[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Trempealeau as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 12-2-1987 as Title 1, Ch. 1, §§ 1-1-2, 1-1-3, 1-1-5,
1-1-6 and 1-1-7, of the 1987 Code]
The following rules or meanings shall be applied in the construction
and interpretation of ordinances codified in this Code unless such
application would be clearly inconsistent with the plain meaning or
intent of the Code:
A.
Acts
by agents. When an ordinance requires an act be done by a person which
may be legally performed by an authorized agent of that principal
person, the requirement shall be construed to include all acts performed
by such agents.
B.
Code.
The words, "Code," "Code of Ordinances" and "Municipal Code" when
used in any section of this Code shall refer to this Code of the Village
of Trempealeau unless the context of the section clearly indicates
otherwise.
C.
Computation
of time. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by
this Code, the day of the act or event from which the period of time
begins to run shall not be included, but the last day of the period
shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday.
If the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than seven days,
Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation.
As used in this section, "legal holiday" means any statewide legal
holiday specified by state law.
D.
Fine.
The term "fine" shall be the equivalent of the word "forfeiture,"
and vice versa.
E.
Gender.
Use has been made of masculine pronouns in this Code solely for the
sake of brevity. Unless specifically stated to the contrary, words
in this Code referring to the masculine gender shall also be construed
to apply to females, and vice versa.
F.
General
rule. All words and phrases shall be construed according to their
plain meaning in common usage. However, words or phrases with a technical
or special meaning shall be understood and construed according to
that technical or special meaning of such is the intent of this Code.
G.
Joint
authority. All words purporting to give a joint authority to three
or more Village officers or employees shall be construed as giving
such authority to a majority of such officers or other persons.
H.
Officers.
The term "officers" shall refer solely to local offices created by
state statute.
I.
Officials.
The term "officials" shall mean all Village officers and employees.
J.
Person.
The word "person" shall mean any of the following entities: natural
persons, corporations, partnerships, associations, bodies politic
or any other entity of any kind which is capable of being sued.
K.
Repeal.
When any ordinance having the effect of repealing a prior ordinance
is itself repealed, such repeal shall not be construed to revive the
prior ordinance or any part thereof, unless expressly so provided.
L.
Singular
and plural. Every word in this Code referring to the singular number
only shall also be construed to apply to several persons or things,
and every word in this Code referring to a plural number shall also
be construed to apply to one person or thing.
M.
Tense.
The use of any verb in the present tense shall not preclude the interpretation
of the verb in the future tense where appropriate.
N.
Wisconsin
Statutes. The term "Wisconsin Statutes" and its abbreviation as "Wis.
Stats." shall mean, in this Code, the Wisconsin Statutes as of the
adoption of this Code, as amended or renumbered from time to time.
[Amended 1-4-2016 by Ord.
No. 1-2016]
O.
Wisconsin
Administrative Code. The term "Wisconsin Administrative Code" and
its abbreviation as "Wis. Adm. Code" shall mean the Wisconsin Administrative
Code as of the adoption of this Code, as amended or renumbered from
time to time.
P.
Village.
The term "Village" shall mean the Village of Trempealeau, Trempealeau
County, Wisconsin.
A.
If
the provisions of different chapters conflict with each other, the
provisions of each individual chapter shall control all issues arising
out of the events and persons intended to be governed by that chapter.
B.
If
the provisions of different sections of the same chapter conflict
with each other, the provision which is more specific in its application
to the events or persons raising the conflict shall control over the
more general provision.
A.
Code.
The Code of the Village of Trempealeau, Wisconsin, shall take effect
as provided by state law.
B.
Subsequent
ordinances. All ordinances passed by the Village Board subsequent
to the adoption of the Code, except when otherwise specifically provided,
shall take effect from and after their publication and/or legal posting.
A.
General
penalty. Except where a penalty is provided elsewhere in this Code,
any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Code shall,
upon conviction of such violation:
[Amended 1-4-2016 by Ord.
