[Adopted as Title 6, Ch. 2, of the City Code]
No owner or occupant shall allow the sidewalk abutting on his/her
premises to be littered with rubbish or dirt. If such owner or occupant
shall refuse or fail to remove any such rubbish or dirt when notified
to do so by the Common Council, or its designee, the City may cause
the same to be done and report the cost thereof to the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
who shall enter the cost on the tax roll as a special tax against
the premises, pursuant to § 66.0627, Wis. Stats., or such
cost may be recovered in an action against the owner or occupant.
A.
Construction and repair procedures.
(1)
Construction and repair regulated. No person, whether owner, builder
or contractor, shall build any new sidewalk or repair or renew, or
cause to be built, repaired or renewed any existing sidewalk contrary
to the provisions of this article.
(2)
Standards. The Common Council may determine that sidewalks be constructed
and establish the width, determine the material and prescribe the
method of construction of standard sidewalks pursuant to this section.
The Common Council shall bid and award contracts for all sidewalk
construction and reconstruction projects.
B.
Cost of sidewalks and curb and gutter.
(1)
New sidewalks and curb and gutter. Sidewalks required in new subdivisions and developments shall be paid for by the land divider pursuant to Chapter 415, Subdivision of Land, of the Code of the City of Princeton. New sidewalks, curbs and gutters constructed in existing areas of the City shall be paid for by adjacent property owners.
(2)
Repair and reconstruction.
(a)
The Common Council and the Director of Public Works shall inspect
the sidewalks within the City of Princeton and recommend repairs and
construction to the Common Council by the 15th day of October of each
year, so that approved construction and repair can be properly budgeted
in the coming year's budget.[1]
(b)
When a decision is made to lay, remove, replace or repair a
sidewalk, a copy of such Council action shall be served upon the owner
or his/her agent of each parcel of land in front of which work is
ordered pursuant to § 66.0907(3)(c), Wis. Stats., if the
cost exceeds $100.
(c)
Payment for laying, removing, replacing or repairing a sidewalk
shall:
[1]
Be made 1/2 by the City of Princeton and 1/2 by the landowner.
[2]
If the cost exceeds $100, the property owner shall have until
December 31 of the following year to pay his/her share of the cost.
[3]
If the cost of such repair is $100 or less, the property owner's
share must be paid in full within the same calendar year that the
work is completed.
(3)
Assessment a lien. Said special assessment shall remain a lien on
the premises until paid in full and shall be entered on the tax roll
as a special tax as above provided and failure to pay when due shall
result in the whole balance being immediately due and payable and
collectible as a delinquent tax against the above described property
and that all proceedings in relation to the collection, return and
sale of the property for delinquent real estate taxes shall apply
to such special assessment.
C.
Sidewalk permit required. No person shall hereafter lay, remove,
replace or repair any public sidewalk within the City of Princeton
unless he/she is under contract with the City to do such work or has
obtained a permit therefor from the Director of Public Works or his/her
designee at least three days before work is proposed to be undertaken.
No permit fee is charged. Denial of such permits may be appealed to
the Common Council.[3]
D.
Standard specifications for sidewalk.
(1)
General. Concrete sidewalk construction shall meet the specifications
and provisions set forth in this section and shall be constructed
in locations and to line and grade as established by the City. All
sidewalks constructed in the City shall conform to the line and grade
established by the ordinances or resolutions of the City. Where no
grade has been established as ascertained by the records, the City
Engineer shall prepare and report a grade for the approval of the
Common Council, and, when the same has been established, the City
Engineer shall stake out the sidewalk as ordered by the Common Council
or Public Works Committee. No sidewalk shall be laid under the provisions
of this section until a grade therefor has been established by the
Common Council.
(2)
Subgrade. All earth, dirt and material shall be removed to a depth,
not less than eight inches, 10 inches across private driveways, below
the grade line; and the space shall be filled with crushed stone,
sand or gravel. The base shall be left four inches thick after being
tamped, with the stone or gravel to be not larger than 1 1/2
inches in diameter and to be free from dirt, dust and foreign matter.
Soft, porous and unsuitable subgrade material shall be removed and
replaced with sand, gravel, or other satisfactory material, and the
subgrade shall be thoroughly and uniformly compacted and moistened
immediately before the concrete is placed. On embankments, the subgrade
shall extend at least one foot beyond each edge of the sidewalk.
(3)
Concrete. The minimum quantity of cement per cubic yard shall be
six sacks of 94 pounds each. Concrete shall be mixed for at least
one minute. Gravel shall be of good quality and washed. Concrete shall
test 3,000 pounds compression in 28 days.[4]
(4)
Forming. Concrete shall be placed in straight forms of wood or metal
of sufficient strength to resist springing, tipping or other displacement
during the process of depositing and consolidating the concrete. Concrete
shall be placed in the forms on a moist subgrade, deposited just above
the finished grade and consolidated and spaded sufficiently to bring
the mortar to the surface and to prevent honeycombing. It shall then
be struck off level with the top of the forms. Forms shall be securely
fastened, staked, braced and held firmly to required line and shall
be sufficiently tight to prevent leakage of mortar, and all forms
shall remain in place for 24 hours after pour.[5]
(5)
Jointing, floating and finishing. Soon after screeding and while
the concrete is still plastic, the surface shall be floated with wood,
cork or metal floats or by a finishing machine. At all places where
the sidewalk intersects another sidewalk or curbline, a one-half-inch
expansion joint shall be placed. Transverse expansion joints of 1/2
inch thick and four inches wide and four feet long or premolded material
shall be located every 30 feet. Sidewalks must be marked off to make
blocks five-foot square and be at right angles to the parallel lines.
Any new sidewalk adjoining an old sidewalk or a sidewalk which abuts
curb and gutter shall have one-half-by-four-inch expansion joints
of premolded material.
(6)
Slope. All forms must be approved by the Director of Public Works
or his/her designee before concrete is poured. To provide adequate
drainage, the sidewalk shall slope toward the curb at a minimum rate
of 1/2 inch per four feet of width of sidewalk. All joints and edges
shall be finished with a one-fourth-inch-radius edging tool. Sidewalks
shall be constructed within the limits of the street, and unless otherwise
specifically indicated, there shall be a one-foot strip of street
property left between the property line and the edge of the sidewalk.[6]
(7)
Width and thickness. Residential walks shall be a minimum of four
feet in width and not less than four inches thick, or shall match
existing sidewalk width in that block. However, in driveway approaches,
the minimum sidewalk thickness shall be six inches. Such sidewalks
shall have a grade one inch higher than the adjacent curb on the curb
side of the sidewalk. In the case of a lay-down-type curb, the pitch
shall be 1/2 inch per foot from the curb in the parkway to the sidewalk
with a three-inch minimum. Sidewalks in front of commercial or industrial
establishments shall have a width as determined by the Common Council
and be five inches thick, except within driveway approaches where
the minimum thickness shall be seven inches.
