Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the
statutory provisions in Chs. 340 to 348, Wis. Stats., describing and
defining regulations with respect to vehicles and traffic, exclusive
of any provisions therein relating to penalties to be imposed and
exclusive of any regulations for which the statutory penalty is a
fine or term of imprisonment are hereby adopted and, by reference,
made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein. Any act
required to be performed or prohibited by any statute incorporated
herein by reference is required or prohibited by this chapter. Any
future amendments, revisions or modifications of the statutes incorporated
herein are intended to be made part of this chapter in order to secure
uniform State-wide regulation of traffic on the highways, streets
and alleys of the State of Wisconsin.
[Added by Ord. No. 211]
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation rules establishing motor vehicle
equipment standards and motor vehicle size, weight and load limits
as contained in Wis. Adm. Code Trans 305 exclusive of any provisions
therein relating to penalties to be imposed and exclusive of any regulations
for which the statutory penalty is a forfeiture or term of imprisonment
are hereby adopted and, by reference, made a part of this chapter
as if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or
prohibited by any administrative code incorporated herein by reference
is required or prohibited by this chapter. Any future amendments,
revisions or modifications of the statutes incorporated herein are
intended to be made part of this chapter in order to secure uniform
State-wide regulation of traffic on the highways, streets and alleys
of the State. [Ref.: 1997 Wisconsin Act 190, Secs. 2 and 3; §§ 349.06(1)(c)
and (2), Wis. Stats., and cf. Town of East Troy v. A-li Service Company,
Inc., 196 Wis.2d 120, 537 N.W.2d 126 (Ct. App. 1995)]
Any vehicle parked or left standing upon a highway, street or
alley or other public grounds in violation of any of the provisions
of this chapter is declared to be a hazard to traffic and public safety.
Such vehicle shall be removed by the operator, upon request of any
police officer, to a position where parking, stopping or standing
is not prohibited. Any police officer, after issuing a citation for
illegal parking, stopping or standing of an unattended vehicle in
violation of this chapter, is authorized to remove such vehicle to
a position where parking is not prohibited. The officer may order
a motor carrier holding a permit to perform vehicle towing services,
a licensed motor vehicle salvage dealer or a licensed motor vehicle
dealer who performs vehicle towing services to remove and store such
vehicle in any storage garage or parking grounds or any facility of
the person providing the towing services. In addition to other penalties
provided by sec. 7.15 of this chapter, the owner or operator of a
vehicle so removed shall pay the cost of towing and storage.
No person shall make unnecessary and annoying noises with a
motor vehicle by squealing tires, excessive acceleration of engine,
or by emitting unnecessary and loud exhaust system noises.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 118.105, Wis. Stats.,
the following regulations shall apply to the grounds of the St. Croix
Falls School District located within the Village.
(1) Parking. All parking on grounds of the St. Croix Falls School District
from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. shall be by permission only and shall
be restricted to areas designated for parking by the School Board.
When signs are erected by the School Board giving notice of such restrictions,
no person shall park a motor vehicle in an area other than one for
which he shall have permission. All authorized visitors shall park
only in areas designated and signed for visitor parking.
(2) Speed limits. No person shall at any time operate a motor vehicle
upon the St. Croix Falls School District grounds at a speed in excess
of 15 miles per hour.
(3) Vehicles prohibited at specified times. No person shall at any time
operate a motor vehicle other than a school bus in or upon any drive
designated for buses only by sign during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to
9:00 a.m. and during the hours of 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on any week
day during the months school is in session.
(4) One-way traffic. No person shall operate a motor vehicle contrary
to the one-way traffic signs posted on any school drive.
[Amended by Ord. No. 225]
(1) State snowmobile laws adopted. Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this chapter, the statutory provisions describing and defining
regulations with respect to snowmobiles in the following enumerated
sections of the Wisconsin statutes are hereby adopted by reference
and made a part of this section as if fully set forth herein. Acts
required to be performed or prohibited by such statutes are required
or prohibited by this section, as follows:
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350.01
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Definitions
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350.02
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Operation of Snowmobiles on or in the Vicinity of Highways
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350.03
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Right-of-Way
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350.035
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Meeting of Snowmobiles
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350.04
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Snowmobile Races, Derbies and Routes
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350.045
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Public Utility Exemption
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350.047
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Local Ordinance to be Filed
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350.05
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Operation by Youthful Operators Restricted
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350.07
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Driving Animals
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350.08
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Owner Permitting Operation
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350.09
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Head Lamps, Tail Lamps, and Brakes, etc.
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350.095
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Noise Level Requirements
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350.10
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Miscellaneous Provisions for Snowmobile Operation
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350.101 to 350.107
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Intoxicated Snowmobiling
Officer's Action After Arrest for Operating a Snowmobile
While Under Influence of Intoxicant
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350.11
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Penalties
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350.12
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Registration of Snowmobiles; Trail Use Stickers
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350.13
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Uniform Trail Signs and Standards
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350.135
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Interference with Uniform Trail Signs and Standards Prohibited
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350.15
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Accidents and Accident Reports
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350.155
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Coroners and Medical Examiners to Report; Require Blood Specimen
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350.17
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Enforcement
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350.18
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Local Ordinances
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350.19
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Liability of Landowners
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350.99
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Parties to a Violation
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(2) Applicability of rules of the road to snowmobiles. Pursuant to § 346.02(10),
Wis. Stats., the operator of a snowmobile upon a roadway shall, in
addition to the provisions of Ch. 350, Wis. Stats., be subject to
§§ 346.04, 345.06, 346.11, 346.14(1), 346.18, 346.19,
346.20, 346.21, 346.26, 346.27, 346.33, 346.35, 346.37, 346.39, 346.40,
346.44, 346.46, 346.47, 346.48, 346.50(1)(b), 346.51, 346.52, 346.53,
346.54, 346.55, 346.87, 346.88, 346.89, 346.90, 346.91, 346.92(1)
and 346.94(1) and (9), Wis. Stats.
