Village of Orfordville, WI: General requirements.

§ 246-1 General requirements.

Vehicles. No person shall allow any disassembled, inoperative, unlicensed, junked, or wrecked motor vehicle to be stored or to remain visible from the public right-of-way on public or private property within the Village for longer than 30 days, unless in connection with an automotive sales or repair business enterprise located in a properly zoned area and in conformity with this chapter. To the extent that this chapter applies to abandoned vehicles, the terms of § 342. 40, Wis. Stats., shall apply. Removal of a vehicle or other junked or discarded property under this article shall be at the owner's expense.

Junked or discarded property, trash, litter, or debris. No person shall be allowed to accumulate or store discarded property, junk, trash, litter, or other debris on any property in the Village for longer than 30 days, including but not limited to the following:

(1)

Any broken or otherwise inoperable or dilapidated furniture or appliance or parts thereof.

(2)

Any electronic devices or parts thereof, including, but not limited to, televisions, stereo components, computers, printers, and copiers.

(3)

Any accumulation of paper; cardboard; wood; trash; garbage; rubbish; used, reclaimed, or rotting, wood; glass; aluminum cans; plastic containers; or other junk, waste, refuse, discarded material, or similar items having little to no value.

(4)

Any building material, including, but not limited to, used or reclaimed lumber, pallets or pallet lumber or other reclaimed or salvaged building materials, rocks, trees, stumps, or other debris from land development, materials for building construction, street grading, or installation of underground utilities, upon the surface of any land in the Village, except on approved and active construction sites or at approved storage or disposal sites.

General requirements for residential and commercial property. The following regulations apply to residential and commercial property:

(1)

Every foundation, exterior wall, and roof shall be reasonably weathertight, watertight, and rodentproof and shall be kept in proper repair and shall be capable of affording privacy. Any hazardous sagging or bulging shall be properly repaired to a level and plumb position. Unless otherwise approved by the Planning Commission and Village Board, repairs to siding and roofing shall be uniform in materials, aesthetics, color, and style for all new roofs and repairs to said roofs and siding.

(2)

Every window, exterior door, and basement hatchway shall be reasonably weathertight, watertight, and rodentproof and kept in proper repair. All door and window hardware shall be installed and maintained in proper working condition.

(3)

Windows in the downtown business district shall not be boarded up; storefronts shall appear as though an operating business is in place with no cracked or missing windows, plywood, or Styrofoam inserts.

(4)

Every outside stair, every porch, and every appurtenance shall be so constructed as to be safe for use and capable of supporting the load that normal use may cause to be placed thereon and shall be kept in proper condition and repair and shall present an attractive appearance and be Code compliant.

(5)

Yard areas shall not be permitted to deteriorate and shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, free from any accumulation of combustible or noncombustible materials. Noxious weeds shall be destroyed pursuant to § 184-4, and grass shall be maintained at proper heights pursuant to § 184-6. No landowner shall allow the accumulation of rocks, trees, stumps, building waste, or other debris on the landowner's property.

§ 246-2 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

DISASSEMBLED, INOPERABLE, JUNKED, OR WRECKED MOTOR VEHICLES, TRUCK BODIES, TRACTORS, OR TRAILERS

Motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, truck bodies, tractors, farm machinery or trailers in such state of physical or mechanical ruin as to be incapable of propulsion or being operated upon the public streets or highways or which are otherwise not in safe or legal condition for operation on public streets or highways due to missing or inoperative parts, flat or removed tires, expired or missing license plates or other defects.

INOPERABLE APPLIANCE

Any stove, washer, refrigerator or other appliance which is no longer operable in the sense for which it was manufactured.

MOTOR VEHICLE

As defined in § 340.01(35), Wis. Stats.

UNLICENSED MOTOR VEHICLES, TRUCK BODIES, TRACTORS OR TRAILERS

Motor vehicles, truck bodies, tractors, recreational vehicles or trailers which do not bear lawful current license plates.

§ 246-3 Exceptions.

Any disassembled or inoperative vehicles or other junked or discarded property stored or allowed to remain more than 30 days in connection with an automobile sales or repair business shall be kept in an area at least 50 feet from the nearest Village street and must be screened from view from the nearest Village street.

§ 246-4 Enforcement and removal.

Whenever any police officer finds any disassembled, inoperative, unlicensed, junked, or wrecked motor vehicle or other junked or discarded property, trash, litter, or debris placed or stored on any public property within the Village, the police officer may issue a citation to the owner of such vehicle or other junked or discarded property and such owner shall be subject to a penalty as described in § 246-5. After the police officer has used reasonable efforts to notify the owner of the vehicle or other junked or discarded property and the owner has failed to remove the same from public property within 24 hours, the police officer may cause such vehicle or other junked or discarded property to be removed to a junk or salvage yard to be stored for 30 days, at the end of which time such junk or salvage yard shall dispose of such vehicle or other junked or discarded property unless previously claimed by the owner.

Whenever any police officer, Village officer, or employee finds any such vehicle or other junked or discarded property, trash, litter, or debris placed on any private property within the Village and visible from the Village right-of-way, they shall notify the owner of the property upon which said vehicle or other junked or discarded property is placed or stored that the vehicle or other junked or discarded property constitutes a violation of this chapter. Such notice may be given to the owner personally at any place such owner may be found or by U.S. Mail to the owner's last known address. The owner shall be notified that it is the intention of the Village to remove such vehicle or other junked or discarded property, trash, litter or debris if the same is not removed within 30 days. If such vehicle or other junked or discarded property, trash, littler, or debris is not removed within 30 days, any police officer may cause the vehicle or other junked or discarded property, trash, litter, or debris to be removed. The cost of such removal shall be charged to the property where the vehicle or other junked or discarded property is stored, which charges shall be entered as a special charge on the tax roll. The officer may also issue citations for each day of violation with the penalties as stated in § 246-5.

If such vehicle or other junked or discarded property trash, litter, or debris is claimed by the owner, the junk or salvage yard shall charge the owner its actual costs for handling and storage.

Whenever the Building Inspector or Chief of Police determines that any property fails to meet the requirements set forth in this chapter relating to residential and commercial property, the Building Inspector or Chief of Police shall issue a written notice setting forth the alleged failures and advising that such failures must be corrected by a date certain to be included in the notice. At the end of the period allowed for correction and violation, the Building Inspector or Chief of Police shall reinspect the property. If, upon reinspection, the violations have not been corrected, the Chief of Police may issue a citation for violation of this chapter and the Village Board may initiate legal proceedings for the immediate correction of the violation.

§ 246-5 Violations and penalties.

Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter and is found guilty thereof shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-5. Each motor vehicle, appliance, or other junked or discarded property shall constitute a separate offense. Each day the violation continues after notice has been provided by the Village shall constitute a separate offense.