(8)
Finishing. The concrete shall be struck off true to grade, finished
smooth and given a broom finish in transverse direction. Edges and
joints shall be given a finish with a one-fourth-inch-radius edging
tool. Dry cement shall not be spread on a wet surface to take up excess
water. Finishing operations shall be delayed until water has disappeared.
No tool marks shall be left on exposed surfaces. In case of rain,
the walk shall be covered to protect the surface from being damaged.
Walks shall be kept free from all traffic at normal temperatures for
48 hours and in cold weather (below 50° F.) for 96 hours.
(9)
Curing and drying. As soon as any of the concrete work herein-before-mentioned
has been finished and hardened sufficiently to prevent excessive marring
of the surface, it shall be cured and protected against rapid drying.
Failure to comply with this requirement shall be deemed sufficient
cause for suspension of the work. Curing shall be accomplished by
the "Impervious Coating," "Wet Fabric" or "Paper" Methods. For impervious
coating or membrane curing, only those materials meeting requirements
of ASTM Spec. C156-44T, "Method of Test for Efficiency of Materials
for Curing Concrete," shall be used. Said specifications are hereby
adopted by reference as if fully set forth herein.
(10)
Cold weather requirements. When the temperature is less than
40° F., all concrete placed in the forms shall have a temperature
between 50° F. and 70° F. and shall meet the requirements
as per Wisconsin Department of Transportation specifications for cold-weather
concrete.
(11)
Minor repairs. Nothing in this section shall apply to minor
repairs, the cost of which does not exceed $500; such repairs may
be made at the direction of the Director of Public Works without notice,
and the cost thereof may be charged to the abutting property owner
in the same manner as provided in this section for major repairs.
E.
Repair or replacement of defective or damaged sidewalks. The Common Council may order at any time repair or removal and replacement of any sidewalk which is unsafe or which is damaged by the acts of the property owner or his/her agents. The Common Council or its designee shall repair or construct such sidewalk and the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer shall enter 50% of the total cost thereof upon the tax roll as a special tax against said lot or parcel of land pursuant to Subsection B above; the City shall be responsible for the remaining 50%. If an emergency situation exists which is caused by a sidewalk in need of repair, the Common Council or its designee shall immediately direct the property owner to immediately make repairs. The Common Council shall determine that any sidewalk which is unsafe, defective, or insufficient, be repaired or replaced with a sidewalk in accordance with this section. The existence of any one or more of the following characteristics shall determine whether a sidewalk is defective, in need of immediate maintenance, or insufficient:[7]
(1)
One-inch or more vertical differential at any point, between adjacent
individual sidewalk sections.
(2)
One-and-one-fourth-inch horizontal distance between adjacent individual
sidewalk sections.
(3)
Deterioration to the surface on any one single section of sidewalk
to a vertical depth of one inch or more.
(4)
Contains grass or other vegetation in cracks which is one inch or
more in height.
F.
Illegal sidewalks. No sidewalk which shall be constructed contrary
to the provisions of this section shall be considered a legal sidewalk
and the same may be ordered to be replaced with a legal sidewalk and
with one that is in conformity with this section, the same as if no
sidewalk whatever had been built or constructed in the place where
any such sidewalk is located.
All cement curb and gutter hereafter rebuilt or constructed
in the City of Princeton shall be constructed according to the following
specifications:
A.
Establishment. No curb and gutter shall be worked until the grade
thereof has been established according to the records on file in the
office of the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer. No person shall
alter the grade of any curb and gutter within the City of Princeton
by any means whatsoever, unless authorized or instructed to do so
by the Common Council or the Director of Public Works.
C.
Permit required. No person shall hereafter lay, remove, replace,
or repair any curb and gutter within the City of Princeton unless
he/she is under contract with the City to do such work or has obtained
a permit therefor from the Director of Public Works at least three
days prior to the proposed construction. No fee shall be charged for
such permit.
A.
Permit required.
(1)
Permit to be obtained. No person, partnership or corporation, or
their agents or employees or contractors, shall make or cause to be
made any opening or excavation in any public street, public alley,
public way, public ditch, public ground, public sidewalk or City-owned
easement within the City of Princeton without a permit therefor from
the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer or Director of Public Works.
(2)
Fee. The fee each application for a street opening permit shall be as prescribed in Chapter 182, Fees, plus any actual City expenses. Applications may be made for multiple street openings on one application form; however, each opening must be listed at the time the application is submitted to the Director of Public Works for approval. Permit fees shall be paid to the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer who shall issue a receipt therefore. If the street opening is made prior to the receipt of an approved street opening permit from the Director of Public Works, the application and review fee shall be as prescribed by Chapter 182, Fees, plus any actual City expenses.[1]
(3)
Execution of permit.
(a)
Permits will show the exact location of the work as to street
or house number and the direction and length the trench will run.
(b)
Permits will be issued only for the date and time specified,
should digging take place other than the time indicated, the permit
must be re-issued so all utilities will know of the new time.
(4)
Permits for extensive digging. When any utility will be doing any
extensive digging, a blanket permit may be issued; however, the party
doing the work must notify all other utilities concerned as to the
location and time that work will take place so that the others may
locate their property.
(5)
Fee; emergency excavation. In the event of an emergency excavation for the protection of property, life, health, or safety, there shall be no permit fee (except any actual City expenses shall be charged to the permittee) provided the application for the street opening permit is filed with the Director of Public Works within two regular business days of the excavation in accordance with this subsection. If the permit application for the emergency excavation is not filed within two regular business days, the application and review fee shall be as prescribed by Chapter 182, Fees, plus any actual City expenses.[2]
(6)
Surcharge. In addition to any permit fees or City expenses, a surcharge
shall be levied for any street opening which is in, or disturbs the
paved portion (final surface) of any public street, public alley,
public way, public ground, public sidewalk or City-owned easement
within the City of Princeton. The surcharge shall be determined as
follows:
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Age of the Final Paving
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Surcharge
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|---|---|---|
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New pavement to 1 year
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5 times the permit fee
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1 year to 2 years
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4 times the permit fee
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2 years to 3 years
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3 times the permit fee
| |
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3 years to 4 years
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2 times the permit fee
| |
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4 years to 5 years
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1 times the permit fee
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More than 5 years
|
No surcharge
|
B.
