A. 
Twenty-four-hour limitation. No person, firm or corporation shall park or leave standing any automobile, truck, tractor, trailer or vehicle of any description on any public street or public parking lot owned by the City for a period of 24 or more consecutive hours in the same location at any time, except that where more restrictive parking limits have been established, the more restrictive limits shall apply. Where a vehicle has a valid disabled parking identification permit on display, such vehicle may remain parked on any public street or parking lot owned by the City for a period of up to 72 consecutive hours in the same location. When any law enforcement officer shall find a vehicle standing upon a public street or parking lot in violation of the provisions of this section, they are authorized to move such a vehicle or to require the operator in charge thereof to move such vehicle to a position permitted under this chapter. The law enforcement officer may cause said vehicle to be removed to a proper impoundment and storage area within the City where storage space is available, and in such case, the owner shall pay the costs of removing said vehicle and the storage fees on said vehicle before he may recover the possession thereof.
B. 
Posted limitations.
1. 
The Common Council may designate certain streets or portions of streets as no parking or no stopping or standing zones or as zones for parking by physically handicapped persons and may limit the hours in which the restrictions apply. The City shall mark, by appropriate signs or yellow curbing, each zone so designated in accordance with the provisions of § 349.13, Wis. Stats.
2. 
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a law enforcement officer or traffic control device, no person shall stop or park a vehicle in an established no stopping or standing zone when stopping or standing is prohibited. No vehicle shall be parked in a no parking zone during hours when parking is prohibited or where there is yellow curbing, except as permitted by state law or elsewhere by this Code of Ordinances.
3. 
The Chief of Police and/or City Engineer shall have the authority to restrict the turning or movement of heavy traffic and to impose special weight limitations on any highway or portions thereof which, because of the weakness of the roadbed due to deterioration or climatic conditions or other special or temporary conditions, would likely be seriously damaged or destroyed in the absence of any restrictions on heavy traffic movement or special weight limitations.
4. 
No prohibition, restriction or limitation on parking or restriction on movement or turning of heavy traffic and imposition of special weight limits is effective unless official traffic control devices or yellow curbing have been placed or erected indicating the particular prohibition, restriction or limitation.
5. 
After the parking limitations on any given street have expired, any change of location of not more than one stall following expiration of the parking period allowed shall be and constitute a violation of this division.
C. 
Parking restrictions generally. All enactments of the Common Council prohibiting parking of vehicles on designated streets, or parts thereof, or prescribing parking time limit or the manner of parking vehicles thereon, are incorporated into this chapter by reference thereto, and shall be as effective as if fully set forth herein. The City Clerk shall keep a separate record of all such enactments, including any amendments or additions thereto.
D. 
Parking restrictions on school grounds.
1. 
Pursuant to § 118.105, Wis. Stats., the following regulations shall apply to the grounds of the Onalaska School District located within the City of Onalaska:
a. 
Parking. All parking on any grounds of the Onalaska School District from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. shall be restricted to areas designated for parking by the School Board. When signs are erected by the School Board giving notice of such restrictions, all persons shall park only in areas designated and signed for visitor parking. All parking on grounds of the Onalaska School District from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. shall be by permit only and shall be restricted to areas designated for parking by the District Board. When signs are erected by the School Board giving notice of such restrictions, no person shall park a motor vehicle in an area other than one for which they shall have been issued a permit or without displaying a valid permit. There shall be no parking on said grounds between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except when school functions extend past 11:00 p.m.; on such nights, there shall be no parking one hour after the function has concluded.
b. 
Vehicles prohibited at specified times. No person shall at any time operate a motor vehicle, other than a school bus or emergency vehicle, in or upon any drive designed for buses only by sign during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and during the hours of 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on any weekday during the months school is in session.
E. 
Alternate-side parking restrictions.
[Amended 3-8-2022 by Ord. No. 1725-2022]
1. 
