[Adopted as § 7.06 of the 1987 Code]
A. 
It shall be unlawful in the Town of Ottawa for the owner, person, firm, partnership or corporation or any officer, member, agent, servant, or employee of any firm, partnership or corporation or operator of any vehicle or any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway to park, stop, leave standing, or suffer any such vehicle or device at the curb, shoulder, or edge of any highway area, roadway or fire lane in the Town of Ottawa upon which or upon a portion of which any sign has been erected restricting, limiting or prohibited in any way the same.
B. 
No owner, person, firm, partnership or corporation nor any officer, member, agent, servant, or employee of any firm, partnership or corporation or operator shall park a vehicle for longer than 30 minutes at any time between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day on any street within the Town limits except physicians on emergency calls.
C. 
No truck tractor, trailer or semitrailer as defined by § 340.01(73), (71) and (57), Wis. Stats., shall be parked on any residential street between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day of the week.
No owner, person, firm, partnership or corporation nor any officer, member, agent, servant, or employee of any firm, partnership or corporation or operator shall:
A. 
Stop or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended and whether temporarily or otherwise, in any of the following places:
(1) 
Within the driving lane.
(2) 
Alongside another vehicle properly parked along such highway.
(3) 
On a sidewalk or sidewalk area.
(4) 
Alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruction, when such stopping would obstruct traffic or when pedestrian traffic would be required to travel in the roadway.
(5) 
Upon any portion of highway where and at the time when stopping or standing is prohibited by official traffic signs indicating the prohibition of any stopping or standing.
B. 
Stop or leave standing any vehicle 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.
(2) 
Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, unless a greater distance is indicated by an official traffic sign.
(3) 
Within four feet of the entrance to any alley or private driveway.
(4) 
Closer than 30 feet to the driveway entrance to a fire station.
(5) 
Upon any portion of a highway where and at the time when parking is prohibited, limited or restricted by official traffic signs.
(6) 
With the wheels more than 12 inches from the curb.
(7) 
Closer than two feet to a vehicle parked to the front or rear.
(8) 
Upon any portion of a highway any vehicle displayed for sale.
(9) 
Without the permission of the owner or lessee of any public or private property, contrary to a posted sign thereon, if there is in plain view on such property a "No Parking" sign or a sign indicating limited or restricted parking.
C. 
Stop or leave standing any vehicle which in any way blocks the entrance to any private driveway or garage, without the consent of the owner of said driveway, so as to prevent free passage of vehicles.
D. 
Stop or leave standing any vehicle on a street in such a manner as to obstruct the free flow of traffic. Any such obstruction shall constitute an emergency condition detrimental to the health, safety, welfare and good order of the general public in that the movement of food, fuel supplies, medical care, fire, health and police protection is impaired, as provided for in § 323.11 of the Wisconsin Statutes, and said vehicle may, at the direction of a law enforcement officer, be removed by the Town or its representative after first attempting to give notice to the owner of said vehicle that the same must be removed.
Any vehicle parked or stopped on a section of highway marked as a tow-away zone during the time in which such parking or stopping is prohibited may, at the direction of a law enforcement officer, be removed by the towing company under contract with the Town of Ottawa to the storage area maintained by such company and kept there until the owner shall present to the towing company a release from the County Sheriff's Department.
It shall be unlawful in the Town of Ottawa for the owner, person, firm, partnership or corporation or any officer, member, agent, servant, or employee of any firm, partnership or corporation or operator of any vehicle or any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway to park, stop, leave standing, or suffer any such vehicle or device at the curb, shoulder or edge of any highway area, roadway or fire lane in the Town of Ottawa during the months of November, December, January, February and March of each year.
[Amended 5-12-2025 by Ord. No. 5-25]
No owner or operator of any vehicle and every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway shall park, stop or leave standing any such vehicle or device at the curb, shoulder of edge of the following sections of the following streets located in the Town:
Name of Street
Side
Location
Gramling Lane
East and west
Where indicated by posted signage
Manor House Road
North
Immediately east and west of the bridge crossing which is east of the lake access driveway
Manor House Road
South
Immediately east and west of the lake access driveway, extending easterly to the east end of the bridge crossing
Waterville Road
East and west
Within 100 feet from the public entrance to the Wisconsin State Forest Pine Woods Campground, at such times that no parking signs are posted