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 or her 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.
Parking in excess of 24 hours prohibited. No person shall park
any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home on any City
street or City parking lot for 24 or more consecutive hours.
[Amended 8-4-2008 by Ord.
No. 8-03-578; 2-20-2017 by Ord. No. 2-17-685]
A. Placing snow in streets. It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Plow or otherwise remove accumulated snow from a private parking
lot and deposit same on a City street or right-of-way.
(2) Plow or otherwise place snow from a private driveway and deposit
same on a City street in such a manner as to decrease the drivable
width of any such street.
(3) Plow or otherwise place snow from a private driveway and deposit
same in such a manner as to block or decrease the usable width of
any other private driveway or to block a fire hydrant.
B. Interference with snow removal. It is unlawful for any person to
obstruct, harass, prevent or otherwise interfere with any employee
of the City engaged in snow removal service or to obstruct, cause
damage to or otherwise interfere with any City-owned, -leased or -contracted
vehicle used in conjunction with snow removal services.
C. Mayor may declare a snow emergency. Whenever the Mayor or the Mayor's
designee, after consultation with the Chief of Police and/or Director
of Public Works, determines that an emergency exists because of existing
or threatened snow or ice conditions which necessitate prompt removal
of accumulations of ice and snow from such streets and highways, the
Mayor or the Mayor's designee may, by appropriate public media,
declare a snow emergency, during which the following emergency snow
parking regulations shall be in force in the City.
D. Snow emergency parking. No person shall park, leave standing, or
cause to park or leave standing, any vehicle on any street or public
parking lot during a declared snow emergency until the City has declared
the snow emergency to be ended.
(1) Notwithstanding
the preceding provisions of this subsection, residents may park vehicles
in the following City of Monona parking lots: Ahuska, Lottes, Winnequah,
Frost Woods Beach, Firemen's, Maywood and Schluter Parks parking lots
for no more than 48 consecutive hours while snow is being cleared
from City streets.
E. Signs and posting. The Director of Public Works shall place appropriate
signs at or reasonably near the City limits on all state and county
trunk highways and connecting highways, informing motorists that snow
emergency and snow removal parking regulations may be in effect in
the City.
No person other than the owner or operator thereof shall remove
a City notice of parking violation or other parking citation from
a motor vehicle.
[Amended 8-4-2008 by Ord.
No. 8-03-578]
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 police officer. Any law enforcement officer, after issuing
a notice of parking violation 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. Any law enforcement 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.
[Added 9-16-2013 by Ord.
No. 9-13-650]
A. The Chief of Police or Director of Public Works, or respective designee,
may prohibit or restrict parking, standing, pedestrian use, or use
by any bicycle or other play vehicle on any portion of a public street,
public sidewalk or City-owned property when either of them determines
it to be necessary for the public safety, health or welfare. The authority
granted herein includes the authority to temporarily close such areas
for any and all use.
B. The authority granted in this section shall be limited to no greater
than 10 days. Any longer period or extension of any previous declaration
must be approved by the Mayor and must not exceed 180 days.
C. Whenever any street, sidewalk or City-owned property is closed or
its use restricted as provided herein, the official making such declaration
shall:
(1) Ensure appropriate signage and/or barriers are erected to ensure
the public is notified of the restrictions;
(2) The Chief of Police and Director of Public Works shall be promptly
notified of such declaration and the period of time the restrictions
shall remain in effect. The Chief of Police and Director of Public
Works, or respective designees, shall consult each other whenever
reasonably practicable prior to making any such declaration.
(3) If the declaration involves the closure of any public street, the
official making such declaration shall take all reasonably appropriate
action to ensure alternative access to private property is provided
or, if not reasonably possible, the period of time access is not provided
is minimized.
D. Any person violating a declaration under this section shall be subject to the penalty provided in §
434-22.
E. Any vehicle parking or standing in violation of a declaration under this section may be removed from the street or City owned property by order of any law enforcement officer pursuant to §
434-16, 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 penalty prescribed in Subsection
D above.