No. 1-2016]
(1)
Forfeit not less than $100, together with the costs of prosecution
and, in default of payment of such forfeiture and costs of prosecution,
shall be imprisoned in the county jail until such forfeiture and costs
are paid, but not exceeding 90 days.
B.
Continued
violations. Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs
shall constitute a separate offense. Nothing in this Code shall preclude
the Village from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or
remove a violation of any provision of this Code.
C.
Other
remedies. The Village shall have any and all other remedies afforded
by the Wisconsin Statutes in addition to the forfeitures and costs
of prosecution above.
Whenever any standard code, rule, regulation, statute or other
written or printed matter is adopted by reference, it shall be deemed
incorporated in this Code as if fully set forth herein, and the Village
Clerk-Treasurer shall maintain in his office a copy of any such material
as adopted and as amended from time to time. Materials on file at
the Village Clerk-Treasurer's office shall be considered public
records open to reasonable examination by any person during the office
hours of the Village Clerk-Treasurer, subject to such restrictions
on examination as the Clerk-Treasurer imposes for the preservation
of the material.
[Adopted 1-4-2016 by Ord.
No. 1-2016]
Pursuant to § 66.0103, Wis. Stats., the ordinances of the Village of Trempealeau of a general and permanent nature adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Trempealeau, as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters and sections by General Code, and consisting of Chapters 1 through 520, are hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as the "Code of the Village of Trempealeau," hereinafter referred to as the "Code."
This ordinance and the Code shall supersede all other general
and permanent ordinances enacted prior to the enactment of this Code,
except such ordinances as are hereinafter expressly saved from repeal
or continued in force.
The provisions of the Code, insofar as they are substantively
the same as those of the ordinances in force immediately prior to
the enactment of the Code by this ordinance, are intended as a continuation
of such ordinances and not as new enactments, and the effectiveness
of such provisions shall date from the date of adoption of the prior
ordinances.
A copy of the Code has been filed in the office of the Village
Clerk and shall remain there for use and examination by the public
for at least two weeks, in accordance with § 66.0103, Wis.
Stats., and until final action is taken on this ordinance, and, if
this ordinance shall be adopted, such copy shall be certified to by
the Village Clerk, and such certified copy shall remain on file in
the office of said Village Clerk to be made available to persons desiring
to examine the same during all times while said Code is in effect.
Any and all additions, deletions, amendments or supplements
to the Code, when adopted in such form as to indicate the intention
of the Village Board to make them a part thereof, shall be deemed
to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the "Code of
the Village of Trempealeau" shall be understood and intended to include
such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements. Whenever such
additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to the Code shall
be adopted, they shall thereafter be inserted in the Code as amendments
and supplements thereto.
The Clerk of the Village of Trempealeau, pursuant to law, shall
cause to be published, in the manner required by law, a notice of
the adoption of this ordinance. Sufficient copies of the Code shall
be maintained in the office of the Clerk for inspection by the public
at all times during regular office hours. The publication of notice
of the enactment of this ordinance, coupled with the availability
of a copy of the Code for inspection by the public, shall be deemed,
held and considered to be due and legal publication of all provisions
of the Code for all purposes.
It shall be the duty of the Village Clerk, or someone authorized
and directed by the Clerk, to keep up-to-date the certified copy of
the Code required to be filed in the Clerk's office for use by
the public. All changes in said Code and all ordinances adopted subsequent
to the effective date of this codification which shall be adopted
specifically as part of the Code shall, when finally adopted, be included
therein by reference until such changes or new ordinances are included
as supplements to said Code.
Copies of the Code, or any chapter or portion of it, may be
purchased from the Clerk or an authorized agent of the Clerk upon
the payment of a fee to be set by the Village Board. The Clerk may
also arrange for procedures for the periodic supplementation of the
Code.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to improperly change or amend, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of the Code or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the law of the Village of Trempealeau to be misrepresented thereby. Anyone violating this section or any part of this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction, to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of the Code.
