[Adopted as § 7.2 of the 2000 Code]
A.
All-night parking prohibited. No person shall park a vehicle on any
street or road within the Village between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
from November 1 through March 31 of each year.
B.
Street storage prohibited. No person shall park a vehicle on any
street or road within the Village at any time for more than 48 continuous
hours without movement. "Movement" is defined as leaving the parking
area completely.
C.
"No parking" posted areas. No person shall, without the permission
of the owner or lessee of any public or private property, leave or
park any vehicles thereon contrary to a posted sign thereon, if there
is, in plain view on such property, a "no parking" sign or a sign
indicating limited or restricted parking.
D.
Discretion of owner or lessee. Owners or lessees of such property
may prohibit parking, may restrict or limit parking, and may permit
parking by certain persons and prohibit it or limit it as to other
persons.
E.
Semitrailers. The parking of semitrailers or trailers that are not
attached to a tow vehicle is prohibited on all streets in the Village.
Motor homes and recreation vehicles may not be parked on any street
in the Village.
F.
Parking for repairs. No repair to motor vehicles of any nature or
of trailers capable of being attached to motor vehicles shall be conducted
on the streets of the Village except for emergency repairs.
G.
Truck parking in residential areas and truck parking on non-heavy
traffic routes and any areas posted (no truck parking) prohibited.
No person shall stop, leave standing or store any of the following
vehicles in a platted residential district, on non-heavy traffic routes
and any areas posted "No Truck Parking," except temporarily when actually
engaged in unloading, loading, rendering a service or in the case
of an emergency. Loading or unloading shall not include picking up
or dropping off personal property or performing personal errands.
(1)
Prohibited vehicles.
(b)
Motor vehicle equipped or used for auto salvage, commonly referred
to as a "wrecker."
(c)
Trailers requiring a license to be operated on the highways, streets or roadways in the state, except as defined in § 264-5A.
(d)
Vehicles commonly referred to as a "semitrailer."
(e)
Vehicles commonly referred to as a "semi-tractor."
(f)
Vehicles requiring an apportioned license.
H.
Parking in parks or parking lots. No person shall park in Village
parks or in Village parking lots without permission from the Village
Police Department. No person shall park so as to interfere with snowplowing.
I.
Obstructing mail deliveries. No person shall park so near a mailbox
as to interfere with the delivery of mail, Monday through Saturday
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Village Administrator or Police Department may reduce the
load limit on any of the roads on the Village when it is determined
the condition or construction of the road warrants such reduction.
The Village Administrator or Police Department shall erect signs and
give notice thereof of any such limitation. This section shall not
apply to vehicles owned by federal or state governments or political
subdivisions thereof, when actually engaged in governmental functions.
The restrictions herein contained shall not prohibit heavy traffic
from using a Village road for the purpose of obtaining, moving or
delivering supplies, commodities or equipment to any place of business
or residence fronting on such road.
[Amended 6-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-09]
A.
No person shall park a trailer on any street, alley, highway or Village
road, or any other public place. A trailer is defined as any coach,
cabin, mobile home, recreational vehicle or other vehicle or structure
intended for or capable of human dwelling or sleeping purposes, mounted
upon wheels or supports or capable of being moved by its own power
or transported by another vehicle. The fact that any such vehicle
or structure is rendered immobile by the removal of its wheels, the
erection of a foundation thereunder, or any other similar alteration,
shall not operate to exclude it from this definition.
B.
Emergency or temporary stopping or parking. Emergency or temporary
stopping or parking is permitted on any street, alley, highway or
Village road for not longer than 24 hours subject to any other regulations
imposed by the traffic and parking regulations or ordinances for that
street, alley, highway or Village road.
C.
Parking or storing on private property. The owner of a trailer may
park or store such trailer on his own property if such trailer is
not used for dwelling or sleeping purposes or in conjunction with
a business involving the sale of trailers.
D.
Trailers used for dwelling purposes. The owner of real property may
use a trailer on his property for dwelling purposes during bona fide
construction of a principal residential building on such property;
provided, however, such trailer use shall not extend for longer than
90 days and terminate no more than seven days following issuance of
the certificate of occupancy for such building. An extension of the
deadline may be requested by the owner of real property and may be
granted by the Chief of Police following Village Board approval.
A.
