[Last amended 5-14-2008 by Ord. No. 3362[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Subsequent amendments to this article are noted
where applicable.
Except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged
in loading or unloading or in receiving or discharging passengers
or property and while the vehicle is attended by a licensed operator
so that it may be moved promptly in case of an emergency or to avoid
obstruction of traffic, no person shall at any time park or leave
standing any vehicle upon any of the highways or parts of highways
listed in Schedule E.[1]
[Added 4-13-2016 by Ord.
No. 3602]
A.
Fine amount. Parking fines may be paid by any method approved in
the Parking Enforcement Policy.
B.
Credit card acceptance by City and authorized agencies. A City department
or authorized agency may accept a credit card as payment for payment
of fines or other fee(s) as provided for in this section. In addition,
the violator may be charged a courtesy fee for such service.
C.
Parking Deposit Schedule. Every authorized officer issuing a parking
citation will indicate on the citation the amount of the deposit that
the alleged violator may make in lieu of contesting the citation.
The amount of the fine will be determined in by the Parking Enforcement
Schedule adopted by resolution of the City Council.
D.
Contesting: on-line procedure. Violators may contest a parking citation
as provided for in the Parking Enforcement Policy.
E.
Appeal: Municipal Court procedure. After contesting the citation
with the Fond du Lac Police Department, an aggrieved violator may
appeal the citation to the Municipal Court. The appeal request must
be made to the Clerk of the Municipal Court within 28 days of the
date issued on the citation. The Clerk will set a hearing date with
the Municipal Court Judge. All late fees will be stayed pending a
decision of the Municipal Court Judge. The citation will then be governed
by the law applicable in Municipal Court cases, and court costs may
be assessed.
F.
Parking registration program for unpaid citations. In addition to
all other methods of collecting forfeitures provided for in this section,
the proper City officials may use the procedures provided for in § 85.13,
Wis. Stats., including additional fees charged by the state for the
suspension of the registration of motor vehicles.
No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle upon any
of the highways or parts of highways at the time indicated, except
temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving
or discharging passengers, as listed in Schedule F.[1]
No person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle for
any purpose at any time upon the highways or parts of highways listed
in Schedule G.[1]
[Amended 6-10-2015 by Ord. No. 3583; 4-13-2016 by Ord. No. 3602]
A.
Except as herein permitted, no person shall park, stop or leave standing
any vehicle in the following places, unless authorized by permit issued
by the City or by an official traffic control sign:
(2)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle in any City park, parkway,
recreation area or public cemetery.
(3)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle in any drive through,
street, alley (paved or unpaved) in any City park, parkway, recreation
area or public cemetery.
(5)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle in unmetered parking
stalls in City parking lots or ramps without a permit.
(6)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle at the curb on the
side of any roadway in any block, parking lot or other designated
area posted "Parking by Permit Only" or "No parking" or by a sign
of a similar type whether permanent or temporary.
(7)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle in any parking spaces
designated as disabled parking zones. Such disabled parking zone(s)
shall be reserved for persons authorized under § 343.51,
Wis. Stats.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|---|
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Campus Drive
[Added 9-14-2016 by Ord.
No. 3616] |
Both
|
From a point 650 feet south from the south curbline of East
Scott Street, south 20 feet
| |
|
Campus Drive
[Added 9-14-2016 by Ord.
No. 3616] |
Both
|
From a point 740 feet south from the south curbline of East
Scott Street, south 20 feet
| |
|
Forest Avenue
|
South
|
From the east right-of-way of Mary's Avenue to 70 feet east
thereof
|
(8)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle closer than 15 feet
to the near limits of a crosswalk, whether marked or unmarked.
(9)
Parking on any terrace or sidewalk. No person shall park a motor
vehicle, equipment, building materials, dumpsters, PODS®, or any
other similar type of materials which blocks or obstructs any sidewalk,
street, alley or any portion thereof in the City without obtaining
a permit from the Director of Public Works or designee. Obstructions
may include any object(s) in the right-of-way which obstructs the
free movement of vehicular, pedestrian, or bicycle traffic.