Application for permit. The application for a permit shall be in
writing and signed by the applicant or his/her agent. The applicant
shall submit to the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer or Director
of Public Works, at the time the permit is applied for, sufficient
information relating to the work to be done including the general
location and nature of the work and the method applicant proposes
to use in doing the work. The City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer or
Director of Public Works shall determine if sufficient information
is submitted.
C.
City work excluded. The provisions of this section shall not apply
to excavation work under the direction of City departments or employees
or to contractors performing work under contract with the City necessitating
openings or excavations in City streets.
D.
Validity of permit. Permits shall be valid for a period of 30 days from the date of approval, except as provided for under § 322-7H for pavement replacement.
E.
Renewal of permit. If operations have begun under an approved permit
and will continue beyond the thirty-day validation period, the permittee
shall apply for a thirty-day permit renewal by written request to
the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer or Director of Public Works.
Permit renewals shall be issued at the discretion of the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
or Director of Public Works.
F.
City standards.
(1)
All street work shall be performed in accordance with the current standard specifications for street openings found in this section and § 322-8. Any damaged curb and gutter, sidewalk or grass-covered area shall be restored to the condition prior to damage.
(2)
No placement of utility lines is permitted within 10 feet of hydrants
or valves.
(3)
The City reserves the right, at any time during street excavation
or construction, to require that utilities be moved or replaced at
the owner's expense.
(4)
All utility lines shall be a minimum of 36 inches in depth in City
rights-of-way.
G.
Insurance required. A permit shall be issued only upon condition
that the applicant submit to the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
or Director of Public Works satisfactory written evidence that applicant
has in force and will maintain during the time the permit is in effect
public liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 per one person,
$1,000,000 for one accident and property damage coverage of not less
than $1,000,000.[3]
H.
Bond.
(1)
Before a permit for excavating or opening any public street, sidewalk,
ditch, alley or public right-of-way may be issued, the applicant may
be required to execute and deposit with the City a bond in the amount
of $10,000, conditioned that he/she will indemnify and save harmless
the City of Princeton and its officers from all liability for accidents
and damage caused by any of the work covered by his/her permit, and
that he/she will fill up and place in good and safe condition all
excavations and openings made in the street, and will replace and
restore the pavement over any opening he/she may make as near as can
be to the state and condition in which he/she found it, and keep and
maintain the same in such condition, normal wear and tear excepted,
to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works for a period of
one year, and that he/she will pay all fines of forfeitures imposed
upon him/her for any violation of any rule, regulation or ordinance
governing street openings or drain laying adopted by the Common Council
and will repair any damage done to existing improvements during the
progress of the excavation in accordance with the ordinances, rules
and regulations of the City. Such bond shall also guarantee that,
if the City shall elect to make the street repair, the person opening
the street will pay all costs of making such repair and of maintaining
the same for one year. Recovery on such bond for any accident, injury,
violation of law, ordinance, rule or regulation shall not exhaust
the bond but it shall cover any and all accidents, injuries or violation
of law during the period of excavation for which it is given.
(2)
An annual bond may be given under this section covering all excavation
work done by the principal for one year beginning January 1, which
shall be conditioned as specified above and in the amount determined
by the Director of Public Works as necessary to adequately protect
the public and the City.
(3)
Faulty work or materials shall be immediately replaced by the permittee
upon notice by the City. Failure to correct deficiencies shall result
in a one-year revocation of the right to obtain a street opening permit.
The Director of Public Works shall repair the deficiencies and bill
the permittee for all labor, materials and equipment used plus 20%
for administration.
(4)
The person who does such restoration shall be responsible therefor
for one year from the date of the completion of the work and shall
file a written guarantee or surety bond to that effect with the City
in an amount determined by the Director of Public Works.
(5)
Whenever the Common Council shall find that any such work has become
defective within one year of the date of completion, it shall give
written notice thereof to the contractor or to his/her surety stating
the defect, the work to be done, the cost thereof and the period of
time deemed by the Common Council to be reasonably necessary to complete
said work. After receipt of such notice, the contractor or the surety
must, within the time specified, repair the defect or indemnify the
City for the cost of doing the work as set forth in the notice.
I.
Special tax. In the alternative to the procedures under Subsection H above, if any person shall open a street for the purpose of servicing a specific lot without first having obtained a permit, the Common Council of said City shall cause the same to be done at the expense of the lot owner, and the expense thereof shall be certified to the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer by the Council, and if said expense is not paid, it shall be carried into the tax roll as a special tax against the lot for which said opening was made.[4]
J.
Public utilities. All public utilities as defined in §§ 66.0801 and 196.01, Wis. Stats., are hereby required to be bound by the terms and conditions of this section and § 322-8, any and all subsections thereunder, except that a public utility as defined within this section shall not be required to post the indemnity bond.
A.
Frozen ground. Openings in the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public
ways are discouraged between November 15 and May 1 except where it
is determined by the Director of Public Works or his/her designee
to be an emergency excavation.
B.
Election of City to perform work.
(2)
Where the Common Council or its designee has reason to believe that
the applicant has made adequate provisions for repair and restoration
of said street, alley or highways, the Common Council may elect to
have the applicant do said work and the City of Princeton to further
be reimbursed for reasonable costs of supervision, said costs to be
determined by the Common Council.
C.
Protection of public.
(1)
Every opening and excavation shall be enclosed with sufficient barriers,
signing, and such other traffic control devices as may be required
by the City and in accordance with Section VI of the Manual of Uniform
Traffic Control Devices. Sufficient warning lights shall be kept on
from sunrise to sunset. No open flame warning devices shall be used.
Except by special permission from the Director of Public Works, no
trench shall be excavated more than 250 feet in advance of pipe or
conduit laying nor left unfilled more than 500 feet from where pipe
or conduit has been laid.
(2)
All necessary precautions shall be taken to guard the public effectively
from accidents or damage to persons or property through the period
of the work. Each person making such opening shall be held liable
for all damages, including costs incurred by the City in defending
any action brought against it for damages, as well as cost of any
appeal, that may result from the neglect by such person or his/her
employees of any necessary precaution against injury or damage to
persons, vehicles or property of any kind.
(3)
Unless otherwise approved, a minimum of one lane of traffic in each
direction shall be provided. Every effort shall be made on the part
of the permittee to provide reasonable access to all properties adjacent
to his/her project. In the event traffic is limited to less than one
lane in each direction, a flagman or temporary traffic control signal
shall be provided so as to safely cycle traffic in each direction
past the work area.