Definitions. The provisions of § 350.01, Wis. Stats., relating
to definitions regarding snowmobiles, including the reference to other
sections of the Wis. Stats., are hereby adopted and made a part of
this section by reference as if fully set forth herein. A "minibike,"
for the purpose of enforcement of this section, shall be any motor-driven
cycle not equipped pursuant to §§ 347.485 through 347.487,
Wis. Stats., and not registered pursuant to Chapter 341, Wis. Stats.
B.
Operation of snowmobiles, minibikes and go-carts prohibited. No person
shall operate a snowmobile, minibike, or go-cart within the Village
without permission of the Village Board on any of the following property:
(1)
Any public street or alleyway, excepting the driving directly across
such street or alleyway at an angle as close to 90° thereto as
possible, and then only after stopping and yielding the right-of-way
to all vehicles approaching on such street or alleyway. Snowmobiles
are permitted to travel along Village highways outside of the roadway.
(2)
Any public sidewalk.
(3)
Any public park.
(4)
Any public parking lot or mall.
(5)
Any public property.
C.
Operation on private premises restricted. No person shall operate
a snowmobile or minibike on any private property within the Village
not owned or controlled by such operator without the express consent
and permission of the owner of such property.
D.
Operator age regulations.
(1)
No person 12 years of age or younger shall operate a snowmobile within
the Village unless accompanied on the vehicle by a person 18 years
of age or older.
(2)
No person under the age of 16 years shall drive a snowmobile or minibike
across any street or alleyway within the Village unless accompanied
by a person 18 years of age or older.
(3)
No person under the age of 17 years shall operate a snowmobile or
minibike within the Village between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m.
E.
Equipment during darkness. No person shall operate a snowmobile or
minibike during the hours of darkness if such vehicle is not equipped
with a continuously lighted headlight and taillight.
F.
Miscellaneous prohibitions. No person shall operate a snowmobile
or minibike in the following manner:
(1)
At a rate of speed that is unreasonable or improper under the circumstances.
(2)
In any careless way so as to endanger the operator, any other person,
or any property of another.
(3)
While under the influence of intoxicating liquor, fermented malt
beverages, narcotics or other drugs.
(4)
In such a way that the exhaust of the motor makes excessive smoke
or excessive and unusual noise.
(5)
Without a functioning or sufficient muffler.
(6)
On the private property of another without the consent of the owner
or lessee; failure to post private property does not imply consent
for snowmobile use. Any other motor-driven craft or vehicle principally
manufactured for off-highway use shall at all times have the consent
of the owner before operation of such craft or vehicle on private
lands.
(7)
Between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when within 150 feet
of a dwelling at a rate of speed exceeding 10 miles per hour.
(8)
In any forest nursery, planting area or on public lands posted or
reasonably identified as an area of forest or plant reproduction when
growing stock may be damaged.
(9)
On the frozen surface of public waters within 100 feet of a person
not in or upon a vehicle or within 100 feet of a fishing shanty unless
operated at a speed of 10 miles per hour or less.
(10)
On a slide, ski, or skating area except for the purpose of serving
the area, crossing at places where marked, or after stopping and yielding
the right-of-way.
(11)
On or across a cemetery, burial ground, school, or church property
without the consent of the owner.
G.
Owner responsibility. No owner or other person having charge or control
of a snowmobile or minibike shall knowingly authorize or permit any
person to operate or use a snowmobile or minibike in violation of
this section or authorize or permit any person to operate or use such
a vehicle when such person is reasonably likely to endanger the person
or property of another because of his incapacity by reason of any
physical or mental disability or impairment.
H.
Wisconsin statutes incorporated by reference. Any provision of §§ 350.02
through 350.19, Wis. Stats., not previously specifically set forth
herein, describing and defining regulations with respect to snowmobiles
and their operation for which the penalty is a forfeiture, including
penalties to be imposed and procedure for prosecution, is hereby adopted
by reference and made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth
herein. Any acts required to be performed or prohibited by any statute
incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited by this
chapter.
A.
No person shall abandon any vehicle within the Village and no person
shall leave any vehicle at any place within the Village for such time
and under such circumstances as to cause such vehicle reasonably to
appear to have been abandoned.
B.
Leaving of wrecked, nonoperating vehicle on street. No person shall
leave any partially dismantled, nonoperating, wrecked or junked vehicle
on any street or highway within the Village.
C.
Disposition of wrecked or discarded vehicles. No person in charge
or control of any property within the Village, whether as owner, tenant,
occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall allow any partially dismantled,
nonoperating, wrecked, junked or discarded vehicle or vehicle which
is not licensed, has an invalid license or does not possess a current
license, to remain on such property, except this subsection shall
not apply with regard to a vehicle in an enclosed building, a vehicle
on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place
and manner, when necessary to the operation of such business enterprise
or a vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained
in a lawful place and manner by the Village.[1]
D.