(10)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle on any bridge,
(11)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle within 10 feet
of a fire hydrant, 15 feet of any fire station or in a fire lane.
(12)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle on private property
that is not otherwise open for use by the public without the consent
of such property owner.
(13)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle within four feet
of the entrance of an alley or private driveway.
(14)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle on any street
for more than 48 hours at any time.
(15)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle blocking traffic
or parking too close to another vehicle.
(16)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle blocking a yellow
line.
(17)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle facing traffic.
(18)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle too far from a
curb.
(19)
Parking. Where individual parking spaces are marked on the curbing
or pavement, every motor vehicle shall be parked entirely within the
limits of the space so designated.
(20)
Parking. Where a parking permit is required, no person shall
park a motor vehicle with an expired permit.
(21)
Parking. No person shall park a vehicle within 50 feet of the
nearest railroad crossing.
(22)
Parking. No person shall park, dump or use any City parking
space for anything but a motor vehicle.
(23)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle in an access controlled
ramp without paying required parking fee.
(24)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle upon any portion
of a street, highway, or parking facility reserved for handicapped
persons by official traffic signs, distinct markings, or parking meters
indicating the restriction, unless such parking is permitted under
§ 346.05, Wis. Stats.
(25)
Parking. No person shall park a motor vehicle for sale on a
highway.
(26)
through (28). (Reserved)
A.
When official traffic control devices or parking meters are erected
in any block giving notice thereof, no person shall park, stop or
leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, for more
than the indicated time periods on any of the highways or parts thereof
listed in Schedule J.[1]
B.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to a vehicle displaying
a valid permit and parked, stopped or left standing for more than
the indicated time periods on any of the highways or parts thereof
listed in Schedule J.
[Amended 4-24-2014 by Ord. No. 3544]
C.
A resident of each household located on the highways or parts thereof
listed in Schedule J may file an application with the City Clerk for
a permit to park a vehicle in excess of the indicated time period
on the above-described highways or parts thereof listed in Schedule
J. If the application meets the requirements of this section, the
City Clerk shall issue such permit. The City Clerk shall determine
the type of parking permit for the property owner and/or resident.[2]
D.
Permits issued under Subsection C above shall only be valid in an area located within 200 feet of permittee's residence. Persons parking outside this area shall be subject to all applicable time restrictions.
Angle parking shall be permitted on Court Street, south side,
from the west curbline of Main Street to the east curbline of Macy
Street.
A.
Night parking.
(1)
Winter parking.
(2)
Metered areas. No person shall park any vehicle for longer than 60
minutes between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. upon any portion
of the streets or highways of the City where the parking upon which
is regulated by meters.
B.
Snow emergency traffic regulations.
(1)
Declaration of snow emergency; plowing of streets. There is hereby
declared to exist in the City an emergency by reason of heavy snowfall
whenever snow falls during any period of 24 hours or less to a depth
of three inches or more in that such snowfall constitutes a serious
public hazard impairing transportation, the movement of food and fuel
supplies, medical care, fire, health and police protection and other
vital facilities of the City. Such emergency is declared to continue
for a period of 48 hours from the time it is announced or until such
earlier time as snowplowing operations have been declared completed.
Whenever such an emergency exists and the proper City officials shall
have caused announcement thereof to be made by at least one radio
station whose normal operating range covers the City, no operator
or owner shall park or suffer or permit a vehicle to be parked so
as to interfere with snowplowing operations on the City streets. If
the owner or operator of such vehicle shall not attend to its removal,
the Police Department is authorized to move such vehicle to some suitable
location at the owner's expense so as not to interfere with snowplowing.
