For purposes of this chapter, certain terms used herein shall be interpreted as follows:
ACCESSORY BUILDINGA subordinate building or portion of the main building, the use of which is incidental to the permitted use of the main building.
ACCESSORY USEA use incidental to the principal use of a building.
AGRICULTURAL PARCELThe creation of one new parcel which is one acre or larger in area and which is 20 acres or smaller in area which is to be used for agricultural purposes as specified in Chapter
90, the Town Subdivision Ordinance.
AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARDA lot or yard where three or more unlicensed motor vehicles or the remains thereof are kept for the purpose of dismantling, sale of parts, sale as scrap, storage or abandonment.
BASEMENTA story partly or wholly underground which, if occupied for living purposes, shall be counted as a story.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTThe Town of Hudson Board of Adjustment, which shall also be the Board of Appeals.
BOARDING HOUSEA building other than a hotel, where meals, or lodging and meals, are furnished for compensation for three or more persons not members of a family, not open to transients, in contradistinction to hotels and restaurants.
BUILDINGA structure used, designed or intended for the protection, shelter, enclosure or support of persons, animals or property. A freestanding structure or group of structures joined by a common wall. When a building is divided into separate parts by a division wall without openings, extending from the ground up, each part shall be deemed a separate building.
BUILDING, HEIGHT OFThe vertical distance from the base point elevation as defined in this chapter to the highest point of a flat roof, to the deckline of a mansard roof, or to the average height of the highest gable of a gambrel, hip or pitch roof.
CAMPGROUNDSAny premises established for overnight habitation by persons using equipment designed for the purpose of temporary camping and for which a fee is charged.
CENTER LINEA line connecting the points on highways from which setback distances shall be measured, at any point on the highway.
CHICKENA common farm bird raised for its edible eggs or flesh.
CLASSES OF HIGHWAYSA. All arterial highways classified as freeways or expressways are hereby designated as Class A highways.
B. All highways classified as primary, standard and minor arterials and not further classified as a freeway or expressway are hereby designated as Class B highways.
C. All highways classified as high or low collectors are hereby designated as Class C highways.
D. All highways not included in the aforementioned classifications except for interior roads in major subdivisions are hereby designated as Class D highways.
E. Local roads within a major subdivision may be designated by the Town Board at its discretion as Class E highways.
CLUBAn association of persons for some common purpose but not including any groups organized primarily to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business.
COMMISSIONThe Town Plan Commission of the Town of Hudson.
CONNECTING STREETStreets in cities and villages that connect state trunk highways as defined in § 84.02(11), Wis. Stats.
DISTRICTParcels or sections of the Town of Hudson for which the regulations governing the use of land and buildings are uniform as defined in this chapter.
DWELLING, MULTIPLEA building or portions thereof designed for and used by more than two families. Classification of a residential structure shall be determined by its present or projected occupancy and design and not by the characteristics of ownership and tenancy such as condominium arrangements.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILYA detached or semidetached building designed for and occupied exclusively by two families.
FAMILYThe body of persons who live together in one dwelling unit as a single housekeeping entity.
FARM ANIMALSHorses, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, goats, steers and other animals similarly associated with a rural setting, not including dogs, cats and other domestic animals.
FLOOR AREAThe area within the exterior wall lines of a building, provided that the floor area of a dwelling shall not include space not usable for living quarters, such as attics, basements or utility rooms, garages, breezeways, unenclosed porches or terraces.
FRONTAGEAll the property abutting on one side of a road or street between two intersecting roads or streets or all of the property abutting on one side of a street between an intersecting street and the dead end of a street.
FRONTAGE, REVERSEDWhen the rear lot line of a corner lot coincides with part or all of the side lot line of another lot in the same block, reversed frontage exists.
GARAGE, PRIVATEAn accessory building or space for storage only of not more than three private motor driven vehicles.
GARAGE, PUBLICA building or portion thereof used for the housing or care of motor vehicles for the general public or where any such vehicles are equipped or repaired for remuneration or kept for hire or sale.
HOME OCCUPATIONA gainful occupation conducted by members of the family only, within their place of residence, such as handicrafts, dressmaking, millinery, laundering, preserving and home cooking.
JUNCTIONThe point upon which two highway center lines, as herein established, or a highway center line and the center line of a railway right-of-way, meet.
JUNKYARD or SALVAGE YARDAn open area where waste, used or secondhand materials are bought, sold, exchanged, stored, baled, packed, disassembled or handled, including but not limited to scrap iron and other metals, paper, rags, rubber, tires and bottles. A junkyard includes an auto wrecking yard, but does not include uses established entirely within enclosed buildings.
KENNELAny place where four or more of any single type of domestic animals, over three months of age, are owned, boarded, bred and offered for sale, but not including livestock in relation to a farm, or veterinary clinics.
LODGING HOUSEA building other than a hotel or motel where lodging only is provided for compensation.
LOTA parcel of land occupied or designed to provide space necessary for one main building and its accessory buildings or uses, including the open spaces required by this chapter, and abutting on a public street or other officially approved means of access. A lot may be a parcel designed in a plat or described in a conveyance recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, or any part of a large parcel when such part complies with the requirements of this chapter as to width and area for the district in which it is located. No land included in any street, highway, access easement or railroad right-of-way shall be included in computing lot area.
