[Adopted as Ch. 8 of the 1986 Code]
A.
Establishment. The grades of all streets, alleys and
sidewalks shall be established and described by the Board and shall
be recorded by the Clerk-Treasurer in his office.
B.
Required. No street, alley or sidewalk shall be worked
until the grade thereof is established.
C.
Altering prohibited. No person shall alter the grade
of any street, alley, sidewalk or public ground, or any part thereof,
unless authorized or instructed to do so by the Board.
Where applicable, § 66.0907, Wis.
Stats., shall apply, provided that the initial cost of construction
shall be borne by the abutting property. The cost of repair may be
shared by the Village and the abutting property, as determined by
the Board.[1]
Streets within the limits of the Village shall
have a width as established by the Village Board by adoption of plats,
accepting of dedications of streets or otherwise. Streets within the
Village established or dedicated after the effective date of this
section (May 24, 1963) which are dead-end streets having a length
of not more than 600 feet between the dead end and intersection with
another street may have a width of less than 60 feet but not less
than 40 feet.
A.
Prohibited. No person shall encroach upon or obstruct or encumber any street, alley, sidewalk, public grounds or land dedicated to public use, or any part thereof, or permit such encroachment or encumbrance to be placed or remain on any public way adjoining the premises of which he is the owner or occupant, except as provided in Subsection B.
B.
Exceptions. The prohibitions of Subsection A shall not apply to the following:
(1)
Signs and clocks attached to buildings which project
not more than six feet from the face of such building and which do
not extend at any point lower than 10 feet above the sidewalk, street
or alley.
(2)
Awnings which do not extend at any point lower than
seven feet above the sidewalk, street or alley.
(3)
Public utility encroachments authorized by the Village.
(4)
Goods, wares, merchandise or fixtures being loaded
or unloaded which do not extend more than three feet on a sidewalk,
provided that such goods, wares, etc., do not remain thereon for more
than three hours.
(5)
Building materials when placed upon the street, alley
or sidewalk upon conditions prescribed by the Director of Public Works,
who may require such materials to be protected by barricades or appropriate
lights.
A.
Permit required. No person shall move any building
within the Village without a permit from the Clerk-Treasurer, the
notice of application for such permit to be made 30 days in advance
and to designate the streets and alleys along which the building is
intended to be moved. Such permit shall state the date upon which
such work will commence, a description of the building and its location,
the place to which such building is intended to be moved, the name
of the owner of such building, the name of the person who will perform
the work and the names of the streets and alleys along which the building
may be moved.
B.
Notice to utilities. Upon receipt of the notice under Subsection A, the Clerk-Treasurer shall immediately notify any public utility whose lines or poles may be interfered with because of the application. Such utility shall take any steps necessary to permit the building to be moved without damage to its lines and poles.
C.
Deposit required. The applicant shall, at the time
of application, deposit with the Clerk-Treasurer $500 to cover the
costs to the utilities of any work necessary to permit the moving
of the building and the costs of damages to property resulting from
such moving. Upon completion of the moving, the Director of Public
Works shall inspect the route and report to the Clerk-Treasurer any
damages, and the estimated amount thereof, caused to the streets and
any public or private property. Upon payment of the utilities' expenses
and settlement of all damage claims, the Clerk-Treasurer shall release
the balance of the deposit remaining. The applicant shall be liable
for any costs and damages exceeding the deposit.
A.
Sidewalks to be kept clear. The owner or occupant
of any lot or parcel shall promptly each day remove all snow and ice
which may have fallen or accumulated upon the sidewalk in front of
such lot or parcel, provided that when ice has so formed that it cannot
be removed, the owner or occupant shall keep the same sprinkled with
a material which will prevent the sidewalk from being dangerous to
pedestrians. If the owner or occupant fails to comply with this subsection,
the Director of Public Works shall cause the snow or ice to be removed
or sprinkled as required in this subsection, the cost thereof to be
assessed against the property as a special tax.
B.
Deposit in streets restricted. No person shall cause
to be deposited snow from his premises onto the sidewalk abutting
thereon or onto any street in the Village without a permit therefor
from the Director of Public Works, who may require payment of a fee
sufficient to reimburse the Village for the cost of removing any snow
so deposited.
[Added 4-8-2008]
No person shall deposit any grass, leaves, yard
waste, rubbish, or any other solid or liquid waste in any street or
gutter within the Village, and no person shall deposit or permit to
be deposited in or upon any street, alley, driveway, sidewalk, or
public park or in or upon any road or pleasure drive which is under
the jurisdiction of the Village any glass, nails, tacks, pieces of
metal, wire, stone or other articles that are liable to injure any
person or the wheels or tires of vehicles.
A.
Planting. No person shall plant any tree, shrub or
plant between his property line and the curb or traveled portion of
the street abutting his premises without a permit from the Director
of Public Works, who shall for the purposes of this section have the
powers and duties of a Village Forester under § 27.09, Wis.
Stats.
B.
Tree care. Section 27.09, Wis. Stats., shall apply,
and the Village Board shall have the powers and duties conferred upon
the Board of Park Commissioners.
[Added 4-8-2008; amended 7-12-2021]
It shall be unlawful for any person to be or
remain in any public park within the Village between the hours of
11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. weeknights (Sundays through Thursdays), and
12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m. weekends (Friday and Saturday nights).
This prohibition shall include bathing beaches contiguous or adjacent
to public parks but shall not prohibit passing through a park area
either in a vehicle or on foot without stopping during such hours.
The entrances of all parks shall be conspicuously posted indicating
the opening, closing and amplified voice and music hours of the park.
The Village Administrator may permit specific parks to be open after
the stated closing time for designated events approved by the Village
Administrator. The Beach Park tennis courts are only open for play
from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., unless otherwise approved by the Village
Administrator. All activities that include amplified voice or music
are only allowed in Village parks between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.,
unless otherwise approved by the Village Administrator.
A.
Conditions. Requests for the extension of public services
involving expenditure of more than $100 in the Village shall be considered
only on condition that the owner or owners requesting such extension
of services deposit with the Village Board in cash 110% of the full
estimated cost of such service.
B.
Repayment by special improvement taxes. Upon completion
of the work, special improvement taxes shall be levied upon the property
benefited. Such taxes shall be collected and paid over a period not
exceeding 10 years, and the proceeds of such collections shall be
delivered to the person or persons furnishing the funds for the extension
of the services.
C.
Interest. Interest at a rate determined by the Board
(but not in excess of the rate allowed by law) shall be charged on
the installments of the special assessment. Interest collected shall
be retained by the Village and added to the general fund of the Village
as a reimbursement for the expense assumed by the Village in connection
with the extension.
D.
Excess deposit refunded. Upon completion of the work
by the Village and after determination of the full cost of the project,
including all items such as engineering, supervision, labor and materials,
the cash deposited by the applicant in excess of such determined cost
shall be returned to the applicant.
E.
Alternative method. The Village Board may by resolution
waive the above provisions and provide for special assessments in
accordance with the Wisconsin Statutes.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Municipal Code.
