any billboard is 40 feet. If an Interstate Highway served by a billboard is
elevated above the surface on which it is placed, the Town Board may grant a special exception to this
regulation according to its discretion. Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. 1).
D. The minimum allowable distance in any direction between billboards is 5,280 feet.
E. The minimum allowable proximity of any billboard to any Residential Zoning District is 500 feet.
F. The minimum allowable distance of any billboard to any Interstate right -of -way is 50 feet.
G. The minimum allowable distance of a billboard to any building shall be 25 feet.
H. No portion of any billboard shall occupy air space above any driveway or parking area.
I. No billboard may display any moving parts nor shall it be illuminated with any flashing or intermittent lights.
§ 105 - 25. Administration and Enforcement.
A. Permits. Except as provided below, the owner or occupant of the premises on which a sign is to be displayed,
or the owner or installer of such signs, shall file an application provided by the Town of Hudson Building
Inspector /Zoning Administrator for permission to display such sign. Permits must be acquired for all new,
relocated, modified or redesigned signs except those specifically excepted below. The applicant shall submit
with the application a complete description of the sign and a sketch showing its size, location, manner of
construction and such other information as shall be necessary to inform the Town of Hudson Building
Inspector /Zoning Administrator of the kind, size, material, construction and location of the sign. The Town of
Hudson Building Inspector /Zoning Administrator may approve sign permits. The applicant shall also submit the
fee at the time of application as set forth in the Building Code Ordinance. Editor's Note: See Ch. 14, Building
Construction. If a sign authorized by a permit has not been installed within six months after the date of issuance
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of said permit, the permit shall become null and void.
B. Exemptions. The exemptions permitted by this section shall apply only to the requirements of a permit and
shall not be construed as excusing the installer of the sign or the owner of the property upon which the sign is
located from complying with the other provisions of this article. No permit is required under this section for the
following signs:
(1) Signs erected by a governmental unit or public school district.
(2) Memorial signs or tablets containing the name of the building, its use and date of erection when cut or
built into the walls of the building.
(3) Signs which are completely within a building.
§ 105 -26. Notice of violation; assessment of costs. [Amended 10-10-2001]
If the Town of Hudson Building Inspector /Zoning Administrator or his deputies finds that any
sign regulated by this article is prohibited as to size, location, content, type, number, height or
method of construction, or is unsafe, insecure or a menace to the public, or if any sign has
been constructed or erected without a permit first being granted to the installer of said sign or
to the owner of the property upon which said sign has been erected, or is improperly
maintained, or is in violation of any other provisions of this article, he shall give written notice of
such violation to the sign owner and /or benefiting business being advertised by said sign
thereof.
§ 105 -27. Appeals.
A. A sign permit applicant or permit holder may appeal any order or determination made by the Building
Inspector /Zoning Administrator or his deputy pursuant to this article by filing a notice of appeal with the Town
Clerk and requesting a hearing before the Board of Adjustment for the Town of Hudson.
B. The Board of Adjustment will hear:
(1) Appeals where it is alleged that there is an error in any order, requirement, decision or determination
made by the administrative officer in the enforcement of this article.
(2) Requests for variances from the literal provisions of this article. The application shall demonstrate:
(a) That special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land, structure or building
involved and which are applicable to other lands, structures or building in the same district.
(b) That literal interpretation of the provisions of this article would deprive the applicant of rights
commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district under the terms of this provision.
(c) That the special conditions and circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant's
request.
(d) That granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is
denied by this article to other lands, structures or building in the same district.
(e) That granting of the variance is necessary to the reasonable use of the land and granting the
variance will not adversely affect the existing or potential use of adjacent land.
§ 105 -28. Nonconforming signs.
A. Any nonconforming temporary or portable sign existing on Dec. 4, 2007, or on the date of a subsequent
amendment to this article shall be made to comply with the requirements set forth herein or shall be removed
within 180 -days 6 months after Dec. 4, 2007, or on the date of a subsequent amendment to this article.
B. Nonconforming permanent signs lawfully existing on Dec. 4, 2007, or on the date of a subsequent amendment
to this article shall be allowed to continue in use and may change the message. However, if the sign needs to
be replaced, it must comply with the current sign ordinance at that time.
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ADOPTED BY THE TOWN BOARD
Revisions from Working Session With County P &Z Ellen Denzer & Jennifer Shillcox 11 -9 -07
C. Whenever the use of a nonconforming sign has been discontinued for a period of six months, such use shall
not thereafter be resumed unless in conformance with the provisions of this article.
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