A.Â
Destruction of property. No person shall willfully injure or intentionally
deface, destroy or unlawfully remove or interfere with any property
belonging to the Town of Vinland or to any private person without
the consent of the owner or property authority, nor shall any person
or organization place or permit to be placed any sign, poster, advertisement,
notice or other writing upon any utility ornamental light pole belonging
to the Town without the consent of the proper authority. Any signs,
posters, advertisements, notices or other writings so placed shall
be removed by the law enforcement authorities and the placing person
or organization cited for violation of this section.
B.Â
Parental liability. Pursuant to § 895.035, Wis. Stats.,
the parents of an emancipated minor shall be liable for the damage
of property caused by the willful, malicious or wanton act of such
child; such liability shall not exceed $2,500.
C.Â
Penalty provisions.
(1)Â
Any person 17 years of age or over who violate this section is subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4, restitution to the injured party, and the costs of prosecution.
(2)Â
Any person 12 years of age through 16 years of age shall be subject
to a forfeiture not to exceed $25 and any other applicable penalty
provided by § 938.344, Wis. Stats., as that section may
exist, be amended or changed.
D.Â
Victim remedies. Any person or entity injured by a violation of this
section by a minor child shall be advised of the rights and remedies
available under § 895.035, Wis. Stats.
A.Â
Littering prohibited. No person shall throw any glass, refuse or
waste, filth or other litter upon the streets, alleys, highways, public
parks or other property of the Town of Vinland, or upon property within
the Town owned by any private person, or upon the surface of any body
of water within the Town.
B.Â
Litter from conduct of commercial enterprise.
(1)Â
Scope. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to all sales,
promotions and other commercial ventures that result in litter being
deposited on any street, alley or other public way.
(2)Â
Litter to be cleaned up. Any person, firm, corporation or association
carrying on any enterprise that results in litter being deposited
on any street, alley or other public way shall clean up the same within
12 hours of the time the same is deposited. If any such litter is
subject to being blown about, it shall be picked up immediately. If
any such litter is likely to attract animals or vermin, such litter
shall be picked up immediately.
(3)Â
Litter to be picked up at litterer's expense. If any person, firm, corporation or association fails to pick up any litter as required by Subsection B(1) within the time specified, the Town shall arrange to have the same picked up by Town crews or by private enterprise. The entire expense of picking up such litter, together with an additional charge of 20% for administrative expenses, shall be charged to the person, firm, corporation or association that did the littering. If such sum is not promptly paid, steps shall be taken, with the advice of the Town Attorney's office, to collect the same. This charge shall be in addition to any forfeiture or other penalty for violation of this section.
C.Â
Depositing of materials prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any
person to deposit, cause or permit to be deposited, placed or parked
any vegetation, grass, leaves, foliage, earth, sand, gravel, water,
snow, ice, debris, waste material, foreign substance, construction
materials, equipment or object upon any street, sidewalk or public
property without authorization of the Town Board or designee pursuant
to the provisions of this Code or upon any private property without
the consent of the owner or lessee of the property. Any person who
deposits, causes or permits to be deposited, placed or parked any
such materials, equipment or objects upon any street, sidewalk or
property shall be responsible to properly mark or barricade the area
so as to prevent a safety hazard.
D.Â
Handbills.
(1)Â
Scattering prohibited. It shall be unlawful to deliver any handbills
or advertising material to any premises in the Town except by being
handed to the recipient, placed on the porch, stoop or entranceway
of the building, or firmly affixed to a building so as to prevent
any such articles from being blown about, becoming scattered or in
any way causing litter.
(2)Â
Papers in public places prohibited. It shall be unlawful to leave
any handbills, advertising material or newspapers unattended in any
street, alley, public building or other public place, provided that
this shall not prohibit the sale of newspapers in vending machines.
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/her control in a place
accessible to children any abandoned, unattended or discarded 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 said door or lid, snap lock or other
locking device from said icebox, refrigerator or container, unless
such container is displayed for sale on the premises of the owner
or his/her agent and is securely locked or fastened.
