Every operator of a vehicle approaching an intersection at which an official traffic control device is erected in accordance with this chapter shall obey the direction of such official traffic control device as required by the Wisconsin Statutes incorporated by reference in § 462-1 of this chapter. Operators of vehicles approaching a stop sign shall stop before entering a highway as required by § 346.46, Wis. Stats. Operators approaching intersections at which a yield sign has been installed shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles as required by § 346.18(6), Wis. Stats.
A. 
Definition. For purposes of this section, "heavy traffic" shall be defined as:
(1) 
All vehicles not operating completely on pneumatic tires; and
(2) 
All vehicles or combination of vehicles, other than motor buses, designed or used for transporting property of any nature and having a gross weight of more than 14,000 pounds.
B. 
Prohibited routes. Heavy traffic is prohibited from using any City street or highway not designated as a heavy traffic route. This section shall not act to prohibit heavy traffic from using a City street or highway for the purpose of obtaining orders for supplies or moving or delivering supplies or commodities to or from any place of business or residence which has an entrance on such street or highway. Furthermore, this section will not act to prohibit heavy traffic from using any City streets over which are routed state trunk highways. When being driven to the site of any construction, repair or maintenance of electric, gas or water service, vehicles owned and operated by a public utility will be exempt from the provisions of this section.
C. 
Administration. The Chief of Police shall administer this section. Administration shall include the following:
(1) 
Posting of signs. Appropriate signs shall be posted giving notice of this section and of the heavy traffic routes established herein. Yellow signposts may also be used to designate heavy traffic routes.
(2) 
Maps. Maps of the City showing heavy traffic routes shall be prepared and shall be available upon request by heavy traffic operators and owners.
(3) 
Construction equipment.
(a) 
The Chief of Police may grant temporary permits to allow heavy construction equipment to use City streets or highways not designated as heavy traffic routes. These permits may be granted only when use of a nondesignated route is necessary for the equipment to reach a construction site. No permit may be issued unless the person or corporation owning the equipment agrees to reimburse and hold the City harmless for any damage done to the City street by the equipment and/or any personal injury or property damage caused in part or in whole by the street damage.
(b) 
City-owned or -operated equipment is specifically excluded from the provisions of this section.
D. 
Liability. Any operator, corporation, owner or agent whose heavy traffic vehicle damages any City streets or highways in violating this section shall be liable and required to pay the City the cost of repair or replacement of the damaged street or highway.
E. 
Routes designated. The following streets and parts of streets are designated as heavy traffic routes:
Name of Street
Location
Ann Street
From the Green Giant canning plant to Trenton Street
College Avenue
From State Street to the northerly City limits
Cordelia Street
From the easterly City limits to Warehouse Street
Hamilton Street
From State Highway 68 westerly to North College Avenue
State Street
From the westerly to the easterly City limits
Trenton Street
From Spring Street to the westerly City limits
Warehouse Street
Entire length
F. 
Certain streets. No person shall operate a heavy traffic vehicle on any streets or parts of streets not designated in Subsection E; provided, however, that the ordinary use of such streets for obtaining orders for supplies or moving or delivering supplies or commodities to or from any place of business or residence fronting on such streets shall be permitted, but the weight of the vehicle and its load shall not exceed the limitations of §§ 348.15 and 348.16(3), Wis. Stats., pertaining to Class "A" highways or deliveries on Class "B" highways.
G. 
Heavy load traffic; Class "B" designation. All streets and alleys within the City, except those enumerated in Subsection E above, are hereby designated Class "B" highways and shall be subject to weight limitations imposed by § 348.16, Wis. Stats.
In addition to the requirements of § 346.57, Wis. Stats., the speed limit of State Highway 33 within the corporate limits of the City shall be as follows:
A. 
Thirty-five miles per hour for all vehicles from its intersection with Trenton Street northerly to its intersection with Cherry Street, except that southbound traffic shall be 35 miles per hour for all vehicles from its intersection with Cherry Street southerly to its intersection with Point Road.
B. 
Twenty-five miles per hour for all vehicles from its intersection with Cherry Street in the City northwesterly to a point 0.05 of a mile east of its intersection with Weed Street.
C. 
Thirty-five miles per hour for all vehicles from a point 0.05 of a mile east of its intersection with Weed Street in the City westerly to a point 0.07 of a mile west of its intersection with Forest Street.
D. 
The speed limit on all other portions of State Highway 33 within the corporate limits of the City shall be 55 miles per hour.
The following intersections in the City are designated four-way arterial stops, and all traffic approaching such intersections from any direction shall come to a complete stop before entering such intersections:
A. 
North College and Hamilton Streets.
B. 
Third, Academy and West Crocker Streets.
[Added 9-7-2016]
In the interest of public safety and pursuant to § 349.07, Wis. Stats., the following streets or portions thereof are declared to be through streets, and traffic signs or signals giving notice thereof shall be erected by the Chief of Police in accordance with § 462-3:
Name of Street
Location
College Avenue
From the north curbline of Cordelia Street to and including the south curbline of State Street
Crocker Street
[Repealed 9-7-2016]
Depot Street
From the north curbline of Cordelia Street to and including the south curbline of State Street
Forrest Street
From State Highway 33 south to the southerly City limits
Hamilton Street
From the east curbline of College Avenue to its intersection with State Trunk Highway 68
Mill Street
From the north curbline of Trenton Street to and including the south curbline of State Street
Second, Third and Rosedale Streets
From the north curbline of Trenton Street to and including the south curbline of Crocker Street
Spring Street
From the south curbline of State Street to the southerly City limits
State Street
From the westerly City limits to the easterly City limits
Trenton Street
From the east curbline of Mill Street to and including the west curbline of Spring Street
[Added 8-1-2000]
All vehicular traffic on any alleyway in the City of Fox Lake shall only be allowed to travel in one direction as indicated by a posted sign.