A. 
Discharge of firearms regulated.
(1) 
Discharge prohibited. No person shall fire or discharge any firearm, rifle, spring gun, air gun or pneumatic pellet gun of any description in his/her possession or under his control within the Village of Grantsburg, except as provided in this section.
(2) 
Exceptions. The following shall not constitute a violation of Subsection A(1) above:
(a) 
The maintenance and use of duly supervised rifle or pistol ranges or shooting galleries authorized by the Village Board, or the firing or discharging of BB air guns or pneumatic pellet guns upon private premises by persons over 16 or under the direct personal supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
(b) 
A person working for a firm or under a plan authorized by the Village Board to harvest wildlife pursuant to a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved wildlife management program or engaged in permissible hunting under this section.
(c) 
The discharge of a firearm by a law enforcement officer or military personnel acting within the line of duty, including but not limited to active operations, training exercises and ceremonies.
(d) 
The discharge of a firearm in defense of human life or the residence or place of business of the person discharging the firearm.
(e) 
The discharge of a firearm at an event for which the party organizing or promoting such event has obtained a special permit issued by the Village Board.
(f) 
Any person or organization participating in Memorial Day services, a parade or other memorial event may discharge a firearm within the Village limits, provided that the person or organization is using blank cartridges and has notified the Police Department or Village President prior to the event.
B. 
Limited firearms hunting authorized.
(1) 
Prohibitions; wildlife management programs.
(a) 
Except as provided in Subsection B(2) below, no firearm hunting of any kind shall be allowed within the corporate boundaries of the Village of Grantsburg to protect the public health and safety.
(b) 
This provision does not apply to persons authorized by or firms hired by the Village of Grantsburg to conduct wildlife harvest pursuant to Department of Natural Resources approved wildlife management programs. The resolution must include the name of the individuals authorized to participate in the bow or firearms hunt and specific properties to be hunted upon within Village limits. All hunters are subject to background checks and approval by the Chief of Police. All guidelines of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources firearms or bow and arrow deer hunting regulations shall apply, as applicable. Property owner written consent and liability waivers must be on file at the Village office prior to any approval being granted.
(c) 
Open hunting seasons as defined by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shall not be effective within such municipal boundaries, except as provided in Subsection B(2) below.
(2) 
Limited firearms hunting. Coinciding with the open hunting seasons defined by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for hunting geese or deer, the Village Board may authorize the hunting of geese or deer within the Village of Grantsburg to limit numbers. In the interest of public safety, permit conditions may include, but not be limited to, limits on numbers of authorized hunters, the use of blinds, and designation of specific locations where the hunting of geese or deer is permitted. The purpose of this hunting exception is to assist in the management of resident geese and deer numbers within the Village of Grantsburg.
C. 
Shooting into Village limits. No person shall in the territory adjacent to the Village discharge any firearm in such manner that the discharge shall enter or fall within the Village of Grantsburg in a dangerous manner.
D. 
Bow hunting authorized. Hunting with a bow and arrow or crossbow is permitted at the times and in the manner prescribed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in the Village of Grantsburg subject to the following limitations:
(1) 
Residence proximity limitation. A person may not hunt with a bow and arrow or crossbow within 100 yards from a building used for human occupancy located on another person's property, unless the owner of the property on which such building is located has authorized the hunter to hunt with a bow and arrow or crossbow within 100 yards from the building.
(2) 
Discharge towards the ground. Hunting with a bow and arrow or crossbow shall only be permitted from a tree stand or elevated platform, and arrows or bolts shall be discharged toward the ground.
(3) 
Bow hunting on public property. Bow hunting shall not be permitted on municipal, school, and public properties except where specifically authorized by the public body in control of such property. Village-owned public properties where hunting with a bow and arrow or crossbow is allowed shall be designated by ordinance.
E. 
Explosive devices. No person shall discharge or detonate any dynamite, nitroglycerin or other explosive within the Village of Grantsburg without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Village Board.
F. 
Throwing, discharging, projecting and shooting prohibited.
(1) 
Prohibition. Except as provided in Subsection B above, it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause the discharge of any dangerous missile from any slingshot, bow and arrow or other means within 100 yards of any inhabited dwelling or building or any public park.
(2) 
Exceptions. This subsection shall not apply:
(a) 
To the shooting or discharging of toy arrows or arrows which have a tip made of rubber or similar material.
(b) 
To a supervised archery range approved by the Village Board.
(c) 
Within the interior of a single-family dwelling.
(d) 
To private archery practice, provided that targets are placed in front of a building or an open agricultural field in such a manner as to prevent stray arrows from crossing or entering adjacent properties.
G. 
Paintball discharge limited. No person shall on any private property without the express permission of its owner or on any public property (including but not limited to public streets, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, schools, open spaces, recreation facilities or any other public facility and/or grounds) discharge or cause to set off a paintball gun, except as provided as follows:
(1) 
Business exclusion. This subsection specifically excludes any business engaged in the operation of paintball games operating within the appropriate zoning district in which the discharge of paintball guns is carried out in an approved, controlled environment.
(2) 
Exclusion on private property. This subsection specifically excludes the operation of a paintball gun on private property contingent upon the use of such paintball device being limited to a target which is protected by an appropriate barrier from other private property and prevents damage to the same. Under no circumstance shall paintball guns be permitted to be aimed at other human beings and/or animals; this exclusion applies only to an appropriate target on private property.
H. 
Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
BUILDING
A permanent structure used for human occupancy and includes a manufactured home, as defined in § 101.91(2), Wis. Stats.
FIREARM
Any instrumentality from or with which a shot, bullet or pellet may be discharged or expelled, regardless of whether the propelling force is provided by air, spring or other similar mechanical device, or gunpowder.
