The Common Council of the City of Lodi hereby
determines that the statutory speed limits on the following streets
or portions thereof are unreasonable, unsafe or imprudent and modifies
such speed limits under authority granted by § 349.11, Wis.
Stats., as follows:
A. Speed limits increased. Speed limits established by
§ 346.57(4)(e), (f) and (g), Wis. Stats., are increased
as hereinafter set forth upon the following streets or portions thereof:
(1) Forty-five miles per hour:
(a)
North Main Street, from the north corporate
limits of the City of Lodi to a point 500 feet north of the intersection
of Gay Street and North Main Street.
(2) Forty miles per hour:
(a)
Portage Street, from the east corporate limits
of the City of Lodi to the intersection of Clark Street and Portage
Street.
(3) Thirty miles per hour:
(a)
Water Street, from the west corporate limits
of the City of Lodi to a point 200 feet north of the intersection
of Pleasant Street and Water Street.
(b)
North Main Street, from a point 500 feet north
of the intersection of Gay Street and North Main Street to the intersection
of Fair and North Main Streets.
(c)
Corner Street, from the south corporate limits
of the City of Lodi to the intersection of Pleasant Street and Corner
Street.
[Added 9-15-2015 by Ord.
No. A-493]
The Common Council of the City of Lodi herby determines the
statutory speed limits on the following streets or portions thereof
are unreasonable, unsafe or imprudent and modifies such speed limits
as follows:
A. Speed limits decreased. Speed Limits are decreased as follows upon
the designated streets.
(1)
Fifteen miles per hour limit when children are present within
the area, the speed of any vehicle shall not be greater than 15 miles
per hour on the following streets:
(a)
Fair Street, from the intersection with North Main Street to
the intersection with Elizabeth Street.
(b)
Spring Street, from the intersection with Portage Street to
the north side of the bridge crossing the east branch of Spring Creek.
[Amended 6-7-2005 by Ord. No. A-348; 10-4-2005 by Ord. No. A-352; 7-17-2007 by Ord. No. A-377; 2-6-2018 by Ord. No. A-516; 6-21-2022 by Ord. No. A-554; 2-20-2024 by Ord. No. A-565]
A. Parking limits.
(1) No parking. No person shall park or leave standing at any time any
vehicle, trailer, boat, or similar item on the following streets and
alleyways:
(a)
Alleyways, described as follows:
[1]
From Ellie Rae Drive to Fieldstone Drive.
[2]
From Fieldstone Drive to Cobblestone Drive and Ellie Rae Drive.
(b)
Nestles Street, from the intersection of Water Street/Hwy 60
to a point 350 feet north.
(c)
North Main Street, from Gay Street north.
(d)
Parr Street, from Portage Street/Hwy 60 to Millston Avenue.
(e)
Sodders Street, from South Main St./Hwy 113 to Spring Street.
(2) Limited no parking.
(a)
School zone parking. No person shall park or leave standing
at any time any vehicle, trailer, boat, or similar item, Monday through
Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
[1]
Millston Avenue, from Fair Street to Parr Street on the north
side of the street.
[2]
Sauk Street, from the west intersection of Meadowview Lane to
Ottowynn Terrace.
[3]
Valley Drive, from Sauk Street to Prairie Stone Drive.
(b)
City Library parking. Parking in the City Library lot is restricted
to patron and employees during regular business hours.
(3) One-sided parking. No person shall park or leave standing at any
time any vehicle, trailer, boat, or similar item on the following
streets:
(a)
Davis Street on the north side of the street.
(b)
Downey Street on the west side of the street.
(c)
Gay Street on the west side of the street.
(d)
Hill Street on the east side of the street.
(e)
Millston Avenue on the south side of the street, from Fair Street
to Parr Street.
(f)
North Main Street on the east side of the street north of Fair
Street except in designated parking stalls.
(g)
Portage Street on the southeast side of the street, from Spring
Street to Clark Street.
(h)
Ryan Street on the east side of the street.
(i)
Water Street on the west and north side of the street.
(4) Fifteen-minute parking:
(a)
Such stalls as are marked on First Street.
B. Street storage and other parking limitations.
(1) No person or persons shall permit any vehicle, trailer, boat, or
similar item to be parked or left standing between the hours of 3:00
a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on:
(a)
Main Street, between its intersection with Columbus Street and
its intersection with First Street;
(b)
Portage Street between its intersection with Spring Street and
its intersection with Main Street;
(c)
Lodi Street between its intersection with Main Street and its
intersection with Prairie Street.
(2) No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle, trailer, boat,
or similar item for a period longer than 48 consecutive hours on any
street, highway, or public parking lot in the City of Lodi, excluding
weekends and the following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial
Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
(3) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle, trailer, boat,
or similar item to park in any space or stall appropriately marked
"No Parking."
(4) All vehicles, trailers, boats, or similar items shall be parked parallel
to the curb or tree bank except on such streets where angle parking
spaces are so designated and so provided by appropriate markings.
