[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Gresham as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as § 7.12 of the prior Code]
A. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the statutory provisions describing and defining regulations with respect to snowmobiles in the following enumerated sections of the Wisconsin statutes are hereby adopted by reference and made part of this article as if fully set forth herein. Acts required to be performed or prohibited by such statutes are required or prohibited by this article, as follows:
(1) 
Section 350.01, Definitions.
(2) 
Section 350.02, Operation of Snowmobiles on or in the Vicinity of a Highway.
(3) 
Section 350.03, Right of Way.
(4) 
Section 350.04, Snowmobile Races, Derbies and Routes.
(5) 
Section 350.045, Public Utility Exemption.
(6) 
Section 350.047, Local Ordinances to be Filed.
(7) 
Section 350.05, Operation by Youthful Operators Restricted.
(8) 
Section 350.055, Safety Certification Program Established.
(9) 
Section 350.07, Driving Animals.
(10) 
Section 350.08, Owner Permitting Operation.
(11) 
Section 350.09, Head Lamps, Tail Lamps and Brakes, etc.
(12) 
Section 350.10, Miscellaneous Provisions for Snowmobile Operation.
(13) 
Section 350.101 to 350.107, Operating a snowmobile while intoxicated prohibited.
(14) 
Section 350.12, Registration of Snowmobiles; trail use stickers.
(15) 
Section 350.13, Uniform Trail Signs and Standards.
(16) 
Section 350.15, Accidents and Accident Reports.
(17) 
Section 350.17, Enforcement.
(18) 
Section 350.18, Local Ordinances.
(19) 
Section 350.19, Liability of Landowners.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The operator of a snowmobile upon a roadway shall, in addition to the provisions of Ch. 350, Wis. Stats., be subject to §§ 346.04, 346.06, 346.11, 346.14(1), 346.18, 346.19, 346.20, 346.21, 346.26, 346.27, 346.33, 346.35, 346.37, 346.39, 346.40, 346.44, 346.46, 346.47, 346.48, 346.50(1)(b), 346.51, 346.52, 346.53, 346.54, 346.55, 346.87, 346.88, 346.89, 346.90, 346.91, 346.92(1), 346.94(1) and (9), and 346.215(3), Wis. Stats.
No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any public right-of-way in any public park, golf course or on any other public right-of-way or on any other public municipal property in the Village except upon the following designated snowmobile routes and trails:
A. 
Routes. All side streets in the Village except for CTH A, CTH G and CTH U and Main Street.
B. 
Trails. Operation of snowmobiles on marked trails is authorized in designated public parks, golf courses and recreational areas, subject to approval of the Village Board. The Park Superintendent or Operations Manager and the Chief of Police are directed and authorized to procure, erect and maintain appropriate snowmobile route, trail and limit signs and markers approved by the State Department of Natural Resources under § 350.13, Wis. Stats.
C. 
No person shall fail to obey any route or trail sign, marker or limit erected in accordance with this article.
A. 
Speed. No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any public street within the Village at a speed in excess of 10 miles per hour at any time.
B. 
Unattended snowmobiles. No person shall leave or permit a snowmobile to remain unattended on any public highway or public property while the motor is running or with the starting key in the ignition.
No person shall operate a snowmobile on any sidewalk, pedestrianway or mall within the Village except as specifically authorized by § 250-2 above or for the purpose of crossing to obtain immediate access to an authorized area of operation.
No person shall operate or ride upon a snowmobile on a lake at any time or place when such operation has been declared unsafe by the Police Department. The Police Chief is authorized and directed to procure, erect and maintain signs and markers giving notice that such restrictions are in effect at all public access points on any lake.
No owner or person having charge or control of a snowmobile shall authorize or permit any person to operate such snowmobile who is not permitted under state law to operate such snowmobile or who is under the influence of an intoxicant or a dangerous or narcotic drug.
Section 346.63, Wis. Stats., shall apply to the operation of a snowmobile any place within the Village.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a forfeiture as provided in § 1-3 of this Code.
Pursuant to § 350.047, Wis. Stats., the Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to send a copy of this article to the Department of Natural Resources and the County Sheriff's Department.
[Adopted 11-14-2017]
The Village of Gresham, Shawano County, adopts the following, all-terrain vehicle ordinance for the operation of all-terrain (ATV) and utility terrain (UTV) vehicles upon all designated roadways of the Village.
A. 
This article is created pursuant to Village authority, as authorized by § 23.33(8)(b), Wis. Stats.
B. 
The applicable provisions of § 23.33, Wis. Stats., regulating ATV/UTV operation pursuant to routes, are adopted.
The following roads are designated as routes:
A. 
All signed Village streets.
As a condition for the use of these designated routes, the following conditions shall apply to all operators (and passengers);
A. 
All ATV/UTV operators shall observe posted roadway speed limits.
B. 
All ATV/UTV operators shall ride single file.
C. 
All ATV/UTV operators shall slow the vehicle to 10 mph or less when operating within 150 feet of a dwelling.
D. 
Routes must be signed in accordance with § NR 64.12(7)(c), Wis. Adm. Code.
E. 
All ATV/UTV operators must stay on the paved portion of streets/roads. No riding on the shoulder of the roads or sidewalks.
F. 
All ATV/UTV operators must be 16 years of age or older.
G. 
ATV/UTVs can only be operated from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on designated Village streets/roads; starting April 1 until 11:30 p.m.
The Village of Gresham Village Board gives the authority to enforce this article to the State of Wisconsin Highway Patrol, Shawano County Sheriff's Department, Stockbridge Munsee Tribal Police, Village President or his designee, and/or the Village Board of Trustees or its designee, and any other enforcement authority as allowed by Wisconsin Statutes.
Wisconsin state all-terrain and utility terrain vehicle penalties, as found in § 23.33(13)(a), Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference.
The Village of Gresham accepts no liability for the operation of ATV/UTVs on any Village streets/roads under the provisions of this article.
The provision of this article shall be deemed severable, and it is expressly declared that the Village would have passed the other provisions of this article irrespective of whether or not one or more provisions may be declared invalid. If any provision of this article or the application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the article and the application of such provisions to other person's circumstances shall not be deemed affected.
This article shall take effect upon passage and publication and can be reviewed by the Board at its discretion. A copy of this article and any revisions thereto shall be sent by the Village Clerk to the Department of Natural Resources, the Shawano County Sheriff's Department and any other law enforcement agency serving in the Village of Gresham jurisdiction.