PAINTBALL GUN OR DEVICE
Any paintball gun/device which is designed or intended to expel a projectile containing paint, ink, or similar material which can cause injury to people or property.
A. 
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
CHURKIN
A round throwing knife consisting of several sharp points protruding from a rounded disc.
DANGEROUS WEAPON
Any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or great bodily harm or any other device or instrumentality which, in the manner it is used or intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death or great bodily harm.
NUMCHUK or NUNCHAKU
An instrument consisting of two or more sticks, clubs or rods connected by a rope, cord, wire or chain.
SUCBAI
A short length of wood or metal or similar material which when gripped in the hand protrudes on either side of the fist. Such prohibited instrument may or may not have spikes or short, pointed protrusions from either end.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry or go armed with a concealed and dangerous weapon except the following:
(1) 
A law enforcement officer as set forth in § 941.23, Wis. Stats.
(2) 
A qualified out-of-state law enforcement officer as set forth in § 941.23, Wis. Stats.
(3) 
A former law enforcement officer as set forth in § 941.23, Wis. Stats.
(4) 
A person that is licensed to carry a concealed or dangerous weapon pursuant to the provisions of Wisconsin law, including § 175.60, Wis. Stats., or pursuant to an out-of-state license, as defined in § 175.60(1)(g), Wis. Stats., if the dangerous weapon is a weapon as defined under § 175.60(1)(j), Wis. Stats.
(5) 
A person who carries a concealed and dangerous weapon as defined in § 175.60(1)(j), Wis. Stats., in his or her own dwelling or place of business or on land that he or she owns, leases, or legally occupies.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person other than a law enforcement officer to enter any building, facility, or location open to the public that is posted as a no firearms or concealed weapons location while possessing, carrying, or concealing a firearm or weapon, whether with or without a state permit.
D. 
Possession, sale and manufacture of certain weapons prohibited. No person shall sell, manufacture, purchase, possess or carry a numchuk (also called a "nunchaku") or a churkin or a sucbai or similar weapon within the Village of Grantsburg. Any such device shall be seized by a law enforcement officer and destroyed or turned over to the State of Wisconsin Crime Laboratories for destruction.
A. 
Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and the enforcement of this section:
FIREARM
A weapon that acts by force of gunpowder.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Any person employed by the State of Wisconsin or any political subdivision of this state for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances and who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances he or she is employed to enforce.
WEAPON
A handgun, an electric weapon as defined in § 941.295, Wis. Stats., or a billy club.
B. 
In addition to the provisions of Wisconsin Statutes enumerating those places where the carrying of a weapon or a firearm is prohibited, including exceptions thereto, it shall be unlawful for any person other than a law enforcement officer or other Village officer or official designated by the Chief of Police to enter the following municipal buildings while carrying a weapon or firearm:
(1) 
All Village-owned buildings.
C. 
Any person who is carrying a concealed weapon shall display his or her license document and photographic identification card to a law enforcement officer upon the request of the law enforcement officer while the law enforcement officer is acting in an official capacity and with lawful authority.
Except as provided in § 407-2, it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or throw by any means any dangerous missile, object, arrow, stone, snowball or other missile within the Village of Grantsburg; provided, however, that, upon written application to the Chief of Police and Village Board, a person may be granted permission by the Village Board to construct and maintain supervised archery ranges if, in the opinion of the Village Board, the construction or maintenance of such ranges will not endanger the public health and safety.
[Amended 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 06-18]
Whoever commits any of the following acts shall be subject to the general penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code:
A. 
Makes any comment, request, suggestion or proposal which is obscene, lewd, lascivious or indecent.
B. 
Makes any electronic communication, by telephone, e-mail, text, or by any similar communication via electronic social network, or by use of any device for transmitting or receiving such communications, whether conversation ensues, with the intent to abuse, threaten or harass any person at the called number or numbers or receiving device.
C. 
Makes or causes the telephone or any electronic device for sending or receiving electronic communications, as described in Subsection B, above, of another repeatedly or continuously to ring or signal activation to the recipient, with intent to harass any person at the called number or numbers or receiving device.
D. 
Makes repeated electronic communications, by telephone, e-mail, text or any similar communication via electronic social network, or by use of any device for transmitting or receiving such communications, during which conversation ensues, solely to harass any person at the called number or numbers or receiving device.
E. 
Knowingly permits any electronic device for sending or receiving electronic communications, as described in Subsection B, above, under his/her control to be used for any purpose prohibited by this section.
F. 
In conspiracy or concerted action with other persons, makes repeated or simultaneous electronic communications, as described in Subsection B, above, solely to harass any person at the called number or numbers or receiving device or devices.
No person shall sell, expose or offer for sale, use, keep, discharge or explode any fireworks, except toy pistol paper caps, sparklers and toy snakes, within the limits of the Village unless he shall be authorized by a fireworks permit as provided in Chapter 298, Fireworks, of this Code. The term "fireworks" as used in this section shall be defined as provided in § 167.10(1), Wis. Stats., and shall be deemed to include all rockets or similar missiles containing explosive fuel.
A. 
Obstructing streets. No person shall stand, sit, loaf or loiter or engage in any sport or exercise on any public street, bridge or public ground within the Village in such manner as to prevent or obstruct the free passage of pedestrian or vehicular traffic thereon or to prevent or hinder free ingress or egress to or from any place of business or amusement, church, public hall or meeting place.
B. 
Blocking sidewalk prohibited. No person shall block any sidewalk by obstructing the same so that it is impossible for a pedestrian to travel along the sidewalk without leaving the sidewalk and walking on adjacent property or on the street.
C. 
Free speech. This section shall not be interpreted as prohibiting any person from stopping on any sidewalk to talk or to make a speech, provided that such person shall not stand in such a location that it is impossible for any pedestrian to travel along the sidewalk without leaving the sidewalk and walking on adjacent property or on the street. If two or more persons are engaged in talking while stopped on a sidewalk, they shall not stand in such locations as to completely prevent any pedestrian from passing them on the sidewalk.
D. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:
BLOCK
To interfere with unobstructed travel by any means, including but not limited to standing on the part of the walk that is fit for travel or placing any object or vehicle whatsoever on such walk.
SIDEWALK
Any sidewalk owned or maintained by the Village. The term shall not include sidewalks or walkways on private property in shopping centers, apartment complexes, office building sites or any other private property.
A. 
Public property loitering prohibited.
(1) 
No person shall loiter in or about any public street, public sidewalk, street crossing, alley, bridge, public parking lot or other place of assembly or public use after being requested to move by any law enforcement officer.
(2) 
Upon being requested to move, a person shall immediately comply with such request by leaving the premises or area thereof at the time of the request.
(3) 
No person shall loiter in or about any toilet open to the public for the purpose of engaging in or soliciting any lewd or lascivious conduct or any unlawful act.
(4) 
No person shall loiter in or about any school or public place at or near which children or students attend or normally congregate. As used in this subsection, "loiter" means to delay, to linger or to idle in or about any said school or public place without a lawful purpose for being present.
B. 
Private property loitering prohibited.
(1) 
No person shall loiter in or about any private premises or adjacent doorways or entrances or upon private property held out for public use, including but not limited to business or industry parking lots or shopping malls, without invitation from the owner or occupant or by any person in authority at such places. No person shall loiter in or about the doorway, stairway, steps or entrance of any business place or private residence without the expressed consent of the owner thereof, or at any time other than usual business hours. Under this subsection, "business place" shall include a public building at such times that the same shall be closed for the usual and normal business conducted thereat.
(2) 
Upon being requested to move by any such person in authority or by any police officer, a person shall immediately comply with such request by leaving the premises or area thereof at the time of the request.
(3) 
No person shall sit, lie, or otherwise recline upon or against any parked motor vehicle without the expressed consent of the owner thereof, whether such vehicle is parked upon a public street, alley, parking lot, driveway or private premises.
(4) 
No person shall stand or loiter on any roadway other than in a safety zone if such act interferes with the lawful movement of traffic.
C. 
Loitering or prowling prohibited.
(1) 
No person shall loiter or prowl in a place, at a time or in a manner not usual for law abiding individuals under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such alarm is warranted is the fact that the person takes flight upon appearance of a law enforcement officer, refuses to identify himself or manifestly endeavors to conceal himself or any object. Unless flight by the person or other circumstances make it impracticable, a law enforcement officer shall, prior to any arrest for an offense under this section, afford the person an opportunity to dispel any alarm which would otherwise be warranted, by requesting him to identify himself and explain his presence and conduct. No person shall be convicted of an offense under this subsection if the law enforcement officer did not comply with the preceding sentence or if it appears at trial that the explanation given by the person was true and, if believed by the law enforcement officer at the time, would have dispelled the alarm.
(2) 
No person shall hide, wait or otherwise loiter in the vicinity of any private dwelling house, apartment building, or any other place of residence with the unlawful intent to watch, gaze or look upon the occupants therein.
(3) 
No person shall lodge in any building, structure or place, whether public or private, without the permission of the owner or person entitled to possession or in control thereof.
(4) 
No person shall loiter in or about a restaurant, tavern or other public building. As used in this subsection, "loiter" means to, without just cause, remain in a restaurant, tavern or public building or to remain upon the property immediately adjacent thereto after being asked to leave by the owner or person entitled to possession or in control thereof.
D. 
Loitering by underage persons where alcohol beverage is dispensed.
(1) 
Underage persons and intoxicants. No underage person shall enter, remain or loiter in any public or private place where any fermented malt beverage or other alcohol beverage is sold, dispensed, given away or made available, unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or spouse who has attained the legal drinking age.
(2) 
Permitting loitering prohibited. No person of legal drinking age shall permit any underage person to enter, remain or loiter in any premises, public or private, where fermented malt beverages or other alcohol beverages are served, sold, dispensed, given away or made available, unless such underage person is accompanied by a parent, guardian or spouse who has attained the legal drinking age.
E. 
Soliciting. No person shall loiter in or near any thoroughfare or place open to the public in a manner and under circumstances manifesting the purpose of inducing, enticing, soliciting or procuring another to commit an act of prostitution. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such purpose is manifested are that such person is a known prostitute or panderer or that such person repeatedly beckons to stop or attempts to stop, or engages male or female passersby in conversation, or repeatedly stops or attempts to stop motor vehicle operators by hailing, waving of arms or any other bodily gesture. The violator's conduct must be such as to demonstrate a specific intent to induce, entice, solicit or procure another to commit an act of prostitution. No arrest shall be made for a violation of this subsection unless the law enforcement officer first affords such person an opportunity to explain such conduct, and no one shall be convicted of violating this subsection if it appears at trial that the explanation given was true and disclosed a lawful purpose.
F. 
Unlawful assemblies. Whoever intentionally fails or refuses to withdraw from an unlawful assembly which the person knows has been ordered to disperse is guilty of a violation of this section.
G. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:
KNOWN PROSTITUTE OR PANDERER
A person who, within five years previous to the date of arrest for violation of this section, had, within the knowledge of the sworn law enforcement officer, been convicted in any municipal court or circuit court in the State of Wisconsin of an offense involving prostitution.
LOITER
To stand or wait around idly and remain in an area without apparent purpose.
NUISANCE
Unnecessary conduct which may tend to annoy, intimidate, threaten or otherwise disturb another in or about any public street, sidewalk, bridge or public ground which is offensive to the public morals or decency of the citizens of the Village of Grantsburg.
