Every operator of a vehicle approaching an intersection at which an official traffic control device is erected in accordance with this chapter shall obey the direction of such official traffic control device as required by the Wisconsin Statutes incorporated by reference in § 385-1 of this chapter. Operators of vehicles approaching a stop sign shall stop before entering a highway as required by § 346.46, Wis. Stats. Operators approaching intersections at which a yield sign has been installed shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles as required by § 346.18(6), Wis. Stats.
The provisions of §§ 346.57,
346.58 and 346.59, Wis. Stats., relating to the maximum and minimum
speed of vehicles are hereby adopted as part of this section as if
fully set forth herein, except as specified as follows by this section
pursuant to § 349.11(3)(c), Wis. Stats., where the Village
Board has determined that the statutory speed limits are unreasonable,
unsafe and imprudent and has modified such limits:
A.
The speed limit shall be 15 miles per hour in any
part of the Mazomanie Village Park or any part of Park Street in the
Village.
In the interest of public safety and pursuant to § 349.07, Wis. Stats., the streets or portions thereof set forth in this section are declared to be through highways, and traffic signs or signals giving notice thereof shall be erected in accordance with § 385-3:
A.
Definition. For purposes of this section "heavy traffic"
shall be defined as:
B.
Prohibited routes. Heavy traffic is prohibited from
using any Village street or highway not designated as a heavy traffic
route. This section shall not act to prohibit heavy traffic from using
a Village street or highway for the purpose of obtaining orders for
supplies or moving or delivering supplies or commodities to or from
any place of business or residence which has an entrance on such street
or highway. Furthermore, this section will not act to prohibit heavy
traffic from using any Village streets over which are routed state
trunk highways. When being driven to the site of any construction,
repair or maintenance of electric, gas or water service, vehicles
owned and operated by a public utility will be exempt from the provisions
of this section.
C.
Administration. The Director of Public Works in cooperation
with the Police Department shall administer this section. Administration
shall include:
(1)
Posting of signs. Appropriate signs shall be posted
giving notice of this section and of the heavy traffic routes established
herein. Yellow signposts may also be used to designate heavy traffic
routes.
(2)
Maps. Maps of the Village showing heavy traffic routes
shall be prepared and shall be available upon request by heavy traffic
operators and owners.
(3)
Construction equipment.
(a)
The Director of Public Works may grant temporary
permits to allow heavy construction equipment to use Village streets
or highways not designated as heavy traffic routes. These permits
may be granted only when use of a nondesignated route is necessary
for the equipment to reach a construction site. No permit may be issued
unless the person or corporation owning the equipment agrees to reimburse
and hold the Village harmless for any damage done to the Village street
by the equipment and/or any personal injury or property damage caused
in part or in whole by the street damage.
(b)
Village-owned or -operated equipment is specifically
excluded from the provisions of this section.
D.
Liability. Any operator, corporation, owner or agent
whose heavy traffic vehicle damages any Village streets or highways
in violating this section shall be liable and required to pay the
Village the cost of repair or replacement of the damaged street or
highway.
E.
Streets designated Class "B" highways. All highways within the Village are hereby designated Class "B" highways subject to the weight limitations imposed on Class "B" highways by the Wisconsin Statutes adopted by reference in § 385-1, except the highways or parts of highways designated as heavy traffic routes in Subsection F below.
G.
Residential exception. This section shall not prohibit
heavy traffic from using a street in the Village of Mazomanie for
the purpose of driving such vehicle to the block of the street at
which the owner or operator of such vehicle permanently resides in
the Village, for purpose of parking such vehicle on such street and
in such block of the residence of such owner or operator on the following
conditions:
(1)
The parking of such vehicle shall not be for a period
in excess of 72 consecutive hours.
(2)
Such vehicle must contain business cargo. If, upon
request of an authorized officer, the owner or operator of such vehicle
fails to provide sufficient evidence to such officer that such vehicle
does contain business cargo, such vehicle shall be deemed to not contain
business cargo and this exception shall not apply.
(3)
Such vehicle complies with all other Village ordinances
and state laws, including but not limited to ordinances and laws regarding
the parking of such vehicle on streets and highways and ordinances
and laws relating to noise, disturbances and hazardous contents.