[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Lodi as Ch. 13 and § 15.321 of the City Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Statutes adopted. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the provisions of Chs. 340 through 348, inclusive, and 350, Wis. Stats., for which the penalty is a forfeiture only, including penalties to be imposed and procedure for prosecution, are hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein. The City's power to enforce any provision of Chs. 340 through 348 and 350, Wis. Stats., shall not be extended to any offense for which jail or imprisonment, other than for nonpayment of a forfeiture, is a prescribed penalty. Any act required to be performed or prohibited by any statute incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited by this chapter. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications of the statutory regulations in said Chs. 340 through 348 and 350 incorporated herein are intended to be made part of this chapter in order to secure to the extent legally practicable uniform statewide regulation of vehicle traffic on the highways, streets and alleys of the State of Wisconsin. Any person who shall, within the City, violate any provisions of any statute incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed guilty of an offense under this section.
B.
Other state laws adopted. There are adopted by reference
the following sections of the Wisconsin Statutes, inclusive of all
future amendments, revisions or modifications of said statutes, but
the prosecution of such offenses under this chapter shall be limited
to a forfeiture as hereinafter provided in this chapter.
[Amended 7-5-2011 by Ord. No. A-421; 11-15-2011 by Ord. No. A-428]
343.44
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Operating while suspended, revoked, ordered out-of service or
disqualified
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346.935
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Intoxicants in motor vehicles
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941.01
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Negligent operation of vehicle off highway
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943.11
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Entry into locked vehicle
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943.23
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Operating motor vehicle without owner's consent
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C.
Amendments to state traffic laws adopted. All existing
or future amendments to the state traffic laws adopted by reference
herein are also hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference.
D.
State Administrative Code provisions adopted.
[Added 11-1-2011 by Ord. No. A-429]
(1)
Administrative
regulations adopted. The following administrative rules and regulations
adopted by the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
and published in the Wisconsin Administrative Code, exclusive of any
provisions therein relating to the penalties to be imposed, are adopted
by reference and made part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein.
§ Trans 304
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Slow moving vehicle emblem
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§ Trans 305
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Standards for vehicle equipment
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(2)
Noncompliance prohibited. No person shall operate or allow to be operated on any highway, street or alleyway within the City a vehicle that is not in conformity with the requirements of Subsection D(1) of this section or the provisions of § 110.075 and Chapter 347, Wis. Stats., incorporated by reference in § 325-1A of this chapter.
(3)
Owner's
liability. Any owner of a vehicle not equipped as required by this
section who knowingly causes or permits such vehicle to be operated
on a highway in violation of this section is guilty of the violation
the same as if he/she had operated the vehicle. The provisions of
§ 347.04, Wis. Stats., relating to nonapplicability of demerit
points, shall apply to owners convicted of violation of this section.
(4)
Safety
checks.
(a)
Operators to submit to inspection. When directed to do so by any
law enforcement officer, the operator of any motor vehicle shall stop
and submit such vehicle to an inspection and such tests as are necessary
to determine whether the vehicle meets the requirements of this section,
or that the vehicle’s equipment is in proper adjustment or repair.
No person, when operating a motor vehicle, shall fail to stop and
submit such vehicle to inspection when directed to do so by any law
enforcement officer as herein provided.
(b)
Authority of officer. Any law enforcement officer of the City is
empowered, whenever he/she shall have reason to believe that any provision
of this section is being violated, to order the operator of the vehicle
to stop and to submit such vehicle to an inspection with respect to
brakes, lights, turn signals, steering, horns and warning devices,
glass mirrors, exhaust systems, windshield wipers, tires, and other
items or equipment.
(c)
Vehicles to be removed from highway. Whenever, after inspection as
provided by this section, a law enforcement officer determines that
a vehicle is unsafe for operation, he/she may order it removed from
the highway and not operated, except for purposes of removal and repair,
until the vehicle has been repaired as directed in a repair order.
Repair orders may be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of the
Department of Transportation under § 110.075(5), Wis. Stats.,
and shall require the vehicle owner or operator to cause the repairs
to be made and return evidence of compliance with the repair order
to the department of the issuing officer within the time specified
in the order.
The Common Council of the City of Lodi hereby
determines that the statutory speed limits on the following streets
or portions thereof are unreasonable, unsafe or imprudent and modifies
such speed limits under authority granted by § 349.11, Wis.
