[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Trenton 11-7-1989 as Title 8, Ch. 1 of the 1989 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
Statutes adopted. Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Code, the statutory provisions in Chs. 340 to 348
and 350, Wis. Stats., describing and defining regulations with respect
to vehicles and traffic, for which the penalty is a forfeiture only,
excluding penalties to be imposed and procedures for prosecution,
are hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this chapter as
if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or prohibited
by any regulation incorporated herein by reference is required or
prohibited by this chapter. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications
of the statutory regulations in Chs. 340 to 348 and 350, Wis. Stats.,
incorporated herein are intended to be made part of this chapter in
order to secure to the extent legally practicable uniform statewide
regulation of vehicle traffic on the highways, streets and alleys
of the State of Wisconsin. Any person who shall, within the Town of
Trenton, Wisconsin, violate any provisions of any statute incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed guilty of an offense under this
section.
B.
Other state laws adopted. There are also hereby adopted
by reference the following sections of the Wisconsin Statutes, but
the prosecution of such offenses under this chapter shall be as provided
in Chs. 340 to 348 and 350, Wis. Stats., and the penalty for violation
thereof shall be limited to a forfeiture as hereinafter provided in
this chapter:
941.01
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Negligent operation of vehicle off highway
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346.935
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Intoxicants in motor vehicles
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C.
Statutes specifically incorporated by reference. Whenever
this chapter incorporates by reference specific sections of the Wisconsin
Statutes, such references shall mean the Wisconsin Statutes as from
time to time amended, repealed or modified by the Wisconsin Legislature.
D.
General references. General references in this chapter
to Wisconsin statutory sections or chapters describing or defining
procedures or authority for enactment or enforcement of local traffic
regulations shall be deemed to refer to the most recent enactments
of the Wisconsin Legislature describing or defining such procedures
or authorities.
A.
Administrative regulations adopted. The following
administrative rules and regulations adopted by the Secretary of the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation and published in the Wisconsin
Administrative Code, exclusive of any provisions therein relating
to the penalties to be imposed, are hereby adopted by reference and
made part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein:
Trans 146, Vehicle Registration and Fuel Trip
Permits (penalties of § 341.04, Wis. Stats., apply)
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Trans 300, Transportation of School Children
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Trans 304, Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem
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Trans 305, Standards for Motor Vehicle Equipment
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Trans 326, Motor Carrier Safety Requirements
for Transportation of Hazardous Materials
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B.
Noncompliance prohibited. No person shall operate or allow to be operated on any highway, street or alley within the Town of Trenton a vehicle that is not in conformity with the requirements of Subsection A or the provisions of § 110.075 and Ch. 347, Wis. Stats., incorporated by reference in § 368-1 of this chapter.
C.
Owner's liability. Any owner of a vehicle not equipped
as required by this section who knowingly causes or permits such vehicle
to be operated on a highway in violation of this section is guilty
of the violation the same as if he or she had operated the vehicle.
The provisions of § 347.04, Wis. Stats., relating to nonapplicability
of demerit points shall apply to owners convicted of a violation of
this section.
D.
Safety checks.
(1)
Operators to submit to inspection. When directed to
do so by any law enforcement officer, the operator of any motor vehicle
shall stop and submit such vehicle to an inspection and such tests
as are necessary to determine whether the vehicle meets the requirements
of this section or that the vehicle's equipment is in proper adjustment
or repair. No person, when operating a motor vehicle, shall fail to
stop and submit such vehicle to inspection when directed to do so
by any law enforcement officer as herein provided.
(2)
Authority of officer. Any law enforcement officer
of the Town is hereby empowered, whenever he or she shall have reason
to believe that any provision of this section is being violated, to
order the operator of the vehicle to stop and to submit such vehicle
to an inspection with respect to brakes, lights, turn signals, steering,
horns and warning devices, glass, mirrors, exhaust systems, windshield
wipers, tires and other items of equipment.
(3)
Vehicle to be removed from highway. Whenever, after
inspection as provided by this section, a law enforcement officer
determines that a vehicle is unsafe for operation, he or she may order
it removed from the highway and not operated, except for purposes
of removal and repair, until the vehicle has been repaired as directed
in a repair order. Repair orders may be in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of the Department of Transportation under § 110.075(5),
Wis. Stats., and shall require the vehicle owner or operator to cause
the repairs to be made and return evidence of compliance with the
repair order to the department of the issuing officer within the time
specified in the order.
A.
Duty of Town Board to erect and install uniform traffic control devices. Whenever traffic regulations created by this chapter, including a State of Wisconsin traffic regulation adopted by reference in § 368-1, require the erection of traffic control devices for enforcement, the Town Board shall procure, erect and maintain uniform traffic control devices conforming to the Uniform Traffic Control Device Manual promulgated by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, giving notice of such traffic regulation to the users of the streets and highways on which such regulations apply. Whenever state law grants discretion to local authorities in erecting or placement of a uniform traffic control device, devices shall be erected in such locations and in such a manner as, in the judgment of the Town Board or its designee, will carry out the purposes of this chapter and give adequate warning to users of the streets and highways of the Town of Trenton.
B.
Code numbers to be affixed to official traffic control devices. The Town Board or its designee shall cause to be placed on each official traffic control sign a guide board, milepost, signal or marker erected under Subsection A a code number assigned by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and shall also place or direct the placing of code numbers on all existing official traffic control devices as required by the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
C.
