A.
Seventy-two-hour limitation. No person, firm or corporation
shall park or leave standing any automobile, truck, tractor, trailer
or vehicle of any description on any public streets or public parking
lots in the Village for a period of 72 or more consecutive hours in
the same location at any time, except that where more restrictive
parking limits have been established the more restrictive limits shall
apply. When any law enforcement officer shall find a vehicle standing
upon a public street or parking lot in violation of the provisions
of this section, he is authorized to move such a vehicle or to require
the operator in charge thereof to move such vehicle to a position
permitted under this chapter. The law enforcement officer may cause
said vehicle to be removed to a proper impoundment and storage area
within the Village where storage space is available and in such case
the owner shall pay the costs of removing said vehicle and the storage
fees on said vehicle before he may recover the possession thereof.
B.
Posted limitations.
(1)
The Village Board may designate certain streets or
portions of streets as no-parking or no-stopping or -standing zones
or as zones for parking by physically handicapped persons and may
limit the hours in which the restrictions apply. The Village shall
mark, by appropriate signs, each zone so designated in accordance
with the provisions of § 349.13, Wis. Stats.
(2)
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other
traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or
traffic control device, no person shall stop or park a vehicle in
an established no-stopping or -standing zone when stopping or standing
is prohibited. No vehicle shall be parked in a no-parking zone during
hours when parking is prohibited except physicians on emergency calls
or as permitted by state law or elsewhere by this Code.
(3)
The Chief of Police is hereby granted the authority,
within the reasonable exercise of police power, to prohibit, limit
the time or otherwise restrict the stopping, standing or parking of
vehicles beyond the provisions of Ch. 346, Wis. Stats., and shall
also have the authority to restrict the turning or movement of heavy
traffic and to impose special weight limitations on any highway or
portions thereof which, because of the weakness of the roadbed due
to deterioration or climatic conditions or other special or temporary
conditions, would likely be seriously damaged or destroyed in the
absence of any restrictions on heavy traffic movement or special weight
limitations.
(4)
No prohibition, restriction or limitation on parking
or restriction on movement or turning of heavy traffic and imposition
of special weight limits is effective unless official traffic control
devices have been placed or erected indicating the particular prohibition,
restriction or limitation.
(5)
After the parking limitations on any given street
have expired, any change of location of not more than one stall following
expiration of the parking period allowed shall be and constitute a
violation of this chapter.
C.
Any vehicle
parked upon a Village street shall have current registration and display
registration plates as required by §§ 341.04 and 341.15,
Wis. Stats.
[Added 8-11-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-9]
A.
Parking during snow removal. No person shall park,
place or leave standing any automobile, truck or other vehicle on
any street or public way after one hour from the time such area has
been designated and marked with signs or barriers by the Police Department
and/or the Director of Public Works of the Village indicating no parking
due to snow removal.
B.
Street maintenance. Whenever it is necessary to clear
or repair a Village roadway or any part thereof, the Director of Public
Works and/or Police Department shall post such highway or parts thereof
with signs bearing the words "No Parking - Street Maintenance Work."
Such signs shall be erected at least two hours prior to the time that
street maintenance work is to be commenced. No person shall park a
motor vehicle in violation of such signs.
A.
Parking prohibited at all times. Except temporarily
for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading
or in receiving or discharging passengers or property and while the
vehicle is attended by a licensed operator so that it may be moved
promptly in case of an emergency or to avoid obstruction of traffic,
no person shall at any time park or leave standing any vehicle:
(1)
Within an intersection.
(2)
On a crosswalk.
(3)
On a sidewalk or sidewalk area, except when parking
in such place is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers
or parking meters.
(4)
Alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruction
when such stopping or standing would obstruct traffic or when pedestrian
traffic would be required to travel in the roadway.
(5)
On the roadway side of any parked vehicle unless double
parking is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers.
(6)
Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire
station.
(7)
Upon any portion of a highway where and at the time
when stopping or standing is prohibited by official traffic signs
indicating the prohibition of any stopping or standing.
(8)
In any place or manner so as to obstruct, block or
impede traffic.
(9)
Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, unless a greater
distance is indicated by an official traffic sign.
(10)
Upon any portion of a highway where and at the
time when parking is prohibited, limited or restricted by official
traffic signs.
(11)
Upon any bridge.
(12)
Upon any street or highway within the Village
limits any vehicle which faces a direction different from the direction
of normal traffic flow for the lane of traffic in which said vehicle
is stopped or standing.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 8-1-22(a)(13),
which immediately followed this subsection and dealt with parking
on a terrace or sidewalk, was deleted 12-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-2.
(13)
In a loading zone.
(14)
Within four feet of the entrance to an alley,
private road or driveway.
(15)
In any municipal park when said park is closed
to the public.
B.
Parking in driveways. No person shall park or leave
standing any motor vehicle in any private driveway or on private property
without the permission of the owner or lessee of the property upon
which such driveway is located, whether or not such driveway or property
is posted to limit or restrict parking.
C.