Stats., as follows:
A.
Speed limits increased. Speed limits established by
§ 346.57(4)(e), (f) and (g), Wis. Stats., are increased
as hereinafter set forth upon the following streets or portions thereof:
(1)
Forty-five miles per hour:
(a)
North Main Street, from the north corporate
limits of the City of Lodi to a point 500 feet north of the intersection
of Gay Street and North Main Street.
(2)
Forty miles per hour:
(a)
Portage Street, from the east corporate limits
of the City of Lodi to the intersection of Clark Street and Portage
Street.
(3)
Thirty miles per hour:
(a)
Water Street, from the west corporate limits
of the City of Lodi to a point 200 feet north of the intersection
of Pleasant Street and Water Street.
(b)
North Main Street, from a point 500 feet north
of the intersection of Gay Street and North Main Street to the intersection
of Fair and North Main Streets.
(c)
Corner Street, from the south corporate limits
of the City of Lodi to the intersection of Pleasant Street and Corner
Street.
[Added 9-15-2015 by Ord.
No. A-493]
The Common Council of the City of Lodi herby determines the
statutory speed limits on the following streets or portions thereof
are unreasonable, unsafe or imprudent and modifies such speed limits
as follows:
A.
Parking limits. When signs are erected in any block
giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle for longer than
the period hereinafter specified at any time between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except on Fridays, when said time shall be
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., and except Sundays,
and the following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day, upon the following
streets, portions of streets, or municipal parking lots:
(1)
Four-hour parking limit:
[Amended 6-7-2005 by Ord. No. A-348[1]; 6-21-2022 by Ord. No. A-554]
(a)
Portage Street, from the east side of the Spring
Creek bridge to the intersection with Main Street
(b)
Lodi Street, from the intersection of Main Street
to the intersection of Prairie Street.
(c)
Main Street, from the intersection of Columbus
Street to the intersection of First Street.
(d)
Prairie Street. A portion of the easterly side
of Prairie Street described as follows: beginning at the northerly
pavement edge of Lodi Street, thence continuing in a northwesterly
direction along the easterly side of Prairie Street to a point along
the easterly side of Prairie Street which lies 140 feet northwesterly
of the point of beginning.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
original § 13.02(a)(2), One-hour parking.
(2)
Fifteen-minute parking: such stalls as are so marked
on South Main Street and on First Street.
(3)
Thirty-minute parking: on the west side of Prairie
Street from the Prairie Street intersection with First Street and
continuing south 80 feet.
[Added 10-4-2005 by Ord. No. A-352]
B.
Street storage and other parking limitations.
(1)
No person shall park or leave standing, at any time,
any type of vehicle on Sodder's Street in any manner, other than vehicles
in direct maintenance for the City of Lodi; this does not exclude
Sundays or holidays.
(2)
No person or persons shall permit any vehicle to be
parked or left standing between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
on Main Street, between its intersection with Columbus Street and
its intersection with First Street; and on Portage Street between
its intersection with Spring Street and its intersection with Main
Street; and on Lodi Street between its intersection with Main Street
and its intersection with Prairie Street.
(3)
No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle,
trailer, boat or similar item for a period longer than 48 consecutive
hours on any street, alley, highway or public parking lot in the City
of Lodi, excluding weekends, unless permission has been obtained from
the Lodi Police Department.
[Amended 7-17-2007 by Ord. No. A-377; 6-21-2022 by Ord. No. A-554]
(4)
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle
to park such a vehicle in any space or stall appropriately marked
"No Parking."
(5)
All vehicles shall be parked parallel to the curb
or tree bank except on such streets where angle parking spaces are
so designated and so provided by appropriate markings.
(7)
No person shall park or leave standing at any time
any vehicle on Nestles Street between utility pole No. 96 and the
Nestles Street intersection with Water Street. This prohibition does
not exclude Sundays or holidays. City of Lodi vehicles, or vehicles
directly performing maintenance for the City, are exempt from this
subsection.
[Added 10-4-2005 by Ord. No. A-351]
(8)
Parking in the parking lot adjacent to the City Library
is restricted to patrons and employees only during the hours of Monday
through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.
[Added 7-17-2007 by Ord. No. A-377]
(9)
One-sided parking. The following restrictions shall apply in the
City of Lodi.
[Added 2-6-2018 by Ord.
No. A-516]
(a)
There shall be no parking at any time on the north side of Davis
Street.