A system of alternate-side parking is hereby established for the City of Onalaska. Between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., vehicles shall be parked only on even-numbered sides of the streets on those nights with an even calendar date and on odd-numbered sides of the streets on those nights with an odd calendar date, except where parking is prohibited on one side of the street for the entire block immediately across from a residence or building. Where parking is prohibited on one side of the street for an entire block or more directly across from a residence or building, vehicles may be parked on that permitted side nightly, excluding corner properties. Where there are no house numbers on either side of the block, the north side of the street (for east/west streets) or the west side of the street (for north/south streets) are considered odd and the south side of the street (for east/west streets) or the east side of the street (for north/south streets) are considered even.
2. 
Any vehicle which receives more than nine citations for alternate-side parking violations in any alternate-side parking season (December 1 through March 15) shall be towed for each violation after the ninth violation that season.
3. 
This section shall not apply to any federal or state highway system within the City of Onalaska.
4. 
Signs shall be erected on all highways and town roads leading into the City, at the boundaries of the City, stating "Alternate parking required and enforced from December 1 through March 15."
5. 
"Nights," as used in this section, shall mean the period between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
F. 
Parking reserved for vehicles with disabled parking permits. When official traffic signs indicating such restriction have been erected in accordance with Section 10.01.13 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.
G. 
Unlawful removal of parking citations. No person other than the owner or operator thereof shall remove a City parking ticket from a motor vehicle.
A. 
Temporary parking restrictions. The City Engineer, by written order, may establish temporary no-parking regulations on any street or municipal parking lot within the City, when road construction, water main break, snow or other similar condition requires such regulations for the safe movement of vehicular traffic. Any such regulation shall not be effective unless official traffic signs or markers have been placed stating the particular prohibition. The City Engineer shall, as soon as practicable, notify the Chief of Police, or their designee, of any such regulation. Temporary parking regulations established pursuant to this subsection shall supersede any other parking restriction which may be in conflict.
B. 
Temporary parking restrictions for special events. Pursuant to the provisions of § 349.13, Wis. Stats., the Chief of Police is authorized to direct that temporary no-parking signs be erected by the City Engineer during parades, festivals and other authorized events that require the regulating of vehicle stopping, standing or parking on City roadways. The temporary regulation shall be limited to the time the event exists or is likely to exist.
A. 
Parking prohibited. No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended and whether temporarily or otherwise, in any of the following places:
1. 
Within an intersection;
2. 
On a crosswalk or within 15 feet to the near limits of a crosswalk;
3. 
On a sidewalk or boulevard area at any time, except when parking in such place is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers or parking meters. "Boulevard or sidewalk area" describes the area between the sidewalk and the nearest curbline running parallel or generally parallel thereto or in the absence of a sidewalk approximately 10 feet beyond the curbline;
4. 
Alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruction when such stopping or standing would obstruct traffic or when pedestrian traffic would be required to travel in the roadway;
5. 
On the roadway side of any parked vehicle unless double parking is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers;
6. 
Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station;
7. 
Upon any portion of a highway where and at the time when stopping or standing is prohibited by official traffic signs or yellow curbing indicating the prohibition of any stopping or standing;
8. 
In any place or manner so as to obstruct, block or impede traffic;
9. 
Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, unless a greater distance is indicated by an official traffic sign;
10. 
Upon any portion of a highway where and at the time when parking is prohibited, limited or restricted by official traffic signs;
11. 
Upon any bridge;
12. 
Within 50 feet of the nearest rail or a railroad crossing;
13. 
Upon any street or highway within the City limits any vehicle which faces a direction different from the direction of normal traffic flow for the lane in which said vehicle is parked, stopped or standing.
B. 
Parking in driveways. 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 which such driveway is located, whether or not such driveway is posted to limit or restrict parking.
C. 
Vehicles not to block private drive, alley or fire lane. No vehicle shall, at any time, be parked so as to unreasonably restrict the normal access to any private drive, alley or fire lane. Said access shall be deemed to be unreasonably restricted if any vehicle is parked within four feet of either side of said access. Upon discovery by a law enforcement officer or upon complaint by the owner of any such blocked drive, alley or fire lane, the Chief of Police may order said vehicle towed from such position at the risk and expense of the owner of said vehicle.