Parking vehicle for repair or to display for sale
prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle on any street,
alley, public right-of-way or municipal parking lot in the Village
for the purpose of repairing said vehicle or to display such vehicle
for sale.
D.
Parking prohibited in certain places. Except temporarily
for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading
or in receiving or discharging passengers or property and while the
vehicle is attended by a licensed operator so that it may be moved
promptly in case of an emergency or to avoid obstruction of traffic,
no person shall at any time park or leave standing any vehicle:
When official traffic signs indicating such restriction have been erected in accordance with § 385-3 of this chapter, no person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle upon any portion of a street, highway or public or private parking facility reserved for vehicles displaying special registration plates or identification cards or emblems issued by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation or, for vehicles registered in another jurisdiction, by such other jurisdiction designating the vehicle as one used by a physically disabled person.
A.
Leaving keys in vehicle. No person shall permit any
motor vehicle in his custody to stand or remain unattended on any
street, alley or other public area, except an attended parking area,
unless either the starting lever, throttle, steering apparatus, gear
shift or ignition of the vehicle is locked and the key for such lock
is removed from the vehicle.
B.
Parking vehicles with motor running. No person shall
park or leave standing any motor vehicle with the motor or refrigerator
unit running for more than five minutes within 300 feet of any residence
within the Village between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to permit any construction, compaction, earth-grading
or farm machinery which is self-propelled and moves upon the surface
of the earth and which is owned or controlled by him to stand for
any period of time unattended without locking the ignition system
or otherwise rendering said machinery inoperable so as to prevent
any person unauthorized by the owner or individual in control thereof
from starting said machinery.
A.
Angle parking or parking diagonally is prohibited
on all the streets, alleys and highways of the Village except in the
places where vehicle parking markers indicate that the same is permissible.
All vehicles shall park parallel to and within one foot of the curb
except where streets and parking lots are so marked for angle parking.
B.
No person shall at any time park any vehicle:
(1)
In any direction other than the designated parking
angle, where angle parking spaces are so designated and provided by
appropriate markings.
(2)
Backwards into angle parking spaces so designated
and provided by appropriate markings.
(3)
With a trailer attached or any vehicle longer than
20 feet on any street where angle parking is so provided and allowed.
[Amended 3-11-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-8]
When signs or parking meters are erected in
any block giving notice thereof, no person shall park or leave standing
any vehicle for longer than the period specified upon any of the following
highways, streets or parts thereof, except temporarily for the purpose
of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers:
A.
Within the business district, hereafter described,
between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. The business district
is described as follows: beginning on Brodhead Street from 50 feet
south of American Legion Street to Hudson Street, and on Hudson Street
from State Street to Marion Street, and on Crescent Street from Brodhead
Street to the east property line of 38 Crescent Street.
A.
No person owning or having control of any truck, trailer,
truck power unit, tractor, semitrailer, bus or any other vehicle or
combination of vehicles with a licensed weight of 16, 000 gross pounds
shall park the same upon any street, avenue or public way in the Village
except in designated loading/unloading areas. Emergency vehicles and
Village-owned vehicles are exempt.
[Amended 8-11-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-5]
B.
No person shall park or stand any loaded or unloaded
truck, semitrailer combination or other vehicle used for the transportation
of inflammable petroleum products and having a carrying or storage
capacity in excess of 1,500 gallons on any alley, street or parking
lot in the Village, except when loading or unloading the same, and
in any event such parking or standing shall not exceed a period of
one hour's time.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 118.105,
Wis. Stats., the following regulations shall apply to the grounds
of the school district located within the Village upon authorization
by the Board of Education:
A.
Parking. All parking on any grounds of the school
district from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. shall be restricted to areas
designated for parking by the School Board. When signs are erected
by the School Board giving notice of such restrictions, all persons
shall park only in areas designated and signed for visitor parking.
There shall be no parking on said grounds between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00
a.m., except when school functions extend past 11:00 p.m.; on such
nights there shall be no parking one hour after the function has concluded.
B.
Speed limits. No person shall at any time operate
a motor vehicle upon any school district grounds at a speed in excess
of 10 miles per hour.
C.
Vehicles prohibited at specified times. No person
shall at any time operate a motor vehicle, other than a school bus
or emergency vehicle, in or upon any drive designated for buses only
by sign during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and during the
hours of 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on any weekday during the months school
is in session.
No person other than the owner or operator thereof
shall remove a Village parking ticket from a motor vehicle.
[Amended 5-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-4]
A.
Unlicensed
operators prohibited. No person who does not hold a valid operator's
license shall operate a vehicle in any public parking lot or ramp
or in any private parking lot or ramp held out for the use of parking
for the general public.
B.
Traffic regulations applicable. All provisions of § 385-1 of this chapter and of the Wisconsin Statutes and laws incorporated herein by reference shall be applicable on any public parking lot or ramp and on any private parking lot, road or ramp held out for use of the general public for parking or vehicular travel.
A.
Hazard to public safety. Any vehicle parked, stopped
or standing upon a highway in violation of any of the provisions of
this chapter is declared to be a hazard to traffic and public safety.