(b)
There shall be no parking at any time on the west side of Downey
Street.
(c)
There shall be no parking at any time on the west side of Gay
Street.
(d)
There shall be no parking at any time on the east side of Hill
Street.
(e)
There shall be no parking at any time on the east side of Parr
Street.
(f)
There shall be no parking at any time on the east side of Ryan
Street.
C.
School bus loading zone. A school bus loading zone
is hereby established within the westbound traveled lane of Pleasant
Street between Corner Street and Woodlawn Avenue within which the
following regulations shall apply:
(1)
Buses used for the transportation of school children
may park in said zone with their right wheels more than 12 inches
but less than six feet from the northerly curb for purposes of loading
or unloading children.
(2)
Said zone shall apply during normal school hours and
such reasonable periods immediately before and after said hours as
are necessary for the safe and orderly loading and unloading of school
children.
(3)
All other parking regulations not in conflict with
this section shall continue in effect.
D.
School loading zone. A school loading zone is hereby
established within the westbound traveled lane of Pleasant Street
between Corner Street and Woodlawn Avenue within which the following
regulations shall apply:
(1)
No parking or stopping of vehicles shall be allowed
in said zone except those loading and unloading passengers, and such
vehicles shall stop for no longer than is necessary to load or unload
passengers.
(2)
Said zone shall apply during normal school hours and
such reasonable periods immediately before and after said hours as
are necessary for the safe and orderly loading and unloading of school
children.
(3)
Official traffic signs marked "No Parking or Stopping
Except To Load or Unload Passengers - No Loading Zone" shall be installed
along Pleasant Street in front of the school.
E.
Parking on North Main Street. No persons shall park
a vehicle on the following portions of North Main Street (Highway
113):
(1)
On either side of said street from its intersection
with Gay Street north to the City limits.
(2)
On the easterly side of said street, from the southerly
side of the entrance to Goeres fountain in Goeres Park North to the
intersection of said street with Gay Street.
(3)
On the westerly side of said street, from the point
at which the curve south of Gay Street begins south to the intersection
of said street with Chestnut Street.
(4)
As further clarification of the preceding two subsections
of this section, no person shall park a vehicle on North Main Street
(Highway 113) from its intersection with Highway 60 to its intersection
with Gay Street except in the following areas which are referenced
to station numbers in state highway plans for Project No. 5640-00-71:
east side 58+00 to 60+00; and 61+85 to 71+60; west side 50+75 to 56+25;
61+85 to 64+70; 66+00 to 68+50; and 69+40 to 71+80. In the event of
any discrepancy between this subsection and the proceeding two subsections,
this subsection shall control.
F.
Commercial vehicle parking in residential areas. None
of the following shall be parked or stored in any area of the City
which is zoned residential (R-A, R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts) except
when loading, unloading or rendering a service:
(1)
Truck tractors and/or semitrailers as defined in § 340.01,
Wis. Stats., except that truck tractors are permitted to be parked
in residential districts for a period not to exceed four hours during
daylight hours while being cleaned.
(2)
Other motor vehicles over 12,000 pounds' licensed
gross weight which are designed or used for commercial purposes, including
school buses.
(3)
Trailers designed or used for commercial purposes
for which a license is required by the Wisconsin Statutes.
[Amended 6-20-2023 by Ord. No. A-562[1]]
A.
Snow or ice event declarations.
(1)
The Public Works Director, or designee, is authorized
to declare a snow or ice event whenever it becomes necessary to clear
the streets of snow and ice to effectuate the movement of vehicles.
Factors which constitute a snow or ice event include, but are not
limited to, the accumulation of snow or ice on any street or area
which hinders the safe movement of traffic or impedes the ability
of emergency vehicles and public vehicles to travel safely and expeditiously
over such streets or areas.
(2)
Duration.
A snow or ice event declared under this subsection shall remain in
effect for 24 hours unless specifically extended by the Public Works
Director, or designee, through a second declaration.
B.
Parking restrictions.
(1)
When signs have been erected at or reasonably near
the corporate limits, as provided in § 349.13, Wis. Stats.,
no owner or operator of any motor vehicle shall park or leave standing
any vehicle, trailer, boat or similar item upon any public street
or alley during the duration of a snow or ice event.