Each section of the Code and every part of each section is an
independent section or part of a section, and the holding of any section
or a part thereof to be unconstitutional, void or ineffective for
any cause shall not be deemed to affect the validity or constitutionality
of any other sections or parts thereof. If any provision of this Code
or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held
invalid, the remainder of this Code and the application of such provision
to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Each section of this ordinance is an independent section, and
the holding of any section or part thereof to be unconstitutional,
void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the
validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts thereof.
A.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions
contained in the Code adopted by this ordinance are hereby repealed;
provided, however, that such repeal shall only be to the extent of
such inconsistency, and any valid legislation of the Village of Trempealeau
which is not in conflict with the provisions of the Code shall be
deemed to remain in full force and effect.
The adoption of this Code and the repeal of ordinances provided for in § 1-17 of this ordinance shall not affect the following ordinances, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal:
A.
Any ordinance adopted subsequent to September 8, 2015.
B.
Any right or liability established, accrued or incurred under any
legislative provision prior to the effective date of this ordinance
or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of such right
or liability.
C.
Any offense or act committed or done before the effective date of
this ordinance in violation of any legislative provision or any penalty,
punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
D.
Any prosecution, indictment, action, suit or other proceeding pending
or any judgment rendered prior to the effective date of this ordinance
brought pursuant to any legislative provision.
E.
Any franchise, license, right, easement or privilege heretofore granted
or conferred.
F.
Any ordinance providing for the laying out, opening, altering, widening,
relocating, straightening, establishing grade, changing name, improvement,
acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way, easement, street, road,
highway, park or other public place or any portion thereof.
G.
Any ordinance appropriating money or transferring funds, promising
or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the issuance and
delivery of any bond or other instruments or evidence of the Village's
indebtedness.
H.
Ordinances authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property
or any lawful contract or obligation.
I.
The levy or imposition of taxes, assessments or charges.
J.
The annexation or dedication of property or approval of preliminary
or final subdivision plats.
K.
Ordinances providing for local improvements or assessing taxes or
special assessments therefor.
L.
All currently effective ordinances pertaining to the rate and manner
of payment of salaries and compensation of officers and employees.
M.
Any legislation relating to or establishing a pension plan or pension
fund for municipal employees.
N.
Any ordinances adopting or amending the Zoning Map or otherwise rezoning
property.
O.
Any charter ordinances.
P.
Any ordinance or portion of an ordinance establishing or amending
a specific fee amount for any license, permit or service obtained
from the Village.
Q.
Any ordinance or portion of an ordinance establishing or amending
a deposit or bond schedule.
A.
In compiling and preparing the ordinances for publication as the Code of the Village of Trempealeau, no changes in the meaning or intent of such ordinances have been made, except as provided for in Subsections B and C hereof. Certain grammatical changes and other minor nonsubstantive changes were made in one or more of said pieces of legislation. It is the intention of the Village Board that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the ordinances had been previously formally amended to read as such.
B.
The following changes are made throughout the Code:
(1)
References to specific chapters and sections of the Wisconsin Statutes
and Wisconsin Administrative Code are amended to reflect the numbering
of the statutes and Administrative Code as of the publication of this
Code.
(2)
References to the "Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations"
are amended to "Department of Safety and Professional Services."
(7)
Chapter 440 is amended to change instances of Village "Clerk-Treasurer" to "Village Administrator."
C.
The adoption of the Code includes the adoption of the following new ordinances: Chapter 437, Stormwater Management, and Chapter 506, Shoreland-Wetland Zoning. The adoption of the Code further includes the following chapters being amended in their entirety: Chapter 259, Erosion Control, and Chapter 497, Floodplain Zoning.
D.
The amendments and/or additions as set forth in Schedule A attached
hereto and made a part hereof are made herewith, to become effective
upon the effective date of this ordinance. (Chapter and section number
references are to the ordinances as they have been renumbered and
appear in the Code.)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-19D, the chapters, parts and sections that were added, amended, adopted or deleted by this ordinance are indicated throughout the Code by a footnote referring to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II. During routine supplementation, footnotes indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: "Amended (added, repealed) 1-4-2016 by Ord. No. 1-2016." Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Village offices.
This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication
as required by law.
