[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Edgerton 3-1-1993 by Ord. No. 2-93 (Ch. 9 of the 1993 Municipal Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, all
provisions of Chs. 340 through 348 and 350, Wis. Stats., describing
and defining regulations with respect to vehicles and traffic, and
snowmobiles, for which the penalty is a forfeiture only, including
penalties to be imposed and procedures for prosecution, as permitted
by Ch. 349, Wis. Stats., are hereby strictly adopted and by reference
made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein. In addition,
any existing or future changes, modifications, amendments, or additions
made to the provisions to Chs. 340 through 348 and 350, Wis. Stats.,
existing prior to or subsequent to the enactment of this chapter are
as if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or
prohibited by any statute incorporated herein by reference is required
or prohibited by this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
There is also hereby adopted by reference in its entirety Ch.
Trans 305, Standards for Vehicle Equipment, Wis. Adm. Code, and any
changes, amendments, or additions made thereto.
A.
No person shall stop or leave any vehicle standing or parked in any
of the following places, except temporarily for the purpose of and
while actually engaged in loading or unloading or in receiving or
discharging passengers and while the vehicle is attended by a licensed
operator so that it may promptly be moved in case of an emergency
or to avoid obstruction of traffic:
(1)
In a loading zone, as designated by an official traffic sign.
(2)
In an alley in a business or commercial district, except for the
sole purpose of loading or unloading. Said loading or unloading shall
be restricted to no more than 10 minutes.
(3)
Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, unless a greater distance is indicated
by an official traffic sign.
(4)
Within four feet of the entrance to an alley or a private road or
driveway.
(5)
Closer than 15 feet to the near limits of a crosswalk.
(6)
Upon any portion of a highway, roadway or thruway where and at the
time when parking is prohibited, limited or restricted by official
traffic signs, by official markings on the roadway, highway or thruway,
or curb markings indicating no parking.
(7)
Upon any bridge in the City of Edgerton.
(8)
Upon any sidewalk or any terrace area in the City, said terrace area
being the area between the sidewalk and the curb on any street or
highway.
(9)
Upon any street or highway in any area which has been designated
and marked with signs or barriers by the Police Department or the
Public Works Department indicating no parking due to snow removal
or other purposes. Said signs or barriers indicate that a snow emergency
exists until such time as the snow is removed and the signs or barriers
are taken down, or that other circumstances exist which prohibit parking
until such time as the barriers are removed. The parking prohibition
of this section shall control over any other ordinance which might
conflict in anyway.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(10)
Winter parking regulations.
(a)
Upon any street or highway during a snow event. A snow event
is the period of time during and after any snowfall until after the
snow from said street or highways has been removed or plowed to the
curbline. Any vehicles parking or left standing in violation of this
section may be ticketed and/or removed by or under the direction of
the City of Edgerton Police Department or Public Works Department.
The expense of any such removal may be charged to the owner of the
vehicle. Removal of said vehicle shall not prevent prosecution under
this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(b)
Snow emergency, as determined by the City, shall be effective
when official traffic signs have been placed or erected at or reasonably
near the corporate limits of Edgerton on all state or county trunk
highways and connecting highways.
(11)
General parking restrictions are posted on signs located on
all state or county trunk highways and connecting highways entering
the corporate City limits.
B.
There are also designated parking zones which includes all future
restricted or limited parking as directed by the Public Safety Committee
and/or Public Works Director and recorded by the Public Works Director.
All limited or restricted parking zones shall be posted indicating
the particular prohibition, limitation, or restriction.
C.
Municipal parking lot and public park restrictions.
(2)
Parking restrictions for all municipal parking lots from November
1 to April 1 shall be as follows:
(a)
All vehicles parked overnight in any municipal parking lot shall
be parked in designated areas until snow is removed from the remaining
portion of the lot.
(b)
Cars parked overnight, where allowed, must be removed from the
overnight parking areas to the plowed area on the lot, or on a plowed
street, within 24 hours of snow removal.
(c)
Overnight parking in these areas is on a first-come-first-served
basis. If all available parking spaces are filled, it is the vehicle
owner's responsibility to find other suitable parking.
(d)
Any vehicles parked or left standing in violation of this section
may be removed by or under the direction of the City Police Department
or Public Works Department. The expense of any such removal may be
charged to the owner of the vehicle. Said removal of the vehicle shall
not prevent prosecution under this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
(3)
There shall be no parking from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. in any public
park except during special events as designated by the City. Parking
in public parks is prohibited in these areas as designated by signs
or other official markings.
D.
Restrictions on truck, trailer, bus, motor home, recreational vehicle,
and other related vehicle parking.