(2)
Pursuant to the provisions of § 66.325,
Wis. Stats., the Public Works Director, or designee, is authorized
to order the erection of temporary "No Parking" signs at any time
during the existence of any emergency which impairs or prevents the
full or safe use of any highway, street, alley or parking lot.
(3)
It is the declared intent of the Public Works Department to clear the snow from the public parking lots following the completion of snow removal operations on the adjacent streets or alleys. Public Works Director, or designee, is authorized, pursuant to Subsection B(2) above, to order the temporary posting of half of each parking lot for the clearing of snow from that half of the parking lot, to be followed by the posting and clearing of the remaining half of the parking lot.
(4)
Any person in violation of this subsection is subject
to the ticketing and towing of the vehicle at the owner's expense.
(5)
Exceptions.
The following streets or portions of streets shall be considered the
downtown business district and are excepted from the provisions of
this subsection:
(a)
Portage Street, from Spring Street to the intersection of Main Street.
(b)
Lodi Street, from the intersection of Main Street to the intersection
of Prairie Street.
(c)
Main Street, from the intersection of Columbus Street to the intersection
of Second Street.
(d)
Prairie Street, from the intersection of Lodi Street to a point 140
feet northwest.
A.
The following sections or subsections of the Wisconsin
Statutes are hereby adopted by reference as local parking regulations:
346.51(1)
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Pertaining to improper parking, standing or
stopping on or off the roadway
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346.52(1)
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Pertaining to stopping or standing in prohibited
areas
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346.53
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Pertaining to stopping or standing in prohibited
areas
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346.54
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Pertaining to requirements for a vehicle to
be lawfully parked
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346.55(1)
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Pertaining to parking on left side of highway
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346.55(3)
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Pertaining to parking on private property
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346.55(4)
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Pertaining to parking on posted private property
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B.
Since these statutory regulations are also adopted by reference under § 325-1 of this chapter, together with the statutory penalties for violations of such regulations, police officers may issue a citation for violation of these regulations either under said § 325-1, in which case the statutory penalty will apply, or as a local parking regulation under this section, in which case the penalty under § 325-15C(1) of this chapter shall apply.
A.
Heavy traffic routes designated. The following streets
and parts of street within the City of Lodi, Wisconsin, are hereby
designated heavy traffic routes: State Trunk Highways 113 and 60.
B.
Restrictions on use of other streets by heavy traffic. No vehicles, except motor buses, mobile homes or school buses, which are not equipped completely with pneumatic tires or which have a combined vehicle load weight exceeding 6,000 pounds shall be operated or moved on any street or alley not part of the heavy traffic route designated in Subsection A of this section in the City of Lodi, except for the purpose of obtaining orders for or moving or delivering supplies or commodities to or from a place of business or residence facing thereon.
C.
Class "B" highways. Notwithstanding other provisions
of this Code, the following streets within the City of Lodi, Wisconsin,
are hereby designated as Class "B" highways for the purpose of putting
into effect the weight limitations set forth in § 348.16,
Wis. Stats.: Columbus Street, Sauk Street, and Lodi Street from its
intersection with Sauk Street to where it becomes part of State Trunk
Highway 60 (at its intersection with Water Street).
The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident
shall, within one day after such accident, file with the City Police
Department a copy of the report required by § 346.70, Wis.
Stats., if any. If the operator is unable to make such report, any
occupant of the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of making
such report shall have the duty to comply with this section. Such
report shall be subject to the provisions and limitations in §§ 346.70(4)(f)
and 346.73, Wis. Stats.
A.
Vehicle abandonment prohibited. No person shall abandon
any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, mobile home or other vehicle
on any public property or on private property without the permission
of the owner. A vehicle shall be deemed abandoned for purposes of
this section when it has been left unattended for more than 48 hours
on any public street, highway or other public property or on private
property without permission of the owner.
[Amended 2-15-2005 by Ord. No. A-347]
B.
Removal and impoundment of abandoned vehicles. Any vehicle in violation of this section may be impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of under Subsection C, except that if the Police Chief or his duly authorized representative determines that the costs of towing and storage charges for the impoundment would exceed the value of the vehicle, the vehicle may be junked by the City prior to expiration of the impoundment period upon determination by the Police Chief or his duly authorized representative that the vehicle is not wanted for evidence or other reason.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361]
C.
Disposal of abandoned vehicles.
(1)
Procedure.