(4)
The permittee shall perform the work in such a manner so as not to disrupt the flow of traffic in the area or endanger the safety of workmen or passersby. It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to prevent traffic backup during construction operation. The permittee shall notify the Director of Public Works 24 hours prior to commencement of excavation of the location and extent of the excavation, unless the excavation is an emergency excavation as identified in Subsection I.
(5)
When the operations will result in the loss of any utility service
to private properties, the private properties shall be notified in
writing or by personal contact at least 12 hours prior to the loss
of service, unless the operations are part of an emergency excavation.
(6)
Trenches adjacent to the roadway left open during nonworking hours
shall be protected with snow fence along the entire trench edge and
shall be marked with flashing barricades at each end.
(7)
No equipment or construction materials may be stored during nonworking
hours within City roadway right-of-way.
(8)
No steel track construction equipment may be driven on or over paved
City roadways.
(9)
Prior to beginning any work on City roadways, the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer's
office and Director of Public Works shall be given the names and telephone
numbers of at least two contractor employees who may be contacted
during nonworking hours.
(10)
Construction materials spilled or tracked on pavement shall
be immediately swept off by power broom equipment.
(11)
No excavated materials may be stored temporarily or permanently
within City roadway right-of-way.
(12)
The City may elect to have the City or an outside contractor
make the pavement repair for any street or sidewalk opening, in which
case the cost of making such repair and of maintaining it for one
year shall be charged to the person making the street opening.
D.
Pavement removal.
(1)
Removal of existing pavement shall be to neat, straight lines. The
permittee shall make a final saw cut in the existing pavement after
backfilling. Excavations shall be kept to the minimum possible and
acceptable for the convenience and safe performance of his/her work
and in accordance with all applicable codes and regulations.
(2)
If the pavement is damaged during excavation beyond the original
saw-cut lines, it shall be saw cut again along neat, straight lines.
The finished saw cut shall leave a regular rectangular section for
pavement replacement. Should the street opening occur within adjacent
or close to an existing patch or require more than one opening within
a short distance, the permittee shall identify and locate the existing
patches or additional openings on the permit application form. The
Director of Public Works or his/her designee shall, on the basis of
an on-site inspection, approximate the boundaries of the pavement
replacement area.
(3)
Pavement replacement areas with the long dimension in the direction
of travel shall have the long dimension parallel with the curbline
or the direction of travel. Pavement replacement areas in concrete
pavements shall be parallel with or at right angles to the direction
of travel.
(4)
The Director of Public Works or his/her designee may order the permittee
to remove and replace up to one full lane width of pavement along
the patched or excavated area. Special care shall be taken with concrete
pavement to produce a vertical face on the existing concrete at the
point of the saw cut to insure a full depth of concrete at the joint.
(5)
Precautions shall be taken to prevent damage to road pavements. Sheathing
and bracing or the use of a portable trench box should be used to
prevent undermining of material below the existing pavement. If damage
is done to the pavement, it shall be restored.
E.
Excavation.
(1)
All excavated material shall be piled in a manner such that pedestrian
and motor traffic is not unnecessarily disrupted. Gutters shall be
kept clear or other satisfactory provisions made for street drainage,
and natural watercourses shall not be obstructed. As little as possible
of the trench must be dug until the slant of junction-piece of the
sewer, water, gas main, electric cables, telephone lines or fuel line
is found.
(2)
All conduits, sewers, pipes, wires or other means of transmission
of utility services within the City, if to be placed underground,
if to be placed underground, shall, in addition to all of the requirements
of this section, be dug in at least 30 inches below the normal ground
level whenever said utility service will cross under a highway, City
street, sidewalk, alley or other public right-of-way within the City
of Princeton.
(3)
Excavated material to be used for backfilling of the trench must
be so handled and placed as to be of as little inconvenience as practical
to public travel and adjoining tenants.
F.
Backfilling.
(1)
All backfill material shall be free from cinders, ashes, refuse,
vegetable or organic matter, boulders, rocks or stones greater than
eight inches in their greatest dimension, frozen lumps or other material
which in, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works or his/her
designee, is unsuitable. All noncompactable material will be placed,
upon excavation, in an area where removal from site will be made readily
possible.
(2)
In refilling the excavation, if there is not sufficient material
excavated suitable for refilling, the deficiency shall be made up
with material, approved prior to use by the Director of Public Works
or his/her designee, hauled in.
(3)
Wherever an excavation crosses an existing utility, pipe or other
structure, backfill shall be carefully compacted in stages from the
bottom of the excavation. Any sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water,
telephone, natural gas or other service shall not be interrupted by
the permittee. It shall be the permittee's responsibility to
have the various utilities locate and mark their facilities prior
to excavation.
(4)
Mechanical compaction shall be used on all materials used for trench
backfill. Each layer (twelve-inch maximum) shall be uniformly compacted.
Compaction or consolidation by flooding shall not be permitted. Earth
must be puddled or laid in layers not more than 12 inches in depth
and each layer rammed and ramped to prevent settling. The Public Works
Department will test the fill to meet the City's specifications.
Contractors will be instructed by the City's inspector, if he/she
meets the specifications, to proceed to fill the opening.
(5)
All excavations shall be subject to testing by the City. Backfilled
material not achieving the above compaction requirements shall be
removed and recompacted by the permittee. The cost of any retesting
shall be paid by the permittee.
(6)
When the sides of the trench will not stand perpendicular, sheathing
and braces shall be used to prevent caving. No timber, bracing, lagging,
sheathing or other lumber shall be left in any trench. At no time
shall any street pavements be permitted to overhang the excavation.
When caving occurs, all the street support thus disturbed must be
restored in the same careful manner as though it was an excavation
or a trench.
G.
Notice. It shall be the duty of the permittee to notify the Director
of Public Works and all public and private individuals, firms and
corporations affected by the work to be done at least one business
day before such work is to commence. The Director of Public Works
shall also be notified at least four hours prior to backfilling and/or
restoring the surface.
H.
Pavement replacement and sidewalk, curb and gutter and driveway restoration.
(1)
Backfill material shall be left below the original surface to allow
for five inches of three-inch crushed stone and four inches of three-fourths-inch
crushed stone, plus the thickness of the required pavement structure.
If paving will not occur as part of the initial street restoration
operation, the balance of the opening to the original surface elevation
shall be backfilled with compacted three-fourths-inch crushed stone.
