[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Neillsville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Title 8, Ch. 1, of the 1985 Code]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
Statutes adopted. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Code, the statutory provisions in Chs. 340 to 348, Wis. Stats., 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 article 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 article. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications of the statutory regulations in Chs. 340 to 348, Wis. Stats., incorporated herein are intended to be made part of this article in order to secure to the extent legally practicable uniform statewide regulation of vehicles and traffic on the highways, streets and alleys of the State of Wisconsin.
B. 
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 article shall be as provided in Chs. 340 to 348, Wis. Stats., and the penalty for violation thereof shall be limited to a forfeiture as hereinafter provided in this article:
(1) 
Sections 350.01 through 350.19, Snowmobiles.
(2) 
Section 941.01, Negligent Operation of Vehicle (off highway).
(3) 
Section 941.30, Recklessly endangering safety.
C. 
General references. General references in this article 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.
A. 
Duty of Director of Public Works to erect and install uniform traffic control devices. Whenever traffic regulations created by this article, including a State of Wisconsin traffic regulation adopted by reference in § 405-1, require the erection of traffic control devices for enforcement, the Director of Public Works or his/her designee shall procure, erect and maintain uniform traffic control devices conforming to the Uniform Traffic Control Device Manual promulgated by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, giving notice of such traffic regulation to the users of the streets and highways on which such regulations apply. Whenever State law grants discretion to local authorities in erecting or placement of a uniform traffic control device, devices shall be erected in such locations and in such a manner as in the judgment of the Director of Public Works or his/her designee will carry out the purposes of this article and give adequate warning to users of the streets and highways of the City of Neillsville.
B. 
Code numbers to be affixed to official traffic control devices. The Director of Public Works or his/her designee shall cause to be placed on each official traffic control sign, a guide board, mile post, signal or marker erected under Subsection A a code number assigned by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and shall also place or direct the placing of code numbers on all existing official traffic control devices as required by the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
C. 
Prohibited signs and markers in highways. No person, other than an officer authorized by this article to erect and maintain official traffic control devices or his/her designee, shall place within the limits of any street or highway maintained by the City of Neillsville any sign, signal, marker, mark or monument unless permission is first obtained from the Public Works Department or, where applicable, the State Department of Transportation. Any sign, signal, marker, mark or monument placed or maintained in violation of this subsection shall be subject to removal as provided in Subsection D.
D. 
Removal of unofficial signs, markers, signals and traffic control devices. The Chief of Police or his/her designee may remove any sign, signal, marking or other device which is placed, maintained or displayed in violation of this article or state law. Any charge imposed against premises for removal of a prohibited or illegal sign, signal, marking or device shall be reported by the Chief of Police or his/her designee to the Common Council for review and certification at its next regular meeting following the imposition of the charge. Any charge not paid on or before the next succeeding November 15 shall be placed upon the tax roll for collection as other special municipal taxes.
E. 
Official traffic map.
(1) 
Official traffic map established. There is hereby established for the City of Neillsville an Official Traffic Map, dated July 1, 1984, upon which is indicated as of said date, all existing stop signs, arterial intersections, yield signs, speed zones and school crossings and for which the laws of the State of Wisconsin require the erection or use of official traffic control devices to enforce such restrictions or limitations. All such restrictions and limitations set forth on said Official Traffic Map are hereby ratified and affirmed.
(2) 
Additions to map. The Common Council may from time to time make additions to or deletions from the Official Traffic Map and the Chief of Police shall keep such Official Traffic Map current. Every addition to said Official Traffic Map made after July 1, 1984, shall indicate the number of the authorizing ordinance or resolution and the date the appropriate official traffic control device was erected, and every deletion shall indicate the number of the authorizing ordinance or resolution.
(3) 
Map to be maintained. A copy of the Official Traffic Map shall be maintained and displayed in the City Hall. The Chief of Police shall make appropriate authorized changes on said map within three working days after the appropriate official traffic control device is erected or removed, as the case may be.
(4) 
Violations prohibited. When official traffic control devices giving notice of the restrictions, prohibitions and limitations shown on the Official Traffic Map are erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this section, a violation of the restriction, prohibition or limitation shown on the Official Traffic Map shall be a violation of the provisions of this article.
Motor vehicles shall be operated at:
A. 