(a)
If the Police Chief or his duly authorized representative
determines that the value of the abandoned vehicle exceeds $100, he
shall notify the owner and lienholders of record by certified mail
that the vehicle has been deemed abandoned and impounded by the City
and may be reclaimed within 15 days upon payment of accrued towing,
storage, and notice charges and if not so reclaimed shall be sold.
(b)
In the event an abandoned vehicle determined
to exceed $100 in value is not reclaimed within the period and under
the conditions provided above, it may be sold by sealed bids. The
description of the vehicle and the terms of sale shall be published
as a Class 1 notice five days before sale.
(c)
After deducting the expense of impoundment and
sale, the balance of the proceeds, if any, shall be paid into the
City treasury.
(2)
Any abandoned vehicle which is determined by the Police
Chief or his duly authorized representative to have a value of less
than $100 may be disposed of by direct sale to a licensed salvage
dealer upon determination that the vehicle is not reported stolen.
D.
Owner responsible for impoundment and sale costs.
The owner of any abandoned vehicle, except a stolen vehicle, is responsible
for the abandonment and all costs of impounding and disposing of the
vehicle. Costs not recovered for the sale of the vehicle may be recovered
in a civil action by the City against the owner.
E.
Notice of sale or disposition. Within five days after the sale or disposal of a vehicle as provided in Subsection C, the Police Chief or his duly authorized representative shall advise the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, of such sale or disposition on a form supplied by the Division. A copy of such form shall also be given to the purchaser of the vehicle.
A.
No disassembled, dismantled, junked, wrecked, inoperable
or unlicensed motor vehicle shall be stored or allowed to remain in
the open upon public or private property within the City of Lodi for
a period in excess of three days unless it is in connection with an
automotive sales or repair business enterprise located in a properly
zoned area. This section shall also not apply to unlicensed or inoperable
vehicles stored in a properly zoned and fenced commercial storage
yard (a place where owners of the items stored pay space rental fees
to the yard owner for storing such items), provided that disassembled,
dismantled, junked or wrecked vehicles shall not be stored in such
yards.
B.
Whenever the Chief of Police shall find any such vehicle
placed or stored in the open on public property within the corporate
limits or stored in the open on public property within the corporate
limits of the City of Lodi, he may cause such vehicle to be removed
and stored in a junk or salvage yard or other suitable place for a
period of 30 days. He shall notify the owner of his actions, if the
name and whereabouts of the owner can be readily ascertained. At the
end of such time, such vehicle may be disposed of unless previously
claimed by the owner. If such vehicle is claimed by the owner, all
reasonable charges for handling and storage shall be paid by the owner.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361]
A.
Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term
"recreational vehicle" shall mean a vehicle, whether self-propelled
or designed to be pulled by another vehicle, which is designed to
be operated on a public highway and which is designed to be used for
sleeping, eating or living quarters. The term "recreational vehicle"
shall include but not be limited to vehicles commonly described as
motor homes, travel homes, travel trailers and camper trailers. It
shall not include truck tractors, semitrailers and school buses or
other commercial vehicles which are not similar in type to motor homes,
travel homes and camper trailers.
B.
Parking of unoccupied recreational vehicles exceeding
21 feet in length. No unoccupied recreational vehicle exceeding 21
feet in length shall be parked for any period in excess of 48 hours
on public streets or public parking areas in all zoning districts
or within any area of the City that is zoned commercial or industrial
(C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1 or I-2), on any public or private property, with
the following exceptions:
(1)
Unoccupied recreational vehicles may be parked in
a lawfully situated recreational vehicle park, on the lawfully situated
premises of a recreational vehicle dealer for purposes of sales display,
on the lawfully situated premises of a vehicle service business for
purposes of servicing or making necessary repairs, or in a lawfully
situated commercial outdoor storage yard or indoor storage facility.
C.
Parking of occupied recreational vehicles. No recreational vehicle of any size that is occupied as sleeping, eating or living quarters shall be parked in the City of Lodi on public streets or public parking areas in all zoning districts or, within any area of the City that is zoned commercial or industrial (C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1 or I-2), on any public or private property, except in a lawfully situated recreational vehicle park or except by special temporary permit under Subsection D.
D.
Special temporary permit. The Lodi Police Department
may issue special temporary permits for occupancy of a recreational
vehicle for the following purposes:
(1)
When the recreational vehicle is used as a construction
headquarters for a particular project, said recreational vehicle to
be located at the site of the project.
(2)
For a temporary (not to exceed two days) stay at the
Lodi Fairgrounds.