Prohibited signs and markers in highways. No person other than an officer authorized by this chapter to erect and maintain official traffic control devices or his or her designee shall place within the limits of any street or highway maintained by the Town any sign, signal, marker, mark or monument unless permission is first obtained from the Town Board or, where applicable, the State Highway Commission. Any sign, signal, marker, mark or monument placed or maintained in violation of this subsection shall be subject to removal as provided in Subsection D.
D.
Removal of unofficial signs, markers, signals and
traffic control devices. The Town Board or its designee may remove
any sign, signal, marking or other device which is placed, maintained
or displayed in violation of this chapter or state law. Any charge
imposed against premises for removal of a prohibited or illegal sign,
signal, marking or device shall be reported to the Town Board for
review and certification at its next regular meeting following the
imposition of the charge. Any charge not paid on or before the next
succeeding November 15 shall be placed upon the tax roll for collection
as other special municipal taxes.
When any vehicle is found upon a street or highway in violation of any provision of this chapter regulating the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles and the identity of the operator cannot be determined, the owner, as shown by the ownership registration of the vehicle supplied by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, or a comparable authority of any other state, shall be deemed to have committed the violation for purposes of enforcement of this chapter and specifically § 368-1 and shall be subject to the applicable forfeiture penalty, provided that the defenses defined and described in § 346.485(5)(b), Wis. Stats., shall be a defense for an owner charged with such violation.
A.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 346.48(2)(b)2, Wis. Stats., adopted by reference in § 368-1 to the contrary, school bus operators shall use flashing red warning lights in residential and business areas when pupils or other authorized passengers are to be loaded or unloaded at locations at which there are no crosswalks or traffic signals so that pupils must cross the street or highway before being loaded or after being unloaded.
B.
The Town Board may designate locations for the posting
of "School Bus Stop" signs.
Every operator of a vehicle approaching an intersection at which an official traffic control device is erected in accordance with this chapter shall obey the direction of such official traffic control device as required by the Wisconsin Statutes incorporated by reference in § 368-1 of this chapter. Operators of vehicles approaching a stop sign shall stop before entering a highway as required by § 346.46, Wis. Stats. Operators approaching intersections at which a yield sign has been installed shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles as required by § 346.18(6), Wis. Stats.
The provisions of §§ 346.57,
346.58 and 346.59, Wis. Stats., relating to the maximum and minimum
speed of vehicles are hereby adopted as part of this section as if
fully set forth herein, except as specified by this section pursuant
to § 349.11(3)(c), Wis. Stats., where the Town Board has
determined that the statutory speed limits are unreasonable, unsafe
and imprudent and has modified such limits. Speed limits are decreased
upon the following roads, streets or portions thereof:
A.
Fifteen miles per hour.
Name of Street
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Number of Signs
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---|---|---|
North River Road
|
3
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North Wallace Lake Drive
|
1
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Summit Circle
|
1
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South Wallace Lake Drive
|
2
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B.
Twenty-five miles per hour.
Name of Street
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Number of Signs
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---|---|---|
Creek Drive
|
2
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Glenway Drive
|
1
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Mayflower Road
|
1
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Paradise Drive (Rustic Road)
|
4
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Riverview Drive
|
2
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Sand Drive
|
6
|
C.
Twenty-five miles per hour: subdivisions.
Name of Street
|
Number of Signs
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Annette Court
|
1
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Apple Blossom Lane
|
2
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Barber Circle
|
2
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Beck Lane
|
1
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Birch Terrace
|
2
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Birchwood Lane
|
2
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Birchwood Trail
|
3
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Cascade Drive
|
4
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Cheri Lane
|
2
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Cherokee Drive
|
2
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Colleen Lane
|
4
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Cortland Lane
|
2
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Curtis Lane
|
2
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Davids View
|
2
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Davids View West
|
2
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Deer Creek Lane
|
1
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East Sandy Acre Road
|
2
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Eastwood Trail
|
6
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Eden Court
|
2
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Enge Drive
|
2
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Fairfield Circle
[Added 12-6-2005] |
2
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Fairy Chasm Road
|
3
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Forest View Drive
|
2
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Forseth Court
|
2
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Frontier Court
|
2
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Holly Lane
|
2
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Indian Lore Court
|
1
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Jacqueline Lane
|
4
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Lenora Drive.
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Linda Drive
|
2
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Macintosh Court
|
0
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North Sandy Acre Road
|
2
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Orchard Knoll Drive
|
2
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Patrick Court
|
2
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Sandy Knoll Court
|
1
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Scenic Drive East
|
2
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South View Circle
[Added 12-6-2005] |
2
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Southwood Trail
|
2
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Terry Dale Court
|
1
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Terry Dale Drive
|
4
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Terry Jak Drive
|
2
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Timber Court
|
1
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Tolbert Lane
|
2
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Tuscola Lane
|
2
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Valley Road
|
2
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Walsh Acres Drive
|
1
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Westwood Trail
|
1
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Whispering Pines Drive
|
2
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Wingate Circle
[Added 12-6-2005] |
2
|
D.
Thirty miles per hour.
Name of Street
|
Number of Signs
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Congress Drive
|
4
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Pleasant Hill Drive north from Wausaukee Road
to CTH L (Decorah Road)
|
2
|
E.
Thirty-five miles per hour.
