[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Mishicot 4-1-2010 (Secs. 6.01
to 6.06, 6.08 to 6.10, 6.13 and 6.90 of the former Municipal Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Establishment. The grade of all streets, alleys, and sidewalks shall
be established and described by the Village Board and shall be recorded
by the Village Clerk-Treasurer in the Clerk-Treasurer's office. No
street, alley, or sidewalk shall be worked until the grade is established.
B.
Altering grade prohibited. No person shall alter the grade of any
street, alley, sidewalk, or public ground or any part thereof unless
authorized to do so by the Village Board.
A.
Specifications. All sidewalks hereafter to be built or rebuilt within
the limits of the Village of Mishicot shall be built or rebuilt of
the materials and in the manner and of the width mentioned and described
in the specifications filed in the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer
and marked "Specifications Describing the Materials Used in the Building
and Construction and Width of Sidewalks in the Village of Mishicot
and Specifications for Cement Curbs and Gutters," and said specifications
are hereby adopted as the specifications for the building and construction
of curbs and gutters in said Village as therein set forth.
B.
Setback. All sidewalks hereafter built or rebuilt within the Village
shall be constructed of cement concrete and shall be laid parallel
to and three feet distant from the abutting property line in residence
districts.
C.
Locations. Curbs and gutters shall be placed at locations as directed
by the Village Board and under supervision of the Public Works Committee.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
D.
Damages and benefits. The Board shall consider the damage and benefit
to each property.
E.
Notice. Each property owner shall be notified at least 30 days before
construction begins. A public hearing shall be had at least 15 days
but not more than 20 days after notice.
F.
Reconsideration. The Village Board may consider the benefits and
damages to each property if cause is shown or reconsideration is demanded.
G.
Maintenance. The Village of Mishicot shall maintain all sidewalks
within the right-of-way areas located in the Mishicot Village limits.
This includes offset joints, sunken sidewalks tight to the curb and
sidewalks that need to be replaced due to severe cracking or chipping.
The Village responsibility shall only include sidewalk areas; driveways
and driveway approaches abutting the sidewalk are the adjoining property
owner's responsibility. All sidewalks within the Village shall be
inspected and repaired on a six-year cycle unless major repairs are
required at an interval less than six years.
A.
No outhouse, privy or vault shall be built, constructed, or maintained
upon any premises within the Village located adjacent to a sewer system
extension. This provision shall prohibit the construction of any such
structure at any time after sewer facilities are available and shall
prohibit the maintenance of any such structure at any time after one
year from the date such sewer facilities become available.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
B.
No septic tank shall be built, constructed, or maintained upon any
premises within the Village located adjacent to a sewer main or in
any block through which such sewer system extends. This provision
shall prohibit the construction of any septic tank at any time after
sewer facilities are available and shall prohibit the maintenance
of any septic tank at any time after one year from the date such sewer
facilities become available.
C.
Within one year after sewer facilities become available, the owner
of every building located adjacent to a sewer main, or in a block
through which said sewer system extends, shall connect the sewage
facilities for such building properly with the sanitary sewer mains
of the Village.
D.
Within two years after the Village water distribution facilities
are available, the owner of every building located adjacent to a water
main, or in a block through which said water main extends, shall connect
the water facilities for such building properly with the Village water
distribution system.
E.
Within one year after sewer facilities become available all septic
tanks located in the Village shall be disconnected and removed, or
emptied and disinfected, or emptied of all sewage and filled with
sand, or disinfected and completely sealed at all outlets.
F.
The owner of every building, prior to connecting the sanitary sewer
system of such building to the Village sewage system, shall cause
all roof water, surface water, and foundation water drains to be disconnected
from the sanitary sewer system and disposed of into a storm drain
system where available.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
G.
