Each violation of any provision of this Chapter
263 shall be subject to the penalties and remedies described in §
1-3 of this Code.
The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
PUBLIC NUISANCE
A thing, act, occupation, condition, or use of property which
shall continue for such length of time as to:
A.
Substantially annoy, injure or endanger the comfort, health,
repose, or safety of the public.
B.
In any way render the public insecure in life or in the use
of property.
C.
Greatly offend the public morals or decency.
D.
Unlawfully and substantially interfere with, obstruct or tend
to obstruct or render dangerous for passage any street, alley, highway,
navigable body of water, or other public way or the use of public
property.
No person shall erect, contrive, cause, continue, maintain,
or permit to exist any public nuisance within the Village.
The following acts, omissions, places, conditions, and things are specifically declared to be public health nuisances, but such enumeration shall not be construed to exclude other health nuisances coming within the definitions of §
263-2:
A. Adulterated food. All decayed, adulterated, or unwholesome food or
drink sold or offered for sale to the public.
B. Unburied carcasses. Carcasses of animals, birds or fowl not intended
for human consumption or which are not buried or otherwise disposed
of in a sanitary manner within 24 hours after death.
C. Breeding places for vermin. Accumulations of decayed animal or vegetable
matter, trash, rubbish, rotting lumber, bedding, packing material,
scrap metal, or any material whatsoever in which flies, mosquitoes,
disease-carrying insects, rats, or other vermin may breed.
D. Stagnant water. All stagnant water in which mosquitoes, flies, or
other insects can multiply.
E. Privy vaults and garbage cans. Privy vaults and garbage cans which
are not flytight.
F. Animals. All animals running at large as outlined in §
118-11.
G. Air pollution. The escape of smoke, soot, cinders, noxious acids,
fumes, gases, fly ash, or industrial dust within the Village limits
in such quantities as to endanger the health of persons of ordinary
sensibilities or to threaten or cause substantial injury to property.
H. Noxious weeds. All noxious weeds within the Village, as defined in
§ 66.0407, Wis. Stats. In addition, all growth of vegetation
which becomes a potential hazard to vehicular traffic in vision clearance
triangles shall be cut by the owner or occupant of the property.
I. Water pollution. The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream,
lake, canal or other body of water by sewage, creamery or industrial
wastes or other substances.
J. Noxious odors. Any use of property, substances or things within the
Village emitting or causing any foul, offensive, noisome, nauseous,
noxious or disagreeable odors, gases, effluvia, or stenches repulsive
to the physical senses of ordinary persons which annoy, discomfort,
injure or inconvenience the health of any appreciable number of persons
within the Village.
K. Highway pollution. Any use of property which shall cause any nauseous
or unwholesome liquid or substance to flow into or upon any highway,
street, gutter, sidewalk, or public place within the Village.
The following acts, omissions, places, conditions, and things are hereby specifically declared to be public nuisances offending public morals and decency, but such enumeration shall not be construed to exclude other nuisances offending public morals and decency coming within the definition of §
263-2:
A. Disorderly houses. All disorderly houses, bawdy houses, houses of
ill fame, gambling houses and buildings or structures kept or resorted
to for the purpose of prostitution, promiscuous sexual intercourse,
gambling, possession or sale of contraband or illegal drugs, or use
of illegal drugs.
B. Gambling devices. All gambling devices and slot machines.
C. Unlicensed sale of liquor and beer. All places where intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages are sold, possessed, stored, brewed, bottled, manufactured, or rectified without a permit or license as provided for by Chapter
110 of this Code.
D. Continuous violation of Village ordinances. Any place or premises
within the Village where ordinances or laws relating to public health,
safety, peace, morals, or welfare are openly, continuously, repeatedly,
and intentionally violated.
E. Illegal drinking. Any place or premises resorted to for the purpose
of drinking intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages in violation
of laws or this Code.