[2-2-2010; 5-25-2012; 2-17-2015; 2016 Code]
In this title:
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE
Has the meaning specified under § 23.33(1)(b) of
the Wisconsin Statutes.
[Amended 11-18-2019]
BICYCLE
Means every device propelled by the feet acting upon pedals
and having wheels, any two of which are not less than 14 inches in
diameter.
BICYCLE LANE
Means that portion of a roadway three feet in width measured
from the curb, or if there is no curb the edge of the paving, designated
by resolution of the council for the use of bicycles, electric personal
assistive mobility devices or other modes of travel.
BICYCLE ROUTE
Means any bicycle lane, street or alley which has been designated
as a bicycle route by resolution of the council and which is identified
by appropriate signs and markings.
BUSINESS DISTRICT
Means the territory abutting a street when 50 percent or
more of the frontage thereon for a distance of 300 feet or more is
occupied by buildings in use for business.
ENGINE BRAKE
Means a device that converts a power-producing diesel engine
into a power-absorbing air compressor, resulting in a net energy loss.
GOLF CART
Means a vehicle whose speed attainable in one mile does not
exceed 20 miles per hour on a paved, level surface, and is designed
and intended to convey one or more persons and equipment to play the
game of golf in an area designated as a golf course.
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING
Means the value specified by the vehicle manufacturer, including
secondary or final stage manufacturer, as the loaded weight of a vehicle.
IN-LINE SKATES
Means any skates with wheels arranged singly in a tandem
line rather than in pairs.
LOW-PRESSURE TIRE
Means a tire which has a minimum width of six inches, which
is designed to be mounted on a rim with a maximum diameter of 12 inches
and which is designed to be inflated with an operating pressure not
to exceed six pounds per square inch as recommended by the manufacturer.
LOW-SPEED VEHICLE
Means a four-wheeled motor vehicle that is propelled by gas
power, that is capable of traveling at a speed on a paved level surface
of not more than 25 miles per hour, 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. "Low-speed vehicle" does not include a golf
cart.
[11-7-2022]
MOBILE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Means a vehicle which is built on a single chassis, 400 square
feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection, designed
to be self-propelled, carried or permanently towable by a licensed,
light-duty vehicle, is licensed for highway use if registration is
required and is designed primarily as temporary living quarters for
recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use. Manufactured homes
that are towed or carried onto a parcel of land, but do not remain
capable of being towed or carried, including model homes, are not
mobile recreational vehicles.
NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Means a four-wheeled motor vehicle that is propelled by electric
power, that is capable of traveling at a speed on a paved level surface
of more than 20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles per hour,
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. "Neighborhood
electric vehicle" does not include a golf cart.
NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLE ROUTE
Means that portion of state trunk highway 69 lying within
the city and within and between its intersections with 2nd Street
and 30th street, and any street, alley or highway within the city
having a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less, but not
including any part of a state trunk highway other than that portion
of state trunk highway 69 expressly set forth herein.
OPERATE or OPERATION
Means to exercise physical control over the speed or direction
of a vehicle, an all-terrain vehicle or a snowmobile, or to physically
manipulate or activate any of the controls of a vehicle, an all-terrain
vehicle, or a snowmobile necessary to put it in motion.
OPERATOR
Means, unless the context otherwise requires, a person who
operates a vehicle, an all-terrain vehicle or a snowmobile, or who
is responsible for or exercises control over the speed or direction
of a vehicle, an all-terrain vehicle or a snowmobile or a person who
is supervising an all-terrain vehicle.
PARKING STALL
Means an area delineated by markings on the pavement or other
surface with a width and length sufficient to contain a single vehicle.
PERSON
Means a natural person, whether minor or adult.
PLAY VEHICLE
Means a coaster, skateboard, roller skates, sled, toboggan,
unicycle or toy vehicle upon which a person may ride, but does not
include in-line skates.
RESIDENCE DISTRICT
Means the territory abutting or within 175 feet of any street
not comprising a business district where the frontage on such street
for a distance of 300 feet or more is mainly occupied by dwellings
or by dwellings and buildings in use for business.
RIDE or RIDING
Means either wholly or partially sitting, standing or lying
upon a play vehicle, bicycle or in-line skates by a person whether
such play vehicle, bicycle or in-line skates is in motion or stationary.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Means the right of one operator or pedestrian to proceed
in a lawful manner in preference to another operator or pedestrian
approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed and proximity
as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence
to the other.
ROW OF PARKING STALLS
Means a series of parking stalls designed and arranged to
accommodate vehicles facing in a single direction where each parking
stall in the series shares at least one common boundary with another
parking stall in the series.
SEMITRAILER
Means a vehicle of the trailer type so designed and used
in conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight
and that of its own load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle,
but does not include a mobile home or a mobile recreational vehicle.
A vehicle used with a ready-mix motor truck to spread the load is
considered a semitrailer.
SNOWMOBILE
Means an engine driven vehicle that is manufactured solely
for snowmobiling, that has an endless belt tread and sled type runners,
or skis, to be used in contact with snow but does not include such
a vehicle that has inflatable tires or a vehicle that is driven by
a motor of four horsepower or less and that is operated in sanctioned
races, derbies, competitions or exhibitions or only on private property.
STREET
Means a way or thoroughfare within the city that is used
for vehicular travel by the public, including both streets and avenues,
but not including an alley.
TRAILER
Means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying
property or passengers wholly on its own structure and for being drawn
by a motor vehicle, but does not include a mobile home.
UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE
Has the meaning specified under § 23.33(1)(ng)
of the Wisconsin Statutes.
[Added 11-18-2019]
VEHICLE
Means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a street, except railroad trains.
[11-7-2022]
VIN
Means a series of Arabic numbers and roman letters that is
assigned to a motor vehicle for identification purposes under the
requirements of 49 CFR 565.