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Town of Hudson, WI
St. Croix County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Hudson 4-4-1996. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town Board may issue a permit for occasional events as follows:
A. 
Circus.
B. 
Carnival.
C. 
Nonmotorized bicycle event.
D. 
Rodeo certified by a nationally recognized sanctioning body.
E. 
Craft and art fairs.
F. 
Civic, church and municipal sponsored events, i.e., hot air affair, boosters July 4th activities, etc.
[Amended 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
G. 
Flea markets.
H. 
Car shows.
I. 
Sheep dog trials.
[Amended 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
J. 
Occasional one-time events.
[Added 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
A. 
The granting of a permit shall not violate the spirit or general intent of this chapter.
B. 
No permit shall be allowed which would be contrary to the public health, safety or general welfare or which would be substantially adverse to property values in the neighborhood affected.
[Amended 7-8-1996; 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
A. 
Applications. Application forms shall be furnished by the Town Clerk with application being submitted at least 60 days' prior to the event. (The Town Board at its discretion may waive or modify the ninety-day requirement.) A fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Town Board payable to the Town shall accompany the application. The Town may also require other reasonable expenses associated with the request to be paid by the applicant, including but not limited to attorney and engineering fees.
B. 
Time to act upon application. The Town Board shall act on an application within 40 days of receiving the application at a regular Town Board meeting.
C. 
Conditions. The Board shall determine the limitations to be included to the issuance of a permit, including but not limited to the following conditions:
(1) 
Location to include a single parcel or a grouping of parcels contiguous or noncontiguous.
(2) 
Type of business and/or related activities allowed.
(3) 
Hours of operation.
(4) 
The permit is for the event only as designated.
D. 
Duration. The Town Board shall determine the duration of the permit.
E. 
Determination in writing. The conditions of approval or reasons for disapproval shall be stated in writing by the Board and furnished to the applicant.
F. 
Termination. When the event activities are not in conformity to the limitations as set forth as conditions of the permit, it is terminated and a new application must be filed in accordance with this chapter.
[Added 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3]
A. 
Penalties and/or forfeitures in this chapter are covered in the Citation Ordinance.[1] If there is a conflict between this chapter and the Citation Ordinance, the Citation Ordinance has precedence.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 32, Citations.