A.Â
Damaging public property. No person shall climb any tree or pluck
any flowers or fruit, wild or cultivated, or break, cut down, trample
upon, remove, or in any manner injure or deface, write upon, defile
or ill use any tree, shrub, flower, flower bed, turf, fountain, ornament,
statue, building, fence, apparatus, bench, table, official notice,
sign, bridge, structure or other property within any park or parkway,
or in any way injure, damage or deface any public building, sidewalk
or other public property in the Town of Vinland.
B.Â
Breaking of street lamps or windows. No person shall break glass
in any street lamps or windows of any building owned or occupied by
the Town.
C.Â
Damaging fire hydrants and water mains. No person shall, without
the authority of Town authorities, operate any valve connected with
the street or water supply mains or open any fire hydrant connected
with the water distribution system except for the purpose of extinguishing
a fire. No person shall injure or impair the use of any water main
or fire hydrant.
A.Â
Trespass to land. No person shall enter or remain on any land after
having been notified by the owner or occupant not to remain on the
premises.
B.Â
Trespass to dwelling. No person shall intentionally enter the dwelling
of another without the consent of some person lawfully upon the premises
under circumstances tending to create or provoke a breach of the peace.
A.Â
State statute adopted. The provisions of § 101.123, Wis.
Stats., relating to the regulation of smoking and clean indoor air,
except provisions therein relating to penalties to be imposed, are
hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this section as if
fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or prohibited
by any statute incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited
by this section. Any future amendment, revisions or modifications
of the statutes incorporated herein are intended to be made a part
of this section.
B.Â
Smoking prohibited within or upon all buildings and equipment owned,
leased or rented by the Town. In recognition of a need to protect
the health and comfort of the public and Town employees from the detrimental
effects of smoking, pursuant to the authority granted to the Town
by § 101.123(4m), Wis. Stats., smoking as defined by § 101.123(1)(h),
Wis. Stats., is hereby prohibited by any person within or upon all
buildings and enclosed equipment owned, leased or rented by the Town
of Vinland, except in designated areas. Specifically, it shall be
unlawful for any person to use any tobacco product or material that
can be smoked in the Town of Vinland Town Hall.
C.Â
State statutes adopted. The provisions contained in § 120.12(20),
Wis. Stats., regulating smoking on school premises are adopted by
reference and made a part of this section as though set forth in full.
A.Â
GRAFFITI
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Any drawing, figure, inscription, symbol or other marking
which is scratched, painted, drawn in pen or marker, or placed by
some other permanent or semipermanent means upon sidewalks, streets,
public or private structures or any other place in public view without
the express permission or consent of the property owner.
B.Â
Public nuisance. Graffiti is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, as defined under Chapter 284 of this Code, affecting peace and safety.
C.Â
Prohibitions. No person shall write, spray, scratch or otherwise
affix graffiti upon any property, whether private or public, without
the consent of the owner or owners of said property. Any person who
shall affix graffiti to any property without the consent of the owner
shall be liable for the costs of removing or covering such graffiti
in addition to any fines imposed for violating this section. The parents
of any emancipated minor child who affixed graffiti shall be held
liable for the cost of removing or covering said graffiti in accordance
with § 895.035, Wis. Stats.
D.Â
Removal by property owner.
(1)Â
Every owner of a structure or property defaced by graffiti shall
cover or remove the graffiti within 15 days in compliance with written
notice served upon him by the Town to remove or cover such graffiti.
(2)Â
In the event any owner fails to comply with the above-mentioned notice,
the Town may have the graffiti covered or removed, and in such event,
all costs, fees and expenses will be assessed to said owner's real
estate taxes pursuant to § 66.0627, Wis. Stats.
A.Â
Purpose and definitions. In order to protect cemetery areas within
the Town from injury, damage or desecration, these regulations are
enacted. The term "cemetery" as hereinafter used in this section shall
include all cemetery property, grounds, equipment and structures,
both privately and publicly owned, which are located within the Town
of Vinland.