A speed not in excess of 15 miles per hour when children are present or are playing within the sidewalk area or at or about the playground: Prospect Street, lying between 11th and 12th Streets and 12th Street, lying between Prospect Street and Johnson Street.
B. 
A speed not in excess of 15 miles per hour when children are present or are playing or skiing from State Street on East 2nd Street for a distance east 800 feet.
C. 
A speed not in excess of 15 miles per hour on all streets located within City parks.
[Amended 9-23-1986 by Ord. No. 870; 6-11-2013 by Ord. No. 1040; 10-13-2015 by Ord. No. 1051]
A. 
Seventy-two hour limitation. No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle on any street in the City of Neillsville for a period of 72 or more consecutive hours in the same location at any time. When any police officer shall find a vehicle standing upon a street in violation of the provisions of this section, he/she is authorized to move such a vehicle or to require the operator in charge thereof to move such vehicle to a position permitted under this article. The police 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/she may recover the possession thereof.
B. 
Posted limitations. No person shall park or cause to be parked, except physicians on emergency calls, on any street in the City of Neillsville in violation of the hours as posted on the signs placed at or reasonably near the corporate limits of the City of Neillsville in accordance with the provisions of § 349.13, Wis. Stats.
C. 
Restricted parking on streets. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to leave unattended any automobile, truck or other vehicle on the streets of the City of Neillsville between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. between the following dates: November 15 and April 15 of each year; and on the following streets during the period of April 15 to November 15: Grand Avenue from 7th Street to 4th Street, West Street from 7th Street to 4th Street, Hewett Street from 7th Street to 4th Street, Court Street from 7th Street to 4th Street, State Street from 7th Street to 4th Street, 4th Street from State Street to Grand Avenue, 5th Street from State Street to Grand Avenue, 6th Street from State Street to Grand Avenue, 7th Street from State Street to Grand Avenue.
D. 
Post office parking. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle in front of the U.S. Post Office located on Hewett Street during those hours when the U.S. Post Office is open to the public, except persons who are using the postal facilities and only during the use thereof.
E. 
School term parking. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle on East 5th Street between State Street and East Street, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., and 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday while school is in session.
Every operator of a vehicle approaching an intersection at which an official traffic control device is erected in accordance with this article shall obey the direction of such official traffic control device as required by the Wisconsin Statutes incorporated by reference in § 405-1 of this article. Operators of vehicles approaching a stop sign shall stop before entering a highway as required by § 346.46, Wis. Stats. Operators approaching intersections at which a yield sign has been installed shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles as required by § 346.18(6), Wis. Stats.
[Amended 7-10-2001 by Ord. No. 983]
No person owning or having control of any truck, trailer, truck power unit, tractor, bus or recreation vehicle in excess of 10,000 pounds gross weight, or over 20 feet in length, or having an enclosed area of a height of more than 12 feet from the roadway, shall park same upon any street, avenue or public way in the City between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Only one hour of total parking will be allowed between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The provisions of this section 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, wares 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, however, designate specific truck parking zones.
A. 
Special limits. The Director of Public Works shall have the authority to impose special or seasonal weight limits to prevent injury to the roadway of any highway, bridge or culvert within the jurisdiction of the City of Neillsville or for the safety of users thereof and shall be responsible for erecting signs giving notice thereof in accordance with § 349.16, Wis. Stats.
B. 
Weight limits in parks. A weight limitation is hereby established on all streets in City parks of 8,000 pounds.
C. 
Weight restriction on Grand Avenue. A weight limitation is hereby established on Grand Avenue in said City from Division Street to Fourth Street of 18,000 pounds.
[Added 6-25-1985 by Ord. No. 858; amended 5-13-1997 by Ord. No. 946; 9-25-2001 by Ord. No. 990; 8-12-2003 by Ord. No. 998; 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 1064]
Except for locations for which a parking permit has been issued, no operator of a motor vehicle shall park such vehicle for a period greater than three hours between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for each day of the week except Saturday and Sunday or legal holidays in the following designated areas:
A. 
4th Street lying between West and Hewett Streets.
B. 
The north side of 4th Street lying between Hewett and State Streets.
C. 
5th Street lying between Clay Street and a point 1056 feet east of State Street.
D. 
6th Street lying between Grand Avenue and Huron Street.
E. 
7th Street lying between Grand Avenue and Hewett Street.
F. 
Hewett Street lying between 4th and 8th Streets.
G. 
