A.
Forty-eight hour limitation. No person, firm or corporation shall
park or leave standing any automobile, truck, tractor, trailer or
vehicle of any description on any public streets or public parking
lots in the Village of Brandon for a period of 48 or more consecutive
hours in the same location at any time without the express consent
of a member of the Brandon Police Department, except that where more
restrictive parking limits have been established, the more restrictive
limits shall apply. When any law enforcement officer shall find a
vehicle standing upon a public street or parking lot in violation
of the provisions of this section, he/she is authorized to move such
a vehicle or to require the operator in charge thereof to move such
vehicle to a position permitted under this chapter. The law enforcement
officer may cause said vehicle to be removed to a proper impoundment
and storage area within the Village where storage space is available,
and in such case the owner shall pay the costs of removing said vehicle
and the storage fees on said vehicle before he/she may recover the
possession thereof.[1]
B.
Off-street public parking areas. It shall be unlawful to park or
leave for storage any equipment or vehicle in any off-street area
designated for public parking purposes, in excess of 48 hours, except
house trailers. The owners or operators of house trailers shall first
obtain a written permit from the Village Clerk or Chief of Police
authorizing the extended period of parking.
C.
Posted limitations.
(1)
The Village Board may designate certain streets or portions of streets
as no-parking or no stopping or standing zones or as zones for parking
by physically handicapped persons and may limit the hours in which
the restrictions apply. The Village shall mark, by appropriate signs,
each zone so designated in accordance with the provisions of § 349.13,
Wis. Stats.
(2)
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in
compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control
device, no person shall stop or park a vehicle in an established no
stopping or standing zone when stopping or standing is prohibited.
No vehicle shall be parked in a no-parking zone during hours when
parking is prohibited except physicians on emergency calls or as permitted
by state law or elsewhere by this Code.
(3)
The Chief of Police is hereby granted the authority, within the reasonable
exercise of police power, to prohibit, limit the time or otherwise
restrict the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles beyond the
provisions of Ch. 346, Wis. Stats. The Village Board shall have the
authority to restrict the turning or movement of heavy traffic and
to impose special weight limitations on any highway or portions thereof
which, because of the weakness of the roadbed due to deterioration
or climatic conditions or other special or temporary conditions, would
likely be seriously damaged or destroyed in the absence of any restrictions
on heavy traffic movement or special weight limitations.
(4)
No prohibition, restriction or limitation on parking or restriction
on movement or turning of heavy traffic and imposition of special
weight limits is effective unless official traffic control devices
have been placed or erected indicating the particular prohibition,
restriction or limitation.
(5)
After the parking limitations on any given street have expired, any
change of location of not more than one stall following expiration
of the parking period allowed shall be and constitute a violation
of this chapter.
A.
Street maintenance. Whenever it is necessary to clear or repair a
Village roadway or any part thereof, the Public Works Department and/or
Police Department shall post such highways or parts thereof with signs
bearing the words "No Parking - Street Maintenance Work." Such signs
shall be erected at least two hours prior to the time that street
maintenance work is to be commenced. No person shall park a motor
vehicle in violation of such signs.
B.
Temporary parking restrictions for special events. For the period
of time during which a community event is being held and upon proper
resolution of the Village Board, all or any portion of a street, adjacent
to the area at which the community event is being held, may be designated
as a temporary no-parking zone. All such temporary no-parking zones
shall be properly designated by an official no-parking sign placed
or erected pursuant to the authority and direction of the Village
Board. The operator of any motor vehicle shall not park or allow such
vehicle to stand in such temporary no-parking zone.
C.
Parking during special snow removal. No person shall park, place
or leave standing any automobile, truck or other vehicle on any street
or public way after one hour from the time such area has been designated
and marked with signs or barriers by the Public Works and/or Police
Department of the Village indicating no parking due to special snow
removal work.
A.
Parking prohibited at all times. Except temporarily for the purpose
of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading or in receiving
or discharging passengers or property and while the vehicle is attended
by a licensed operator so that it may be moved promptly in case of
an emergency or to avoid obstruction of traffic, no person shall at
any time park or leave standing any vehicle as stated in Ch. 346,
Wis. Stats.:[1]
(1)
Within an intersection.
