[Adopted 11-5-1990 as §§ 9.08, 9.12, 9.13
and 9.20 of the 1990 Code; amended in its entirety 4-3-2006 by Ord. No.
2006-2]
A.
No person shall allow any disassembled, inoperable,
unlicensed, junked or wrecked motor vehicles or other junked, inoperable
or discarded property to be stored and remain in the open on public
or private property within the Village in excess of seven days, unless
in connection with an automotive sales or repair business located
in a properly zoned area and in conformity with this section or where
a permit has been issued by the Village Board for the operation of
a junkyard or salvage yard. Section 175.25(3), Wis. Stats., is adopted
by reference as to all permits issued hereunder.
B.
"Disassembled, inoperable, unlicensed, junked or wrecked
motor vehicles" means motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, truck
bodies, tractors, farm machinery or trailers in such state of physical
or mechanical ruin as to be incapable of being operated upon the public
streets or highways in safe or legal condition for operation on public
streets or highways due to missing or inoperative parts, flat or removed
tires, expired or missing license plates or other defects.
C.
Any disassembled or inoperable vehicle stored or allowed
to remain in excess of seven days in connection with an automobile
sales or repair business enterprise shall be kept in an area at least
50 feet distant from the nearest Village street.
D.
No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle,
trailer, semi, semitrailer, or mobile home on any public or private
property within the Village for such time and condition as to cause
the vehicle to reasonably appear to have been abandoned. This subsection
does not apply to a vehicle in an enclosed building or with an automotive
sales or repair business located in a properly zoned area and in conformity
with this section. "Unattended" shall mean unmoved from its location
with no obvious signs of continuous human use.
E.
No person shall leave or permit to remain outside
of any dwelling, building or other structure, or within any unoccupied
or abandoned building, dwelling or other structure under his control
in a place accessible to children, any abandoned, unattended or discarded
appliance, icebox, refrigerator or other container which has an airtight
door or lid, snap lock or other locking device which may not be released
from the inside without first removing such door or lid, snap lock
or other locking device from such icebox, refrigerator or container
unless such container is displayed for sale on the premises of the
owner or his agent and is securely locked or fastened.
F.
Whenever the Village police or Director of Public
Works finds a violation, the owner of the property shall be notified
of a violation of this section. Such notice may be given to such owner
personally or by mail to the owner at any place such owner may be
found or to his last known address. The owner shall be notified that
it is the intention of the Village to have such property immediately
removed. If such property is not removed within the set time limit,
the Village police or Director of Public Works shall have the authority
to remove the property in violation, and such property shall be stored
for a period of 30 days, after which time the Village shall dispose
of such property, unless previously claimed by the owner.
G.
The cost of such removal may be charged to the property
where such property is stored, which charge shall be entered as a
special charge on the tax roll. If such property is claimed by the
owner, the Village shall be reimbursed the towing or removal fee and
a reasonable fee for storage before releasing the property.
A.
Prohibited. No person shall have or permit on any
premises owned or occupied by him any open cisterns, cesspools, wells,
unused basements, excavations or other dangerous openings. All such
places shall be filled, securely covered or fastened in such manner
as to prevent injury to any person, and any cover shall be of a design,
size and weight that the same cannot be removed by small children.
B.
Open excavations for buildings to be closed or filled within three months; failure to comply with order. Any excavation for building purposes, whether or not completed, which is left open for more than three months without proceeding with erection of building thereon shall be deemed in violation of Subsection A of this section, and the Zoning Administrator shall issue an order for erection of a building on the excavation forthwith or filling of the excavation to grade. The order shall be served upon the owner of the land or his agent and the holder of any encumbrance of record. If the owner of the land fails to comply with an order for filling of an building excavation within 15 days after service upon him, the Zoning Administrator shall cause the excavation to be filled to grade and report the cost thereof to the Village Clerk-Treasurer to be charged against the real estate and to be a lien upon such real estate and assessed and collected as a special tax as provided in § 66.0413(1)(f), Wis. Stats. Orders for filling of open excavations shall be subject to a petition to the Circuit Court within 30 days challenging the reasonableness thereof in accordance with the procedures in § 66.0413(1)(h), Wis. Stats.