PUBLIC PLACE
An area generally visible to public view and includes streets, sidewalks, bridges, alleys, plazas, parks, driveways, parking lots, automobiles, whether moving or not, and buildings open to the general public, including those which serve food or drink or provide entertainment, and the doorway and entrance to buildings or dwellings and the grounds enclosing them.
UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY
An assembly which consists of three or more persons and which causes such a disturbance of public order that it is not unreasonable to believe that the assembly will cause injury to persons or damage to property unless it is immediately dispersed. An unlawful assembly includes an assembly of persons who assemble for the purpose of blocking or obstructing the lawful use by any other person or persons of any private or public thoroughfares, property or of any positions of access or exit to or from any private or public building or dwelling place, or any portion thereof, and which assembly does in fact so block or obstruct the lawful use by any other person or persons of such private or public thoroughfares, property or any position of access or exit to or from any private or public building or dwelling place, or any portion thereof.
A. 
Purpose. Excessive sound is a serious hazard to the public health, welfare, safety, and the quality of life. It is the intent of this section to minimize the public's exposure to the physiological and psychological dangers of excessive noise and protect, promote and preserve the public health, safety and welfare. It is the express purpose of this section to control the level of noise in the Village of Grantsburg in a manner which promotes the reasonable use and enjoyment of property, conduct of business, sleep and repose of residents, and an environment free from unnecessary and excessive sound that constitutes noise pollution. This section shall be liberally construed to carry out its public purposes.
B. 
Definitions. The following definitions shall be applicable in this section, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates:
A BAND LEVEL
The total level of all noise as measured with a sound-level meter using the "A" weighting network. The unit is the dB(A). Instrument response shall be set on "fast" for motor vehicle measurement and "slow" for all other measurements.
AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL
The sound-pressure level of the all-encompassing noise associated with a given environment, being usually a composite of sounds with many sources and excluding the specific noise under investigation.
BAND-PRESSURE LEVEL
The sound-pressure level for the sound contained within the restricted band (a specific frequency).
COMMERCIAL PURPOSE
The use, operation or maintenance of any sound-amplifying equipment for the purpose of advertising any business or any goods or any services or for the purpose of attracting the attention of the public to or advertising for, or soliciting patronage or customers to or for, any event, performance, show, exhibition or entertainment, or for the purpose of demonstrating any such sound equipment.
CYCLE
The complete sequence of values of a periodic quantity which occurs during a period of time.
DECIBEL (dB)
A unit of level which denotes the ratio between two quantities which are proportional to power; the number of decibels corresponding to the ratio of two amounts of power is 10 times the logarithm to the base 10 of this ratio.
EMERGENCY WORK
Work made necessary to restore property to a safe condition following a public emergency or work required to protect persons or property from an imminent exposure to danger.
FREQUENCY
The frequency of a function periodic in time shall mean the reciprocal of the primitive period. The unit is the "cycle per unit" and shall be specified.
MICROBAR
A unit of pressure commonly used in acoustics and is equal to one dyne per square centimeter.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Is defined in § 340.01(35), Wis. Stats. For purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" includes but is not limited to all of the following:
(1) 
Aircraft as defined in § 29.001(6), Wis. Stats.
(2) 
All-terrain vehicles as defined in § 340.01(2g), Wis. Stats.
(3) 
Antique vehicles as described in § 341.265, Wis. Stats.
(4) 
Automobiles as defined in § 340.01(4), Wis. Stats.
(5) 
Boats as defined in § 29.001(16), Wis. Stats.
(6) 
Camping trailers as defined in § 340.01(6m), Wis. Stats.
(7) 
Farm equipment as defined in § 100.47(1), Wis. Stats.
(8) 
Farm tractors as defined in § 340.01(16), Wis. Stats.
(9) 
Hobbyist or homemade vehicles as defined in § 341.268, Wis. Stats.
(10) 
Junk vehicles as defined in § 340.01(25j), Wis. Stats.
(11) 
Implements of husbandry as defined in § 340.01(24), Wis. Stats.
(12) 
Manufactured homes as defined in § 101.91(2), Wis. Stats.
(13) 
Mobile homes as defined in § 340.01(29), Wis. Stats.
(14) 
Mopeds as defined in § 340.01(29m), Wis. Stats.
(15) 
Motor bicycles as defined in § 340.01(30), Wis. Stats.
(16) 
Motor buses as defined in § 340.01(31), Wis. Stats.
(17) 
Motor homes as defined in § 340.01(33m), Wis. Stats.
(18) 
Motor trucks as defined in § 340.01(34), Wis. Stats.
(19) 
Motor vehicle as defined in § 340.01(35), Wis. Stats.
(20) 
Motorcycles as defined in § 340.01(32), Wis. Stats.
(21) 
Railroad trains as defined in § 340.01(48), Wis. Stats.
(22) 
Recreational vehicles as defined in § 340.01(48r), Wis. Stats.
(23) 
Road machinery as defined in § 340.01(52), Wis. Stats.
(24) 
Road tractors as defined in § 340.01(53), Wis. Stats.
(25) 
Salvage vehicles as defined in § 340.01(55g), Wis. Stats.
(26) 
School buses as defined in § 340.01(56), Wis. Stats.
(27) 
Self-propelled vehicles of any type.
(28) 
Semitrailers as defined in § 340.01(57), Wis. Stats.
(29) 
Snowmobiles as defined in § 340.01(58a), Wis. Stats.
(30) 
Special interest vehicles as defined in § 341.266, Wis. Stats.
(31) 
Trailers as defined in § 340.01(71), Wis. Stats.
(32) 
Truck tractors as defined in § 340.01(73), Wis. Stats.
(33) 
Unlicensed demolition motor vehicles, unlicensed racing motor vehicles, and go-carts, garden tractors, riding lawn mowers, and other motorized utility vehicles that require no registration or licensure by the State of Wisconsin.
NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSE
The use, operation or maintenance of any sound equipment for other than a commercial purpose, and shall include, but not be limited to, civic, patriotic, philanthropic, charitable and/or political purposes.
PERIOD
The smallest increment of time for which the function repeats itself.
PERIODIC QUANTITY
The oscillating quantity, the values of which recur for equal increments of time.
SOUND ANALYZER
A device for measuring the band-pressure level or pressure-spectrum level of a sound as a function of frequency.
SOUND TRUCK
Any motor vehicle, or any other vehicle regardless of method of motive power, whether stationary or in motion, having mounted thereon, or attached thereto, any sound-amplifying equipment.
SOUND-AMPLIFYING EQUIPMENT OR DEVICE
Any device, equipment, musical instrument, loudspeaker, radio, television, digital or analog music player, public address equipment, electronics or machine for the amplification or intensification of music, the human voice, or any other sound. Not included in this definition are standard automobile or truck radios and audio equipment when used and heard only by the occupants of the vehicle in which the radio or audio equipment is installed. As used in this section, this definition shall also not include warning devices on any emergency vehicle or vehicle used for traffic or worker safety purposes.
SOUND-LEVEL METER
An instrument sensitive to pressure fluctuations and meeting the standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) SI.4-1983 or its successors. The instrument shall use the "A" weighted network.
SOUND-PRESSURE LEVEL
Measured in decibels of sound, shall mean 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the pressure of this sound to the reference pressure, which reference pressure shall be explicitly stated.
SPECTRUM OF A FUNCTION OF TIME
A description of its resolution into components, each of a different frequency.
C. 
Decibel measurement criteria. Unless otherwise indicated, any decibel (dB) measurement made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be based on the reference sound pressure and measured with a sound-level meter using the "A" weighting network. In this section, the terms "dB" and "dB(A)" are synonymous unless otherwise stated.
D. 
Limitations and general sources of sound or noise.
(1) 
Loud and unnecessary noise or sound prohibited.
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue or cause to be made or continued any loud and unnecessary noise as regulated by this section. No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the operation of any source of sound or noise in such manner as to create a sound level that equals or exceeds the sound-level limits set forth in this section or which occurs during designated times of sound or noise limitation. Noise and sound shall be so muffled or otherwise controlled as not to become objectionable due to intermittence, duration, beat, frequency, periodic character, impulse character or shrillness.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to use or operate, or permit to be used or operated, any sound-amplifying equipment or device in any public or private place in such manner that persons owning, occupying or using property in the neighborhood are unreasonably disturbed or annoyed by noise or sound levels that equal or exceed the sound-level limits set forth in this section.
(2) 
General noise sound levels established. The maximum permissible sound-pressure levels of any continuous source of sound shall be as herein established for the time period and use classification listed below. This includes, but is not limited to, entertainment and sound from such activities as production, processing, cleaning, servicing, maintenance, operating and/or repairing vehicles, goods, materials, products or devices. Sound pressures in excess of those established below, during the named time periods, shall constitute prima facie evidence that such sound is an excessive and unnecessary noise creating noise pollution:
Sound-Pressure Level Limit dB(A)
District
Time
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (day)
65
65
75
10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. (night)
55
55
65
[Note: "Residential" includes the residential portion of a multi-use property. "Commercial" includes the nonresidential portion of a multi-use property and public properties.]
(3) 
Agricultural parcels. The sound-pressure limits established above for commercial parcels shall also apply to any parcel of land zoned agricultural.
(4) 
Where measured. Sound-pressure levels shall be measured at the approximate location of the property line or the boundary of the public right-of-way, at a height of at least three feet above the ground surface and at least three feet away from walls, obstructions, barriers or sound-reflective surfaces. Measurements shall be taken using a sound-level meter which operates on the "A" weighting network.
(5) 
Different land use categories. Sound projecting from a property of one land use category onto property of another land use category having a lower sound-level limit shall not exceed the limits for the property of the land use category onto which it is projected.
E. 
Exceptions. The sound-level limitations of Subsection D above shall not apply to:
(1) 
Emergency work. Sounds caused by emergency equipment and emergency work necessary in the interests of law enforcement or the protection of the safety, health or welfare of the community or individuals, or to restore property to a safe condition following an incident.
(2) 
Emergency alarms. Sounds created by fire and other emergency alarms.
(3) 
State-prescribed noise limits. Situations where specific noise standards or limitations prescribed by the Wisconsin Statutes or Wisconsin Administrative Code are applicable.
(4) 
Federal noise limits. Sound production devices required or sanctioned under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or other government agencies to the extent that they comply with the noise requirements of the enabling legislation or regulation. Examples are sounds regulated by federal law that include sounds caused by aircraft, railroads and interstate motor carriers.
(5) 
Sports and school events. Amplified or nonamplified sounds created by organized athletic, school or other group activities, when those activities are conducted on property generally used for that type of activity, such as athletic fields, parks, and schools, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
(6) 
Community events; public fireworks displays. Sounds created by community/civic events, such as, but not limited to, public fireworks displays, street dances, fairs and festivals, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Included in this exception is the reasonable utilization of amplifiers or loudspeakers in the course of noncommercial use at such events.
(7) 
Solid waste collection. Sounds made by Village-authorized solid waste and recyclables collectors engaged in collection activities.
(8) 
Snow removal. Sounds made by the removal of snow or ice from public or private property, provided that equipment used for this purpose has operable mufflers meeting manufacturer's specifications.
(9) 
Public works construction. Excavations or repairs of streets or other public construction on behalf of a governmental entity at night when public welfare and convenience are served.
(10) 
Bells and chimes. Any bell or chime or any device for the production or reproduction of the sound of bells or chimes from any clock, school or place of religious worship.
F. 
Specific noise and sound limitations.