Court Street, lying between 4th and 5th Streets; the east side of Court Street between 5th and 6th Streets; and Court Street, lying between 6th Street and its terminus to the north.
H. 
State Street, lying between 4th and 5th Streets, and lying between 6th Street and its terminus to the north.
I. 
Grand Avenue between 4th and 8th Streets.
J. 
Upper level of the Municipal Parking Lot.
K. 
Lower Level of the Municipal Parking Lot.
L. 
Sniteman Town Square Parking Lot located at 5th and Hewett Streets.
M. 
East library parking lots.
[Added 8-22-2017 by Ord. No. 1055]
A. 
Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to this section:
PEDESTRIAN
Shall have the meaning as set forth in § 340.01(43), Wis. Stats., and currently defined as any person afoot or any person in a wheelchair, either manually or mechanically propelled, or other low-powered, mechanically propelled vehicle designed specifically for use by a physically disabled person, but does not include any person using an electric personal assistive mobility device.
SIDEWALK
Shall have the meaning as set forth in § 340.01(58), Wis. Stats., and currently defined as that portion of a highway between the curblines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, constructed for use of pedestrians.
B. 
Obedience of traffic control devices. No person shall fail to obey the instructions of any uniform traffic control device when traveling as a pedestrian on any highway or City owned right-of-way within the City unless otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer.
C. 
Use of sidewalks. Where sidewalks are provided, no pedestrian shall move, walk, run or otherwise travel along and upon an adjacent roadway, alleyway or other City owned right-of-way except when the sidewalk is visibly unsafe, obstructed or closed to public travel. Where sidewalks are provided but wheelchair access is not available, disabled persons may move along and upon an adjacent roadway until they reach an access point in the sidewalk.
D. 
No sidewalk available. Where a sidewalk is not provided adjacent to a roadway, each pedestrian walking along and upon such roadway shall move, walk, run or otherwise travel only on the shoulder thereof and as far as practicable from the edge of such roadway. Where neither a sidewalk nor a shoulder adjacent to a walkway is provided each pedestrian traveling along and upon such roadway shall move, walk, run or otherwise travel as near as practicable to an outside edge of such roadway and if such roadway carries motor vehicle traffic traveling in opposite directions each pedestrian walking along and upon such roadway shall move, walk, run or otherwise travel only upon the left side of such roadway so as to face oncoming traffic.
E. 
Pedestrians to yield to motor vehicles. No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb, sidewalk, crosswalk or any other place of safety adjacent to or upon a roadway and move, walk, run or otherwise travel into the path of a vehicle which is so close to such pedestrian as to constitute an immediate hazard to such pedestrian.
F. 
Penalties. Violation of any portion of this section shall be subject to § 1-5, General penalty, of the City of Neillsville Code of Ordinances.
[Amended 8-8-1989 by Ord. No. 893; 8-8-1989 by Ord. No. 894; 8-9-1994 by Ord. No. 921; 3-13-2001 by Ord. No. 978]
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.
(3) 
On a sidewalk or sidewalk area, except when parking in such place is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers or parking meters.
(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 indicating the prohibition of any stopping or standing.
(8) 
In any place or manner so as to obstruct or hinder 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) 
On the west side of Hewett Street from the O'Neill Creek Bridge to 18th Street.
(13) 
On the west side of Black River Road, from where it begins to 21st Street.
(14) 
On the south side of 4th Street between State Street and the school district property there shall be no parking. Parking shall be allowed on the north side of this section of 4th Street.
B. 
Angle parking. Angle parking or parking diagonally is prohibited on all the streets, alleys and highways of the City of Neillsville, except where vehicle parking markers indicate that the same is permissible.
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. No person shall park or leave standing any motor vehicle closer than three feet to a driveway entrance or in any way block the ingress or egress to the driveway.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
A. 
Parking during snow removal. No person shall park, place or leave standing any automobile, truck or other vehicle on any street or public way after one hour from the time such area has been designated and marked with signs or barriers by an agent of the City indicating no parking due to snow removal. The Common Council hereby declares that an emergency exists during and following a snow storm until the snow from the storm has been removed; therefore, this subsection shall be controlling over any other ordinance which might in any way conflict.
B. 
Street maintenance. Whenever it is necessary to clear or repair a City roadway or any part thereof, the Department of Public Works shall post such highways or parts thereof with signs bearing the words "No Parking - Street Maintenance Work." Such signs shall be erected at least two hours prior to the time that street maintenance work is to be commenced. No person shall park a motor vehicle in violation of such signs.