B.
Removal by operator. Such vehicle shall be removed
by the operator in charge, upon request of any traffic officer, to
a position where parking is permitted or to a private or public parking
or storage premises.
C.
Removal by law enforcement officer. Any traffic officer,
after issuing a citation for illegal parking, stopping or standing
of an unattended vehicle in violation of this chapter, is authorized
to remove such vehicle to a position where parking is permitted.
D.
Removal by private service. The officer may order
a motor carrier holding a permit to perform vehicle towing services,
a licensed motor vehicle salvage dealer or a licensed motor vehicle
dealer which performs vehicle towing services to remove and store
such vehicle in any public storage garage or rental parking grounds
or any facility of the person providing the towing services.
E.
Towing and storage charges. In addition to other penalties
provided in this chapter, the owner or operator of a vehicle so removed
shall pay the reasonable cost of moving, towing and storage. If the
vehicle is towed or stored by a private motor carrier, motor vehicle
salvage dealer or licensed motor vehicle dealer, actual charges regularly
paid for such services shall be paid. If the vehicle is stored in
a public storage garage or rental facility, customary charges for
such storage shall be paid. Upon payment, a receipt shall be issued
to the owner of the vehicle for the towing or storage charge.
A.
Storage prohibited. No person owning or having custody of any partially dismantled, inoperable, wrecked, junked or discarded motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to remain on any public highway, parking lot or ramp longer than 24 hours after notification thereof by the Police Department. The Police Department shall accomplish notification by placing a written notice in a conspicuous place on the vehicle including the date and time of the notice. The Police Department should also attempt to make contact with the owner or person having custody of the vehicle to notify them of the applicable provisions of this section. Any vehicle so tagged which is not removed within 24 hours after notice is declared to be a public nuisance and may be removed as provided in § 385-25 and the individual having ownership or custody subject to the penalty provided in § 385-35. Vehicles removed by a pursuant to Subsection A shall be impounded or disposed of in accordance with § 342.40, Wis. Stats.
[Amended 5-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-3]
B.
Exemptions. This section shall not apply to a motor
vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in
a lawful place and manner authorized by the Village.
A.
This section shall be in effect through the winter
months, from November 15 through April 15, inclusive. The purpose
of this section is to assist the Village in keeping the streets free
from snow and ice.
B.
Motor vehicles shall not be parked in the Village
from 2:30 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on the following streets: beginning on
Brodhead Street from 50 feet south of American Legion Street to Hudson
Street, and on Hudson Street from State Street to Marion Street, and
on Crescent Street from Brodhead Street to the east property line
of 38 Crescent Street.
[Amended 3-11-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-9]
C.
No person shall park, stop, or leave standing any
vehicle between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the even-numbered
side of the street on odd-numbered calendar days, and on the odd-numbered
side of the street on even-numbered calendar days, except as provided
by law, or except as posted otherwise.
[Amended 12-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-4; 3-11-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-9]
[Added 8-26-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-2]
A.
PARK
TRAILER
VEHICLE
Definitions: The following definitions shall apply
to this section:
To stand a vehicle or trailer, whether occupied or not, for
a period of time greater than is reasonably necessary for the actual
loading or unloading of persons or property from such vehicle or trailer.
Every vehicle without motive power designed for carrying
passengers or property and for being drawn by a vehicle, and so constructed
that no substantial part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon land, including upon a street,
road, or highway, on or in water, or through the air, except those
devices moving exclusively by human power.
B.
Parking vehicles and trailers on private property
without owner's consent. No person shall park any vehicle or trailer
on any private property without the consent of the owner of the property.
C.
Parking vehicles and trailers on streets and other
public property prohibited. No person shall park any vehicle or trailer
upon any public highway, street, or right-of-way, or any other public
property, other than in those places specifically designated for parking,
and then only in those places and for such times permitted.
D.
Extended parking of vehicles and trailers displayed
for sale.
(1)
No person shall park any vehicle or trailer on private
property for purpose of displaying said vehicle or trailer for sale
or selling such vehicle or trailer for a continuous period exceeding
24 hours unless otherwise specifically permitted by Village ordinance
or licensed by the State of Wisconsin to sell such vehicle or trailer.
(2)
Exception. It shall be a permitted exception to this Subsection D that, unless otherwise prohibited by ordinance or Wisconsin Statutes, the owner or occupant of property may display or park for sale purposes not more than one vehicle or trailer on said property. For purposes of this exception, "property" shall include all lands covered by a single tax parcel identification number as on file in the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer of the Village of Mazomanie.
E.
Towing vehicles and trailers parked in violation of
this section. The owner of any property on which a vehicle is parked
in violation of this section, or the Chief of Police with regards
to a vehicle parked on public property, shall be empowered to authorize
the towing of such vehicle, by a private towing company, to remove
such illegally parked vehicle or trailer to a safe place for storage.
In addition to all other forfeitures and penalties provided by law,
the actual towing and storage charges shall be payable by the violator
of this section.