(1)
Semitruck tractors with trailers are prohibited from parking on City
streets and in public parking areas except while loading and unloading.
(2)
Recreational vehicles, semi-tractors, and vehicles over 25 feet in
length are prohibited from parking on City streets and public parking
lots for more than two hours.
(3)
Semitrailers, campers, boats, or other trailers or machinery which
are disconnected from their tractors are prohibited from parking on
City streets or in public parking areas.
(4)
Except for a reasonable amount of time for loading and unloading,
trucks, semi-tractors, refrigeration trailers or other similar vehicles
shall not be left parked on any private property, street, or parking
area with the motor running for more than an hour.
E.
Parking for physically disabled person.
(1)
Section 346.503, Wis. Stats., and all amendments thereto, is hereby
adopted regarding parking spaces for motor vehicles used by a physically
disabled person.
(2)
In addition to the number, designation, and location of the parking
space(s), and that there is a traffic sign designating the same, the
owner or lessee subject to the requirements of this section shall
paint the surface of said parking stall in blue paint with the appropriate
white wheelchair insignia.
(3)
Any violation of this section shall be subject to a fine in accordance
with § 375-13B along with court costs and fees thereto.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
F.
Locational prohibitions of off-street parking areas. See § 450-37G(3) for off-street parking prohibitions and § 450-57B for penalties.
[Added 6-21-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-07]
The following streets and highways are designated as one-way
streets, and all traffic thereon shall proceed in the direction set
forth by traffic signs erected thereon.
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Name of Street
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St. Joseph's Circle
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Head Street
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Barberry Lane
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Elm High Drive in front of the elementary school and the east
side of the high school
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[Amended by Ord. No. 02-06]
Stop signs and yield signs shall be placed at all locations
in the City designated by the Public Safety Committee and/or Director
of Public Works as necessary for the safe control of traffic and for
the protection of pedestrians and other citizens. All persons operating
a vehicle shall stop or yield at said signs in the manner provided
in Ch. 346, Wis. Stats.[1]
All streets, highways and thruways in the City of Edgerton are
designated as 25 mph speed zones except as set forth below. No person
shall drive any vehicle in excess of 25 mph unless a different limit
is indicated by official traffic signs as set forth below.
C.
The following school zones are 15 mph speed zones, or such speed
as is otherwise posted, and during posted hours or at those times
when children are going to and from school or are playing within the
sidewalk area at or about the school:
(1)
Albion Street.
(2)
Elm High Drive.
(3)
Blaine Street from Randolph Street to Bel Aire Drive.
(4)
St. Joseph's Circle.
(5)
Randolph Street.
(6)
Ridgeway to Elm High Drive to Albion Street.
(7)
Stoughton Road from IKI Drive to Maple Court.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. II)]
[Amended by Ord. No. 00-13]
The Public Works Director and/or Public Safety Committee is
hereby authorized and directed to place and maintain appropriate traffic
signs, signals, devices, "no parking" signs, roadway and curb markings,
lane markings, and other appropriate signs or markings. Said traffic
signs or markings shall be placed/maintained at such locations and
manner as to give adequate warning to users of the street, alley,
highway, or thruway in question. Said signs or markings shall be placed
in an area reasonably close to the conduct regulated, restricted,
or prohibited so as to be seen by a reasonably observant person.
A.
Class B highways designated. All streets and highways, including alleys, within the City of Edgerton are hereby designated Class B highways and shall be subject to the weight limitations imposed by Ch. 348, Wis. Stats., except for those streets designated as a heavy traffic route set forth in Subsection B.
B.
Heavy traffic route (also known as "truck route"). The following streets or highways are hereby designated as a heavy traffic route (truck route) and permit the operation of trucks or other vehicles which are prohibited under the provisions of § 375-9A:
C.
Trucks or vehicles limited to operation on heavy traffic routes (truck
routes) are permitted to operate on restricted streets and highways
for the sole purpose of obtaining orders for supplies or moving or
delivering supplies or commodities to or from any place of business
or residence which has an entrance on such street or highway; however,
any vehicles traveling thereon shall operate on said heavy traffic
route (truck route) as much as possible in going to or from any place
of business or residence.
D.
All heavy traffic routes (truck routes) shall be marked with appropriate
signs giving notice thereof.
A.
Ch. 350, Wis. Stats., and all subsequent changes, modifications or
amendments thereto, are strictly adopted and by reference made a part
of this chapter as if fully set forth herein.
B.
No person may operate a snowmobile upon any street, highway or thruway
in the City of Edgerton, except to drive directly across the street,
highway, or thruway and only after stopping and yielding the right-of-way
to all vehicles approaching on the roadway, unless said street, highway
or thruway has been designated an official snowmobile trail by the
City of Edgerton and is so marked.