When official traffic signs indicating such restriction have been erected in accordance with § 405-2 of this article, 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.
When any vehicle is found upon a street or highway in violation of any provision of this article 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 article and specifically § 405-1 and shall be subject to the applicable forfeiture penalty, provided the defenses defined and described in § 346.485(5)(b), Wis. Stats., shall be a defense for an owner charged with such violation.
The operator of every vehicle involved in an accident involving damage to property shall immediately file with the City Police Department or the Clark County Sheriff's Department a copy of the report required by § 346.70 of the Wisconsin Statutes, if any. 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 comply with this section. Such reports shall be subject to the provisions and limitations of §§ 346.70(4)(f) and 346.73, Wis. Stats.
[Amended 4-14-1998 by Ord. No. 955; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 346.48(2)(b) and 349.21(1), Wis. Stats., adopted by reference in § 405-1 to the contrary:
A. 
All school bus operators operating a school bus in a residence or business district in the City of Neillsville must use flashing red warning lights on the bus when pupils or other authorized passengers are to be loaded or unloaded at locations at which there are no traffic signals and such persons must cross the street or highway before being loaded or after being loaded.
B. 
This provision shall not require the use of flashing red warning lights in the City of Neillsville by school bus operators when pupils or other authorized passengers are loaded or unloaded directly from or onto the school grounds or that portion of the right-of-way between the roadway and the school grounds in a zone designated by "school" warning signs as provided in § 118.08(1), Wis. Stats., or its successor provisions in which a street or highway borders the grounds of the school.
C. 
Any school bus driver violating this article by not using flashing red warning lights on the bus as required by this article may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300.
D. 
Any person operating a vehicle which approaches from the front or the rear any school bus which has stopped on a street or highway in the City of Neillsville when the bus is equipped according to § 347.25(2), Wis. Stats., or its successor provisions and when it is displaying flashing red warning lights shall stop the vehicle not less than 20 feet from the bus and shall remain stopped until the bus resumes motion or the operator extinguishes the flashing red warnings lights. This provision does not apply to operations of vehicle proceeding in the opposite direction on a dividend highway. Failure to comply with this provision may subject the person to a forfeiture of $30 to not more than $300.
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 § 405-1 of this article 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 or ramp held out for the use of the general public for parking or vehicular travel.
[Added 9-10-1990 by Ord. No. 898; amended 6-24-2003 by Ord. No. 997]
A. 
Unnecessary noise prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner which shall make or cause to be made any loud, disturbing or unnecessary sounds or noises such as may tend to annoy or disturb another in or about any public or private area in the City or to unnecessarily use a vehicle horn or other electronic sounding device emitted from any motor vehicle.
B. 
Unnecessary smoke prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner which shall make or cause to be made any smoke, gases or odors which are disagreeable, foul or otherwise offensive which may tend to annoy or disturb another in or about any public or private area in the City of Neillsville.
C. 
Unnecessary acceleration prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner which shall make or cause to be made any stones, gravel, soil, dirt, water, snow, slush, ice, rubber or any other debris to be thrown by the wheels of such motor vehicle upon the person or property of any person in the City or for the driver to make any unusual moves, turns, or stops with a motor vehicle or any sudden veering of a vehicle to alarm or disturb any pedestrian traffic or other vehicular traffic.
D. 
Avoidance of traffic control device prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner as to leave the roadway and travel across private property to avoid an official traffic control device, sign or signal.
E. 
Operation in restricted area prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner as to leave the roadway and park, stop or travel upon or across any public or private property, parking lot, driveway or business service area for any purpose except the official conduct of business located on said property without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property. This section shall specifically include but not be limited to:
(1) 
City park property;
(2) 
School properties;
(3) 
Medical facilities;
(4) 
Funeral homes;
(5) 
Service stations;
(6) 
Grocery stores;
(7) 
Restaurants;
(8) 
Financial institutions; and
(9) 
Other similar-type businesses with service driveways or drive-up or drive-through facilities.
F. 
Stopping and parking prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to stop or park a motor vehicle in any manner on any public or private property or parking lot contrary to a regulatory sign posted thereon which may permit parking by certain persons and limits, restricts or prohibits parking as to other persons without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property. Any vehicle parked in violation of this section may be removed or towed by the property owner at the vehicle owner's expense.