(2)
Parking during snow removal period. After any snowfall which the
Director of Public Works and Chief of Police shall deem to be sufficiently
heavy to necessitate its removal from the vehicular traveled portion
of the streets, the Chief of Police shall immediately establish "no
parking" zones on any streets where such snow removal operation will
be taking place. Such "no parking" areas shall be marked with appropriate
moveable signs not less than four hours prior to the commencement
of the snow removal operation and such streets may be shut off and
blocked at all times while the crews are operating thereon. The operator
of a motor vehicle shall check his vehicle after each snowfall to
determine whether it is parked in an area from which snow is to be
removed and, if in such area, such vehicle shall be removed immediately.
If the owner or operator of such vehicle shall not attend to its removal,
the Police Department is authorized to move such vehicle to some suitable
location at the owner's expense so as not to interfere with snow removal.
(3)
Streets narrowed by excessive snow. When after any snowfall and snowplowing
operation a street or portion thereof is sufficiently narrowed by
excessive snow having been plowed toward the curbing so as to constitute
a serious public hazard impairing transportation and the movement
of vehicular traffic, the Chief of Police shall immediately place
appropriate moveable signs thereon restricting parking on such street
until such hazard is eliminated, whereupon no person shall park a
vehicle on such street contrary to the restrictions on such signs.
C.
Purpose. It is the intent to impose the restrictions set forth in
this section in order to facilitate snow removal, street cleaning
and policing functions of the City government.
[Amended 9-10-2008 by Ord. No. 3378; 9-10-2008 by Ord. No. 3379; 9-10-2008 by Ord. No. 3382]
A.
OPERATOR
PARKING
PARKING METER
PARKING METER SPACE
PARKING METER ZONE
STREET
VEHICLE
Definitions. Terms used in this section shall have the following
meanings:
Every individual who shall operate a vehicle as the owner
thereof or as the agent, employee or permittee of the owner or who
is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
The stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or
not, upon a street otherwise than in obedience to traffic regulations
or official traffic signs or signals.
Any automatic device or meter not inconsistent with this
section placed or erected for the regulation of parking by authority
of this section. Each parking meter installed shall indicate by proper
legend the legal parking time established by the City and when operated
shall at all times indicate the balance of legal parking time and
at the expiration of such period shall indicate illegal or overtime
parking.
Any space within a parking meter zone adjacent to a parking
meter and which is designated for the parking of a single vehicle
by lines painted or otherwise durably marked on the curb or on the
surface of the street adjacent to or adjoining the parking meter.
Any restricted street upon which parking meters are installed
and in operation.
Any public street, avenue, road, alley, highway, lane, path
or other public place located in the City and established for the
use of vehicles.
Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is
or may be transported upon a highway, except a device which is operated
upon rails or tracks.
B.
Parking system utility.[1]
(1)
The City municipal parking system consists of off-street parking
facilities situated throughout the downtown area, as well as on-street
parking facilities with meters situated throughout the downtown area,
except those no parking zones outlined in Schedule E and limited time
parking in Schedule F.[2]
(2)
The parking system includes separate on-street nonmetered parking
zones on Main Street, both sides, between Second Street and Division
Street; on Main Street from Division Street to Merrill Avenue; and
Main Street from Second Street to Western Avenue, with a two-hour
time limit as provided in Schedule J,[3] except those no parking zones outlined in Schedule E.
The purpose of these nonmetered parking facilities is specifically
to service downtown customers and clients, not downtown employees
and business owners.
(3)
The municipal parking system of the City consisting of the parking facilities described in this Subsection B and together with all property, real and personal, appurtenant thereto and including all other parking facilities hereafter acquired or constructed shall constitute a public utility within the purview of § 66.0805, Wis. Stats.
(4)
The parking utility shall be under the management of the City Manager.
(5)
While any bonds payable from the revenues of such parking utility
are outstanding, the collection, security and disbursement of parking
revenues shall be subject to the provisions and covenants of the ordinance
or ordinances authorizing such parking revenue bonds.
C.