(1) 
Lawn and yard maintenance equipment. Sounds created by yard maintenance equipment, such as lawn mowers, power tools, home maintenance tools, leaf blowers, chain saws, rototillers, and other yard maintenance equipment, are exempt from the sound limits of Subsection D provided such equipment is operated with operable mufflers meeting manufacturer's specifications. Such equipment shall only be operated outside between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(2) 
Portable sound production devices on public property. Self-contained, portable, non-vehicular music or sound production devices shall not be operated on a public space, public property or public right-of-way in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet in any direction from the operator between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., such sound shall not be plainly audible at a distance of 25 feet in any direction from the operator.
(3) 
Construction, repair or demolition of buildings. The construction (including excavation), demolition, alteration, or repair of any building, as well as the operation of any pile driver, heavy equipment, pneumatic hammer, motorized or electric hoist or any similar such equipment attended by loud or unusual noise shall only be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Saturday or Sunday. Such operations shall be subject to the sound-level limitations of Subsection D above.
(4) 
Schools, hospitals, religious institutions and libraries. No person shall create any unnecessary noise on any street, sidewalk or public place adjacent to any school, library or religious institution while the same is in use or adjacent to any hospital which noise unreasonably interferes with the operations of such facility or which unduly disturbs patients therein, provided that signage is erected on such street, sidewalk or public place indicating the presence of a school, hospital, religious institution or library.
(5) 
Public disturbances and disorderly conduct. No person shall persistently yell, shout, hoot, whistle, sing or create other human-produced noise that is unnecessarily loud and disturbs the peace of persons residing beyond a property line between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
G. 
Temporary permits.
(1) 
Application. The Chief of Police may grant a temporary permit which allows noncompliance with the limitations prescribed in this section for the purpose of amplified sound or construction noise activities of short duration. Permits may be granted upon application provided an initial evaluation indicates that the permit will not result in a condition injurious to public health, safety and general enjoyment of property. The application shall contain the following information:
(a) 
Dates requested;
(b) 
Time and place of operation;
(c) 
Equipment and operation involved;
(d) 
Necessity for such permit;
(e) 
Steps to be taken to minimize noise; and
(f) 
Name, address and contact information (landline, cell phone and fax numbers; e-mail address) of the responsible person(s) who will be present at the site while the noise is being produced.
(2) 
Application review criteria. The following factors will be considered in the evaluation of an application:
(a) 
Temporary amplified sound permits.
[1] 
Distance of proposed activities from noise-sensitive property.
[2] 
Number and type of amplification devices to be used with the proposed activities.
[3] 
Anticipated direction of amplification devices.
[4] 
Anticipated length of proposed activities.
[5] 
Whether the activity will be held within or outside of a structure.
[6] 
The public purposes of this section.
(b) 
Temporary construction noise permits.
[1] 
Distance from noise-sensitive property.
[2] 
Type of activity and equipment.
[3] 
Estimated noise level and duration.
[4] 
Noise mitigation measures to be employed.
[5] 
Health and safety benefits to be realized as a result of the completed project.
[6] 
A statement explaining how compliance with the standards of this section would cause extraordinary loss or inconvenience to the applicant and be against the public interest.
[7] 
The public purposes of this section.
(3) 
Application determination; revocation; appeals.
(a) 
Upon a determination that the granting of a temporary variance permit will not result in a condition injurious to public health or safety, the permit may be issued, with any requirements appropriate to the proposed activity site.
(b) 
A Village enforcement official may revoke a temporary variance permit if it is found that any requirement of the permit has been violated.
(c) 
Any person aggrieved by the disposition of an application and/or issuance of a temporary variance permit may appeal such disposition to the Village Board by filing a written appeal request with the Village Clerk within 15 days of the issuance decision regarding the permit.
A. 
Disorderly conduct prohibited. No person within the Village of Grantsburg shall:
(1) 
In any public or private place engage in violent, noisy, riotous, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct which tends to cause or provoke an immediate disturbance of public order or tends to annoy or disturb any other person;
(2) 
Intentionally cause, provoke or engage in any fight, brawl, riot or noisy altercation;
(3) 
With intent to annoy another, make a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues;
(4) 
Indecently expose his or her person;
(5) 
Be in any business or private structure, private vehicle or upon any private grounds without the consent of the owner.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to defecate or urinate outside of designated sanitary facilities, upon any sidewalk, street, alley, public parking lot, park, playground, cemetery or other public area within the Village, or upon any private property in open view of the public, or in the halls, rooms without rest room facilities, stairways or elevators of public or commercial buildings.
A. 
Unauthorized presence.
(1) 
No student who is under suspension, expulsion, or other disciplinary procedures excluding him from attending any school located within the Village nor any person not a student presently enrolled or not an employee of such schools or not a parent or guardian of a student or not an otherwise authorized person shall be present within any school building or upon any school grounds without having first secured authorization to be there from the principal or other person in charge of the school building or school grounds, except while in direct route to secure such authorization.
(2) 
Any authorized person who shall come upon school property and refuse to leave upon request by the school principal or any person acting under the direction of the school principal, in addition to violating Subsection A(1), shall be guilty of trespass.
(3) 
"Authorized person" shall include:
(a) 
Any person who is present at any school building or school grounds for a purpose previously authorized by the school or its designee.
(b) 
Any person transporting a student and who utilizes the driveway specified for loading and unloading personnel.
(c) 
Any person utilizing a designated area for attending an athletic or other organized school event.
B. 
Disorderly conduct on public school property.
(1) 
No person shall, on any school property or building, engage in violent, abusive, loud or otherwise disorderly conduct which causes or provokes an immediate disturbance of public order or disturbs or annoys any other person, nor shall a person intentionally engage in any fight, brawl, riot or noisy altercation.
(2) 
Non-students, students from schools other than the school on the property or students from a school who are not in compliance with the school district's published rules and regulations shall be considered in violation of this section. The published rules and regulations of the school district are incorporated as if fully set forth herein.