It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works to strictly
enforce the provisions of this section and to see that all violations
thereof are abated. The Director of Public Works shall have the authority
to serve a written notice requiring the owner of any premises in said
Village to abate any privy, outhouse, septic tank, or improper drain
and to order such property owner to connect all plumbing to the sewage
and water system in compliance with this section. If any person shall
fail to comply with any provision of this section for more than 10
days after such notice by the Director of Public Works, the Village
Board may cause the appropriate connections to be made and the expense
thereof to be assessed as a special tax against the property. The
Director of Public Works shall keep an accurate account of such expenses
and report the same to the Village Clerk-Treasurer, and the amount
shall thereby be charged to each lot or parcel of land and shall be
by such Clerk-Treasurer entered in the tax roll as a special tax against
said lot or parcel of land. The imposition and collection of any fine
or forfeiture provided by this section shall not bar the right of
the Village to collect such charges.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
H.
The owner of any property for which facilities are installed pursuant to Subsection G of this section may, within 30 days after completion of the work, file a written statement with the Village Clerk-Treasurer stating that he cannot pay such charges in one sum and requesting that such charges be levied in not to exceed 10 equal annual installments, and the amount shall be so collected with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the completion of the work. The unpaid balance shall be a special tax lien.
I.
No person shall deposit or permit to be deposited in any sewer or
drain any garbage, gas, tar, grease, rags, or any substance likely
to cause any obstruction, nuisance, or explosion therein, or do any
act which may cause injury thereto.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
Whenever the Village Board shall determine to lay a permanent
pavement, or to pave or repair any street or portion thereof in which
water or sewer mains have been laid, the Village Board shall proceed
to lay the necessary water service pipes and sewer laterals before
the improvement of such street. The expense of laying such water service
pipes and sewer laterals from main to curb and of connecting such
water pipes and sewer laterals with the street mains shall be charged
to the Village until used by the property owner if said owner makes
use of the property.
A.
Permit required. No person shall make or cause to be made any excavation
or opening in any street, alley, highway, sidewalk, or other public
way within the Village without first obtaining a permit therefor from
the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
B.
Fee. The fee for such permit shall be as set by the Village Board.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
C.
Safety requirements. Any person holding a permit under this section
shall guard any hole, trench or ditch dug or excavation made by sufficient
fence, railing, lights, or otherwise, for the period of time the same
shall be or continue unsafe or dangerous to the public.
D.
Duty to restore. Street excavations shall not be larger and shall
not be left open longer than the necessity of the work demands. The
backfilling below the top surface of the street shall be done with
sand and gravel, firmly tamped in the presence of or under the supervision
of the Director of Public Works. All earth, stone or other material
shall be hauled away by the person authorized to make the excavation,
and the pavement or top surface of the street shall be replaced as
it was prior to the excavation.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
E.
Village may restore. If the person holding a permit hereunder shall
neglect to repair or restore to its former condition any street, alley,
or sidewalk excavated, altered or taken up, within the time and in
the manner directed by the Public Works Committee, the Village shall
cause the same to be done at the expense of such person. The expense
thereof, when chargeable to a lot owner, shall be certified to the
Village Clerk-Treasurer by the Director of Public Works and if not
paid shall be carried into the tax roll as a special tax against the
lot.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
A.
Permit required. No person shall place any building material in or
upon any street, alley, sidewalk, or public grounds within the Village
without a written permit from the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
B.
Fee. The fee for such permit shall be as set by the Village Board.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
C.
Indemnity agreement. No person shall be granted a permit unless the
applicant shall file with the Village Clerk-Treasurer an agreement
that he will hold the Village free from any and all damages, liability
costs or expenses that may result in consequence of the granting of
said permit or the occupancy of said street, alley, sidewalk, or public
grounds; that he shall put up and maintain such barriers and lights
as will effectually prevent the happening of accidents in consequence
of such occupancy or use; that he will obey all ordinances of the
Village and all rules which may be made in its behalf; and that upon
the expiration of said permit he shall leave the street, alley, sidewalk,
or public grounds in as good and clean condition as the same was prior
to the issuance of said permit.
D.