Designation of parking spaces. The Director of Public Works or his/her
designee is hereby directed and authorized to mark off individual
parking spaces in the parking zones, such parking spaces to be designated
by lines painted or durably marked on the curbing or surface of the
street. At each space so marked off, no person shall park any vehicle
in such a way that such vehicle shall not be entirely within the limits
of the space so designated.[4]
D.
Installation of parking meters. In the parking meter zones the Director
of Public Works or his/her designee shall cause parking meters to
be installed upon the curb or sidewalk immediately adjacent to the
parking spaces, placed not more than two feet from the curb nor more
than four feet from the front line of the parking space as indicated.
Each device shall be so set as to display a signal showing legal parking
upon the deposit of the appropriate coin or coins, lawful money of
the United States, for the period of time prescribed by this section.
Each device shall be so arranged that, upon the expiration of the
lawful time limit, it will indicate by a proper visible signal that
the parking period has expired, and in such cases the right of such
vehicle to occupy such space shall cease and the operator, owner,
possessor or manager thereof shall be subject to the penalties provided
in this section.[5]
E.
Disposition of parking meter revenue. The parking meter and off-street
parking trust fund shall be maintained as a separate account from
other City accounts. The original cost of the parking meters and costs
of replacement, repairs and supervision, which includes the costs
of collection and administration, shall be chargeable to the parking
meter and off-street parking trust account. Any unexpended balances
in the fund are not to become part of the general fund of the City
but shall remain in trust for the purchase of such off-street parking
facilities as the Council may direct. All earnings upon investment
of the funds shall, when received, be and constitute an addition to
the fund.
F.
Operation of parking meters. Except in a period of emergency determined
by an officer of the Fire or Police Department or in compliance with
the directions of a police officer or traffic control sign or signal,
when any vehicle shall be parked in any parking space alongside or
next to which a parking meter is located, the operator of such vehicle
shall set in operation the timing mechanism on such meter and failure
to deposit such proper coin shall constitute a violation of this section.
Upon the deposit of such coin, the parking space may be lawfully occupied
by such vehicle during the period of time which has been prescribed
for the part of the street in which the parking space is located,
provided that any person placing a vehicle in a parking meter space
adjacent to a meter which indicates that unused time has been left
in the meter by the previous occupant of the space shall not be required
to deposit a coin so long as his occupancy of such space does not
exceed the indicated unused parking time. If the vehicle shall remain
parked in any such parking space beyond the parking time limit set
for such parking, if the meter shall indicate such time limit set
for such parking and if the meter shall indicate such illegal parking,
then such vehicle shall be considered as parking overtime and beyond
the period of legal parking time and such parking shall be deemed
a violation of this section.
G.
Rental charges.
[Amended 11-10-2010 by Ord. No. 3446; 4-24-2014 by Ord. No. 3544]
H.
Parking time limits.
(1)
Parking or standing a vehicle in a designated space in a parking
meter zone shall be lawful for the period of time and upon the deposit
of the fee required as shall be clearly indicated on the meter controlling
any such designated parking space.
(2)
Parking meters shall be operated between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except the following legal holidays: New Year's
Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Christmas Day and Thanksgiving
Day.
(3)
Permit time limits shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except the following legal holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial
Day, July 4, Labor Day, Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day.
I.
Violations.
(1)
No
person shall:
(a)
Cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle to be parked overtime
or beyond the period of time established for any parking meter zone
as herein described, including, for the purposes of this section,
Main Street between Johnson Street and Western Avenue.
[Amended 4-24-2014 by Ord. No. 3544]
(b)
Extend the parking time that any car shall occupy a parking
meter zone by further deposits of coins; parked vehicles shall be
removed promptly by the operator on the expiration of the parking
period as provided by this section.
(c)
Permit any vehicle to remain or be placed in any parking space
adjacent to any parking meter while such meter is displaying a signal
indicating that the vehicle occupying such parking space has already
been parked beyond the maximum legal parking time prescribed for such
parking space or move a vehicle out of and back into such a zone with
the signal so indicated.