(2)
Bituminous pavement shall be placed the full depth of the existing
pavement or three inches, whichever is greater. Bituminous pavement
shall be placed in a maximum of one-and-one-half-inch layers with
each layer compacted to maximum density and shall consist of Wisconsin
Department of Transportation Gradation No. 1 for the binder course
and Wisconsin Department of Transportation No. 3 for the surface course.
The finished surface shall be smooth and free of surface irregularities
and shall match the existing pavement and any castings or street appurtenances.
Allowable deviations shall be no more than 1/4 inch as measured with
a ten-foot straight edge.
(3)
Concrete pavement shall be placed to the full depth of the existing
pavement or seven inches, whichever is greater. Concrete used shall
not contain calcium chloride. The surface shall be given a light broom
finish. The edges shall be tooled to prevent spalling at the saw-cut
edge. The surface shall be evenly and completely sealed with a white
pigmented curing compound. The surface shall be protected from traffic
for a minimum of three days. Tie bars shall be installed as directed
by the Director of Public Works or his/her designee.
(4)
All permanent restoration of street, curb and gutter shall be of
the same type and thickness as the curb and gutter which abuts. The
grade of the restored curb and gutter shall conform with the grade
of the existing adjacent curb and gutter.
(5)
All permanent restoration of driveways and sidewalks shall conform
to the manner of construction as originally placed and to the lines
and grades as given by the City Engineer. No patching of concrete
driveway areas will be allowed between joints or dummy joints.
(6)
Sidewalks shall be replaced the full width of the walk, and minimum
length shall be 60 inches. All replaced walk shall be four inches
thick, except at driveways where it shall be six inches thick. The
new walk shall slope to conform to existing construction across the
width of the walk toward the street.
(7)
In emergency excavations during winter months when it is not possible
to replace the removed pavement with a like material, the excavation
shall be temporarily resurfaced with a minimum of 3 1/2 inches
of cold-mix bituminous material. This temporary wearing surface shall
be compacted and rolled smooth. These temporary wearing surfaces shall
be removed and replaced with material as specified above by not later
than the following June 1, except as provided above. Permanent pavements
shall be replaced within 60 days of the date of the permit.
(8)
When a street is reconstructed, utility laterals shall also be installed,
including sump pump laterals, even if not immediately needed.
I.
Emergency excavation.
(1)
In the event of an emergency, any person, firm or corporation owning
or controlling any sewer, gas main, water main, conduit or other utility
in or under any public street, alley easement, way or ground and his/her
agents and employees make take immediate proper emergency measures
to remedy dangerous conditions for the protection of property, life,
health or safety without obtaining an excavation permit, provided
that such person, firm or corporation shall apply for an excavation
permit not later than the next business day and shall notify City
officials immediately.
J.
Excavation in new streets limited. Whenever the City determines to
provide for the permanent improvement or repaving of any street, such
determination shall be made not less than 30 days before the work
of improvement or repaving shall begin. Immediately after such determination,
the City shall notify in writing each person, utility or other agency
owning or controlling any sewer, water main, conduit or other utility
in or under said street or any real property abutting said street,
that all such excavation work in such street must be completed within
30 days. After such permanent improvement or repaving, no permit shall
be issued to open or excavate said street for a period of five years
after the date of improvement or repaving unless, in the opinion of
the Common Council, or committee thereof, conditions exist which make
it absolutely essential that the permit be issued. Every effort shall
be made to place gas, electric, telephone and television cable lines
in street terraces.
K.
Repair by City. The City may elect to make the pavement repair for
any street or sidewalk opening, in which case the cost of making such
repair and of maintaining it for one year shall be charged to the
person making the street opening. In the event such charges are not
paid within 90 days of actual notice of the same having been furnished
the applicant and owner of the premises for which said permit was
issued, it shall become a lien against said premises and thereafter
be assessed and collected as a special tax.
[Amended 3-14-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-01, 5-22-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-06; 2-27-2018 by Ord. No. 03-2018; 8-28-2018 by Ord. No. 05-2018]
A.
Obstructions and encroachments prohibited. No person shall encroach upon or in any way obstruct or encumber any street, alley, sidewalk, public grounds or land dedicated to public use, or any part thereof, or permit such encroachment or encumbrance to be placed or remain on any public way adjoining the premises of which he/she is the owner or occupant, except as provided in Subsections B and C.
B.
Exceptions. The prohibition of Subsection A shall not apply to the following:
(1)
Temporary encroachments or obstructions authorized by a street privilege permit under § 322-10 pursuant to § 66.0425, Wis. Stats.
(2)
Building materials for the period authorized by the Common Council,
Building Inspector, or authorized designee, which shall not obstruct
more than 1/2 of the sidewalk or more than 1/3 of the traveled portion
of the street and which do not interfere with the flow in the gutters.
(4)
Awnings which do not extend below any point seven feet above the
sidewalk, street or alley.
(5)
Public utility encroachments duly authorized by state law or the
Common Council.
(7)
Goods, wares, merchandise, or fixtures being loaded or unloaded which
do not extend more than three feet on the sidewalk, provided such
goods, wares, etc., do not remain thereon for a period of more than
two hours.
(8)
Signs or clocks attached to buildings which do not extend further
than permitted by the City Zoning Code from the face of such building
and which do not extend below any point 10 feet above the sidewalk,
street or alley.
C.
Storage or display of commercial items on sidewalks and rights-of-way.
(1)
No person shall place, store or display or cause to be placed, stored
or displayed on any sidewalk, as defined in Ch. 340, Wis. Stats.,
any objects for sale or rent nor any advertisement for such objects
or for services nor any substance or material of any nature used or
to be used by or on behalf of an adjacent retail establishment, which
shall include, but is not limited to, such items as signs, cafe tables
and chairs, except as set forth below.
(2)
No person shall place, store or display or cause to be placed, stored or displayed within the travel zone of any sidewalk as defined in Subsection D any objects for sale or rent nor any advertisement for such objects or for services nor any substance or material of any nature used or to be used by or on behalf of an adjacent retail establishment, which shall include, but is not limited to, such items as signs, cafe tables and chairs.
D.
Travel and furnishing zone.
(1)
Travel zone. In areas where the sidewalk abuts the property, a zone
measuring five feet out from the established property line shall be
designated for the purposes of pedestrian traffic.
(2)
Furnishing zone. The area from the edge of the travel zone to the street shall be designated as the furnishing zone. This area may be used for the placement of items pursuant to Subsection C.
(3)
Variance. A property owner who is aggrieved by this regulation can
petition the Common Council for consideration of a variance to the
regulation. This variance shall be continual year to year provided
there is no deviation to what was originally presented to the Common
Council, and the variance is not revoked. Should the business decide
to make changes from what was originally approved, the property owner
shall petition the Common Council for an amendment to the variance.