C. Commercial vehicle parking in residential areas. None of the following
shall be parked or stored in any area of the City which is zoned residential
except when loading, unloading or rendering a service:
(1) Semitruck tractors and/or semitruck trailers as defined in Wis. Stats.
(2) Other commercial motor vehicles or trailers over 12,000 pounds'
licensed gross weight, including school buses.
D. Exemptions and/or exceptions.
(1) City of Lodi vehicles or vehicles directly performing maintenance
for the City are exempt.
(2) When permission has been granted by the Lodi Police Department.
[Amended 6-20-2023 by Ord. No. A-562]
A. Snow or ice event declarations.
(1) The Public Works Director, or designee, is authorized
to declare a snow or ice event whenever it becomes necessary to clear
the streets of snow and ice to effectuate the movement of vehicles.
Factors which constitute a snow or ice event include, but are not
limited to, the accumulation of snow or ice on any street or area
which hinders the safe movement of traffic or impedes the ability
of emergency vehicles and public vehicles to travel safely and expeditiously
over such streets or areas.
(2) Duration.
A snow or ice event declared under this subsection shall remain in
effect for 24 hours unless specifically extended by the Public Works
Director, or designee, through a second declaration.
B. Parking restrictions.
(1) When signs have been erected at or reasonably near
the corporate limits, as provided in § 349.13, Wis. Stats.,
no owner or operator of any motor vehicle shall park or leave standing
any vehicle, trailer, boat or similar item upon any public street
or alley during the duration of a snow or ice event.
(2) Pursuant to the provisions of § 66.325,
Wis. Stats., the Public Works Director, or designee, is authorized
to order the erection of temporary "No Parking" signs at any time
during the existence of any emergency which impairs or prevents the
full or safe use of any highway, street, alley or parking lot.
(3) It is the declared intent of the Public Works Department to clear the snow from the public parking lots following the completion of snow removal operations on the adjacent streets or alleys. Public Works Director, or designee, is authorized, pursuant to Subsection
B(2) above, to order the temporary posting of half of each parking lot for the clearing of snow from that half of the parking lot, to be followed by the posting and clearing of the remaining half of the parking lot.
(4) Any person in violation of this subsection is subject
to the ticketing and towing of the vehicle at the owner's expense.
(5) Exceptions.
The following streets or portions of streets shall be considered the
downtown business district and are excepted from the provisions of
this subsection:
(a) Portage Street, from Spring Street to the intersection of Main Street.
(b) Lodi Street, from the intersection of Main Street to the intersection
of Prairie Street.
(c) Main Street, from the intersection of Columbus Street to the intersection
of Second Street.
(d) Prairie Street, from the intersection of Lodi Street to a point 140
feet northwest.
The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident
shall, within one day after such accident, file with the City Police
Department a copy of the report required by § 346.70, Wis.
Stats., if any. If the operator is unable to make such report, any
occupant of the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of making
such report shall have the duty to comply with this section. Such
report shall be subject to the provisions and limitations in §§ 346.70(4)(f)
and 346.73, Wis. Stats.
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. A-371]
A. "Neighborhood electric vehicles (NEV)" means a self-propelled
motor vehicle that has successfully completed the neighborhood electric
vehicle America test program conducted by the United States Department
of Energy and that conforms to the definition and requirements for
low-speed vehicles as adopted in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards for low-speed vehicles under 49 CFR 571.3(b) and 571.500.
B. NEVs shall be four-wheeled and have a speed range
of at least 20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles per hour
on a paved surface and have a gross vehicle weight at rest of less
than 2,500 pounds. NEV does not include an electric golf cart and
shall:
(2)
Have front and rear turn signals;
(4)
Have reflex reflectors: one red on each side
as far to the rear as practicable, and one red on the rear;
(5)
Have an exterior mirror mounted on the driver's
side and either an exterior mirror on the passenger side or an interior
rearview mirror;
(7)
Have a windshield that conforms to the requirements
of the federal motor vehicle safety standard on glazing materials
(49 CFR 571.205);
(8)
Have a vehicle identification number (VIN) that
complies with federal law (49 CFR 565);
(9)
Have a Type 1 or Type 2 seatbelt assembly conforming
to 49 CFR 571.209, and Federal Motor Safety Standard No. 209, for
each designated seating position; and
(10)
Meet the general test conditions under 49 CFR
571.50056.
C. Permitted use of neighborhood electric vehicles on
City Streets. A licensed individual may operate an NEV on the streets
of the City of Lodi having a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour
or less, and headlamps must be on during operation.
D. Permitted users of neighborhood electric vehicles. To operate an NEV on City streets as set forth in Subsection
C above, the individual must have a valid operator's license, consistent with Chapter 343, Wis. Stats.
E. Operation of neighborhood electric vehicles. The operation of NEVs as permitted herein shall in all respects be in compliance with Chapter
325, Vehicles and Traffic, of the City of Lodi Code of Ordinances.