(d)
Park in any one space, or in any combination of spaces, for
more than two hours during the times prohibited in Schedule J in the
nonmetered on-street parking zone on Main Street, from Second Street
to Division Street; or park in any one space, or in any combination
of spaces, for more than two hours during the times prohibited in
Schedule J in the nonmetered on-street parking zone on Main Street
from Division Street to Merrill Avenue; or park in any one space,
or in any combination of spaces, for more than two hours during the
times prohibited in Schedule J in the nonmetered on-street parking
zone on Main Street from Second Street to Western Avenue.
(e)
Park any vehicle across any line or marking of a parking meter
space or in such position that the vehicle shall not be entirely within
the area designated by such lines or markings.
(f)
Deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy
or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed under the
provisions of this section.
(g)
Deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slugs,
device or metal substance or other substitute for lawful coins of
the United States.
(h)
Be in or on the property of any City parking ramp other than
as a patron. Those authorized personnel of the City are deemed patrons
under this regulation.
(i)
Drink from or have in his possession any open container of fermented
malt beverage, wine or intoxicating liquor within any designated parking
lot or ramp.
[Amended 4-24-2014 by Ord. No. 3544]
(j)
Operate a vehicle in any public parking lot or ramp in an unsafe manner which shall constitute a violation of § 500-1 of this Code.
(k)
Park any motor vehicle in any public parking lot or ramp for more than 24 hours without payment of the daily parking fee. Any motor vehicle remaining in a public parking lot or ramp over 24 hours without payment of the daily fee may be subject to tow-away under Article III of this chapter.
(l)
Use any City parking lot or ramp for automotive/vehicle repair,
ball playing, jogging, bike riding, jumping rope, roller skating or
any other athletic, sporting or playground activity.
[Amended 3-28-2018 by Ord. No. 3662]
(2)
City/County
Government Center or Safety Building
(a)
Visitors. No visitors to the City/County Government Center or
Safety Building shall park in areas designated for employees or officials
without possessing a proper permit for that area.
(b)
Employees or officials. Employees or officials located at the
City/County Government Center or Safety Building possessing valid
parking permits for designated lots or areas shall not park in any
other areas during their hours of employment.[6]
[6]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsections J, Enforcement, as
amended, and K, Penalty, as amended, which immediately followed this
subsection, were repealed 4-13-2016 by Ord. No. 3602.
[Amended 4-24-2014 by Ord. No. 3544]
Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle in or upon a street
illegally parked in any place where such parked vehicle creates or
constitutes a traffic hazard or obstruction, blocks the use of a fire
hydrant or loading zone or may obstruct the movement of any emergency
vehicle, the officer is hereby authorized to remove or have removed
and towed away by commercial towing service such illegally parked
vehicle. Any reasonable expense incurred in the removal or in the
keeping of such vehicle shall be paid by the operator or owner thereof
before such vehicle is released to him.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, no vehicle
shall be parked for longer than 24 hours in any one location upon
a City street or highway.
A.
No person shall park a passenger automobile within the City limits
that is not equipped with a lock suitable to lock either the starting
lever, throttle, steering apparatus, gear shift lever or ignition
system. Furthermore, no person shall allow a passenger automobile
in his custody or control to stand or remain unattended by a licensed
driver on any street, alley, highway or any other public place within
the City limits, except an attended parking area, unless all the car
doors are locked or the starting lever, throttle, steering apparatus,
gear shift or ignition of such vehicle is locked and the key removed
from the vehicle.
[Amended 4-24-2014 by Ord. No. 3544; 2-13-2019 by Ord. No. 3684]
No person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle on any posted special event, march, or public assembly, as defined in Chapter 562 of the Code of the City of Fond du Lac, route.
[Amended 7-9-2008 by Ord.
No. 3367]
A.