C.
No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any street, highway or
thruway in the City of Edgerton other than to drive directly across
the sidewalk, but only after stopping and yielding the right-of-way
to pedestrians or other parties approaching on said sidewalk.
D.
No person shall drive or operate a snowmobile in any park, cemetery,
or upon any City property within the City of Edgerton except upon
official snowmobile trails designated and marked by the City of Edgerton
and at such times and under such conditions as shall be designated
by the Director of Public Works for the City of Edgerton. It shall
be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile within said designated
areas at any time or under any conditions as prohibited by official
postings or official signs.
E.
No person shall operate a snowmobile upon approved routes in the
City of Edgerton between the hours of 12:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
F.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any snowmobile
to leave said snowmobile unattended while the motor is running or
with the keys to start the same in the ignition.
G.
No person shall operate a snowmobile and no person shall ride as
a passenger at any time on any snowmobile when more than three persons
are upon said snowmobile, and no person operating said snowmobile
shall be allowed to tow passengers on a toboggan, sleigh or other
device which does not have a permanent hitch for attachment to the
snowmobile.
H.
No person shall operate a snowmobile while under the influence of
alcoholic beverages or controlled substances, or a combination thereof,
under the influence of any other drug to a degree which renders him/her
incapable of operating a snowmobile, or under the combined influence
of alcoholic beverages and any other drug which renders him/her incapable
of safely operating a snowmobile.
I.
No person shall operate a snowmobile on the private property of another
without the consent of the owner of lessee. Failure to post private
property does not imply consent for snowmobile use.
J.
Any official snowmobile trails adopted by the City of Edgerton which
include private property not owned by the City of Edgerton shall be
created for a period of time not exceeding one year and shall require
that the owners, lessees, or their agents of all private property
involved file with the City written permission and a written easement
granting to the City permission to use said property for purposes
of creating a snowmobile trail and releasing the City from any and
all liability resulting from the operation of snowmobiles on said
private property.
A.
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE
DISABLED MOTOR VEHICLE
MOTOR VEHICLE
PERSON
Definitions for the purpose of this section, the following definitions
shall be applicable:
Any motor vehicle which, through disuse or failure to be
used, remains in one location for a period of 48 hours or more when
physically located on a public street or highway or on public property,
or for five days or more when located on private property and within
the ordinary public view or the view of neighboring persons or property
owners, or a motor vehicle which has been reported as stolen to any
law enforcement agency, or a motor vehicle which does not have affixed
thereto a current motor vehicle license, shall be designated as an
abandoned motor vehicle. A motor vehicle shall not be considered an
abandoned motor vehicle when it is out of ordinary public view or
the view of neighboring persons or property owners, or when designated
as not abandoned by a duly authorized official of the City of Edgerton
pursuant to this chapter.
Any motor vehicle which has been junked, wrecked, damaged,
or from which parts, accessories, or equipment have been removed so
that the same is not capable and cannot be operated in its then current
condition safely and legally upon any street or highway.
As defined in Ch. 340, Wis. Stats.
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or a association.
B.
No person shall cause any motor vehicle to become abandoned or disabled
and to remain in one location for a period of 48 hours or more on
a public street or public property or for five days or more or upon
the complaint of any property owner when located on private property
in the ordinary public view or in the view of neighboring persons
or property owners.
(1)
Penalty. Any abandoned or disabled motor vehicle is deemed to constitute a public nuisance, subject to abatement, and may be removed and impounded as provided herein in Subsection B(3) along with the imposition of a penalty as provided under § 375-13D.
(2)
Exemptions. This section will not apply to any automobile sales or
repair business operating in a properly zoned area for such business,
and provided that there is upon such premises an inside storage area
sufficient to accommodate four or more motor vehicles at one time.
Such exempt business shall include auto junkyards, auto repair shops
or accessory, parts, tire and/or battery sales stores.
(3)
Enforcement and removal.
(a)
Any vehicle in violation of this section is subject to removal
and impoundment as set forth herein.
(b)
The owner of any vehicle in violation of this section and/or
the owner of any property on which said vehicle is located shall be
given written notice from the City stating that a violation of this
section has occurred and that said owner is directed to abate the
condition. "Owner" refers to owner of the vehicle or owner of the
property on which said vehicle is located. The notice shall be in
writing and sent by certified mail to the owner of record as such
owner can be ascertained by the exercise of reasonable diligence,
and also to the owner of the private property as showed on the tax
assessment record for the City of Edgerton. Said notice shall give
the owner of the motor vehicle and of the private property 72 hours
to abate the violation. No person, after having received notice that
a violation has occurred, may move the vehicle to any other street,
public property or private property on which the location of the vehicle
would constitute a violation of this section.