Name of Street
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Number of Signs
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Maple Dale Road
|
4
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Maple Road from Jacqueline Court to Paradise Drive
[Added 1-21-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014.01.01] |
4
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Newark Drive, to Trenton Road
|
3
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North River Road from Wallace Lake Road south
to West Bend City limits
|
3
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Paradise Drive
|
10
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Shady Lane Road north from Newburg Village limits
to Newark Drive
|
2
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South River Road, that portion of the northbound
lane located between the West Bend City limits south of State Highway
33
|
2
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Trenton Road from Creek Drive north to Maple
Dale Road
|
1
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Trenton Road north from State Highway 33 to
Maple Dale Road, excepting that portion of Trenton Road located in
the West Bend City limits
|
2
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Wallace Lake Road from west Town line to Trenton
Road
|
5
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Wallace Lake Road from Trenton Road east to
Oak Road
|
8
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Washington Drive, from Wausaukee Road to CTH
Y
[Added 8-1-2006] |
2
|
F.
Forty miles per hour.
Name of Street
|
Number of Signs
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Trenton Road north from Maple Dale Road to Newark
Drive
|
4
|
G.
Forty-five miles per hour.
Name of Street
|
Number of Signs
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Maple Road from Jacqueline Drive to Paradise
Drive
[Repealed 1-21-2014 by Ord. No. 2014.01.01] | ||
North Oak Road from Wallace Lake Road to State
Highway 33 east
|
4
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Paradise Drive from South Oak Road to CTH M
|
10
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Washington Drive from CTH Y to CTH M
|
4
|
A.
Definition. For purposes of this section, heavy traffic
shall be defined as:
B.
Special and seasonal weight limitations. The Town Board shall have the authority to impose special or seasonal weight limits on any highway, bridge or culvert maintained by the Town to prevent injury to the roadway or for the safety of the users of such bridge or culvert and shall be responsible for erecting uniform traffic control devices giving notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of § 368-3.
C.
Class B highways. All streets and alleys within the
Town of Trenton are designated Class "B" highways subject to the weight
limitations of § 348.16, Wis. Stats.
When signs or traffic lights have been erected,
all vehicles shall stop at the following listed intersection of said
street and the latter-named street or streets:
Name of Street
|
Side of Stop Sign
|
Location
|
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Annette Court
|
North
|
Entering Eastwood Trail
|
Apple Blossom Lane
|
West
|
Entering Orchard Knoll Drive
|
Barber Circle
|
West
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
Beck Lane North
|
South
|
Entering Eastwood Trail
|
Birch Terrace
|
North
|
Entering Westwood Trail
|
Birch Terrace
|
South
|
Entering Eastwood Trail
|
Birchwood Lane
|
South
|
Entering Fairy Chasm Road
|
Birchwood Trail
|
North
|
Entering Fairy Chasm Road
|
Birchwood Trail
|
West
|
Entering Highway 143
|
Cascade Drive
|
West
|
Entering Paradise Drive
|
Cedar Sauk Road
|
At the Town of Cedarburg line
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Cheri Lane
|
North
|
Entering Fairy Chasm Road
|
Cheri Lane
|
South
|
Entering Fairy Chasm Road
|
Cherokee Lane
|
South
|
Entering Indian Lore Court
|
Colleen Lane
|
West
|
Entering Jacqueline Lane
|
Congress Drive
|
West
|
Entering Gravel Drive
|
Creek Drive
|
South
|
Entering Trenton Road
|
Curtis Lane
|
North
|
Entering Linda Drive
|
Curtis Lane
|
South
|
Entering North Oak Road
|
Davids View
|
South
|
Entering Terry Dale Drive
|
Davids View
|
West corner
|
Entering Beck Lane
|
Davids View West
|
South
|
Entering Eastwood Trail
|
Deer Creek Lane
|
South
|
Entering Fairy Chasm Road
|
East Sandy Acre Road
|
North
|
Entering West Sandy Acre Road
|
Eastwood Court
[Added 7-7-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015.07.03] |
South
|
Entering Eastwood Trail
|
Eastwood Trail
|
East
|
Entering Maple Dale Road
|
Eastwood Trail
|
East
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
Eastwood Trail
[Added 7-7-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015.07.03] |
North
|
Entering Eastwood Court
|
Eastwood Trail
|
West
|
Entering Maple Dale Road
|
Eden Court
|
West
|
Entering Cascade Drive
|
Elderberry Drive
|
Southwest corner
|
Entering Trenton Road
|
Evergreen Drive
|
East
|
Entering Decorah Road
|
Evergreen Drive
|
North
|
South Church Road
|
Fairy Chasm
[Added 1-5-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016.01.01] |
North
|
Entering Birchwood Trail
|
Fairy Chasm Road
|
West
|
Entering Highway 143
|
Forest View Drive
|
West
|
Entering Maple Dale Road
|
Forseth Court
|
East
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
Frontier Court
|
North
|
Entering Whispering Pines Drive
|
Glenway Drive
|
South
|
Entering Trenton Road
|
Gravel Drive
|
North
|
Entering Wausaukee Road
|
Gravel Drive
|
South
|
Entering Highway Y
|
Holly Lane
|
East
|
Entering Sand Drive
|
Holly Lane
|
North
|
Entering Walsh Acres Road
|
Indian Lore Court
|
West
|
Entering Davids View Drive
|
Jacqueline Drive
|
North
|
Entering Maple Road
|
Jacqueline Drive
|
West
|
Entering Patrick Court
|
Jamestown Drive
|
Northwest corner
|
Entering Creek Drive
|
Jay Street
|
No sign
| |
Kaelin Lane
|
No sign
| |
Knollwood Road
|
North
|
Entering Highway M
|
Knollwood Road
|
South
|
Entering Highway M
|
Knollwood Road
|
South
|
Entering Highway Y
|
Lenora Drive
|
West
|
Entering Highway 33
|
Lincoln Drive
|
North
|
Entering South Oak Road
|
Lincoln Drive
|
South
|
Entering School Road
|
Linda Drive
|
East
|
Entering Terry Dale Drive
|
Linda Drive
|
West
|
Entering Maple Dale Road
|
Lovers Lane
|
East
|
Entering Highway MY
|
Macintosh Court
|
East
|
Entering Orchard Knoll Drive
|
Maple Dale Road
|
North
|
Entering North Oak Road
|
Maple Dale Road
|
North
|
Entering Trenton Road
|
Maple Dale Road
|
South
|
Entering North Oak Road
|
Maple Dale Road
|
Southwest
|
Entering Trenton Road
|
Maple Road
|
East
|
Entering Paradise Drive
|
Maple Road
|
East
|
Entering Rusco Road
|
Maple Road
|
West
|
Entering Highway 143
|
Maple Road
|
West
|
Entering Paradise Drive
|
Maple Road
|
West
|
Entering Rusco Road
|
Mayflower Road
|
West
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
Newark Drive
|
North
|
Entering Highway M
|
Newark Drive
|
North
|
Entering Trading Post Trail
|
Newark Drive
|
South
|
Entering Trading Post Trail
|
North Church Road
|
West
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road.