G. 
Use of compression (jake) brakes prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle equipped with compression brakes to downshift and release the clutch to utilize the vehicle's engine to slow in order to meet proper speed restrictions within the City. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that said compression brakes were applied in an emergency and were necessary for the protection of persons and or property.
A. 
Hazard to public safety. Any vehicle parked, stopped or standing upon a highway in violation of any of the provisions of this article 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 traffic officer, to a position where parking is permitted or to a private or public parking or storage premises.
C. 
Removal by traffic officer. Any traffic officer, after issuing a citation for illegal parking, stopping or standing of an unattended vehicle in violation of this article, is authorized to remove such vehicle to a position where parking is permitted.
D. 
Removal by private service. 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 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.
E. 
Towing and storage charges. In addition to other penalties provided in this article, the owner or operator of a vehicle so removed shall pay reasonable cost of moving, towing and storage. If the vehicle is towed or stored by a private motor carrier, motor vehicle salvage dealer or licensed motor vehicle dealer, actual charges regularly paid for such services shall be paid. 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 72 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 § 405-20.
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.
[Amended 7-10-2001 by Ord. No. 983]
A. 
Leaving keys in vehicle. 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, gear shift or ignition of the vehicle is locked and the key for such lock is removed from the vehicle.
B. 
Parking vehicles with motor running. No person shall park or leave standing any motor vehicle used for commercial purposes, with the motor or refrigerator unit running for more than five minutes within 100 feet of any residence within the City between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
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 him/her, 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. 
Administrative regulations adopted. The following administrative rules and regulations adopted by the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and published in the Wisconsin Administrative Code, exclusive of any provisions therein relating to the penalties to be imposed, are hereby adopted by reference and made part of this article as if fully set forth herein.
Ch. Trans 146, Vehicle Registration and Fuel Trip Permits [penalties of § 341.04, Wis. Stats., apply]
Ch. Trans 305, Standards for Motor Vehicle Equipment
Ch. Trans 326, Motor Carrier Safety Requirements for Transportation of Hazardous Materials
Ch. Trans 300, Transportation of School Children
Ch. Trans 304, Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem
B. 
Non-compliance prohibited. No person shall operate or allow to be operated on any highway, street or alley within the City a vehicle that is not in conformity with the requirements of Subsection A or the provisions of § 110.075 and Ch. 347, Wis. Stats., incorporated by reference in § 405-1 of this article.
C. 
Owner's liability. Any owner of a vehicle not equipped as required by this section who knowingly causes or permits such vehicle to be operated on a highway in violation of this section is guilty of the violation the same as if he/she had operated the vehicle. The provisions of § 347.04, Wis. Stats., relating to non-applicability of demerit points, shall apply to owners convicted of violation of this section.
D. 
Safety checks.
(1) 
Operators to submit to inspection. When directed to do so by any law enforcement officer, the operator of any motor vehicle shall stop and submit such vehicle to an inspection and such tests as are necessary to determine whether the vehicle meets the requirements of this section, or that the vehicle's equipment is in proper adjustment or repair. No person, when operating a motor vehicle, shall fail to stop and submit such vehicle to inspection when directed to do so by any law enforcement officer as herein provided.
(2) 
Authority of officer. Any law enforcement officer of the City is hereby empowered whenever he/she shall have reason to believe that any provision of this section is being violated to order the operator of the vehicle to stop and to submit such vehicle to an inspection with respect to brakes, lights, turn signals, steering, horns and warning devices, glass, mirrors, exhaust systems, windshield wipers, tires and other items of equipment.
(3) 
Vehicle to be removed from highway. Whenever, after inspection as provided by this section, a law enforcement officer determines that a vehicle is unsafe for operation, he/she may order it removed from the highway and not operated, except for purposes of removal and repair, until the vehicle has been repaired as directed in a repair order. Repair orders may be in the form prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of Transportation under § 110.075(5), Wis. Stats., and shall require the vehicle owner or operator to cause the repairs to be made and return evidence of compliance with the repair order to the department of the issuing officer within the time specified in the order.
E. 
Penalty. Penalty for violation of any provision of this section, including the provisions of the Wisconsin Administrative Code incorporated herein by reference, shall be as provided in Subsection C of this section, together with the costs of prosecution and applicable penalty assessment.