(3) 
All entrances to the school buildings referred to in Subsection A shall be posted by the school board with a notice stating "Entry into School Building by Unauthorized Person Prohibited."
(4) 
"Unauthorized presence" shall include any vehicle that is found on school property which has not received permission to be there. If the occupants or owners are not on school property for some legitimate business or activity or are parked in an area that regulates parking to certain authorized vehicles, they are in violation. Such vehicle may be issued a Village summons that regulates parking or may be towed away at the direction of the school principal or person in charge of such school building. Law enforcement officers may also have any vehicle towed away which, because of its location, creates a hazard to life or property.
C. 
Loitering near school prohibited. No person not in official attendance or on official school business shall enter into, congregate, loiter or cause a nuisance in any school building in the Village of Grantsburg or upon any school district grounds or within adjacent posted school zones on any day when such schools are in session.
D. 
Possession of intoxicating liquor and fermented malt beverages. No person shall possess intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages while on any school property.
E. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:
LOITER
To stand, sit, lounge, wander without an apparent purpose, or to stop, pause or remain in an area for no obvious reason.
NUISANCE
Unnecessary conduct which may tend to annoy, intimidate, threaten or otherwise disturb another in or about any public street, sidewalk, bridge or public ground which is offensive to the public morals or decency of the citizens of the Village of Grantsburg.
A. 
Lawful orders. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to obey the direction or order of a law enforcement officer while such law enforcement officer is acting in an official capacity in carrying out his or her duties.
B. 
Resisting or interfering with officer prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to resist or in any way interfere with any law enforcement officer or any person called to assist such officer, or to threaten, resist or interfere with such officer or person or to advise or encourage any other person to resist or interfere with such officer or person in the discharge of his duty, or to in any way interfere with or hinder or prevent him from discharging his duty as such officer or assistant, or endeavor to do so, or to in any manner assist any person in the custody of any law enforcement officer to escape or to attempt to escape from such custody, or to try to persuade any person to escape from the custody of such officer, or to rescue or attempt to rescue any person so in custody or to fail to obey the order or direction of such officer while such officer is acting in his official capacity in carrying out his duties.
A. 
Possession of controlled substances. It is unlawful for any person to possess a controlled substance, other than a controlled substance classified in Schedules I and II under Ch. 961, Wis. Stats., which is a narcotic drug, unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order of, a practitioner while acting in the course of his professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by this Code of Ordinances.
B. 
Possession of marijuana.
(1) 
No person shall possess 25 grams or less of marijuana (tetrahydrocannabinols, commonly known as "THC," in any form including tetrahydrocannabinols contained in marijuana, obtained from marijuana or chemically synthesized), as defined in § 961.01, Wis. Stats., unless it was obtained directly from, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order of, a practitioner while acting in the course of his or her professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by Ch. 961, Wis. Stats.
(2) 
For purposes of this subsection, "practitioner" means:
(a) 
A physician, dentist, veterinarian, podiatrist, scientific investigator or other person licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to, or administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in the State of Wisconsin.
(b) 
A pharmacy, hospital or other institution licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respect to or administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in the State of Wisconsin.
(3) 
This subsection does not apply to any person who is charged with possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or who is charged with possession of any amount of marijuana following a conviction for possession of any amount of marijuana, in the State of Wisconsin.
C. 
Toxic inhalants.
(1) 
Definition. "Toxic inhalants" shall mean any glue, paint, gasoline, aerosol, adhesive cement, mucilage, plastic cement or any similar substance containing one or more of the following volatile substances:
(a) 
Acetone;
(b) 
Benzene;
(c) 
Butyl alcohol;
(d) 
Cyclohexanone;
(e) 
Ethyl acetate;
(f) 
Ethyl alcohol;
(g) 
Ethylene dichloride;
(h) 
Hexane;
(i) 
Isopropl alcohol;
(j) 
Methyl alcohol;
(k) 
Methyl celosove;
(l) 
Acetate;
(m) 
Methyl ethyl ketone;
(n) 
Methyl isobutyl ketone;
(o) 
Pentachlorphenol;
(p) 
Petroleum ether;
(q) 
Trichlorethylene;
(r) 
Tricresylphosphate;
(s) 
Toluene;
(t) 
Toluol; or
(u) 
Any other chemical capable of producing intoxication when inhaled.
(2) 
Inhalation of vapors or fumes from toxic inhalants prohibited. No person shall inhale or otherwise introduce his respiratory tract any toxic vapors or fumes which may be released from any toxic inhalants with the intent of becoming intoxicated, elated, excited, stupefied, irrational, or paralyzed or of changing, distorting, or disturbing his eyesight, thinking process, judgment, balance or muscular coordination.
(3) 
Limitations on sale, transfer, and possession of toxic inhalants. No person shall, for the purpose of violating or aiding another to violate any provision of this subsection, possess, buy, sell, transfer possession or receive possession of any toxic inhalants.
D. 
Synthetic cannabinoids. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a controlled substance specified in § 961.14(4)(tb), Wis. Stats. If a complaint is issued regarding an allegation of possession of a controlled substance specified in § 961.14(4)(tb), Wis. Stats., following a conviction in this state for possession of a controlled substance, the subject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this subsection for the same action that is the subject of the complaint unless the charges are dismissed or the district attorney declines to prosecute the case.
E. 
Additional penalties. In addition to the penalties in § 1-4 of this Code:
(1) 
If any adult violates Subsection B or C, the court shall, in addition to any other penalties that may apply to the offense, suspend or revoke the person's operating privilege for not less than six months nor more than five years. The court shall immediately take possession of any suspended or revoked license and forward it to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, together with the record of conviction and notice of suspension or revocation.