|
North Oak Road
|
East
|
Entering Maple Dale Road
|
North Oak Road
|
East
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
North Oak Road
|
West
|
Entering Highway 33
|
North Oak Road
|
West
|
Entering Maple Dale Road
|
North River Road
|
East
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
North River Road
|
West
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
Orchard Knoll Drive
|
South
|
Entering Highway Y
|
Paradise Drive
|
North
|
Entering Highway G
|
Paradise Drive
|
North
|
Entering Highway M
|
Paradise Drive
|
North
|
Entering Sand Drive
|
Paradise Drive
|
North
|
Entering South Church Road
|
Paradise Drive
|
North
|
Entering South Oak Road
|
Paradise Drive
|
South
|
Entering Highway M
|
Paradise Drive
|
South
|
Entering Sand Drive
|
Paradise Drive
[Added 9-1-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015.09.01] |
South
|
Entering South Church Road
|
Paradise Drive
|
South
|
Entering South Oak Road
|
Paradise Drive
|
South
|
Entering Wausaukee Road
|
Pleasant Hill Drive
|
East
|
Entering Decorah Road
|
Pleasant Hill Drive
|
North
|
Entering Highway M
|
Poplar Road
|
East
|
Entering Newark Drive
|
Poplar Road
|
East
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
Poplar Road
|
West
|
Entering Highway 33
|
Poplar Road
|
West
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
Riverview Drive
|
East
|
Entering Highway 33
|
Riverview Drive
|
North
|
Entering Highway M
|
Rusco Drive
|
North
|
Entering Highway G
|
Rusco Drive
|
South
|
Entering South Oak Road
|
Sand Drive
|
North
|
Entering Highway G
|
Sand Drive
|
South
|
Entering Paradise Drive
|
Sandy Acres East
|
Northeast
|
Entering Sandy Acres Drive
|
Sandy Knoll Court
|
South
|
Entering Trenton Road
|
Scenic Drive
|
East
|
Entering Highway 33
|
School Road
|
East
|
Entering Decorah Road
|
School Road
|
West
|
Entering Paradise Drive
|
Shady Lane Road
|
East
|
Entering Newark Drive
|
South Church Road
|
East
|
Entering Evergreen Drive
|
South Church Road
|
Southeast
|
Paradise Drive
|
South Church Road
|
West
|
Entering Highway 143
|
South Church Road
|
West
|
Entering Paradise Drive
|
South Indian Lore Road
|
West
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
South Oak Road
|
East
|
Entering Paradise Drive
|
South Oak Road
|
East
|
Entering Decorah Road
|
South Oak Road
|
West
|
Entering Highway 143
|
South Oak Road
|
West
|
Entering Paradise Drive
|
South Wallace Lake Drive
|
West
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
South Wallace Lake Road
|
South
|
Entering North River Road
|
Southwood Trail
[Added 7-7-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015.07.03] |
East
|
Entering intersection Eastwood Trail, Eastwood Court and Southwood
Trail
|
St. Augustine Road
|
North
|
Entering Wausaukee Road
|
St. Augustine Road
|
South
|
Entering Highway Y
|
Strawberry Court
|
Northeast corner
|
Entering Glenway Drive
|
Summit Circle
|
East
|
Entering Newark Drive
|
Terry Dale Court
|
South
|
Entering Terry Dale Drive
|
Terry Dale Drive
|
South
|
Entering North Oak Road
|
Terry Dale Drive
|
West
|
Entering Valley Road
|
Terry Jak Drive
|
North
|
Entering Shady Lane Road
|
Timber Court
|
West
|
Entering Decorah Road
|
Tolbert Lane
|
South
|
Entering Forseth Court
|
Trading Post Trail
|
East
|
Entering Newark Drive
|
Trading Post Trail
|
East
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
Trading Post Trail
|
West
|
Entering Highway M
|
Trenton Road
|
East
|
Entering Newark Drive
|
Trenton Road
[Amended 8-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.08.01] |
East
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
Trenton Road
|
West
|
Entering Highway 33
|
Trenton Road
[Amended 8-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.08.01] |
West
|
Entering Wallace Lake Road
|
Tuscola Lane
|
East
|
Entering Highway M
|
Valley Road
|
North
|
Entering Forest View Drive
|
Valley Road
|
West
|
Entering Maple Dale Road
|
Wallace Lake Road
|
North
|
Entering Poplar Road
|
Wallace Lake Road
|
North
|
Entering Trading Post Trail
|
Wallace Lake Road
[Added 8-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.08.01] |
North
|
Entering Trenton Road
|
Wallace Lake Road
|
South
|
Entering Highways M and MY
|
Wallace Lake Road
|
South
|
Entering Poplar Road
|
Wallace Lake Road
|
South
|
Entering Trading Post Trail
|
Wallace Lake Road
[Added 8-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.08.01] |
South
|
Entering Trenton Road
|
Walsh Acres
|
East
|
Entering Sand Drive
|
Washington Drive
|
North
|
Entering Highway M
|
Washington Drive
|
South
|
Entering Highway Y
|
Wausaukee Road
|
East
|
Entering Knollwood Road
|
Wausaukee Road
|
North
|
Entering Pleasant Hill Drive
|
Wausaukee Road
|
West
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Entering Knollwood Road
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A.