Impounding. The Chief of Police, Village Administrator or their designee
may remove or have removed any vehicle left at any place within the
Village which reasonably appears to be in violation of this section
or lost, stolen or unclaimed. Such vehicles shall be impounded until
lawfully claimed or disposed of in accordance with § 66.0139,
Wis. Stats.
A.
The Chief of Police, Village Administrator or their designee shall
procure, erect and maintain appropriate standard traffic signs, signals
and markings conforming to the rules of the State Department of Transportation
giving notice of the provisions of this chapter as required by state
law. Signs shall be erected in such locations and in such manner as
the Village Board determines will best effect the purposes of this
chapter and give adequate warning to users of the streets and highways.
B.
Removal of unofficial signs and signals. The Chief of Police, Village
Administrator or their designee shall have the authority granted by
§ 349.09, Wis. Stats., and shall order the removal of a
sign, signal, marking or device placed, maintained or displayed in
violation of this chapter or § 346.41, Wis. Stats. Any charge
imposed on any premises for removal of an illegal sign, signal or
device shall be reported to the Village Board at its next regular
meeting for review and certification.
C.
Avoiding intersection or traffic control device. No person shall
drive across or upon a sidewalk, driveway, parking lot or private
property or otherwise drive off a roadway in order to avoid an intersection
or traffic control device.
A.
Prohibited. No person shall cause or provoke disorderly conduct with
a motor vehicle or cause a disturbance or annoy one or more persons
within the Village by use of any motor vehicle including, but not
limited to, an automobile, truck, motorcycle, minibike or snowmobile.
B.
Definition. Disorderly conduct with a motor vehicle means engaging
in violent, abusive, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct,
including, but not limited to, unnecessary, deliberate or intentional
spinning of wheels, squealing of tires, revving of engine, blowing
the horn, causing the engine to backfire or the vehicle, while commencing
to move or in motion, to raise one or more wheels off the ground.
No person who does not hold a valid driver's license shall operate
a motor vehicle in any public or private parking lot held out for
use for parking for the general public.[1]
B.
Deposit.
(1)
Any person arrested for a violation of this chapter may make a deposit
of money as directed by the arresting officer at the police station
or at the office of the Clerk of the Municipal Court or by mailing
the deposit to such places. The arresting officer or the person receiving
the deposit shall notify the arrested person, orally or in writing,
that:[2]
(a)
If the person makes a deposit for a violation of a traffic regulation,
the person need not appear in court at the time fixed in the citation
and the person will be deemed to have tendered plea of no contest
and submitted to a forfeiture and penalty assessment, a jail assessment
if required by § 302.46(1), Wis. Stats., plus any applicable
fees prescribed in Ch. 814, Wis. Stats., not to exceed the amount
of the deposit that the court may accept as provided in § 345.37,
Wis. Stats.
(b)
If the person fails to make a deposit for a violation of a traffic
regulation or appear in court at the time fixed in the citation, the
court may enter a default judgment finding the person guilty of the
offense or issue a warrant for his arrest.
(2)
The amount of the deposit shall be determined in accordance with
the deposit schedule established by the Wisconsin Judicial Conference
and shall include the penalty assessment, a jail assessment if required
by § 302.46(1), Wis. Stats., and court costs. If a deposit
schedule has not been established, the arresting officer shall require
the alleged offender to deposit the forfeiture established by the
Chief of Police, which shall include the penalty assessment. Deposits
for nonmoving violations shall not include the penalty assessment.[3]
(3)
The arresting officer or the person receiving the deposit shall issue
the arrested person a receipt therefor as required by § 345.26(3)(b),
Wis. Stats.
C.
Petition to reopen judgment. Whenever a person has been convicted
in this state on the basis of a forfeiture of deposit or a plea of
guilty or no contest and the person was not informed as required under
§ 345.27(1) and (2), Wis. Stats., the person may, within
60 days after being notified of the revocation or suspension of the
operating privilege, petition the court to reopen the judgment and
grant him an opportunity to defend on merits. If the court finds that
the petitioner was not informed as required under § 345.27(1)
and (2), the court shall order the judgment reopened. The court order
reopening the judgment automatically reinstates the revoked or suspended
operating privilege.
D.