(3)
For recreational vehicles used by carnival workers
during the annual Lodi Fair.
(4)
For occupancy of a recreational vehicle in a residential
(R-1A, R-1, R-2 and R-3) zoned area of the City for a period not exceeding
30 days.
E.
How forty-eight-hour limit is to be applied. The forty-eight-hour limit set forth in Subsection B shall be applied to any period of time during which a vehicle is parked in the City of Lodi [except one of the locations described in Subsection B(1)] whether or not the vehicle is moved from one position or location to another during such period.
F.
Other regulations apply. All recreational vehicles,
including those less than 22 feet in length, shall be subject to all
other parking and other ordinances (zoning ordinances, etc.) of the
City.
[Added 3-21-2007 by Ord. No. A-371]
A.
"Neighborhood electric vehicles (NEV)" means a self-propelled
motor vehicle that has successfully completed the neighborhood electric
vehicle America test program conducted by the United States Department
of Energy and that conforms to the definition and requirements for
low-speed vehicles as adopted in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards for low-speed vehicles under 49 CFR 571.3(b) and 571.500.
B.
NEVs shall be four-wheeled and have a speed range
of at least 20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles per hour
on a paved surface and have a gross vehicle weight at rest of less
than 2,500 pounds. NEV does not include an electric golf cart and
shall:
(1)
Have headlamps;
(2)
Have front and rear turn signals;
(3)
Have stop lamps;
(4)
Have reflex reflectors: one red on each side
as far to the rear as practicable, and one red on the rear;
(5)
Have an exterior mirror mounted on the driver's
side and either an exterior mirror on the passenger side or an interior
rearview mirror;
(6)
Have a parking brake;
(7)
Have a windshield that conforms to the requirements
of the federal motor vehicle safety standard on glazing materials
(49 CFR 571.205);
(8)
Have a vehicle identification number (VIN) that
complies with federal law (49 CFR 565);
(9)
Have a Type 1 or Type 2 seatbelt assembly conforming
to 49 CFR 571.209, and Federal Motor Safety Standard No. 209, for
each designated seating position; and
(10)
Meet the general test conditions under 49 CFR
571.50056.
C.
Permitted use of neighborhood electric vehicles on
City Streets. A licensed individual may operate an NEV on the streets
of the City of Lodi having a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour
or less, and headlamps must be on during operation.
D.
Permitted users of neighborhood electric vehicles. To operate an NEV on City streets as set forth in Subsection C above, the individual must have a valid operator's license, consistent with Chapter 343, Wis. Stats.
[Added 6-21-2022 by Ord. No. A-555]
B.
Permitted use of golf carts on City streets. A licensed individual may operate a golf cart as set forth in Subsection A above on the streets of the City of Lodi having a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less.
(1)
Golf cart use on State Highways 60 and 113 is prohibited. However,
golf carts may cross these highways.
A.
Police Department authorized to procure and erect
signs and signals. The Lodi Police Department is hereby authorized
and directed to procure, erect and maintain appropriate standard traffic
signs, signals and markings conforming to the rules of the State Department
of Transportation giving such notice of the provisions of this chapter
as required by state law. Signs shall be erected in such locations
and manner as the Lodi Police Department shall determine will best
effect the purposes of this chapter and give adequate warning to users
of the street or highway.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361]
B.
Removal of unofficial signs and signals. The Lodi
Police Department shall have the authority granted by § 349.09,
Wis. Stats., and is hereby directed to order the removal of a sign,
signal, marking or device placed, maintained or displayed in violation
or this chapter or § 346.41, Wis. Stats. Any charge imposed
on a premises for removal of such an illegal sign, signal or device
shall be reported to the Common Council at its next regular meeting
for review and certification.
No operator of a vehicle shall fail or refuse
to stop for an adult school crossing guard when, in the performance
of his or her duties, he or she so directs by use of sign or signal.
All Lodi Police Department officers and adult employees and all adult
employees of the School District of Lodi whose assigned duties require
them to act as crossing guards to assist school children with crossing
any street in the City of Lodi are hereby appointed, pursuant to § 349.215,
Wis. Stats., as school crossing guards.
No person shall ride, use or permit use of a
bicycle upon any public street, highway or alley in the City of Lodi
unless the same shall have been licensed and registered at the Lodi
Police Department. The fee for such license shall be set by the Common
Council by resolution and shall be paid to the Police Department.