The Town 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 Town shall mark, by appropriate
signs, each zone so designated in accordance with the provisions of
§ 349.13, Wis. Stats.
B.
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.
C.
The Town Board 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 or vehicles
beyond the provisions of Ch. 346, Wis. Stats. The Town Board shall
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.
D.
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.
E.
After the parking limitations on any given street
have expired, only moving the car somewhat following expiration of
the parking period allowed shall be and constitute a violation of
this chapter.
A.
Street maintenance. Whenever it is necessary to clear
or repair a Town roadway or any part thereof, the Town Chairperson
may authorize posting such highways 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.
B.
Temporary parking restrictions for special events.
Pursuant to the provisions of § 349.13, Wis. Stats., the
Town Chairperson is authorized to direct that temporary "No Parking"
signs be erected during parades, festivals and other authorized events
that require the regulating of vehicle stopping, standing or parking
on Town roadways. The temporary regulation shall be limited to the
time the event exists or is likely to exist.
C.
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 Town indicating
no parking due to snow removal.
D.
Declaration of emergency. The Town Chairperson or,
if the Town Chairperson is not available, a Town Board member shall
declare a snow emergency during the period of a severe snowstorm,
or immediately thereafter, whenever traffic becomes congested by reason
of said snowfall and the operation of emergency vehicles, including
snow removal equipment and machinery, is impeded.
(1)
Duration of emergency. Such emergency shall exist
so long as traffic remains congested and the operation of emergency
vehicles is impeded or likely to be impeded due to the falling of
snow and the congestion of traffic upon the streets, alleys or public
parking lots of the City.
(2)
Notice of emergency. The Town Board Chairperson, or
Town Board members, may proclaim the state of emergency through the
press, radio, or other public means of communication and may designate
and authorize police officers and snow removal personnel to inform
the citizenry of the existence of the emergency.
(3)
Parking prohibited during emergency. No person shall
park any vehicle on a street, road, highway, or public parking lot
during the period of a snow emergency, or immediately thereafter,
until such street, road, highway, or public parking lot has been cleared
of snow.
(4)
Removal of vehicles. The Chief of Police or any of
his/her employees under his/her supervision and direction may remove
any vehicle which may interfere with the operation of any snow removal
equipment or any emergency vehicle and charge the cost of removing
such vehicle to the owner or the operator thereof. Said Chief of Police
may cause removal to be made either by his/her own department or may
contract for such removal with any serviceman, person, firm or corporation
that has, as a part of his or its business, towing service with proper
equipment to move vehicles.
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)
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.
(3)
On the roadway side of any parked vehicle unless double
parking is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers.
(4)
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.
(5)
In any place or manner so as to obstruct, block or
impede traffic.
(6)
Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, unless a greater
distance is indicated by an official traffic sign.
(7)
Upon any portion of a highway where and at the time
when parking is prohibited, limited or restricted by official traffic
signs.
(8)
Upon any bridge or within a highway tunnel.
(9)
Upon any street or highway within the Town 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.
(10)
Within four feet of the entrance to an alley,
private road or driveway.
(11)
In any Town 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 without the permission
of the owner or lessee of the property on which such driveway is located,
whether or not such driveway is posted to limit or restrict parking.
C.
Vehicles not to block private drive, alley or fire
lane. No vehicle shall, at any time, be parked so as to unreasonably
restrict the normal access to any private drive, alley, access easement,
or fire lane. Said access shall be deemed to be unreasonably restricted
if any vehicle is parked within four feet of either side of said access.
Upon discovery by a police officer or upon complaint by the owner
of any such blocked drive, alley or fire lane, the law enforcement
officer may order said vehicle towed from such position at the risk
and expense of the owner of said vehicle.
D.
Parking vehicle for repair. No person shall stand
or park a vehicle on any street, alley, public right-of-way or municipal
parking lot in the Town for the purpose of repairing said vehicle.
E.
Prohibited parking zone. It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to cause any motor vehicle or other
vehicle to be parked on the south side of Newark Drive commencing
at a point 0.24 mile east of Trenton Road and continuing to a point
0.49 mile east of Trenton Road.
F.
Two-hour parking restriction. No vehicle shall be
parked on any street, roadway, or Town right-of-way in the Town of
Trenton for a period of more than two hours, from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00
midnight, except for special events and by the permission of the Town
Board or the Chief of Police. Anyone who violates this parking restriction
is subject to a parking citation and forfeiture.
G.
Night parking restriction. No vehicle shall be parked
on any street, roadway, or Town right-of-way in the Town of Trenton
at any time between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. at any
time except for special events and by permission of the Town Board
or the Chief of Police. Anyone who violates this parking restriction
is subject to a parking citation and forfeiture.[1]
When official traffic signs indicating such restriction have been erected in accordance with § 368-3 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.
