No owner or occupant shall allow the sidewalk abutting on his
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 Village President or his designee, the Director may
cause the same to be done and report the cost thereof to the Village
Administrator, who shall spread 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.
[Amended 11-5-2021 by Ord. No. 4-2021; 11-5-2021 by Ord. No. 4-2021]
A. Snow and ice removal by property owners required. In accordance with
§ 66.0907(5) of the Wisconsin Statutes, all property owners,
(except those specifically exempted by the Village Board) located
in the Village of Trempealeau are hereby required to remove snow and
ice accumulated on public sidewalks adjacent to and on their property
within 48 hours after a snowfall.
B. Failure to comply; removal by Village; collection of costs. Upon
any property owner's failure to remove said snow or ice within the
allotted period of time, the Village of Trempealeau does hereby authorize
the Village of Trempealeau Public Works Department or their designee
to remove said snow or ice and charge the property owner the cost
of removal as stated in the Village of Trempealeau Service Fee Schedule
under same rate as Emergency Snow Plowing; but not less than $100
per violation. If any amount assessed to the property owner an any lot
or parcel of land so charged is unpaid, the Village Clerk is hereby
authorized to enter said unpaid amount on the tax roll as a special
charge as provided by § 66.0907(5), Wis. Stats. against
said lot or parcel of land in question and the same shall be collected
in all respects like other taxes upon real estate.
C. Deposit of snow or ice into public places in Village prohibited;
exemptions. No person shall throw or put, or cause to be thrown or
put, any snow or ice into any street, avenue or other public place
in the Village. The only locations in the Village exempt from this
section are Main Street between First and Third Streets, and Second
Street between Pine and South Streets unless there is a grassy boulevard
present in the area otherwise exempted.
D. Violations and penalties. Any person, firm or corporation which violates the provisions of § 441-10C shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-4 of this Code.
All vaults and cisterns under sidewalks shall be prohibited.
No downspouts from any building shall terminate on or upon, or in such position that the contents of such spout be cast upon or flow back or over any public sidewalk in the Village. When the eaves of a building extend over or are so constructed that water may fall therefrom or run back upon any public sidewalk, such eaves shall be so protected by proper spouts or otherwise that no water shall fall or drain therefrom or run back upon or over any public sidewalk. The owner or owners of any building and the officers of any association or corporation owning any building on which any spouts or the eaves thereof shall be maintained contrary to this section shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-4 of this Code.
Requests or petitions by Village property owners for new streets,
street resurfacing, curb and gutter, storm sewers, utility work and
sidewalks shall be presented to the Village Board on or before August
1 to be considered for installation in the following year.
In the interests of public safety, health and general welfare,
community appearance and efficiency of operation, it shall be unlawful
to rake or place fallen tree leaves or grass clippings onto the pavement
or into the gutter of any public street. No person shall permit grass
clippings from mower swaths to remain upon sidewalks or on abutting
property owned or occupied by him.
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.
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.