[Amended 4-24-1996 by Ord. No. 2835; 4-24-2014 by Ord. No. 3544]
No person shall stand, sit, lay, lean, sprawl, or otherwise
be located upon any portion of a motor vehicle parked within the public
right-of-way except those portions of said vehicle specifically designed
or intended for the use of passengers.
No person shall lean against, climb, lay or sit upon the motor
vehicle of another person without permission from the owner or person
in charge of such vehicle while the vehicle is parked or standing
upon the public streets or public parking lots of the City.
[Amended 4-25-2001 by Ord. No. 3043]
A. Prohibition. No person may operate, park, stop, or leave standing
a motor vehicle on private or public property contrary to a sign posted
on such property.
B. Owner liability. The owner of a vehicle involved in a violation of Subsection
A shall be presumed liable for the violation as provided in this section. For the purposes of this section, "owner" shall have the meaning provided in § 346.01(2), Wis. Stats.
C. Report of violation. A person in control of property, or his or her
designee, who observes a violation of this section on such property
may prepare a written report indicating that a violation has occurred.
Such report shall include the time and location of the violation and
the license number, color, and type of vehicle in violation. The report
shall be delivered to the Police Department within 48 hours after
observing the violation.
D. Defenses. Defenses to the imposition of liability under this section
include:
(1) That a report that the vehicle was stolen was given to a traffic
officer before the violation occurred or within a reasonable time
after the violation occurred.
(2) If the vehicle is owned by a lessor of vehicles and at the time of
the violation the vehicle was in the possession of a lessee, and the
lessor provides the Police Department with the information required
under § 343.46(3), Wis. Stats., then the lessee and not
the lessor shall be liable under this section.
(3) If the vehicle is owned by a dealer, and at the time of the violation
the vehicle was being operated by or was under the control of any
person on a trial run, and the dealer provides the Police Department
with the name, address, and operator's license number of the person
having the vehicle under his or her control on a trial run, then that
person, and not the dealer, shall be liable under this section.