No person other than the owner or operator thereof
shall remove a Town parking citation from a motor vehicle.
A.
Hazard to public safety. Any vehicle parked, stopped
or standing upon a highway or public parking lot 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 law enforcement 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 law enforcement
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 who 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 actual 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. No vehicle shall be returned to its owner
until such payments are made. Upon payment, a receipt shall be issued
to the owner of the vehicle for the towing or storage charge. When
a private service releases such vehicle without receiving payment
for the towing and storage, the outstanding obligation is the sole
responsibility of the private service; the Town of Trenton is not
responsible or liable for any towing or storage charges.
A.
Storage prohibited. No person owning or having custody of any partially dismantled, nonoperable, wrecked, junked or discarded motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to remain on any public highway or parking lot longer than 72 hours after notification thereof by a law enforcement officer. Notification shall be accomplished by placing in a conspicuous place on the vehicle and by mailing or serving upon the owner or occupant in charge of the premises a written notice setting forth briefly the applicable provisions of this section and the date of the notice. Any vehicle so tagged which is not removed within 72 hours after notice is declared to be a public nuisance and may be removed as provided in § 368-15.
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 Town.
A.
No driver of any vehicle, including motorcycles, all-terrain
vehicles, dirt bikes, motor bikes, bicycles, or any other motor-driven
vehicle, shall cause, by excessive and unnecessary acceleration, the
tires of such vehicle or cycle to spin and emit loud noises or to
unnecessarily throw stones or gravel, nor shall such driver cause
to be made by excessive and unnecessary acceleration any loud noise
as would disturb the public peace.
B.
No person shall engage in any speed contest, exhibition
of speed or any unreasonable or unnecessary acceleration or show of
power on any street, alley or public parking lot in the Town.
A.
Findings. The unauthorized off-road operation of motor
vehicles has resulted in:
(1)
Serious damage to public and private lands, including
damage or destruction of vegetation, animal life and improvement to
the lands;
(2)
The permanent scarring of land and an increase in
both erosion and air pollution;
(3)
Collisions and near collisions threatening the life
and safety of the operators of such vehicles as well as of other persons;
and
(4)
A loss of the privacy, quietude and serenity to which
the owners and users of land are rightfully entitled.
B.
MOTOR VEHICLE
(1)
(2)
(3)
OFF ROAD
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(2)
OPERATION
UNAUTHORIZED
Definitions. For purposes of this section, the terms
below shall be defined as follows:
Any vehicle which is self-propelled and shall include but
not be limited to automobiles, trucks, jeeps, vans, motorcycles, motorbikes,
go-karts, motorized three-wheeled vehicles, all-terrain vehicles,
mopeds, snowmobiles, dune buggies and tractors. "Motor vehicle" shall
not mean any airplane, railroad train, boat, wheelchair or bicycle.
A vehicle which would otherwise be defined as a motor vehicle under
this section shall not be so defined while it is being operated:
Solely for the purpose of construction or maintenance
of an improvement to land or solely for access to construction or
maintenance sites, provided that such operation is by persons having
legitimate business on such lands or sites.
By or at the direction of public employees or
utility company employees as part of their employment duties.
By the holder of an easement or right of access
on or over the land on which operation is occurring or the holder's
employees or agents.
Any location which is:
Not a paved or maintained public street, road,
pedestrianway, or alley;
Not used or maintained by the owner or lessee
of land as a driveway, parking lot or other way for motor vehicles;
or
A private trail for use only by the owner or
his permittees for recreational or other vehicular use.
"Off road" shall not include any creek bed,
riverbed or lake; provided, however, that this subsection shall not
apply to snowmobiles or other vehicles being operated on the ice covering
such creek bed, riverbed or lake.
The physical manipulation or activation of any of the controls
of a motor vehicle necessary to put it in motion.
Without the express prior consent of the owner, lessee, manager
or other person authorized to give consent by the owner or lessee
of land. Authorization shall not be implied from a failure to post
private or public land.
C.
Unauthorized off-road operation prohibited.
(1)
The unauthorized off-road operation of a motor vehicle
is prohibited.
(2)
It shall be unlawful to operate any minibike, go-kart,
all-terrain vehicle or any other motor-driven craft or vehicle principally
manufactured for off-highway use on Town streets, alleys, parks, sidewalks,
bikeways, parking lots or on any public lands or private lands or
parking lots held open to the public, except on those Town streets
designated by resolution of the Town Board. The operator shall at
all times have the consent of the owner before operation of such craft
or vehicle on private lands. Motor vehicles shall, at no time, be
operated off road closer than 200 feet to any dwelling.
E.
Operation of snowmobiles, motorcycles, mopeds, minibikes
or all-terrain vehicles within any parks is prohibited. No person
shall operate a snowmobile, motorcycle, moped, minibike or all-terrain
vehicle within any parks or athletic fields within the Town except
in designated areas.
A.
Forfeiture penalty. The penalty for violation of any
provision of this chapter shall be a forfeiture as hereafter provided,
together with court costs and fees prescribed by § 814.63(1)
and (2) or 814.65(1), Wis. Stats., the penalty assessment for moving
traffic violations and the driver improvement surcharge imposed by
§§ 757.05 and 346.655, Wis. Stats., where applicable.