[Amended 1-28-2000 by Ord. No. 1060]
It shall be unlawful to operate any mini-bike, go-kart or other motor-driven craft or vehicle principally manufactured for off-highway use on the City streets, alleys, parks, parking lots, or on any public lands or private lands or parking lots held open to the public, except as follows: 1) all-terrain vehicles and utility-terrain vehicles, which are covered elsewhere in this article; 2) lawn mowers; and 3) golf carts as allowed by state statute. The operator shall at all times have the consent of the owner before operation of such craft or vehicle on private lands.
[Amended 8-29-1988 by Ord. No. 886; 7-23-2002 by Ord. No. 993]
Pursuant to the provisions of § 118.105, Wis. Stats., the following regulations shall apply to the grounds of the Neillsville School District located within the City:
A. 
High school parking. All parking on any grounds of the Neillsville School District 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 designated areas. There shall be no parking on said grounds between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except when school functions begin before 6:00 a.m. or extend past 11:00 p.m.; in the latter case, parking will be permitted until one hour after the function has concluded.
B. 
Speed limits. No person shall at any time operate a motor vehicle upon any Neillsville School District grounds at a speed in excess of 10 miles per hour.
C. 
Vehicles prohibited at specified times. No person shall at any time operate a motor vehicle, other than a school bus and emergency vehicle, in or upon any drive designated for buses only, as posted, during the hours of 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and during the hours of 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on any weekday during the months school is in session.
D. 
One-way traffic during school session. Willow Street from the north line of the intersection of East 2nd Street, as it now exists, north to the end of the public right-of-way on said Willow Street, will be one-way for northbound traffic ONLY during the hours of 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. when school is in session.
A. 
Forfeiture penalty. The penalty for violation of any provision of this article shall be a forfeiture as hereafter provided, together with court costs and fees prescribed by § 814.63(1) and (2) or 814.65(1), Wis. Stats., the penalty assessment for moving traffic violations and the driver improvement surcharge imposed by §§ 757.05 and 346.655, Wis. Stats., where applicable. Payment of the judgment and applicable court costs, fees, assessments and surcharges may be suspended by the sentencing court for not more than 60 days. Any person 18 years of age or older who shall fail to pay the amount of the forfeiture, court costs, any penalty assessment or driver surcharge or other penalty imposed for violation of any provision of this article may, upon order of the court entering judgment therefor and having jurisdiction of the case, be imprisoned until such forfeiture, costs and assessments are paid, not exceeding 90 days.
B. 
Other sanctions.
(1) 
By court. Nothing herein shall preclude or affect the power of the sentencing court to exercise additional authorities granted by the Wisconsin Statutes to suspend or revoke the operating privileges of the defendant, order the defendant to submit to assessment and rehabilitation programs or to attend traffic safety school in addition to payment of a monetary penalty or in lieu of imprisonment.
(2) 
By municipality. No person who has been convicted of a violation of any provision of this article shall be issued a license or permit by the City Clerk-Treasurer, except dog license, until the forfeiture imposed for such violation and any penalty assessment, court costs and fees or surcharge is paid.
C. 
Forfeitures for violation of moving traffic regulations. Forfeitures for violations of any moving traffic regulation set forth in the Wisconsin Statutes adopted by reference in § 405-1 shall conform to the forfeiture penalty permitted to be imposed for violations of the comparable Wisconsin Statute, including any variations or increases for subsequent offenses; provided, however, that this subsection shall not be construed to permit prosecution under this article for any offense described in Chs. 341 to 348, Wis. Stats., for which an imprisonment penalty or fine may be imposed upon the defendant.
D. 
Forfeitures for non-moving violations.
(1) 
Forfeitures for uniform statewide parking, stopping and standing offenses. Minimum and maximum forfeitures for violation of non-moving traffic regulations adopted by reference in § 405-1 as described in Chs. 341 to 348, Wis. Stats., shall be as provided for the comparable state non-moving traffic violation.
(2) 
Penalty for other parking violations. The penalty for all other parking violations not included under Subsection D(1) above shall be a forfeiture of not less than $2 nor more than $100 for the first offense and not less than $5 nor more than $200 for the second offense within two years.
E. 
Other violations. Any person who shall violate any provision of this article for which a penalty is not otherwise established by this section shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $3 nor more than $200.
A. 
Enforcement procedures. How enforced. This article shall be enforced in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes and this section.
B. 
