[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Cedarburg as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-2-1991 as § 6-1-5 of the 1991 Code]
The Town Clerk shall annually, on or before
May 15, publish as required by state law a notice that every person
is required by law to destroy all noxious weeds on lands in the Town
which he owns, occupies or controls. A joint notice with other towns
or municipalities may be utilized.
If the owner or occupant shall neglect to destroy
any weeds as required by such notice, then the Weed Commissioner of
the Town shall give five days' written notice by mail to the owner
or occupant of any lands upon which the weeds shall be growing to
the effect that said Weed Commissioner, after the expiration of the
five-day period, will proceed to destroy or cause to be destroyed
all such weeds growing upon said lands and that the cost thereof will
be assessed as a tax upon the lands upon which such weeds are located
under the provisions of § 66.0407, Wis. Stats. In case the
owner or occupant shall further neglect to comply within such five-day
notice, then the Weed Commissioner shall destroy such weeds or cause
them to be destroyed in the manner deemed to be the most economical
method, and the expense thereof, including the cost of billing and
other necessary administrative expenses, shall be charged against
such lots and be collected as a special tax thereon.
As provided for in § 66.0407(2), Wis.
Stats., the Town shall require that all noxious weeds shall be destroyed
prior to the time in which such plants would mature to the bloom or
flower state. The growth of noxious weeds in excess of eight inches
in height from the ground surface shall be prohibited within the Town
corporate limits. Noxious weeds, as defined in this article, shall
include the following:
A.
Cirsium arvense (Canada Thistle).
B.
Euphorbia esula (Leafy Spurge).
C.
Convolvulus arvensis (Creeping Jenny) (Field Bind
Weed).
D.
Cirsium vulgaries (Bull Thistle).
E.
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife).
F.
Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard).
G.
Rhamnus
cathertica (Common Buckthorn).
[Added 5-5-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-10]
H.
Rhamnus
frangula (Glossy Buckthorn).
[Added 5-5-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-10]
I.
Pastinaca
sativa (Wild Parsnip).
[Added 5-5-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-10]
[Adopted 1-2-1991 as § 8-3-8 of the 1991 Code]
No disassembled, inoperable, unlicensed, junked
or wrecked motor vehicles shall be stored unenclosed outside a building
upon private property within the Town for a period exceeding five
days unless it is in connection with an authorized automotive repair
or storage business enterprise located in a properly zoned area maintained
in such a manner as to not constitute a public nuisance.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meaning indicated:
Motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, truck bodies, tractors,
farm machinery or trailers in such state of physical or mechanical
ruin as to be incapable of propulsion or being operated upon the public
streets or highways or otherwise not 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.
Any stove, washer, refrigerator or other appliance which
is no longer operable in the sense for which it was manufactured.
Is defined in § 340.01(35), Wis. Stats.
Motor vehicles, truck bodies, tractors, recreational vehicles
or trailers which do not bear lawful current license plates.
This article shall not apply to any motor vehicle
or motor vehicle accessories stored within an enclosed building or
on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place
and manner in a properly zoned area when necessary to the operation
of such business enterprise, in a storage place or depository maintained
in a lawful place and manner, or seasonal use vehicles such as snowmobiles,
motorcycles, motor scooters and nonmotorized campers, provided that
such vehicles are stored in compliance with the ordinances of the
Town. Also excepted are motor vehicles registered pursuant to §§ 341.265
and 341.266, Wis. Stats. In other situations the Town Board may issue
temporary permits permitting an extension of not to exceed an additional
30 days' time to comply with this article where exceptional facts
and circumstances warrant such extension.
A.
Whenever the Town Constable shall find any vehicles
or appliances, as described herein, placed or stored in the open upon
private property within the Town, he shall notify the owner of said
property on which said vehicle or appliance is stored of the violation
of this article. If said vehicle or appliance is not removed within
72 hours, the Town Constable shall cause to be issued a citation to
the property owner or tenant of the property upon which said vehicle
or appliance is stored.
B.
If such vehicle or appliance is not removed within 20 days after issuance of a citation, the Town Constable shall cause the vehicle or appliance to be removed and impounded, and it shall thereafter be disposed of as prescribed in Chapter 301, Vehicles, Abandoned, of this Code by the Town Constable or his duly authorized representative. Any cost incurred in the removal and sale of said vehicle or appliance shall be recovered from the owner. However, if the owner of the vehicle or appliance cannot readily be found, the cost of such removal shall be charged to the property from which it is removed, which charge shall be entered as a special charge on the tax roll.