Payment of the judgment and applicable court costs, fees, assessments
and surcharges may be suspended by the sentencing court for not more
than 60 days. Any person 18 years of age or older who shall fail to
pay the amount of the forfeiture, court costs, any penalty assessment
or driver surcharge or other penalty imposed for violation of any
provision of this chapter may, upon order of the court entering judgment
therefor and having jurisdiction of the case, be imprisoned until
such forfeiture, costs and assessment are paid, but not exceeding
90 days.
B.
Other sanctions.
(1)
By court. Nothing herein shall preclude or affect
the power of the sentencing court to exercise additional authorities
granted by the Wisconsin Statutes to suspend or revoke the operating
privileges of the defendant, order the defendant to submit to assessment
and rehabilitation programs or to attend traffic safety school in
addition to payment of a monetary penalty or in lieu or imprisonment.
(2)
By the Town. No person who has been convicted of a
violation of any provision of this chapter shall be issued a license
or permit by the Town, except a dog license, until the forfeiture
imposed for such violation and any penalty assessment, court costs
and fees or surcharge is paid.
C.
Forfeitures for violation of uniform moving traffic regulations. Forfeitures for violations of any moving traffic regulation set forth in the Wisconsin Statutes adopted by reference in § 368-1 shall conform to the forfeiture penalty permitted to be imposed for violations of the comparable Wisconsin Statute, including any variations or increases for subsequent offenses; provided, however, that this subsection shall not be construed to permit prosecution under this chapter for any offense described in Chs. 341 to 348, Wis. Stats., for which an imprisonment penalty or fine may be imposed upon the defendant.
D.
Forfeitures for parking violations.
[Amended 5-19-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.05.02]
(1)
Forfeitures for uniform statewide parking, stopping and standing offenses. Minimum and maximum forfeiture for violation of nonmoving traffic violations adopted by reference in § 368-1 as described in Chs. 341 to 348, Wis. Stats., shall be as found in the current edition of the Revised Uniform State Traffic Deposit Schedule.
A.
Enforcement procedures. This chapter shall be enforced
in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes
and this section.
B.
Citations.
(1)
Uniform citation and complaint. The Wisconsin Uniform
Traffic Citation and Complaint described and defined in the Wisconsin
Statutes shall be used for enforcement of all provisions of this chapter
except those provisions which describe or define nonmoving traffic
violations and violations of §§ 346.71 through 346.73,
Wis. Stats. Violations of §§ 346.71 through 346.73,
Wis. Stats., shall be reported to the District Attorney and the Wisconsin
Uniform Traffic Citation shall not be used in such cases except upon
written request of the District Attorney.
(2)
Parking citations. The Town Board shall adopt a citation for use in enforcing the nonmoving traffic offenses in this chapter. Such citation shall be used for enforcement of nonmoving traffic regulations created or adopted by this chapter, including violations of nonmoving traffic regulations defined and described in the Wisconsin Statutes adopted by reference in § 368-1, and all provisions regarding nonmoving traffic violations in this chapter. The citation for nonmoving traffic violations shall contain a notice that the person cited may discharge the forfeiture for violation of a nonmoving traffic regulation and penalty thereof by complying with Subsection C(2) of this section.
C.
Deposits and stipulations.
(1)
Uniform traffic offenses.
(a)
Who may make. Persons arrested or cited for
violation of moving traffic offenses created by this chapter shall
be permitted to make deposits and stipulations of no contest or released
by the arresting officer in accordance with the applicable provisions
of the Wisconsin Statutes. Stipulations of guilt or no contest may
be made by persons arrested for violations of this chapter in accordance
with § 66.0114(1)(b), Wis. Stats., whenever the provisions
of § 345.27, Wis. Stats., are inapplicable to such violations.
Stipulations shall conform to the form contained in the Uniform Traffic
Citation and Complaint under § 345.11, Wis. Stats., and
may be accepted within five days of the date of the alleged violation.
Stipulations may be accepted by law enforcement officers serving the
Town or Clerk of Circuit Court.
(b)
Delivery or mailing of deposit and stipulation.
Any person stipulating guilt or no contest under the preceding subsection
must make the deposit required under § 345.26, Wis. Stats.,
or, if the deposit is not established under such statute, shall deposit
a forfeited penalty as provided in the schedule approved by the Town
Board. Deposits may be brought or mailed within five days of the issuance
of the citation in lieu of court appearance.
(c)
Receipt required. Every officer accepting a
stipulation under the provisions of this chapter shall comply with
the provisions of §§ 343.28, 345.26(1)(a) and 345.27(2),
Wis. Stats., and shall require the alleged violator to sign a statement
of notice in substantially the form contained on the Uniform Traffic
Citation and Complaint promulgated under § 345.11, Wis.
Stats. The official or person receiving the deposit shall furnish
and deliver or mail an original receipt for such deposit to the alleged
violator and shall deliver the deposit and stipulation and a copy
of the receipt within seven days to the County Clerk of Courts.
(2)
Nonmoving traffic offenses.
(a)
Direct payment of penalty permitted. Persons
cited (summons not issued) for violation of nonmoving traffic offenses
described and defined in this chapter may discharge the penalty thereof
and avoid court prosecution by mailing or forwarding within five days
of the issuance of the citation to the Town the minimum forfeiture
specified for the violation.
(b)
Court prosecution. If the alleged violator does not deliver or mail a deposit as provided in Subsection C(2)(a) within 10 days of the date of the citation, the law enforcement officer serving the Town shall forward a copy of the citation to the Town Attorney for prosecution.