(2)
On a crosswalk.
(3)
On a sidewalk or terrace area, except when parking in such place
is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers or parking
meters. "Terrace area" means that area between the sidewalk and the
nearest curbline running parallel or generally parallel thereto or,
in the absence of a sidewalk, 10 feet beyond the curbline.
(4)
Alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruction when
such stopping or standing would obstruct traffic or when pedestrian
traffic would be required to travel in the roadway.
(5)
On the roadway side of any parked vehicle unless double parking is
clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers.
(6)
Within a fire lane consisting of either the driveway between the
front doors of a fire station and the public street or in such places
properly designated and marked as fire lanes ordered by the Fire Chief.
(7)
Upon any portion of a highway where and at the time when stopping
or standing is prohibited by official traffic signs indicating the
prohibition of any stopping or standing.
(8)
In any place or manner so as to obstruct, block or impede traffic.
(9)
Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, unless a greater distance is indicated
by an official traffic sign.
(10)
Upon any portion of a highway where and at the time when parking
is prohibited, limited or restricted by official traffic signs.
(11)
Upon any bridge.
(12)
Upon any street or highway within the Village limits any vehicle
which faces a direction different from the direction of normal traffic
flow for the lane of traffic in which said vehicle is stopped or standing.
(13)
In a loading zone.
(14)
Within four feet of the entrance to an alley, private road or
driveway.
(15)
In any municipal park when said park is closed to the public.
B.
Parking in driveways. No person shall park or leave standing any
motor vehicle in any private driveway without the permission of the
owner or lessee of the property which such driveway is located, whether
or not such driveway is posted to limit or restrict parking.
C.
Vehicles not to block private drive, alley or fire lane. No vehicle
shall, at any time, be parked so as to unreasonably restrict the normal
access to any private drive, alley or fire lane. Said access shall
be deemed to be unreasonably restricted if any vehicle is parked within
four feet of either side of said access. Upon discovery by a police
officer or upon complaint by the owner of any such blocked drive,
alley or fire lane, the Chief of Police may order said vehicle towed
from such position at the risk and expense of the owner of said vehicle.
D.
Parking vehicle for repair or to display for sale prohibited.
(1)
No person shall stand or park a vehicle on any street, alley, public
right-of-way or municipal parking lot in the Village of Brandon for
the purpose of repairing said vehicle or to display such vehicle for
sale. No person shall park on any street or avenue any vehicles for
the primary purpose of advertising.
(2)
No person, other than an owner and/or operator of a business located
on business zoned property engaged in the regular business of selling
vehicles, may display a vehicle for sale upon private premises unless
the following conditions are met:
(a)
Consent to display the vehicle has been given by the owner or
lessee of the premises;
(b)
The owner of the vehicle is on the premises or resides there;
(c)
The vehicle displayed for sale is parked entirely on the premises;
(d)
The premises contains only one vehicle displayed for sale; and
(e)
The advertisement or sign for sale of the vehicle is not larger
than two square feet.
When official traffic signs indicating such restriction have been erected in accordance with § 440-3 of this chapter, no person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle upon any portion of a street, highway or public or private parking facility reserved for vehicles displaying special registration plates or identification cards or emblems issued by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation or, for vehicles registered in another jurisdiction, by such other jurisdiction designating the vehicle as one used by a physically disabled person.
A.
Leaving keys in vehicle. No person shall permit any motor vehicle
to stand or remain unattended on any street, alley or other public
area, except an attended parking area, unless either the starting
lever, throttle, steering apparatus, gear shift or ignition of the
vehicle is locked and the key for such lock is removed from the vehicle.
Whenever any police officer shall find any vehicle standing with the
key in the ignition in violation of this section, such officer is
authorized to remove such key from the vehicle and deliver the key
to the Police Department for safe custody.
B.
Parking vehicles with motor running. No person shall park or leave
standing any motor vehicle with the motor or refrigerator unit running
for more than 30 minutes within 300 feet of any residence within the
Village of Brandon between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
permit any construction, compaction, earth-grading or farm machinery
which is self-propelled and moves upon the surface of the earth and
which is owned or controlled by him to stand for any period of time
unattended without locking the ignition system or otherwise rendering
said machinery inoperable so as to prevent any person unauthorized
by the owner or individual in control thereof from starting said machinery.