Variances are valid January 1 through December 31, annually.
E.
Removal by City for sidewalk obstructions and encroachments. In addition to any other penalty imposed, if a City police officer, Director of Public Works or Zoning Administrator, or any designee determines that a sidewalk is unlawfully obstructed in violation of this section, he/she shall issue a written notice to the owner and occupant of the premises which adjoins the obstructed sidewalk directing that the obstruction be removed within 24 hours. After one twenty-four-hour notice is provided to the owner and occupant pursuant to this section, no further twenty-four-hour notice need be given to the owner and occupant; if another violation occurs within one year of the prior notice being provided, the appropriate City official may issue a citation and/or remove the obstruction pursuant to Subsection G(1) below.
F.
Removal by City for obstruction and encroachments located in the City streets, alleys, public grounds or lands dedicated for public use. In addition to any other penalty imposed, if a City police officer, Director of Public Works or Zoning Administrator or any designee determines that a City street, alley, public grounds or land dedicated for public use is obstructed or encumbered, he/she shall issue a written notice to the property owner of the premises which adjoin the obstructed public area directing that the obstruction be removed within 24 hours. After one twenty-four-hour notice is provided to the owner and occupant pursuant to this section, no further twenty-four-hour notice need be given to the owner and occupant; if another violation occurs within one year of the prior notice being provided, the appropriate City official may issue a citation and/or remove the obstruction pursuant to Subsection G(1) below.
G.
Failure to remove obstruction.
(1)
If the owner or occupant fails to remove the obstruction within the time period established in Subsection E or F, respectively, or if it is a second violation within one year and no notice need be provided to the owner and occupant, a citation may be issued and a City police officer, Director of Public Works or Zoning Administrator or any designee shall cause the removal of the obstruction, keeping an account of the expense of the abatement, and such expenses shall be charged to and paid by such property owner. Notice of the bill for abatement of the obstruction shall be mailed to the owner of the premises and shall be payable within 10 calendar days from receipt thereof. Within 60 days after such costs and expenses are incurred and remain unpaid, the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer shall enter those charges onto the tax roll as a special tax as provided by the state statutes.
(2)
The failure of the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer to record such
claim or to mail such notice or the failure of the owner to receive
such notice shall not affect the right to place the City expense on
the tax rolls for unpaid bills for abating the obstruction as provided
for in this section.
(3)
If a property owner received a variance from the Common Council for
the placement of items within the designated travel zone which violates
this section or any part of the variance, upon proper notice to the
owner and occupant, the variance which was granted shall be revoked
for the remainder of the year.
A.
When required. Permits for the use of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or other public ways or places of the City may be granted to applicants by the Director of Public Works for the purpose of moving any building or structure or of encumbering the street, alley, sidewalk or way with materials necessary in and about the construction or demolition of any building or structure, provided such applicant has complied with the other requirements of this section and has obtained a building permit if required by this Code of Ordinances. The Director of Public Works may request advisory recommendations from the Chief of Police and Zoning Administrator prior to issuance of the permit. City officials may attach conditions to the permit, including proof of liability insurance. Storage or display of commercial items on sidewalks and rights-of-way shall be governed by § 322-9C.
B.
Bond. No street privilege permit shall be issued until the applicant shall execute and file with the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer a bond not exceeding $10,000, conditioned that the applicant will indemnify and save harmless the City from all liability for accidents or damage caused by reason of operations under said permit and will remove such encumbrance upon termination of the operations and will leave the vacated premises in a clean and sanitary condition and repair any and all damage to the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public property of the City resulting from such building or moving operations. At such time, evidence of liability insurance as prescribed in § 322-7G shall also be filed.
C.
Fee. There shall be no fee for a street privilege permit, except that there shall be a fee as prescribed in Chapter 182, Fees, if the City must close a street.
D.
Conditions of occupancy. The permission to occupy or obstruct the
streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds is intended only for
use in connection with the actual erection, alteration, repair, removal
or moving of buildings or structures and shall be given upon the following
terms and conditions and subject to revocation without notice by the
Zoning Administrator, Chief of Police or Director of Public Works
for violation thereof:
(1)
Such temporary obstruction shall cover not more than 1/3 of any street
or alley.
(2)
Obstructions shall be sufficiently lighted at night so as to be in
full view of the public from all directions.
(3)
Sidewalk traffic shall not be interrupted, but temporary sidewalks
of not less than four feet in width guarded by a closed fence at least
four feet high on both sides may be maintained during the period of
occupancy.
(4)
No building or structure shall be allowed to remain overnight on
any street crossing or intersection or so near thereto as to prevent
easy access to any fire hydrant.
(5)
Upon termination of the work necessitating such obstruction, all
parts of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds occupied
under the permit shall be vacated, cleaned of all rubbish and obstructions
and placed in a safe condition for public travel at the expense of
the permittee.
E.
Termination. All street privilege permits shall automatically terminate
at the end of three months from the date of issuance unless an earlier
termination date is specified thereon at the discretion of the Common
Council.
F.
Removal by City. In addition to any other penalty imposed, if the
owner or occupant of the premises adjoining any lawfully obstructed
sidewalk shall not remove or neglect to remove such obstruction within
24 hours after such notice from the Common Council to do so, it shall
be the duty of the City to remove such obstruction and make return
of the costs and expenses thereof to the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
who shall enter such cost on the next annual tax roll as a special
charge against the property abutting such obstructed sidewalk, and
such sum shall be levied and collected as other special taxes against
real estate.
A.
Snow and ice removal from sidewalks.
(1)
SIDEWALK
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
The portion of the street right-of-way designed for pedestrian
travel.
(2)
Owner's responsibility. Every person shall have 24 hours after
the end of snowfall to remove all snow and ice from the entire length
and width of the sidewalk in front of the premises owned or occupied
by him/her provided that when ice is so formed on any sidewalk so
that it cannot be removed, then the person owning or occupying such
premises shall keep the same sprinkled with sand, grit or deicer.
It is the responsibility of the owner to ensure that the entire length
and width of the sidewalk continuously remains clear of snow and ice
following the twenty-four-hour grace period for snow and ice removal.
In the event that snow has blown or melted onto the sidewalk, the
owner shall receive notification of said occurrence and shall have
24 hours after notification to remove all snow and ice from the sidewalk.
Corner properties shall keep the crosswalk shoveled along with hydrants
shoveled out.
