[Code 1993, § 7.11]
No person shall stop any railroad train, locomotive or car upon
or across any highway or street crossing within the Village outside
of cities or leave such train, locomotive or car standing upon such
crossing for a period of time longer than 10 minutes, except in the
case of an accident, and any conductor, engineer, brakeman or other
person in charge or responsible for such train, locomotive or car,
who shall violate this section, shall be subject to a forfeiture of
not more than $25.
[Code 1993, § 7.15; amended 1-13-2014 by Ord. No. 05-2014]
(a) Generally. The penalty for a violation of any provision of this chapter
shall be a forfeiture and penalty assessment, if required by Wis.
Stats. § 757.05, a jail assessment, if required by Wis.
Stats. § 302.46(1), a truck driver education assessment,
if required by Wis. Stats. § 349.04, a railroad crossing
improvement assessment, if required by Wis. Stats. § 346.177,
346.495 or 346.65(4r), and a crime laboratories and drug law enforcement
assessment, if required by Wis. Stats. § 165.755, plus any
applicable fees prescribed in Wis. Stats. Ch. 814, not to exceed the
amount of the deposit that the court may accept as provided in Wis.
Stats. § 345.37.
(b) Special local regulations. The forfeiture for a violation of any local regulation, except parking, shall be as provided in §
1-15.
(c) Parking.
(1) The forfeiture for a violation of the parking regulations in this chapter shall be as provided in §
1-15 and for offenses described in Wis. Stats. §§ 346.503-346.55, adopted by reference in this chapter, shall be as provided in Wis. Stats. § 346.56.
(2) In accordance with Wis. Stats. § 345.28(2)(a), a person
charged with a nonmoving traffic (parking) violation under this section
may mail or pay the amount of the forfeiture to the Police Department
in person. In such case, the citation shall not be filed in court.
(3) In addition to the amount of forfeiture for a violation of parking
ordinances, fees as set by the Village shall be assessed, when applicable,
for the following: When payment is made after the scheduled court
appearance date when no court appearance was made.
(4) When payment is made following notification to the state department
of transportation to suspend or refuse the registration of vehicles
under Wis. Stats. § 345.28(4)(a)2, in addition to the fee
set forth in Subsection (c)(3)a of this section.
[Ord. No. 5-2008, § 1, 6-9-2008]
(a) Definitions.
NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLE (NEV)
(1)
A self-propelled electrically-powered motor vehicle that has
successfully completed the Neighborhood Electric Vehicle America Test
Program conducted by the Federal Department of Energy and that conforms
to the definition and requirements of "low-speed vehicles" under CFR
571.3(b) and 571.500. Electric golf carts are not included in the
foregoing definition.
(2)
A neighborhood electric vehicle shall be four-wheeled and have
a speed range of at least 20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles
per hour on a paved surface and have a gross vehicle weight of less
than 3,000 pounds. Neighborhood electric vehicles shall have all of
the following specifications:
b.
Front and rear turn signals;
d.
Horn which meets the requirements listed under Wisconsin Statutes
(Trans 305.25);
e.
Reflex reflectors; one red on each side as far to the rear as
practicable and one red to the rear;
f.
An exterior mirror mounted on the driver's side and either an
exterior mirror on the passenger side or an interior rearview mirror;
h.
A windshield that conforms to the requirements of the federal
motor vehicle safety standards on glazing materials (49 CFR 571.205);
i.
Every windshield on a neighborhood electric vehicle shall be
equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from
the windshield (CFR 571.104);
j.
A vehicle identification number (VIN) that complies with federal
law as provided in 949 CFR 565;
k.
A type 1 or type 2 seat belt assembly conforming to 49 CFR 571.209
and federal motor vehicle standard no. 209 for each designated seating
position; and
l.
Meets the general test conditions under 49 CFR 571.50056.
(b) Use permitted on Village streets only.
(1) A licensed individual may operate a neighborhood electric vehicle
on those Village streets having a posted limit of 35 miles per hour
or less, and headlamps must be on during operation.
(2) A neighborhood electric vehicle may not be used on state or county
highways except to cross over these highways while traveling on Village
streets as stated above. A neighborhood electric vehicle may not cross
over any state or county highway that has a posted speed limit greater
than 35 miles per hour.
(c) License. Neighborhood electric vehicles shall be registered, titled
and licensed by the State of Wisconsin.
(d) Permitted users. Any person who operates a neighborhood electric vehicle on any Village street must hold a valid State of Wisconsin operator's license. The operation of a neighborhood electric vehicle must in all respects comply with Chapter
78 of the Mt. Pleasant Village [Code of] Ordinances.
(e) Violations; penalties. Any person convicted of violating any of the
provisions of this chapter shall forfeit an amount as provided below:
(1) Operating a neighborhood electric vehicle on a state or county highway
shall result in a forfeiture of $30 plus costs and penalty assessments.
(2) Operating a neighborhood electric vehicle on a Village street with
a speed limit of 40 — 45 mph result in a forfeiture of $30 plus
costs and penalty assessments.
(3) Operating a neighborhood electric vehicle on any state highway, county
highway or Village street with a speed limit of 50 mph or greater
shall result in a forfeiture of $50 plus costs and penalty assessments.
[Amended 10-27-2014 by Ord. No. 14-2014]
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle equipped with compression brakes (jake brakes) to downshift and release the clutch to utilize the vehicle's engine to slow in order to meet proper speed restrictions within the Village, except in case of extreme emergency. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a forfeiture as provided in §
1-15.