(c)
If a violation is not corrected by the expiration of the 72
hour notice herein specified, the Police Department shall place a
notice in a conspicuous place on the motor vehicle and on the property
where the vehicle is located specifying that unless the vehicle is
removed to a lawful place of storage within 48 hours following the
affixing of the notice, the vehicle will be removed under authority
of this section. The notice shall indicate the date and time the notice
is placed.
(d)
If said vehicle is not removed within the period affixed, the
Chief of Police or any member of the Edgerton Police Department designated
by him is hereby authorized to cause said vehicle to be removed to
a suitable place of impoundment. If removed, said vehicle shall be
impounded and disposed of pursuant to § 342.40, Wis. Stats.
The owner of any abandoned or disabled motor vehicle except a stolen
vehicle is responsible for any and all costs of impounding and disposing
of the vehicle, including towing and storage charges, in addition
to any fines or forfeitures imposed as a result of a conviction for
a violation of this section of the Code of City of Edgerton.
This section is adopted pursuant to the authority set forth
in § 349.26, Wis. Stats., and adopted for the protection
of the public health, benefit and welfare of the City.
A.
Definitions and requirements:
(1)
Neighborhood electric vehicles (NEV) means a self-propelled 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 for low-speed
vehicles as adopted in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
for "low-speed vehicles" under 49 CFR 571.3(b) and 571.500.
(2)
NEVs shall be four-wheeled and have a speed range of at least 20
miles per hour and not more than 35 miles per hour on a paved surface
and have a gross vehicle weight at rest of less than 2,500 pounds.
NEV does not include an electric golf cart and shall be equipped with
the following:
(a)
Headlamps.
(b)
Front and rear turn signals.
(c)
Stop lamps.
(d)
Reflex reflectors: one red on each side as far to the rear as
practicable, and one red on the rear (three total).
(e)
An exterior mirror mounted on the driver's side and either an
exterior mirror on the passenger side or an interior rearview mirror.
(f)
Parking brakes.
(g)
A windshield that conforms to the requirements of the federal
motor vehicle safety standard on glazing materials (49 CFR 571.205).
(h)
A vehicle identification number (VIN) that complies with federal
law (49 CFR 565).
(i)
A Type 1 or Type 2 seatbelt assembly conforming to 49 CFR 571.209
and Federal Motor Safety Standard No. 209, for each designated seating
position.
(j)
Meets the general test conditions under 49 CFR 571.50056.
B.
Permitted users of neighborhood electric vehicles. To use a NEV on
City streets meeting the criteria set forth in Subsection A(1)(a),
the individual driver must have a valid Wisconsin driver's license.
C.
Permitted use of neighborhood electric vehicles on City streets. Any driver meeting the requirements of § 375-12B may operate a licensed NEV on the City streets having a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less. Headlamps must be on at all times during operation on City streets.
D.
Operation of neighborhood electric vehicles. NEVs shall comply with all state and local traffic laws, including but not limited to §§ 375-1 and 375-2 of this chapter, and owners and operators of NEVs shall be subject to citations and forfeitures for any such violation. Electrical cords, connections, or other charging devices shall not cross public land such as a sidewalk, terrace, street, etc.
E.
License. Neighborhood electric vehicles shall be licensed by the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
F.
Enforcement. Any person who violates any provision of this section
shall be subject to forfeiture as provided in this chapter.
G.
Severability. If any portion of this section, or its application
to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the validity of this
section as a whole, or any other provision herein and its application
to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.
A.
Any person violating § 375-1, 375-2, 375-9 or 375-10, as said section conforms to provisions of Chs. 340 through 348 and 350, Wis. Stats., shall forfeit an amount that will conform to the forfeitures for violation of the comparable state statute, including any variations or increases enacted subsequent to the passage of this chapter.
B.
Parking penalty. Any person who shall violate § 375-3 shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $200, together with costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of any forfeiture together with costs of payment, may be confined to the county jail until forfeiture and costs are paid, but not exceeding five days, or may have their driver's license suspended or the court may impose any other penalty as provided by state statute.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
D.
Failure to pay any forfeiture together with the cost of prosecution
and other costs added thereon within the time set for said payment
by the Municipal Court of the City of Edgerton may result in imprisonment
in the county jail until said forfeiture and costs are paid but not
exceeding 60 days or may have their driver's license suspended or
the court may impose any other penalty as provided by state statute.
Each day shall constitute a separate violation.
School bus operators shall use flashing red warning lights in
a residence or business district when pupils or other authorized passengers
are to be loaded or unloaded at a location at which there are no traffic
signals. And such persons must cross the street or highway before
loading or after being unloaded.[1]