MOBILE HOMEA detached single-family dwelling unit designed for long-term occupancy; and containing sleeping accommodations, flush toilet, a tub or shower bath, and kitchen facilities; with plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside systems; which is designed to be transported on its own wheels.
MOBILE HOME PARKAn area or premises on which is provided the required space for the accommodation of mobile homes, together with necessary accessory buildings, driveways, walks, screening and other required adjuncts.
MOTELA building or group of buildings containing rooms which are offered for compensation for the temporary accommodation of transients, and where there is no permanent occupancy of any unit except by the owner, his agent or employees.
MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENCEA multifamily residence shall be any residence consisting of three or more dwelling units within the same structure.
NONCONFORMING USEA building or premises lawfully used or occupied at the time of the passage of this chapter or amendments thereto, which use or occupancy does not conform to the regulation of this chapter or amendments thereto. A building or use for which a valid special exception permit has been issued is not a nonconforming use.
PARKING LOTA lot where automobiles are parked or stored temporarily, but not including the wrecking of automobiles or other vehicles or storage for the purpose of repair or wrecking.
PRINCIPAL BUILDINGA freestanding structure and/or multitenant building sharing common walls.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICEThe office of a doctor, of medicine or dentistry, practitioner, minister, architect, landscape architect, professional engineer, lawyer, author, musician or other recognized profession.
QUARRYINGThe removal of mineral aggregates, topsoil or other natural materials from the earth by excavating, stripping or any other mining process.
REPACKAGINGThe breaking down of entire shipments into smaller parcels for reshipping.
ROADSIDE STANDSA structure having a ground area of not more than 300 square feet, not permanently fixed to the ground, readily removable in its entirety, not fully enclosed and to be used solely for the sale of farm products produced on the premises (or adjoining premises).
SERVICE STATIONAny building, structure or premises or other place used for the dispensing, sale or offering for sale of any motor fuel or oils, having pumps and storage tanks; also where battery, tire and similar services are rendered, but not including buildings or premises where such business is incidental to the conduct of a public garage used for the repair or storage of motor vehicles.
SETBACKThe minimum horizontal distance between a building and street or lot line. Distances are to be measured from the most outwardly extended portion of the structure at ground level.
SETBACK LINESLines established adjacent to highways, lot lines, lakes and streams or other places for the purpose of defining limits within which any or certain buildings, structures or uses may not be constructed, maintained, or carried on, except as shown herein. "Within a setback line" means between the setback line and the highway, lake or stream to which the setback line is adjacent.
SEWEREDA sewered lot is one served by a municipal sewer system or a municipal-type sewered system constructed in accordance with all requirements of Wisconsin laws and all applicable administrative regulations.
SPECIAL EXCEPTIONThe use of property, including the use and location of buildings, the size of lots and the dimensions of required yards, otherwise not a permitted use under the terms of this chapter, which is allowed by reason of special provisions of this chapter and for which a special exception permit may be issued by the Town Board, under conditions specified in this chapter.
STORYThe vertical distance between the surface of any floor and the floor next above it, or if there is no floor above it, the space between such floor and the ceiling next above it.
STORY, HALFA story under any roof except a flat roof, the wall plates of which on at least two opposite exterior walls are not more than two feet above the floor of such story.
STREETA public or private thoroughfare which affords a primary means of access to abutting property.
STREET FRONTAGEThe edge of street along a parcel. An interior lot has one street frontage and a corner lot has two such frontages.
STREET LINEA dividing line between a street and the abutting lot.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONAny change in the supporting members, such as bearing walls, columns, purlins, rafters, beams or girders, footings and piles.
STRUCTUREAnything constructed or erected, the use of which requires a permanent location on the ground or attached to something having a permanent location on the ground.
TEMPORARY STRUCTUREA movable structure not designed for human occupancy which may be used for the protection of goods or chattels.
TO PLACEThe putting of a building or structure in a particular situation, whether this is by original construction or erection or by moving a building or structure to the particular situation.
TRAVEL TRAILERA vehicular portable structure designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation use, which does not fall within the definition of a mobile home.
TRAVEL TRAILER PARKAn area or premises on which is provided the required space for the accommodation of travel trailers, together with necessary accessory buildings, driveways, walks, screening and other required adjuncts.
VARIANCEA departure from the terms of this chapter as applied to a specific building, structure or parcel of land, which the Board of Adjustment may permit, pursuant to §
105-32G of this chapter.
VISION CLEARANCEAn unoccupied triangular space at the intersection of highways or streets within railroads. Such vision clearance triangles shall be bounded by the intersecting highway, street or railroad right-of-way lines and a setback line connecting points located on such right-of-way lines by measurement from their intersection as specified in the Highway Setback Ordinance for St. Croix County.
YARDAn open space on the same lot with a building, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except as otherwise provided herein.
YARD, FRONTA yard extending the full width of the lot between the front lot line and the nearest part of the main building, excluding uncovered steps.
YARD, REARAn open space, unoccupied except for accessory buildings, extending from the rear lot line of the main building for the entire width of the lot, excluding such projections as are permitted hereinafter.
YARD, SIDEA yard or open space on each side of the main building extending from the side wall of the building to the side lot line, and from the front yard to the rear yard. When an accessory building is constructed as part of the main building or constructed on one side of the main building, the side yard requirements shall be the same for the accessory building as required for the main building.