B.Â
Authority to establish rules and regulations. The cemetery property
owner shall have the authority to establish reasonable rules and regulations
to regulate and govern the operation of any cemetery in accordance
with state law and this Code. The cemetery property owner shall reserve
the right to prohibit and regulate the planting or placement of any
flowers, plants, vines, shrubs, trees, flower pots, urns or other
objects on cemetery property. Placements of any such plantings, containers
or objects shall be in accordance with established regulations of
the cemetery property owner.
C.Â
Specific regulations.
(1)Â
Disturbing cemetery property. No person shall cut, remove, damage
or carry away any flowers, plants, vines, shrubs or trees from any
cemetery lot or property except the owner of the cemetery lot or a
person with the cemetery lot owner's consent or any cemetery employee
or representative engaged in official cemetery duties for the cemetery
owner; nor shall any person without proper authority remove, deface,
mark or damage in any manner any cemetery markers, headstones, monuments,
fences or structures; nor shall any person without proper authority
remove, damage or destroy any vases, flower pots, urns or other objects
which have been placed on any cemetery lot; nor shall any person move
or remove any cemetery equipment without the owner's consent.
(2)Â
Protection of cemetery property. No person shall trap in any cemetery
without specific written authorization of the owner; nor shall any
person kill, injure or disturb any animals, birds or waterfowl, wild
or domestic, within any cemetery in any matter except as provided
by this Code; nor shall any person climb any tree, break, cut down,
trample upon, remove or in any manner injure, deface, write upon or
in any manner damage any tree, shrub, flower, flower bed, turf, grassy
area, soil, building, structure, equipment, official notice, sign
or other property within any cemetery. No picnic, parties or similar
gatherings are permitted.
(3)Â
Motor vehicles. Motor vehicles are restricted to the roads and drives
and parking areas. Except for authorized maintenance vehicles, no
person shall operate an unlicensed or licensed motorized vehicle on
any cemetery property outside of areas specifically designated as
parking areas or areas where the operation of such vehicles is specifically
permitted. It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in any off-roadway
operation of a motorized vehicle on cemetery property without the
owner's consent.
(4)Â
Speed limit. No person shall operate any motorized vehicle in any
cemetery in excess of 15 miles per hour unless otherwise posted.
(5)Â
Parking. No person, without the owner's consent, shall park any motor
vehicle in any cemetery on any grassy or seeded area or upon any location
except a designated parking area; nor shall any person park a motor
vehicle on cemetery property for any purpose except engaging in official
cemetery business. Any unlawfully parked motor vehicle may be towed
or removed by the cemetery property owner at the vehicle owner's expense.
(6)Â
Littering prohibited. No person shall litter, dump or deposit any
rubbish, refuse, earth or other material in any cemetery without the
owner's consent.
(7)Â
Pets. Pets, including animals of any species, and horses are prohibited
in any cemetery.
(8)Â
Sound devices. No person shall operate or play any amplifying system
or sound device in any cemetery without the owner's consent.
(9)Â
Authorized notices. No person shall post, paste, fasten, paint or
attach any placard, bill, notice, sign or advertising matter upon
any structure, tree or other natural object in any cemetery, except
cemetery regulations and other signs authorized by the owner. No person
shall remove, deface or damage in any manner any official sign or
notice posted in any cemetery.
(10)Â
Loitering prohibited. No person shall loiter or cause a nuisance
or engage in any sport or exercise on any cemetery property without
the owner's consent.
(11)Â
Alcoholic beverages prohibited. No person shall consume or have
in his/her possession any open container containing any alcohol beverage
upon any cemetery property within the Town unless the property is
specifically named as being part of a licensed premises.
(12)Â
Play vehicles prohibited. No person shall operate or make use
of a play vehicle upon any cemetery property without the owner's consent.
As used in this section, a "play vehicle" shall mean any coaster,
skateboard, roller skates, sled, toboggan, unicycle or toy vehicle
upon which a person may ride.
(13)Â
Presence after hours prohibited. No person shall be present
upon any cemetery property without the owner's consent during posted
hours when the cemetery is not open to the public.