A.
The Village Board shall from time to time have certain streets or
portions of streets marked with white lines to designate parallel
or diagonal parking places. Angle parking or parking diagonally is
prohibited on all the streets, alleys and highways of the Village
except as provided herein in designated angle parking stalls. All
vehicles shall park parallel to, and within one foot of, the curb
except where streets and parking lots are so marked for angle parking.
B.
No person shall at any time park any vehicle:
(1)
In any direction other than the designated parking angle, where angle
parking spaces are so designated and provided by appropriate markings.
(2)
Backwards into angle parking spaces so designated and provided by
appropriate markings.
(3)
With a trailer attached or any vehicle longer than 20 feet on any
street where angle parking is so provided and allowed.
A.
Seasonal all-night parking. When signs have been erected at or reasonably
near the limits of the Village as provided in § 349.13,
Wis. Stats., no person shall park a vehicle, except an emergency vehicle
or street maintenance vehicle, on any street, alley, terrace, or Village
right-of-way in the Village of Brandon between the hours of 2:00 a.m.
and 6:00 a.m. from November 1 to April 1, except when approval has
been granted by agreement of the Director of Public Works and the
Chief of Police.
B.
Parking on Village streets during a snow emergency.
(1)
No person shall park a motor vehicle or trailer on any public street
or highway in the Village of Brandon during a snow emergency.
(2)
A snow emergency shall be declared by the Village President when
in his or her opinion, and after consultation with the Director of
Public Works, an accumulation of snow and/or ice is such that it may
not efficiently be removed by the proper crews with vehicles parked
on public streets or highways of the Village.
(3)
The Village President shall declare a snow emergency by posting a
written notice thereof in the Village Hall. The aforesaid parking
restrictions, or lessor restrictions as clearly spelled out by the
Village President in his/her order, shall take effect three hours
after said posting.
(4)
Any vehicle parked upon a public street or highway in the Village
of Brandon during a declared snow emergency may be removed from said
public street or highway upon order of a law enforcement officer or
the Director of Public Works, at the owner's expense.
C.
Any vehicle
parked on any street, alley, terrace, or Village right-of-way in the
Village of Brandon during the hours of 2:00 a.m. through 6:00 a.m.,
from November 1 to April 1, which impedes snow removal efforts of
the Department of Public Works shall be towed by the authority of
the Police Department, with towing and storage fees the responsibility
of the registered owner, and shall be subject to a fine no less than
$50 and no more than $2,000.[1]
A.
Parking. No person owning or having control of any truck, trailer,
truck power unit, tractor, bus, recreation vehicle, camping/recreational
use camper, or combination of vehicles weighing in excess of 12,000
pounds gross weight, or over 22 feet in length (including accessories,
racks, or other physical extensions), or having a height of more than
eight feet from the roadway, shall park the same upon any street,
avenue, or public way in the Village of Brandon for a continuous period
exceeding three hours. The provisions of this subsection shall not
be deemed to prohibit the lawful temporary parking of such equipment
upon any street, avenue, public way or private property in the Village
for the actual loading or unloading of goods, wares or merchandise;
provided, however, that "loading" and "unloading," as used in this
section, shall be limited to the actual time consumed in such operation.
The Village Board may, however, designate specific truck parking zones.
B.
Exceptions. Any municipal vehicle or public works equipment is excepted from the provisions of Subsection A above. Under special circumstances, the Village Board may issue permits excepting a truck from the provisions of this section and attach conditions thereto.
C.
Bus parking. No operator of a school bus or other bus, regardless
of its size, shall park such vehicle in any residential district,
on the street, on a lawn, in the alley, in a driveway or anywhere
else, except for such time as is reasonably necessary to facilitate
the loading or unloading of the vehicle, except that school buses
may park at any school when required.[1]
D.
Removal. Any vehicle unlawfully parked under Subsection A or B above may be removed from the street by order of a law enforcement officer, pursuant to § 440-24, and the expense of so moving and storing such vehicle shall be paid by the operator or owner of said vehicle as a forfeiture in addition to the penalties hereafter prescribed.