(3) Designated snowmobile route.
(a) Snowmobiles may be operated in the Village on the highways designated
as routes which form a part of the Polk County Snowmobile Trail system
located in Sections 7 and 8 of Township 33 North, Range 18 West, Village
of Dresser, Polk County, Wisconsin.
(b) The designated snowmobile route is more specifically described as
follows:
1. Central Avenue, between Main Street and State Street.
2. Main Street, from its intersection with Central Avenue westerly crossing
S.T.H. 35
(c) Snowmobiles operating on any highway designated as a snowmobile route
shall operate subject to the following limitations:
1. Snowmobiles shall be operated on the extreme right side of the roadway.
2. Left turns shall be made as safely as possible from any position
depending on snow cover and other prevailing conditions.
3. Snowmobile operators shall yield right-of-way to other vehicular
traffic and pedestrians.
4. Highways designated for snowmobile operation shall be marked in accordance
with § 350.13, Wis. Stats.
5. Snowmobile operation is not permitted on State trunk highways or
connecting highways except as provided under § 350.02, Wis.
Stats.
(4) Residential access. For the purposes set forth in §§ 350.02(2)(a)6
and 350.18(3), Wis. Stats., this section allows the operation of snowmobiles
on the roadway and on the shoulder of a highway for any portion of
a highway that lies within the boundaries of the Village for the purpose
of residential access, or for the purpose of access from lodging to
the designated snowmobile route described in the sec. 7.10(3) of this
chapter.
(5) Penalty. Unless specifically provided for elsewhere in statute or
in this Code, any person who shall violate any of the provisions of
this section shall be subject to a forfeiture as provided in sec.
25.04 of this Code.
[Amended by Ord. No. 198]
(1) Restrictions.
(a) No person shall operate or ride a skateboard, roller skates, roller
blades, roller skis or play vehicle as defined in § 340.01,
Wis. Stats., in any of the following places:
1. On any sidewalk or street in any commercial district, such as Main
Street, C.T.H F and East Avenue, or any State highway.
2. In any public parking ramp or parking lot.
3. On any public property where signs prohibit it.
4. On private property, unless permission has been obtained from the
owner, lessee or person in charge of that property.
(b) No person shall operate or ride a bicycle on a sidewalk where signs
prohibit it.
(c) Bicyclists and operators or riders of skate boards, roller skates,
roller blades, roller skis or play vehicles shall yield the right-of-way
to pedestrians using Village sidewalks and shall not otherwise endanger
or interfere with pedestrian traffic on those sidewalks.
(2) Penalty.
(a) First offense. The item shall be confiscated by the Police Department
and returned only after a conference between the Police Department,
the child and the child's parents if a juvenile. If an adult,
the penalty shall be the same forfeiture as for a second offense.
(b) Second offense. The item shall be confiscated by the Police Department
and returned only after a conference between the Police Department,
the child and the child's parents plus a penalty of $25 and court
costs.
(c) Third offense. The item shall be confiscated by the police and returned
only after a conference between the Police Department, the child and
the child's parents plus a penalty of $50 and court costs.
[Added by Ord. No. 153]
In accordance with § 349.21, Wis. Stats., all school
bus operators shall use flashing red warning lights in residential
or business districts in the Village when pupils or other authorized
passengers are to be loaded or unloaded at a location at which there
are no traffic signals and such persons shall cross the street or
highway before being loaded or after being unloaded. Violations of
this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sec. 7.15
of this chapter.
The penalty for violation of any provision of this chapter shall
be a forfeiture as hereafter provided, together with statutory court
costs and penalty assessment, if applicable.
(1) State forfeiture statutes. Forfeitures for violation of §§ 340.01
to 348.28, Wis. Stats., shall conform to the forfeiture permitted
to be imposed for violation of the statute adopted by reference, including
any variations or increases for subsequent offenses.
(2) State fine statutes. The forfeiture for violation of any statute
adopted by reference hereunder for which the penalty is a fine shall
not exceed the maximum fine permitted under such statute.
(3) Local regulations. The penalty for violations of secs. 7.02 through
7.12 of this chapter shall be as provided in sec. 25.04 of this Code.
(4) Penalty for parking violations. Notwithstanding any other penalty
provided in this chapter, the forfeiture for parking violations other
than those violations contained in the State statutes, as adopted
by reference in sec. 7.01 of this chapter, shall be as hereinafter
provided in addition to any costs associated with the prosecution
thereof which are required or authorized by State statute or administrative
regulation, as follows:
(a) Ten dollars if paid within 28 days of the issuance of the violation
citation.
(b) Twenty dollars if paid after 28 days and before 58 days.
(c) Thirty dollars if paid after 58 days.