A.
Unnecessary noise and display of power prohibited. It shall be unlawful
for any person to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner which shall
make or cause to be made any loud, disturbing, or unnecessary sounds
or noises such as may tend to annoy or disturb another in or about
any public or private area in the City of Marion.
B.
Unnecessary smoke prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person
to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner which shall make or cause
to be made any smoke, gases, or odors which are disagreeable, foul,
or otherwise offensive which may tend to annoy or disturb another
in or about any public or private area in the City.
C.
Disorderly conduct with a vehicle prohibited.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person on private or public property,
while in control of any vehicle, including but not limited to an all-terrain
vehicle, boat, motor vehicle, snowmobile, minibike, etc., as defined
by § 340.01, Wis. Stats., to cause or provoke disorderly
conduct or cause a disturbance, annoy, or endanger the safety of any
person or property in or about any public or private place within
the City of Marion.
(2)
Definition. "Disorderly conduct with a vehicle" means engaging in
a violent, abusive, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct,
including but not limited to unnecessary, deliberate or intentional
spinning of wheels, squealing of tires, revving of the engine, blowing
of the horn, causing the engine to backfire, unreasonable or imprudent
acceleration or speed, or causing the vehicle while commencing to
move or while in motion to raise one or more wheels off the ground.
D.
Avoidance of traffic control device prohibited. It shall be unlawful
for any person to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner as to leave
the roadway and travel across property to avoid an official traffic
control device, sign, or signal.
E.
Operation in restricted area prohibited. It shall be unlawful for
any person to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner as to leave
the roadway and park, stop, or travel upon or across any public or
private property, parking lot, driveway, or business service area
for any purpose except the official conduct of business located on
said property without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property.
This section shall specifically include but not be limited to:
(1)
Public park property;
(2)
Cemetery properties;
(3)
School district property;
(4)
Medical facilities;
(5)
Funeral homes;
(6)
Service stations;
(7)
Grocery stores;
(8)
Restaurants;
(9)
Financial institutions; and
(10)
Other similar-type businesses with service driveways or drive-up
or drive-through facilities.
F.
Stopping and parking prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person
to stop or park a motor vehicle in any manner on any public or private
property or parking lot contrary to a regulatory sign posted thereon
which may permit parking by certain persons and limits, restricts,
or prohibits parking as to other persons without the consent of the
owner or lessee of the property. Any vehicle parked in violation of
this section may be removed or towed by the property owner at the
vehicle owner's expense.
A.
Pedestrian obedience to traffic control devices and regulations.
(1)
Obedience to traffic control devices. No person shall fail to obey
the instructions of any uniform traffic control device when traveling
as a pedestrian on any highway within the City of Marion unless otherwise
directed by a law enforcement officer.
(2)
Crossing at crosswalks. No pedestrian shall cross at a crosswalk
except on the right half thereof whenever practicable. Where sidewalks
are provided, no pedestrian shall walk along and upon an adjacent
roadway except when the sidewalk is visibly unsafe, obstructed or
closed to public travel.
B.
Prohibited pedestrian crossings. No pedestrian shall cross between
adjacent intersections, unless such crossing is permitted by official
traffic control devices.
No person shall operate or park any motor vehicle on any pedestrianway
or pedestrian overpass within the City of Marion except municipal
or county maintenance vehicles.
Pursuant to § 349.215, Wis. Stats., those adult persons
hired by the school district or Police Department to act as school
crossing guards shall have the authority to stop vehicular traffic
and to keep it stopped as long as necessary at their respective school
crossings for the purpose of permitting school children to cross the
street.
A.
Driving over curbing prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any motor
vehicle to be driven or backed over any curbing in the City of Marion.
B.
Driving over safety zones or islands prohibited. Whenever safety
zones or safety islands are marked in accordance with the Wisconsin
Uniform Traffic Control Device Manual, no operator of a vehicle shall
at any time drive through or over a safety zone or safety island.
[Added 6-3-1996 by Ord. No. 6-96-1; amended 2-11-2002 by Ord. No.
2002-01]
A.
No person shall use motor vehicle brakes within the City limits of
the City of Marion which are in any way activated or operated by the
compression of the engine of any such motor vehicle or any unit or
part thereof. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under
this section that said compression brakes were applied in an emergency
and were necessary for the protection of person and/or property.