A.
Parking prohibited. No person shall park any motor vehicle on streets,
roadways, grassy area, or any other place within Depot Park, bounded
by Commercial Street, Washington Street, Lockin Street and Main Street,
except:
B.
One hour restricted parking zone. No person shall park a vehicle
or trailer for more than one hour between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. from Monday through Friday, or between 7:00 a.m. to 11:00
a.m. on Saturday, on the west side of North Commercial Street, commencing
at the north portion of the alley entrance to 50 feet north of that
entrance.
(1)
This restricted parking zone will be designated angle only parking.
No person other than the owner or operator thereof shall remove
a Village parking citation from a motor vehicle.
A.
Unlicensed operators prohibited. No person who does not hold a valid
operator's license shall operate a vehicle in any public parking
lot or ramp or in any private parking lot or ramp held out for the
use of parking for the general public.
B.
Traffic regulations applicable. All provisions of § 440-1 of this chapter and of the Wisconsin Statutes and laws incorporated herein by reference shall be applicable on any public parking lot or ramp and on any private parking lot, road or ramp held out for use for the general public for parking or vehicular traffic.
A.
Hazard to public safety. Any vehicle parked, stopped or standing
upon a highway or public parking lot or ramp in violation of any of
the provisions of this chapter is declared to be a hazard to traffic
and public safety.
B.
Removal by operator. Such vehicle shall be removed by the operator
in charge, upon request of any law enforcement officer, to a position
where parking is permitted or to a private or public parking or storage
premises.
C.
Removal by traffic officer. Any law enforcement officer, after issuing
a citation for illegal parking, stopping or standing of an unattended
vehicle in violation of this chapter, is authorized to remove such
vehicle to a position where parking is permitted.
D.
Removal by private service. The officer may order a motor carrier
holding a permit to perform vehicle towing services, a licensed motor
vehicle salvage dealer or a licensed motor vehicle dealer who performs
vehicle towing services to remove and store such vehicle in any public
storage garage or rental parking grounds or any facility of the person
providing the towing services.
E.
Towing and storage charges. In addition to other penalties provided
in this chapter, the owner or operator of a vehicle so removed shall
pay the actual cost of moving, towing and storage. If the vehicle
is towed or stored by a private motor carrier, motor vehicle salvage
dealer or licensed motor vehicle dealer, actual charges regularly
paid for such services shall be paid. If the vehicle is stored in
a public storage garage or rental facility, customary charges for
such storage shall be paid. Upon payment, a receipt shall be issued
to the owner of the vehicle for the towing or storage charge.
A.
Storage prohibited. No person owning or having custody of any partially dismantled, nonoperable, wrecked, junked or discarded motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to remain on any public street or highway, parking lot or ramp longer than 48 hours after notification thereof by the Police Department. Any such vehicle not removed within 48 hours is declared to be a public nuisance and may be removed as provided in § 440-24.
B.
Exemptions. This section shall not apply to a motor vehicle in an
appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place
and manner authorized by the Village of Brandon.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 118.105, Wis. Stats.,
the following regulations shall apply to the grounds of the Brandon
Public School District located within the Village of Brandon:
A.
Parking. No person shall park any vehicle in any vehicular traveling
area or parking area of the Brandon School District, except in conformity
with posted parking regulations set forth for such vehicular travel
and parking areas.
B.
Speed limits. No person shall, at any time, operate a motor vehicle
upon any school district grounds at a speed in excess of 10 miles
per hour.
C.
Vehicles prohibited at specified times. No person shall, at any time,
operate a motor vehicle other than a school bus or emergency vehicle
in or upon any drive designated for buses only during the hours of
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and during the hours of 3:00 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. on any weekday during the months school is in session.
D.
State traffic forfeiture laws adopted. All provisions of Chs. 340
to 349, Wis. Stats., describing and defining regulations with respect
to vehicles and traffic, for which the penalty is a forfeiture only,
including penalties to be imposed and procedures for prosecution,
are hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this section as
if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or prohibited
by any statute incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited
by this section.[1]