Citations.
(1) 
Uniform citation and complaint. The Wisconsin Uniform Traffic Citation and Complaint described and defined in the Wisconsin Statutes shall be used for enforcement of all provisions of this article except those provisions which describe or define non-moving traffic violations and violations of §§ 346.71 through 346.73, Wis. Stats. Violations of §§ 346.71 through 346.73, Wis. Stats., shall be reported to the District Attorney, and the Wisconsin Uniform Traffic Citation shall not be used in such cases except upon written request of the District Attorney.
(2) 
Parking citations. The Chief of Police shall recommend a citation for use in enforcing the non-moving traffic regulations in this article. When approved by the Common Council, such citation shall be used for enforcement of non-moving traffic regulations created or adopted by this article, including violations of non-moving traffic regulations defined and described in the Wisconsin Statutes, adopted by reference in § 405-1, and all provisions regarding non-moving traffic violations in this article. The citation for non-moving traffic violations shall contain a notice that the person cited may discharge the forfeiture for violation of a non-moving traffic regulation and penalty thereof by complying with Subsection C(2) of this section. Non-moving traffic citations may be issued by law enforcement officers or by civilian employees of the Police Department.
C. 
Deposits and stipulations.
(1) 
Moving traffic offenses.
(a) 
Who may make. Persons arrested or cited for violation of moving traffic regulations created by this article shall be permitted to make deposits and stipulations of no contest or be released by the arresting officer in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes. Stipulations of guilt or no contest may be made by persons arrested for violations of this article in accordance with § 66.0114(1)(b), Wis. Stats., whenever the provisions of § 345.27, Wis. Stats., are inapplicable to such violations. Stipulations shall conform to the form contained on the uniform traffic citation and complaint under § 345.11, Wis. Stats., and may be accepted within five days of the date of the alleged violation. Stipulations may be accepted by the Clerk of Circuit Court and by the City Police Department.
(b) 
Delivery or mailing of deposit and stipulation. Any person stipulating guilt or no contest under the preceding subsection must make the deposit required under § 345.26, Wis. Stats., or if the deposit is not established under such statute, shall deposit a forfeited penalty as provided in the schedule established by the Chief of Police and approved by the Common Council. Deposits may be brought or mailed within five days of the issuance of the citation in lieu of court appearance to the office of the Police Department or Clerk of Circuit Court as directed by the arresting officer.
(c) 
Receipt required. Every officer accepting a stipulation under the provisions of this article shall comply with the provisions of §§ 343.28, 345.26(1)(a) and 345.27(2), Wis. Stats., and shall require the alleged violator to sign a statement of notice in substantially the form contained on the uniform traffic citation and complaint promulgated under § 345.11, Wis. Stats. The official or person receiving the deposit shall furnish and deliver or mail an original receipt for such deposit to the alleged violator and shall deliver the deposit and stipulation and a copy of the receipt within seven days to the Clerk of Circuit Court.
(2) 
Non-moving traffic offenses.
(a) 
Direct payment of penalty permitted. Persons cited (summons not issued) for violation of non-moving traffic regulations described and defined in this article may discharge the penalty thereof and avoid court prosecution by mailing or forwarding within five days of the issuance of the citation to the Police Department the minimum penalty specified for the violation. If not so forwarded, the penalty may be discharged by forwarding within 15 days of the date of the citation to the above-named office the amount of $15. When payment is made as provided in this paragraph, no court costs shall be charged.
(b) 
Court prosecution. If the alleged violator does not deliver or mail a deposit as provided in Subsection C(2)(a) within 15 days of the date of the citation, the Chief of Police shall forward a copy of the citation to the City Attorney.
(c) 
Registration suspension. If the alleged violator does not pay the forfeiture or appear in court in response to the citation for a non-moving traffic violation on the date specified in the citation, or, if no date is specified on the citation, within 28 days after the citation is issued, the City may ask the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to suspend the registration of the vehicle involved or refuse registration of any vehicle owned by the person pursuant to the provisions of § 345.28(4), Wis. Stats., which is hereby adopted by reference.
(d) 
Deposits returned to Clerk-Treasurer. Officers receiving deposits for non-moving traffic violations under this subsection shall pay over such deposits to the City Clerk-Treasurer within seven days of receipt. Such payment shall be accompanied by an itemized statement for each deposit of the offense charged and the name of the depositor.