Each bicycle license when issued shall be effective until the bicycle
is no longer operable or until the licensee shall sell or transfer
interest to said bicycle, whichever event first occurs after the license
is issued. License tags shall not be transferable from one bicycle
to another.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to regulate
the use of play vehicles in the City of Lodi.
B.
BUSINESS DISTRICT
PLAY VEHICLE
Definition. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meaning indicated:
Any territory contiguous to a street or highway when 50%
or more of the frontage thereon for a distance of 200 feet or more
is occupied by buildings in use for business.
A coaster, skateboard, roller skates, roller skis, sled,
toboggan, unicycle or toy vehicle upon which a person may ride.
C.
Regulating play vehicles. It shall be unlawful to
operate or ride any play vehicle in any of the following places:
(1)
On any City street.
(2)
On any sidewalk or alleyway in any business district.
(3)
On any public property where signs prohibit it.
(4)
In any City-owned public parking lots.
(5)
On any private property unless permission had been
received from the owner, lessee or person in charge of that property.
(6)
On non-business sidewalks and alleys one hour after
sunset and one hour before sunrise.
D.
Operators or riders of play vehicles shall yield the
right-of-way to pedestrians using the sidewalk and shall not endanger
or interfere with pedestrian traffic on those sidewalks.
F.
Parental liability.
(1)
Any officer who has personal contact with an alleged violator under age 16, whether or not a citation is issued, shall advise the parents in writing accordingly. The written notice shall include an advisory statement informing the parents of the provisions of Subsection F(2) of this section.
(2)
The parent of any violator who knowingly permits a
second or subsequent offense shall forfeit an amount equal to twice
that imposed upon the violator.
[Amended 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. A-361]
The penalty for violation of any provision of
this chapter shall be a forfeiture as hereinafter provided.
A.
Uniform offenses. Forfeitures for violation of any provision of Chs. 341 to 348 and 350, Wis. Stats., adopted by reference in § 325-1 of this chapter shall conform to forfeitures for violation of the comparable state offense, including any variations or increases for second offenses.
C.
Parking and snow emergency regulations.
(2)
In addition, any vehicle parked in violation of the snow emergency regulations of § 325-4 may be removed by, or under the direction of, the Police Department with the owner thereof to be responsible for the reasonable charges imposed by the towing company used by the City for removing, towing, and storing said vehicle, all pursuant to § 349.13(3), Wis. Stats.
(3)
If the person charged with said violation pays the
amount of the forfeiture to the City of Lodi by the date stated on
the citation, the citation, pursuant to § 345.28(2)(a),
Wis. Stats., shall by filed in court.
(4)
If the person charged with said violation appears
in court in response to the citation or fails to either pay the forfeiture
or appear in court by the date stated on the citation, then the provisions
of § 345.28, Wis. Stats., shall determine the procedures
to be followed with respect to said citation.
This chapter shall be enforced in accordance
with the provisions of § 345.20 or 345.53, Ch. 299 and § 66.0114,
Wis. Stats.
A.
Stipulation of guilt or no contest. Stipulations of
guilt or no contest may be made by persons arrested for violations
of this chapter in accordance with § 66.0114(1)(b), Wis.
Stats., whenever the provisions of § 345.27, Wis. Stats.,
are inapplicable to such violations. Stipulations shall conform to
the form contained on the uniform traffic citation and complaint under
§ 345.11, Wis. Stats., and may be accepted within five days
of the date of the alleged violation. Stipulations may be accepted
by the City Police Department.
B.
Deposits. Any person stipulating guilt or no contest under Subsection A of this section must make the deposit required under § 345.26, Wis. Stats., or, if the deposit is not established under such statute, shall deposit a forfeited penalty as provided in the schedule established by the Common Council. Deposits may be brought or mailed to the office of the Police Department as directed by the arresting officer.
C.
Notice of demerit points and receipt. Every officer
accepting a forfeited penalty or money deposit under this chapter
shall receipt therefor in triplicate as provided in § 345.26(3)(b),
Wis. Stats. Every officer accepting a stipulation under the provisions
of this chapter shall comply with the provisions of §§ 343.28,
345.26(1)(a) and 345.27(2), Wis. Stats., and shall require the alleged
violator to sign a statement of notice in substantially the form contained
on the uniform traffic citation and complaint promulgated under § 345.11,
Wis. Stats.