(c)
Registration suspension. If the alleged violator does not pay the forfeiture or appear in court in response to the citation for a nonmoving traffic violation on the date specified in the citation or, if no date is specified on the citation, within 28 days after the citation is issued, the Town may ask the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to suspend the registration of the vehicle involved or refuse registration of any vehicle owned by the person pursuant to the provisions of § 345.28(4), Wis. Stats., and Subsection C(3) below.
(d)
Deposits returned to Town Treasurer. Officers receiving deposits for nonmoving traffic violations under this Subsection C(2) shall pay over such deposits to the Town Treasurer within seven days of receipt. Such payment shall be accompanied by an itemized statement for each deposit of the offense charged and the name of the depositor.
(e)
Bond. Any officer authorized to accept deposits
under § 345.26, Wis. Stats., or this section shall qualify
by taking the oath prescribed by § 19.01, Wis. Stats.
(3)
Notice of demerit points and receipt. Every officer
accepting a forfeited penalty or money deposit under this section
shall receipt therefor in triplicate as provided in § 345.26(3)(b),
Wis. Stats. Every officer accepting a stipulation under the provisions
of this section shall comply with the provisions of §§ 343.28,
345.26(1)(a) and 345.27(2), Wis. Stats., and shall require the alleged
violator to sign a statement of notice in substantially the form contained
on the uniform traffic citation and complaint promulgated under § 345.11,
Wis. Stats.
(4)
Registration suspension program.
(a)
The Town shall participate in the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation Traffic Violation and Registration Program
as set forth in § 345.28, Wis. Stats., and Ch. Trans 128,
Wis. Adm. Code and all amendments or changes thereto.
(b)
In addition to all applicable fines and court
costs, the cost of using the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Traffic Violation and Registration Program shall be assessed as permitted
by § 345.28(4)(d), Wis. Stats. The Town may refuse to notify
the Wisconsin Department of Transportation of payment on a citation
until all applicable fines and costs, including costs assessed under
the preceding sentence, are paid.
(c)
This Subsection C(4) shall not be interpreted as requiring that all unpaid citations for nonmoving traffic violations be processed through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Traffic Violation and Registration Program. The Town's participation in such program shall be in addition to any and all other means legally available to enforce such citations.
[Added 11-20-2023 by Ord. No. 2023.11.01]
B.
Routes. All Town roads will be open to ATV and/or UTV usage unless
otherwise posted. All county and state roadways posted 35 mph or less
will be open to ATV and/or UTV usage as authorized under § 23.33(11)(am)(4),
Wis. Stats., unless otherwise posted.
C.
Conditions. As a condition for use of Town roads, the following conditions
shall apply to all operators (and passengers) of ATVs or UTVs on Town
roads:
(1)
All ATV and/or UTV operators shall observe posted speed limits.
(2)
No person under 18 years of age may operate or be a passenger on
an ATV and/or UTV without wearing protective headgear of the type
required under § 347.485(1)(a), Wis. Stats., and with the
chin strap properly fastened, except as specifically exempted under
§ 23.33(3g)(b), (c), and (d), Wis. Stats.
(3)
All ATV and/or UTV operators under 16 years of age must be in direct
supervision and within earshot of a parent or legal guardian when
operating on a designated all-terrain vehicle route.
(4)
Operation of ATVs and/or UTVs on roadways designated as ATV and/or
UTV routes are authorized only for the extreme right side of the roadway,
on the paved surface (if the roadway is paved), except that left turns
may be made from any part of the roadway that is safe given prevailing
conditions.
(5)
Approved hand signals are required by any ATV and/or UTV operator
whenever the operator intends to change direction if the ATV and/or
UTV is not equipped with turn signals.
(6)
All ATV and/or UTV operators shall ride single file.
(7)
The operator of an ATV and/or UTV shall obey all traffic laws, local
ordinances, and DNR regulations.
(8)
The operator of an ATV and/or UTV shall display a lighted headlamp,
tail lamp and working brake light on the ATV and/or UTV and shall
always display the registration license plate.
(9)
All roads must be signed in accordance with §§ NR
64.12(1) and 64.12(7), Wis. Adm. Code.
(10)
ATV and/or UTV operation is at the risk of the operator. The
Town has no liability for any damage or injury to persons, real property
or personal property arising out of the operation of ATVs and/or UTVs
on designated ATV and/or UTV routes under § 895.52, Wis.
Stats.
(11)
Routes are open year-round.
(12)
On all roads shared with another jurisdiction, the most restrictive
ordinance shall apply as it relates to operation of ATVs and/or UTVs
on such roads.
(13)
The Town reserves the right to open or close routes by a simple
Board motion.
D.
Enforcement. This section shall be enforced by any law enforcement
officer authorized to enforce the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
E.
Penalties. The penalties found in § 23.33(13), Wis. Stats.,
are adopted by reference.
[Added 11-20-2023 by Ord. No. 2023.11.02]
A.
EMERGENCY
ENGINE BRAKES
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
A situation in which there is an imminent or immediate risk
of injury to a person or damage to another vehicle or property. The
term "emergency" does not include situations which result from operating
the vehicle in excess of the posted speed limit or from lack of due
care by the vehicle operator.
Any mechanical exhaust device, compression brake or other
device in a motor vehicle, other than conventional brake pads and
drums or disks, used for the purpose of slowing or stopping a motor
vehicle.
B.
Unlawful use of engine brakes and compression brakes on Highway 33.
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to use or operate,
or cause to be used or operated, engine brakes on Highway 33 within
the Town's boundaries except in emergency.
C.
Penalties. Any person who is convicted of violating any provisions
of this section shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $250
per violation. Any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent
violation of the same provision of this section in less than 12 months
shall forfeit not less than $200 nor more than $500.