(e) 
Bond. Any officer accepting deposits or forfeited penalties under the ordinance shall deliver them to the Clerk of Circuit Court within 20 days after receipt. Any officer authorized to accept deposits under § 345.26, Wis. Stats., or this section shall qualify by taking the oath prescribed by § 19.01, Wis. Stats.
[Amended 10-27-2000 by Ord. No. 1063; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]]
A. 
This section shall have priority over any section conflicting with this section.
B. 
All City parking lots shall be open to permit parking, except the patron parking lot on the north side of the Neillsville Public Library. There shall be no permit parking allowed on any City streets. Any person obtaining a parking permit can park in any of the available permit parking spots.
C. 
Parking permits shall be available for purchase through the Neillsville Police Department on a "first come, first serve" basis to a City of Neillsville resident or a business district property owner, manager or employee of a business actively in operation. Each business owner of an actively operating business shall be allowed one free parking permit.
D. 
Parking permits shall be issued to a specific person, who shall only use the permit for a vehicle of which they are the registered owner.
E. 
Parking permits shall be issued on either a quarterly or annual basis with no proration for a quarterly permit.
F. 
The cost of the permits and the number of permits shall be set, and may periodically be changed, by the Common Council and shall not be pro-rated during the quarter.
G. 
All vehicles utilizing parking permits must be moved every 72 hours and must contain current license and registration.
H. 
A parking permit holder shall not be allowed to reassign their permit to any other individual.
I. 
The parking permit shall be displayed by hanging the same on the rear view mirror while parked. Failure to so display said parking permit shall result in a parking citation being issued. It shall not be a defense to any parking citation that the vehicle owner had a parking permit but it was not properly displayed.
J. 
A parking permit shall not give permission to park in a lot if an order of the Chief of Police or Common Council shall prohibit parking in said lot for a period of time.
K. 
Violation of any of these provisions can cause the owner of the permit to be cited under the general penalties provision, and the vehicle will be subject to being towed at the owner's expense.
[Adopted as Title 8, Ch. 5, of the 1985 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this section:
EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT
Emergency equipment shall mean crash, fire and rescue, or police motor vehicles, and such other equipment as the Airport Commission may designate as necessary to safeguard airport runways, taxiways, ramps, buildings and other property.
PEDESTRIAN
Any person afoot.
SERVICE, MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Approved equipment normally operated by a fixed base operator, and/or the Federal Aviation Administration on landing areas, runways, taxiways and peripheral roads for the servicing, maintenance and construction of airport facilities and services or for the servicing of aircraft. This definition shall include equipment owned and operated by a contractor performing work on the airport under a contractual agreement with the City of Neillsville.
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn excepting aircraft.
A. 
No vehicle shall enter, be driven upon, or operated upon any airport runway, taxiway, ramp, tie-down area, or any area posted by signs prohibiting the entrance thereon.
B. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to emergency equipment and/or service, maintenance, and construction equipment when engaged in performing normal duties.
C. 
Aircraft owners may be granted authorization by the airport manager or his/her designated representative to operate a vehicle to reach their own aircraft in a tie-down area. Aircraft owners desiring to operate a vehicle for this purpose will request such authorization in advance. Any authorization granted shall apply only to a specific need request. Blanket-type authorizations shall not be granted. Unless specifically authorized, aircraft owners shall not pass over any runway, taxiway, or ramp and shall proceed through said tie-down area at a speed not to exceed 10 miles per hour. They shall not at any time park a vehicle on any area used for the movement of aircraft. Such authorization shall not be granted contrary to the provisions of Part 139, Federal Aviation Regulations.
No vehicle shall be driven upon any road within the perimeter of the airport, or upon other airport areas, in excess of the speed limit posted at the entrance to said airport or within the boundaries thereof, if more than one speed limit shall be applicable, nor shall the driver of any vehicle fail to adhere to any sign posted to regulate vehicular traffic on or about the Neillsville Municipal Airport.
No pedestrian shall be allowed beyond the administration area or upon the apron or aircraft tie-down unless for the purpose of embarking in or disembarking from an aircraft, or unless authorized by the airport manager. Pedestrian traffic is prohibited on taxiways, runways, and outlying areas of the airport except for those employees of the City, county, state, federal government, or contractors engaged in airport construction or maintenance work.
It shall be the duty of the Airport Manager and the Police Department of the City of Neillsville to enforce the provisions of this article.