Nonmoving violation and registration program. Pursuant to the provisions
of § 345.28(4), Wis. Stats., the Village elects to participate
in the nonmoving traffic violation and registration program of the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation and pay the costs established
by the Department under § 85.13, Wis. Stats.; such costs
shall, in turn, be assessed against persons charged with nonmoving
traffic violations. The Village Attorney shall be responsible for
complying with the requirements set forth in § 345.28(4),
Wis. Stats.
Pursuant to § 814.65(1), Wis. Stats., the Municipal
Judge shall collect a fee for court costs in Municipal Court actions.
[Added 3-5-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-02]
A.
Snow emergency parking by regulations. Upon the declaration of a
snow emergency by the Village Administrator, in consultation and conjunction
with the Director of Public Works and the Chief of Police, regulations
necessary to make effective the provisions of this section shall be
made.
(1)
When it becomes necessary to effectuate the effective movement
of vehicles and to plow snow or ice from streets which, because of
the accumulation of snow or ice thereon, causes such a hindrance to
traffic as constitutes an emergency unless the snow or ice is promptly
removed, the Village Administrator or a designated subordinate, after
consultation with the Director of Public Works, Fire Chief and Chief
of Police, shall, by appropriate public media, declare the beginning
of an emergency and the application of emergency snow parking regulations,
which regulations shall remain in force and effect until lifted by
the Village Administrator or a designated subordinate. For the purpose
of this section, the accumulation of snow or ice on any streets or
area sufficient for the application of emergency regulations herein
shall be such accumulation of snow and ice that hinders the safe movement
of traffic hereon or that impedes the ability of emergency vehicles
and public transportation vehicles to travel safely and expeditiously
over such streets or areas.
(2)
When necessary for the clearing, repairing, removal and plowing
of snow or ice from any street or for other emergency or special conditions
as declared, the Director of Public Works and Chief of Police or designated
subordinates are hereby authorized to make and carry out regulations
and procedures sufficient to effectively cope with such emergency
or special conditions to include:
(a)
Making temporary regulations directing traffic and regulating
parking;
(b)
Restrictions prohibiting parking on any street during the hours
of the snow emergency, or any part thereof;
(c)
Such other and further regulations and restrictions as to traffic
and parking as may be designated as necessary.
(3)
Whenever a snow emergency exists as declared herein and any
motor vehicle or object shall remain on the street or public parking
lot in violation of this section, it may be removed by or under the
direction of the police or Public Works Department after one of such
departments has attempted to notify the owner to remove such vehicle
and it has not been removed. Any costs related to the removal of said
vehicle shall be borne by the owner of the motor vehicle.
B.
Parking emergency. Upon the declaration of a parking emergency by
the Village Administrator, in consultation and conjunction with the
Director of Public Works and the Chief of Police, regulations necessary
to make effective the provisions of this section shall be made.
(1)
When it becomes necessary to effectuate the effective movement
of vehicles and relocation of residents, due to a natural or man-made
event, which, causes such a hindrance to traffic as constitutes an
emergency, the Village Administrator or a designated subordinate,
after consultation with the Director of Public Works, Fire Chief and
Chief of Police, shall, by appropriate public media, declare the beginning
of an emergency and the application of emergency parking regulations,
which regulations shall remain in force and effect until lifted by
the Village Administrator or a designated subordinate. For the purpose
of this section, the presence of motor vehicles on any streets or
area sufficient for the application of emergency regulations herein
shall be such accumulation of motor vehicles that hinders the safe
movement of traffic hereon or that impedes the ability of emergency
vehicles and public transportation vehicles to travel safely and expeditiously
over such streets or areas.
(2)
When necessary for the declaration of a parking emergency, the
Director of Public Works and Chief of Police or designated subordinates
are hereby authorized to make and carry out regulations and procedures
sufficient to effectively cope with such emergency or special conditions
to include:
(a)
Making temporary regulations directing traffic and regulating
parking;
(b)
Restrictions prohibiting parking on any street during the hours
of the snow emergency, or any part thereof;
(c)
Such other and further regulations and restrictions as to traffic
and parking as may be designated as necessary.
(3)
Whenever a parking emergency exists as declared herein and any
motor vehicle or object shall remain on the street or public parking
lot in violation of this section, it may be removed by or under the
direction of the police or Public Works Department after one of such
departments has attempted to notify the owner to remove such vehicle
and it has not been removed. Any costs related to the removal of said
vehicle shall be borne by the owner of the motor vehicle.
C.
This section shall supersede all other parking regulations in force
or posted on any street. Enforcement of this section shall not require
posting on affected streets.