(2) 
If any person who is under 18 years of age violates Subsection B or C, such person shall be subject to the same penalties set forth in Subsection E(1) or participation in a supervised work program or both. If any person who is under 18 years of age violates Subsection B or C, the court shall, in addition to any other penalties that may apply to the offense, suspend or revoke the person's operating privilege for not less than six months nor more than five years. The court shall immediately take possession of any suspended or revoked license and forward it to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, together with the record of conviction and notice of suspension or revocation.
No individual shall cross a police or fire line that has been so designated by banner, signs or other similar identification.
A. 
Harassment. No person, with intent to harass or intimidate another person, shall do any of the following; each instance shall be considered a separate violation:
(1) 
Strike, shove, kick or otherwise subject the person to physical contact or attempt or threaten to do the same.
(2) 
Engage in a course of conduct or repeatedly commit acts which harass or intimidate the person and which serve no legitimate purpose.
B. 
Harassing or obscene telephone calls. See § 407-6.
No person shall have or permit on any premises owned or occupied by him any open cisterns, cesspools, wells, unused basements, excavations or other dangerous openings. All such places shall be filled, securely covered or fenced in such manner as to prevent injury to any person and any cover shall be of a design, size and weight that the same cannot be removed by small children.
All forms of gambling, lotteries and fraudulent devices and practices are prohibited within the Village of Grantsburg, except as provided by state law. Any law enforcement officer of the Village may seize anything devised solely for unlawful gambling or found in actual use for gambling within the Village and dispose thereof after a judicial determination that such device was used solely for gambling or found in actual use for gambling.
A. 
Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply to the terms as used herein:
AMBULANCE
An emergency vehicle, including any motor vehicle, boat or aircraft, whether privately or publicly owned, which is designated, constructed or equipped to transport patients.
AMBULANCE ATTENDANT
A person who is responsible for the administration of emergency care procedures and proper handling and transporting of sick, disabled or injured persons, including but not limited to ambulance attendants and ambulance drivers.
AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER
A person engaged in the business of transporting sick, disabled or injured persons by ambulance to or from facilities or institutions providing health services.
AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE
Any of the following:
(1) 
Police vehicles, whether publicly or privately owned.
(2) 
Conservation wardens' vehicles or foresters' trucks, whether publicly or privately owned.
(3) 
Vehicles of a fire department or fire patrol.
(4) 
Privately owned motor vehicles used by deputy state fire marshals or by personnel of a full-time or part-time fire department or by members of a volunteer fire department while en route to a fire or on an emergency call pursuant to orders of their chief or other commanding officer.
(5) 
Such emergency vehicles of municipal or county departments or public service corporations as are designated or authorized by the local authorities to be authorized emergency vehicles.
(6) 
Such emergency vehicles of state departments as are designated or authorized by the heads of such departments to be authorized emergency vehicles.
(7) 
Such ambulances which are privately owned and are operated by owners or their agents and which vehicles are authorized by the Sheriff or others designated by the County Board to be operated as emergency vehicles. The Sheriff or others designated by the County Board may make such authorization which shall be in writing and which shall be effective throughout the state until rescinded. The Sheriff or others designated by the County Board may designate any owner of ambulances usually kept in the county to operate such vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles. Such written authorization shall at all times be carried on each ambulance used for emergency purposes. The Sheriff shall keep a file of such authorizations in his office for public inspection, and all other persons permitted to issue authorizations shall file a copy of all authorizations issued with the Sheriff who shall keep them on file.
BONA FIDE EMERGENCY or BONA FIDE REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
Those circumstances wherein the caller reasonably believes that persons and/or property may be in actual or potential danger of injury, and in the case of persons, in danger of illness.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
Any emergency medical personnel, ambulance attendant, peace officer or firefighter, or other person operating or staffing an ambulance or an authorized emergency vehicle.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, trust, foundation, company, any governmental agency other than the United States government, or any group of individuals, however named, concerned with the operation of an ambulance.
B. 
Prohibitions. It is the intent of the Village of Grantsburg, in its adoption of this provision, to protect against the following activities in a manner consistent with that provided by § 941.37, Wis. Stats. The following acts are prohibited and perpetration thereof subjects the violator to penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code:
(1) 
Knowingly obstructing any emergency medical personnel in the performance of duties relating to an emergency or rescue.
(2) 
Intentionally interfering with any medical personnel in the performance of duties relating to an emergency or rescue, when it is reasonable that the interference may endanger another's safety.
(3) 
Knowingly making any telephone call to any emergency medical personnel, police agency or fire department for any purpose other than to report a bona fide emergency or to make a bona fide request for emergency services.
A. 
Definitions. In this section:
ALCOHOL BEVERAGES
Has the meaning given in § 125.02(1), Wis. Stats.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Has the meaning given in § 961.01(4), Wis. Stats.
LODGING ESTABLISHMENT
Has the meaning given in § 106.52(1)(d), Wis. Stats.
UNDERAGE PERSON
Has the meaning given in § 125.02(20m), Wis. Stats.
B. 
Improper activities. Any person who procures lodging in a lodging establishment and permits or fails to take action to prevent any of the following activities from occurring in the lodging establishment is subject to the penalties provided in § 1-4 of this Code:
(1) 
Consumption of an alcohol beverage by any underage person not accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or spouse who has attained the legal drinking age.
(2) 
Illegal use of a controlled substance.
C. 
Denial of lodging. An owner or employee of a lodging establishment may deny lodging to an adult if the owner or employee reasonably believes that consumption of an alcohol beverage by an underage person, not accompanied by his or her parent, legal guardian or spouse who has attained the legal drinking age, or illegal use of a controlled substance, may occur in the area of the lodging establishment procured.
D. 
Deposits. An owner or employee of a lodging establishment may require a cash deposit or use of a credit card at the time of application for lodging.