A school safety zone shall be an area designated as no parking, stopping
or standing of a vehicle adjacent to an elementary school. The area
designated as a school safety zone shall be identified with signs
and curb markings that indicate that no motor vehicle shall be located
in the zone. The zone can be no larger than 150 feet and directly
adjacent to the school property. A marked crosswalk for access to
or from the school shall be located within the zone. The school safety
zone regulations shall only apply during the hours of 7:45 a.m. to
3:45 p.m. on school days. The following areas are designated as school
safety zones:
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Amory Street
|
West
|
From the north back of walk of Merrill Avenue to 50 feet northerly
thereof
| |
|
Arndt Street, West
[Repealed 8-9-2023 by Ord. No. 3774] | |||
|
Arndt Street, West
|
South
|
From 157 feet west of the west back of walk on North Macy Street
to 20 feet westerly thereof
| |
|
Arndt Street, West
[Repealed 8-9-2023 by Ord. No. 3774] | |||
|
Linden Street
|
West
|
From the south parking lot driveway to Riverside Elementary
School to 20 feet north of the north driveway
| |
|
Prairie Road, North
|
East
|
From the south back of walk of Whippoorwill Lane to 80 feet
southerly thereof
| |
|
Stow Street
[Repealed 8-9-2023 by Ord. No. 3775] | |||
|
Walker Street
[Added 8-8-2012 by Ord.
No. 3500; amended 8-14-2013 by Ord. No. 3526; repealed 12-9-2015 by Ord. No. 3594] | |||
|
Weis Avenue
[Repealed 8-9-2023 by Ord. No. 3775] |
B.
Each school may mark the school safety zone with portable stop signs
at the crosswalk. The administrator of any school that installs portable
stop signs shall have the responsibility for the daily installation
and removal of said signs. The school system shall be responsible
for any liability insurance because of improper placement, installation
or removal of said signs and shall hold the City harmless therefor.
C.
Any person found to be in violation of stopping, standing, or parking in a school safety zone or at a school bus loading zone shall be subject to a penalty as provided in the Parking Deposit Schedule, or, if the Parking Deposit Schedule does not include a penalty for the particular violation, shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code.
[Amended 4-24-2014 by Ord. No. 3544; 4-13-2016 by Ord. No. 3602]
[Added 7-13-2011 by Ord. No. 3463]
A.
Whenever any police officer, community development inspector or parking
enforcement officer finds a vehicle which has in excess of 10 unpaid
parking citations in violation of this Code and the requirements of
this chapter have been met, the official is authorized to have the
vehicle removed to either private or public parking or storage premises.
B.
Requirement of notice.
(1)
If any police officer, community development inspector or parking
enforcement officer is advised a vehicle has 10 or more unpaid parking
citations, the Comptroller's Department shall verify and ensure the
following:
(a)
That registration of the vehicle to be removed has been suspended
or that the proper steps are being taken to suspend, pursuant to § 345.28,
Wis. Stats.; and
(b)
That a letter shall be mailed by first-class mail to the last known
address of the owner(s) of said vehicle advising the following:
[1]
A list of current unpaid parking citations owed on the vehicle
and where to make payment.
[2]
The date after which the vehicle may be towed. This date will
not be less than five days after the date the notice is mailed.
[3]
The estimated costs of towing and storage and the procedure
for reclaiming the vehicle.
[4]
The procedure for a Municipal Court review.
(2)
The vehicle may then be towed any time after the date specified in
the notice.
C.
Redemption of vehicle. The City shall provide for the release of
the vehicle to its owner when all charges for removal and storage
and the unpaid parking/traffic tickets have been paid in full or otherwise
satisfied.
D.
Municipal Court review. The owner of the vehicle may have his parking
citations reviewed by the Lakeside Municipal Court by filing a written
request and paying the appropriate filing fee(s) with the Court. If
the Court finds the vehicle owner has fewer than 10 valid parking
tickets/citations, the Court may release the vehicle without payment
of charges for removal and storage. The Court may order the City to
refund any payment made to the City for these charges.