[Added 6-21-2022 by Ord. No. A-555]
A. Golf
cart use limitations.
(1) Use of golf carts on City streets is limited to travel between the
golf cart owner's residence and the Lodi Golf Course.
(2) Golf carts shall not be used for any other purpose within the City
of Lodi.
B. Permitted use of golf carts on City streets. A licensed individual may operate a golf cart as set forth in Subsection
A above on the streets of the City of Lodi having a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less.
(1) Golf cart use on State Highways 60 and 113 is prohibited. However,
golf carts may cross these highways.
(2) Permitted users of golf carts. To operate a golf cart on City streets as set forth in Subsection
B above, the individual must have a valid operator's license, consistent with Chapter 343, Wis. Stats.
C. Operation
of golf carts.
(1) Operators must obey traffic laws.
(2) Operation is permitted from sunrise to sunset (as determined by the
National Weather Service) only.
(3) Golf carts must be equipped with a slow-moving-vehicle sign.
No operator of a vehicle shall fail or refuse
to stop for an adult school crossing guard when, in the performance
of his or her duties, he or she so directs by use of sign or signal.
All Lodi Police Department officers and adult employees and all adult
employees of the School District of Lodi whose assigned duties require
them to act as crossing guards to assist school children with crossing
any street in the City of Lodi are hereby appointed, pursuant to § 349.215,
Wis. Stats., as school crossing guards.
No person shall ride, use or permit use of a
bicycle upon any public street, highway or alley in the City of Lodi
unless the same shall have been licensed and registered at the Lodi
Police Department. The fee for such license shall be set by the Common
Council by resolution and shall be paid to the Police Department.
Each bicycle license when issued shall be effective until the bicycle
is no longer operable or until the licensee shall sell or transfer
interest to said bicycle, whichever event first occurs after the license
is issued. License tags shall not be transferable from one bicycle
to another.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361]
The penalty for violation of any provision of
this chapter shall be a forfeiture as hereinafter provided.
A. Uniform offenses. Forfeitures for violation of any provision of Chs. 341 to 348 and 350, Wis. Stats., adopted by reference in §
325-1 of this chapter shall conform to forfeitures for violation of the comparable state offense, including any variations or increases for second offenses.
B. Special local regulations. The forfeiture for violation of any special local regulation contained in this chapter other than those described in Subsections
C and
D of this section shall be as set forth in Chapter
1, §
1-3 of this Code.
C. Parking and snow emergency regulations.
(1) The forfeiture for violation of any provisions of §§
325-3,
325-4 and
325-5 of this chapter shall be $25.
(2) In addition, any vehicle parked in violation of the snow emergency regulations of §
325-4 may be removed by, or under the direction of, the Police Department with the owner thereof to be responsible for the reasonable charges imposed by the towing company used by the City for removing, towing, and storing said vehicle, all pursuant to § 349.13(3), Wis. Stats.
(3) If the person charged with said violation pays the
amount of the forfeiture to the City of Lodi by the date stated on
the citation, the citation, pursuant to § 345.28(2)(a),
Wis. Stats., shall by filed in court.
(4) If the person charged with said violation appears
in court in response to the citation or fails to either pay the forfeiture
or appear in court by the date stated on the citation, then the provisions
of § 345.28, Wis. Stats., shall determine the procedures
to be followed with respect to said citation.
D. Bicycles. The forfeiture for violation of any provision of §
325-13 of this chapter shall not be less than $1 nor more than $10.
This chapter shall be enforced in accordance
with the provisions of § 345.20 or 345.53, Ch. 299 and § 66.0114,
Wis. Stats.
A. Stipulation of guilt or no contest. Stipulations of
guilt or no contest may be made by persons arrested for violations
of this chapter in accordance with § 66.0114(1)(b), Wis.
Stats., whenever the provisions of § 345.27, Wis. Stats.,
are inapplicable to such violations. Stipulations shall conform to
the form contained on the uniform traffic citation and complaint under
§ 345.11, Wis. Stats., and may be accepted within five days
of the date of the alleged violation. Stipulations may be accepted
by the City Police Department.
B. Deposits. Any person stipulating guilt or no contest under Subsection
A of this section must make the deposit required under § 345.26, Wis. Stats., or, if the deposit is not established under such statute, shall deposit a forfeited penalty as provided in the schedule established by the Common Council. Deposits may be brought or mailed to the office of the Police Department as directed by the arresting officer.
C. Notice of demerit points and receipt. Every officer
accepting a forfeited penalty or money deposit under this chapter
shall receipt therefor in triplicate as provided in § 345.26(3)(b),
Wis. Stats. Every officer accepting a stipulation under the provisions
of this chapter shall comply with the provisions of §§ 343.28,
345.26(1)(a) and 345.27(2), Wis. Stats., and shall require the alleged
violator to sign a statement of notice in substantially the form contained
on the uniform traffic citation and complaint promulgated under § 345.11,
Wis. Stats.