[Adopted 5-11-1988 as
Ch. 8 of the 1988 Code]
In accordance with § 82.03(7), Wis.
Stats., which requires the assignment of names for each road under
the Town's jurisdiction, road names are hereby assigned and the same
are on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
[Amended 2-14-2007]
All owners of buildings, tenements or premises
fronting upon any of the streets in the Town shall keep the sidewalks
in front or adjacent to such premises free and clear of snow and ice,
and shall, after each fall of snow, clear the same from the sidewalks
within 24 hours thereafter and upon failure, neglect or refusal upon
the part of any person to clear their sidewalks of snow and ice within
the time stated, the Road Department Supervisor shall cause such sidewalk
to be cleared and the expense thereof shall be a lien upon the premises
adjacent to the sidewalk and shall be collected in the same manner
as the costs for repairs of sidewalks made by the Town are collected.
When ice is formed on the sidewalk so that it cannot be removed, it
shall be kept sprinkled with ashes, salt, sand or like material.
Except as otherwise provided, any person found to be in violation of any provision of this article or any regulation, rule or order made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in §
1-4 of this Code.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit by any means
snow and/or ice from private property onto or across any public street,
sidewalk, parking lot, alley, or any traveled portion of the highway.
The word "person," as used in this article, shall be defined
as natural persons, corporations, partnerships, or other business
entities.
Any person who shall violate this article shall, upon conviction
for the first offense, forfeit a sum not less than $25 nor more than
$50, together with the costs of prosecution and, upon conviction for
the second and subsequent offenses, forfeit a sum not less than $50
nor more than $75, together with costs of prosecution.
Local authorities will enforce any violation of this chapter
and Wisconsin State Statutes §§ 346.94, 941.03, 86.01, and 86.07.