D. 
Parking vehicle for repair prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle on any street, alley, public right-of-way or municipal parking lot in the City for the purpose of repairing said vehicle.
E. 
Angle parking. Angle parking diagonally is prohibited on all the streets, alleys and highways of the City except in the places where vehicle parking markers indicate that the same is permissible. All vehicles shall park parallel to and within one foot of the curb except where streets and parking lots are so marked for angle parking.
A. 
Leaving keys in vehicle. No person shall permit any motor vehicle 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, gear shift or ignition of the vehicle is locked and the key for such lock is removed from the vehicle. Whenever any law enforcement officer shall find any vehicle standing with the key in the ignition in violation of this section, such officer is authorized to remove such key from the vehicle and deliver the key to the Police Department for safe custody.
B. 
Parking vehicles with motor running. No person shall park or leave standing any motor vehicle with the motor or refrigerator unit running for more than 30 minutes within 300 feet of any residence within the City between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
C. 
Unattended motorized machinery. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to permit any construction, compaction, earth grading or farm machinery which is self-propelled and moves upon the surface of the earth and which is owned or controlled by them to stand for any period of time unattended without locking the ignition system or otherwise rendering said machinery inoperable so as to prevent any person unauthorized by the owner or individual in control thereof from starting said machinery.
A. 
Tow-away zone policy.
1. 
Certain portions of the public highways and streets within the City of Onalaska shall be designated as tow-away zones. These tow-away zones shall encompass areas of no stopping, no standing, no parking, loading zones, bus stops, cab stands, one-way street parking limitation, alley parking limitations, parking reserved for handicapped persons and parking with definite time limits of all types. The Common Council shall designate tow-away zones. The City Engineer shall arrange for the erection of the official signs, markers and/or pavement painting. The placing of such signs, markers and/or painting of the pavement shall be evidence of the existence of the regulation, and it shall be unlawful to fail to comply with said signs or pavement markings.
2. 
Whenever any law enforcement officer finds a vehicle standing upon a highway, alley or public ground in violation of a prohibition, limitation or restriction on stopping, standing or parking provisions of this chapter, said officer is authorized to move said vehicle or to require the operator in charge thereof to move such vehicle to a position where parking is not prohibited.
3. 
The Police Department may remove such vehicles either with its own facilities or by the employment of towing cars from private garages, and such vehicles may be ordered stored by the Police Department in any storage garage or rental parking ground.
4. 
Whenever any law enforcement officer shall find a vehicle stopped upon the highways listed and designed as tow-away zones, during such time as said tow-away provision is in effect, and thereby in violation of this chapter, the officer is authorized and directed to cause the same to be removed by said towing company as may be designated by the Police Department and stored by the Police Department in any storage garage or rental parking ground until the owner shall represent to the towing company a release from the Police Department, authorizing the towing company to turn the vehicle over to the operator or owner thereof.
5. 
The provisions of this section shall apply to such streets and at such times as tow-away zones are established.
6. 
Whenever any vehicle has been towed away under this section and has not been redeemed by the owner thereof for a period of 10 days from the day of the violation, it will be deemed an abandoned vehicle and disposed of as provided for.
A. 
No person owning or having control of any truck, trailer, truck power unit, motor home, camper, commercial vehicles for hire, tractor, school bus, motor bus or recreation vehicle in excess of 12,000 pounds gross weight, or over 18 feet in length, or having an enclosed area of a height of more than eight feet from the roadway shall drive or park the same on any City street or highway for more than a total of two hours, whether consecutive or not, in any twenty-four-hour period. The provisions of this subsection shall not be deemed to prohibit the lawful parking of such equipment upon any street, avenue or public way in the City for the actual loading or unloading of goods, ware or merchandise; providing, however, the loading and unloading, as used in this section, shall be limited to the actual time consumed in such operation. The Common Council may designate specific truck parking zones.
