[Amended 6-2-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-03]
A. Statutes adopted. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Code, the statutory provisions in Chapters 340 to 348 of the Wisconsin
Statutes, describing and defining regulations with respect to vehicles
and traffic, exclusive of any regulations for which the statutory
penalty is a fine or term of imprisonment, are hereby adopted and,
by reference, made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein.
Any act required to be performed or prohibited by any regulation incorporated
herein by reference is required or prohibited by this chapter. Any
future amendments, revisions or modifications of the statutory regulations
in Chapters 340 to 348, Wis. Stats., incorporated herein are intended
to be made part of this chapter in order to secure, to the extent
legally practicable, uniform statewide regulations of vehicle traffic
on the highways, streets and alleys of the State of Wisconsin.
B. Statutes
specifically not adopted. The statutory provisions in §§ 346.63,
346.637, 346.64, and 346.65 of the Wisconsin Statutes are expressly
not adopted. This provision is for the purpose of allowing state enforcement
of these provisions and should not be read to prohibit municipal law
enforcement from citing drivers for these offenses.
C. Other state laws adopted. There are also hereby adopted by reference
the following sections of the Wisconsin Statutes, but the prosecution
of such offenses under this chapter shall be as provided in Chapter
340 through 348 of the Wisconsin Statutes, and the penalty for violation
thereof shall be limited to a forfeiture as hereinafter provided in
this chapter:
(1) Sections 350.01 to 350.19: Snowmobiles.
(2) Section 941.01: Negligent Operation of Vehicle Off Highway.
(3) Section 941.30: Recklessly endangering safety.
D. Statutes specifically incorporated by reference. Whenever this chapter
incorporates by reference specific sections of the Wisconsin Statutes,
such references shall mean the most current edition of the Wisconsin
Statutes as from time to time amended, repealed or modified by the
Wisconsin Legislature.
E. General references. General references in this chapter to Wisconsin
statutory sections or chapters describing or defining procedures or
authority for enactment or enforcement of local traffic regulations
shall be deemed to refer to the most recent enactments of the Wisconsin
Legislature describing or defining such procedures or authorities.
The Village Board shall have the authority to impose special
or seasonal weight limits to prevent the damage to the roadway of
any highway, bridge or culvert within the jurisdiction of the Village
or for the safety of users thereof, and shall be responsible for erecting
signs giving notice thereof, in accordance with § 349.16,
Wis. Stats.
No person shall park or leave standing any motor vehicle in
any private driveway without the permission of the owner or lessee
of the property upon which such driveway is located, whether or not
such driveway is posted to limit or restrict parking.
When official traffic signs indicating such restriction have been erected in accordance with §
8-1-2 of this chapter, no person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle upon any portion of a street, highway or public or private parking facility reserved for vehicles displaying special registration plates or identification cards or emblems issued by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, or for vehicles registered in another jurisdiction, by such other jurisdiction designating the vehicle as one used by a physically disabled person.
No person other than the owner or operator thereof shall remove
a Village parking ticket from a motor vehicle.
When any vehicle is found upon a street or highway in violation of any provision of this chapter, regulating the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles, and the identity of the operator cannot be determined, the owner, as shown by the ownership registration of the vehicle, supplied by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation or a comparable authority of any other state, shall be deemed to have committed the violation for purposes of enforcement of this chapter and, specifically, §
8-1-1 and shall be subject to the applicable forfeiture penalty. The defenses defined and described in § 346.485(5)(b), Wis. Stats., shall be a defense for an owner charged with such violation.
Unless an accident report is prepared by a law enforcement agency,
the operator of every vehicle involved in an accident shall, within
10 days after such accident, file with the Village Police Department
a copy of the report in accordance with § 346.70(2), Wis.
Stats. If the operator is unable to make such report, any occupant
of the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of making such
report shall have the duty to give notice and make the report per
§ 346.70(3), Wis. Stats., and within the provisions and
limitations of § 346.70(4)(f) and § 346.73, Wis.
Stats.
No driver of any vehicle, including motorcycles, all-terrain
vehicles, and bicycles, shall cause, by excessive and unnecessary
acceleration, the tires of such vehicle or cycle to spin and emit
loud noises or to unnecessarily throw stones or grave; nor shall such
driver cause to be made be excessive and unnecessary acceleration
any loud noise as would disturb the public peace.
No person shall permit any motor vehicle in his/her custody
to stand or remain unattended on any street, alley or other public
area, except an attended parking area, unless either the starting
lever, throttle, steering apparatus, gearshift or ignition of the
vehicle is locked and the key for such lock is removed from the vehicle.