[Amended 3-14-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-08[1]]
(3)
Removal by the City and failure to clean. In the event the owner has not complied with Subsection A(2) above, such work may be performed by the City, and the cost thereof charged to the property owner at a rate as stated in Chapter 182, Fees. The time charge for such snow and ice removal, or sprinkling with sand, grit or deicer, shall include time involved in loading and unloading equipment and transportation to and from the site in addition to administrative time. In the event the property owner fails to pay the City of Princeton for such work by the 15th day of October of each year, such costs shall be entered on the tax roll as a special tax against such real estate. Municipal citations may also be issued or other collection measures.
(4)
Public nuisance declared. The Common Council finds that snow and ice left on public sidewalks adversely affects the public health and safety of the public. For that reason, any subsequent offenses of this section as defined in Subsection A(3) will further be subject to the standards of Chapter 261, Nuisances, Public.
[Added 6-13-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-15]
B.
Depositing and plowing snow upon public streets.
(1)
Improper deposit on sidewalks. No person, firm or corporation shall
deposit, or cause to be deposited in or upon any public sidewalk in
the City of Princeton, significant amounts of snow or ice taken or
removed from property privately owned or occupied, or cause said actions
to occur.
(2)
Improper deposit across streets. No person, firm or corporation shall
plow, shovel, push, or blow across any public street or roadway, snow
or ice taken or removed from property privately owned or occupied,
or cause said actions to occur.
(3)
Improper deposit on streets. No person, firm or corporation shall
deposit, or cause to be deposited, in or upon the traveled portion
of any public alley, street or roadway in the City of Princeton, snow
or ice taken or removed from property privately owned or occupied.
(4)
Deposit of snow near corners. No person, firm or corporation shall
deposit, or cause to be deposited, in or upon any portion of any sidewalk
or boulevard in the City of Princeton that lies within 25 feet of
the corner of any street or avenue snow or ice taken or removed from
property privately owned or occupied.
(5)
Prima facie violations. The existence of any deposit of snow or ice
deposited by artificial means in the traveled portion of any public
street, alley, roadway or sidewalk shall be prima facie evidence that
the owner or occupant of the abutting property closest thereto placed
or deposited said ice or snow therein, or plowed, shoveled, pushed,
or blown, said snow or ice across said public street or roadway.
(6)
Penalties. In addition to any penalty imposed under § 1-3 of Chapter 1, Article I, Construction and Penalties, a person, firm or corporation convicted of a violation of this section shall reimburse the City of Princeton for any and all costs and expenses associated with removal of snow by City employees, which is necessitated by the said violation of this section.
B.
Noxious weeds; paving. All that part of the terrace not covered by
a sidewalk shall be kept free and clear of all noxious weeds and shall
not be paved, surfaced or covered with any material which shall prevent
the growth of plants and shall be maintained as a lawn, except in
areas specifically approved by the Common Council or its designee.
Basketball backstops, statuary, structures, flag poles and other objects
shall not be placed in the terrace area.
C.
Responsibility to maintain. Every owner of land in the City whose
land abuts a terrace is required to maintain, or have maintained by
his/her tenant, the terrace directly abutting such land as provided
in this section and elsewhere in this Code. Every owner shall keep
mailboxes located on a terrace free and clear of snow.
All vaults and cisterns under sidewalks shall be prohibited.
Requests or petitions by City property owners for new streets,
street resurfacing, curb and gutter, storm sewers, utility work and
sidewalks shall be presented to the Common Council on or before September
15 to be considered for installation in the following year.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or cause to be
deposited, dump, sort, scatter or leave any rubbish, stone, wire,
earth, ashes, cinders, sawdust, hay, glass, manure, filth, paper,
snow, ice, dirt, grass, leaves, construction waste, garbage or other
offensive or noxious material in any public street, sidewalk, alley,
or upon any public property or upon any property of another, without
the express permission of the owner of occupant thereof. Such unlawful
material or obstruction may be removed by the City and the cost thereof
billed to the violator pursuant to § 66.0627, Wis. Stats.
A.
Established. There is established a uniform system of numbering houses
and buildings fronting on all streets, avenues and highways in the
City of Princeton; and all houses and buildings shall be numbered
in accordance therewith.
B.
Houses to bear numbers.
(1)
The Common Council shall cause the necessary survey to be made, and
there shall be assigned to each house and building located on any
street, avenue, alley or highway in the City its respective number
under the uniform system provided for in this section. When the survey
has been completed and each house and building has been assigned its
respective number or numbers, the owner, occupant or agent shall place
or cause to be placed upon each house or building controlled by him/her
the number or numbers assigned within 60 days after the assigning
of the proper number.
(2)
Fulton Street shall constitute the base line for numbering along
all streets running north and south, and Main Street shall constitute
the base line for numbering all streets running east and west.
(3)
The numbering for each street shall begin at the base line. The numbers
in the first block shall be from 100 to 199, the second block 200
to 299, the third block 300 to 399, etc. There shall be assigned 100
numbers to each block, square or space that would be one block or
square, if streets each way were so extended as to intersect each
other, and one number shall be assigned to each 20 feet of front.
(4)
The cost of the number or numbers shall be borne by the property
owners. The numbers shall be procured from the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
at the unit price for the same, such price to be the cost of such
units to the City. Replacement numbers shall be procured and paid
for by the owner. The numbers shall be not less than 2 1/2 inches
in height.
(5)
The numbers shall be conspicuously placed immediately above, on or
at the side of the proper door of each building so that they can be
plainly seen from the street. Whenever any building is more than 50
feet from the street line, the number of the building shall be conspicuously
displayed at the street line, near the walk, driveway or common entrance
to such building and upon a gate post, fence, tree, post or other
appropriate place so as to be easily discernible from the sidewalk.
The numbers shall be not less than 2 1/2 inches in height, with
dark lettering against a light background. Script numbers may not
be used as the primary address numbers.
C.
Records. To facilitate correct numbering, a plat book of all the
streets, avenues and public highways within the City showing the numbers
of all lots or houses fronting thereon shall be kept on file in the
office of the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer. These plats shall
be open to public inspection during the office hours of the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer.
D.
City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer to assign numbers. The City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
shall inform any party applying therefor of the number or numbers
belonging to or embraced within the limits of any lot or property
as provided in this section. In case of doubt as to the proper number
to be assigned to any premises, the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
shall determine the number of such premises.
E.