B. 
No person owning or having control of any boat, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, camper, or a trailer for any of these recreational units, or a utility trailer shall park such unit on any public street.
C. 
Any vehicle unlawfully parked under Subsection A above may be removed from the street by order of the Chief of Police, and the expense of so moving and storing such vehicle shall be paid by the operator or owner of said vehicle as a fine in addition to the penalties hereafter prescribed.
A. 
Unlicensed operators prohibited. No person who does not hold a valid operator's license shall operate a vehicle in any public parking lot or ramp or in any private parking lot or ramp held out for the use of parking for the general public.
B. 
Traffic regulations applicable. All provisions of Division 1 of this chapter and of the Wisconsin Statutes and laws incorporated herein by reference shall be applicable on any public parking lot or ramp and on any private parking lot, road or ramp held out for use for the general public for parking or vehicular traffic.
A. 
Hazard to public safety. Any vehicle parked, stopped or standing upon a highway or public parking lot or ramp in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is declared to be a hazard to traffic and public safety.
B. 
Removal by operator. Such vehicle shall be removed by the operator in charge, upon request of any law enforcement officer, to a position where parking is permitted or to a private or public parking or storage premises.
C. 
Removal by law enforcement officer. Any law enforcement officer, after issuing a citation for illegal parking, stopping or standing of an unattended vehicle in violation of this chapter, is authorized to remove such vehicle to a position where parking is permitted.
D. 
Removal by private towing service.
1. 
Removal from public property. The officer may order a motor carrier holding a permit to perform vehicle towing services, a licensed motor vehicle salvage dealer or a licensed motor vehicle dealer who performs vehicle towing services ("towing service") to remove and store such vehicle in any public storage garage or rental parking grounds or any facility of the person providing the towing services.
2. 
Removal from posted private property. A towing service may, at the request of a private property owner who has posted private no-parking signs in compliance with § 349.13, Wis. Stats., as may be amended, remove and store such vehicle at the facility of the towing service.
3. 
Removal from nonposted private property. A towing service may, at the request of a private property owner who has not posted private no-parking signs in compliance with Wisconsin Statutes on their property, remove and store such vehicle only after a citation for illegal parking has been issued by a law enforcement officer.
4. 
Notification to the Police Department. Prior to removal of a vehicle from private property in the City, the towing service shall provide the City of Onalaska Police Department with notice, by electronic mail, of the following information:
a. 
Name and telephone number of the towing service.
b. 
Make and model of the vehicle being removed.
c. 
The license plate number of the vehicle being removed, unless license plates are not attached to the vehicle.
d. 
The vehicle identification number of the vehicle being removed, unless the vehicle identification number is not visible through the vehicle windshield adjacent to the left windshield pillar.
5. 
Towing and storage charges. In addition to other penalties provided in this chapter, the owner or operator of a vehicle so removed shall pay the actual cost of moving, towing and storage. If the vehicle is towed or stored by a towing service, actual charges regularly paid for such services shall be paid including a municipal services fee as set forth on the City of Onalaska Fee Schedule which shall be paid to the towing service and remitted by the towing service to the City of Onalaska. If the vehicle is stored in a public storage garage or rental facility, customary charges for such storage shall be paid. Upon payment, a receipt shall be issued to the owner of the vehicle for the towing or storage charge.
A. 
Storage prohibited. No person owning or having custody of any partially dismantled, nonoperable, wrecked, junked or discarded motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to remain on any public highway, parking lot or ramp longer than 24 hours after notification thereof by the Police Department. Notification shall be accomplished by placing in a conspicuous place on the vehicle and by mailing or serving upon the owner or occupant in charge of the premises a written notice setting forth briefly the applicable provisions of this section and the date of the notice. Any vehicle so tagged which is not removed within 24 hours after notice is declared to be a public nuisance and may be removed as provided in Title 12.
B. 
Exemptions. This section shall not apply to a motor vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner authorized by the City.