Obstruction limited. Such permit shall not authorize the obstruction
of more than 1/3 of the roadway proper, or 1/3 of the sidewalk proper,
nor for a longer period than one month, nor shall such material be
so placed as to obstruct the flow of water in the gutters, and during
the period of time such material shall remain upon such public street,
alley, sidewalk, or public way, public travel shall be protected by
proper lights during the nighttime.
A.
From sidewalks. The owner or occupant of any lot abutting on a public
sidewalk shall clear the sidewalk of snow within 24 hours after a
snowfall and keep the same free of ice. If such snow or ice is not
removed as required herein, the Director of Public Works shall cause
the same to be done and the cost thereof assessed against the abutting
property pursuant to § 66.0627, Wis. Stats. When ice is
formed on the sidewalk so that it cannot be removed, it shall be kept
sprinkled with ashes, salt, sand or like material.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 12-21-2021]
B.
Deposit in streets prohibited. It is unlawful for any person in clearing
snow from parking lots, driveways, filling stations, garages, retail
stores, apartment buildings, or other areas to pile or distribute
snow, or cause snow to be piled or distributed, in a street or alley
in any manner that tends to narrow the traveled portion of the street,
prevent parking at the curb, or in any other way impede snow removal
or create a traffic hazard. Persons having an accumulation of snow
that cannot be removed as set forth in this section shall be responsible
for its handling at their own expense without depositing the same
in the public streets or alleyways.
B.
Operation of vehicles. No person shall operate upon a street, alley,
or other public way in the Village any motor vehicle in such manner
as to permit to escape therefrom any unnecessary smoke, gas, steam,
or offensive odor, or in such manner as to discharge any embers, oil,
or residue from the fuel used in the operation thereof.
C.
Parade regulations; distribution of items. No person participating
in any Village of Mishicot parade may sell, distribute or give away
in any manner any pamphlet, article, good, ware, merchandise, candy
or thing along the parade route while the parade is being conducted,
unless the method of distribution involves one or more individuals
walking along the curbline distributing the item without the item
being thrown from a vehicle, trailer, or float or otherwise dropped
into the street.
A.
Establishment. There is hereby established an Official Map of the
Village of Mishicot showing the location and width of streets, highways,
and parkways as laid out, adopted and established.
B.
Plat approval. No land subdivision plat shall be approved unless
such plat conforms to the Official Map.
C.
Permits. For the purpose of conserving the integrity of the Official
Map, no building shall be erected within the bed of any street, highway,
or parkway shown on the Official Map unless a permit therefor shall
first have been applied for and issued in accordance with § 62.23(6)(d),
(e), (f), and (g), Wis. Stats. The applicant for such a permit shall
submit to the Village Board, with his application, an accurate plot
plan, certified by a qualified surveyor, showing the location of the
proposed building with a reference to any street, highway or parkway
shown on the Official Map.
D.
Changes and amendments. The Village Board may, whenever and as often
as it may deem it for the public interest, and after a public hearing
as provided in § 62.23(6)(b), Wis. Stats., change or add
to the Official Map of the Village so as to establish the exterior
lines of planned new streets, highways, and parkways, or to widen,
extend or close existing streets, highways, or parkways.
E.
Registration. The Village Clerk-Treasurer shall file with the Register
of Deeds of Manitowoc County a certificate showing that the Village
of Mishicot has established an Official Map and shall do likewise
as to any changes or additions.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The owner of any property to which a street address number has
been assigned shall display and maintain the street number upon a
building located on such property. The street address number shall
be located on the front face of the building or premises so as to
be readily visible from the street at all times. In wooded areas,
fenced-in enclosures or other areas where the front face of the building
is not readily visible from the street, the address shall also be
displayed parallel to the street so that it is readily visible from
the street. The recommended minimum size for street address numbers
is 2 1/2 inches.
No person shall place a permanent or temporary curbside mail
receptacle within the right-of-way of East Main Street between the
East Twin River Bridge and County Trunk Highway B.