Number assignment as condition for building permit. Whenever any
house, building or structure is erected or located in the City after
the entire work of establishing a uniform system of house numbering
has been completed, in order to preserve the continuity and uniformity
of numbers of the houses, buildings and structures, the owner shall
procure the correct number or numbers from the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
for the property and shall immediately fasten such number or numbers
so assigned upon such building as provided in this section. No building
permit shall be issued for any house, building or structure until
the owner has procured from the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
the official number of the premises.
F.
Distinctive numbers for portions of buildings. Where only one number
can be assigned to any house or building, the owner, occupant or agent
of such house or building, who shall desire distinctive numbers for
the upper and lower portion of any such house or building, or for
any part of such house or building, fronting on any street, such owner,
occupant or agent shall use the suffix "A," "B," "C," etc., as may
be required.
No person shall in any manner obstruct or cause to be obstructed
the free passage of water in any public gutter, ditch, culvert, swale
or drain or place or cause to be placed any rubbish, dirt, sand, gravel
or any other matter or thing so that the same is likely to be carried
by the elements into any public gutter, ditch, culvert, swale or drain.
A.
Equipment. The City of Princeton shall not permit any person to use
and/or lease any City equipment for private purposes.
B.
Services. The City of Princeton shall not generally provide specialized
services such as heavy equipment services, snowplowing, etc., for
private parties, whether for a fee or no fee.
A.
Nonbid construction. The following classes of public work, or any
part thereof, may be done directly by the City without submitting
the same for bids:
B.
Contracts, how let. All public construction, the estimated cost of
which exceeds $25,000, shall be let by contract to the lowest responsible
bidder; all other public construction shall be let as the Council
shall direct. If the estimated cost of any public construction exceeds
$5,000 but is not greater than $25,000, the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
shall give a Class 1 notice under Ch. 985, Wis. Stats., of the proposed
construction before the contract for construction is executed. This
provision does not apply to public construction if the materials for
such a project are donated or if the labor for such a project is provided
by volunteers. The Council may also, by a vote of 3/4 of all the members-elect,
provide by ordinance that any class of public construction or any
part thereof may be done directly by the City without submitting the
same for bids.[1]
A.
In the interests of public safety, health and general welfare, community
appearance, and efficiency of operation, it shall be unlawful to place,
throw, leave, in any way deposit or permit to be deposited, or permit
to remain any dirt, leaves, rubbish, litter, debris or material of
any kind upon any street, sidewalk, alley, drainageway, or public
ground in the City of Princeton.
B.
The owner, occupant, or person in charge of private premises, which
places, causes or permits to remain, any of said materials upon any
street, sidewalk, alley, drainageway or public ground in the City
of Princeton shall immediately remove said materials at no cost to
the City.
C.
Deposits from motor vehicles.
(1)
The operator of any motor vehicle which tracks, drops, or places
any materials upon any street, sidewalk, alley, drainageway or public
ground in the City of Princeton shall immediately stop and remove
said materials at no cost to the City.
(2)
In the event said operator is performing work under the control or authority of the owner, occupant, or person in charge of the work on private premises, and said operator causes the deposition of any materials upon any street, sidewalk, alley, drainageway, or public ground in the City of Princeton, and which said operator fails to remove said materials as required in Subsection C(1) above, the owner, occupant, or person in charge of said work on said private premises shall remove said materials at no cost to the City.
D.
In the event the materials are not removed from the street in accordance with Subsections B, C, and/or C(1) above, the City shall cause the removal of such materials and shall charge said operator, or said owner, occupant, or person in charge of said work the cost of the removal. In the event the person charged for said removal fails to pay such costs within 30 days, it shall be entered on the tax roll as a special tax against said property.
E.
In addition to the costs of removal, said operator, or said owner, occupant, or person in charge of said property shall be subject to a penalty per occurrence as prescribed in § 1-3 of Chapter 1, Article I, Construction and Penalties. Each day that said materials are not removed shall constitute a separate offense under this section.
A.
In the interests of public safety, health, general welfare, community
appearance, and efficiency of operation, it shall be unlawful in any
way to cause damage, injury, or destruction to any portion or any
fixture of any street, sidewalk, alley, drainageway, or public ground
in the City of Princeton.
B.
The person which causes damage, injury, or destruction of any portion
of any street, sidewalk, alley, drainageway, or public ground in the
City of Princeton shall immediately stop and notify the Police Department
that he/she has caused such damages and shall correct said damages
within 10 days at no cost to the City.
C.
Damage caused by vehicles or equipment.
(1)
In the event the operator of any motor vehicle or equipment which
causes damage, injury, or destruction of any portion of any street,
sidewalk, alley, drainageway, or public ground in the City of Princeton,
fails to report such damage, it shall be considered a violation of
this section.
(2)
In the event said operator is performing work under the control or authority of the owner, occupant, or person in charge of the work on private premises, and said operator causes the damage of any portion or fixture of any street, sidewalk, alley, drainageway, or public ground in the City of Princeton, and which said operator fails to correct said damages as required in Subsection C(1) above, the owner, occupant, or person in charge of said work on said private premises, shall correct said damages at no cost to the City.
D.
In the event the damages are not corrected within 10 days, the City
shall cause the correction of said damages and shall charge the operator,
or owner, occupant, or person in charge of said property the cost
of correcting the damage. In the event the said costs remain unpaid
following 30 days, it shall be entered on the tax roll as a special
tax against said property.
E.
In addition to the costs to correct damages, said operator, or said owner, occupant, or person in charge of said property shall be subject to a penalty per occurrence as prescribed in § 1-3 of Chapter 1, Article I, Construction and Penalties. Each day after said 10 days that the damages are not corrected, shall constitute a separate offense under this section.
The statutory provisions in the following enumerated sections
of the Wisconsin Statutes, exclusive of any provisions therein relating
to the penalties to be imposed or the punishment for violation of
said statutes, are hereby adopted and, by reference, made a part of
this section. Any act required to be performed or prohibited by any
regulation incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited
by this section. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications
of the statutory regulations incorporated herein are intended to be
made part of this section.
A.
Section 82.19, Highways, Discontinuance of.
C.
Section 86.03, Trees On and Adjacent to Highways.
D.
Section 86.04, Highway Encroachments.
E.
Section 86.05, Highways, Duty to Restore Entrances.
F.
Section 86.06, Highways, Closing to Travel.
G.
Section 86.07, Highways, Depositing Rubbish or Digging In.
H.
Section 86.105, Driveways, Snow Removal.
All grass clippings from lawn mowing or other sources shall
not be allowed to blow upon or accumulate in significant quantities
upon any public street in the City of Princeton where such grass clippings
could wash into any storm sewer drainage inlet. Such grass clippings
shall be considered a public nuisance.
