It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate the date, time,
place and manner of special events occurring on the roads and streets
of the Village of Barneveld where the event's impact upon health,
safety, sanitary, fire, police, transportation or utility services
exceeds those regularly provided to the location of the event. This
chapter is enacted in order to promote the health, safety, and welfare
of the residents and visitors of Barneveld by ensuring that special
events do not create disturbances, become nuisances, menace or threaten
life, threaten health or property, disrupt traffic flow, or damage
property. It is not the intent of the Village Board enacting this
chapter to regulate in any manner the content of speech or infringe
on the right to assemble; except for regulating the time, place, and
manner of assembly. This chapter is adopted under the authority of
Wisconsin State Statutes § 349.185.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
EXTRAORDINARY SERVICES
Work performed or assistance by any department of Village
government to provide a service to assist an organizer of a special
event with the delivery of their event whether required through the
permit process or by a voluntary request by the organizer.
ORGANIZER
The event coordinator, planner, scheduler, corporation, government
entity, club, association, or other person(s) who have the responsibility
for hosting an event.
RACE
Any event in which competition shall determine a winner or
loser, or the act of competing such that a winner is discerned separate
of the other participants; presuming the event organizer promotes
or sponsors the event as a race, requires law enforcement involvement
for traffic control and road closures for control of other street
users, and the participants are not required or encouraged by the
organizer to follow the rules of the road.
RIDE or TOUR
Any event in which the participants' activities are
noncompetitive and the event organizer encourages and requires the
participants to follow the rules of the road.
SPECIAL EVENT
Any occurrence on Village street right-of-way where the time
and size of an event would substantially interrupt the safe and orderly
movement of traffic or deprive the local residents unimpeded use of
their properties. Special events typically require a user of the roadway
to preregister for the event. Events of less than 100 participants
are typically exempt.
STANDARD ROADSIDE SIGNAGE
All statutory, advance warning, cautionary, or informational
signage as installed within the Village right-of-way by the Village
of Barneveld Street Department to be in conformance with the requirements
of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control and Devices.
The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed severable and
it is expressly declared that Village of Barneveld would have passed
the other provisions of this chapter irrespective of whether or not
one or more provisions may be declared invalid. If any provision of
this chapter or the application to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of such
provisions to other persons and circumstances shall not be deemed
affected.