A.
Posted limitations. The Village 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 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.
(1)
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.
(2)
When any law enforcement officer shall find a vehicle, including
automobiles, trucks, tractors, trailers, or vehicles of any description
standing upon a public street or parking lot for 72 consecutive hours
in the same location at any time (except that, where more restrictive
parking limitations have been established, the more restrictive limits
shall apply), he/she 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
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/she may recover the possession thereof.
B.
Off-street public parking areas. It shall be unlawful to park or
leave for storage any equipment or vehicle in any off street area
designated for public parking purposes in excess of 72 hours without
written permission from the Winneconne Police Department.
C.
On-street parking of commercial vehicles in residential neighborhoods.
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicles, trailers, or equipment
used in a commercial or service business overnight on the street within
a residential district.
D.
Parking of unattached trailers on the street is prohibited.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
E.
Restricted parking on all Village streets/properties is as follows:
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East Side (other than parks/boat launches)
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East Main Street/Hwy 116 on the bridge — no parking on
bridge
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West Side (other than parks/boat launch areas)
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South Alley from West Main Street rear entrance to 115 West
Main Street — no parking in driveway
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South Alley from West Main Street rear entrance of 30 South
Street — police parking only
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South 3rd Street from Taylor Street to the dead end —
no parking
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North side of Lincoln Street between South 4th Street/South
3rd Street — no parking
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West side of North 5th Street from West Main Street to first
driveway entry — no parking
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South 5th Street between Grant Street/Jefferson Street —
no parking
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East side of North 7th Street from West Main Street to Division
Street — no parking
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North 9th Street/Oak Street — no parking any time
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North 9th Street/Willow Street — no parking any time
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Enterprise Drive in the turnaround — no truck parking
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34 South 2nd Street — restricted to 10 minute parking
and handicapped stall
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Parks/Boat Launch Areas
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Lake Winneconne Park
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Handicapped restricted stalls
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Vehicles with boat trailer permit required
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Parkway/North 2nd Avenue — no parking on grass
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North side of Parkway between North 2nd Avenue/North 3rd Avenue
— no parking any time
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Parkway between North 3rd Avenue and North 6th Avenue —
no parking north side of street
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Both sides of North 3rd Avenue and the west side of North 4th
Avenue between Parkway and Riverview two-hour vehicle with trailer
parking
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Angle parking only north and east side of the park
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West side of exit to park from Parkway Drive 50 feet to sign
— no parking
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Village Boat Launch and Surrounding Area
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Vehicle with boat trailer permit required on the following:
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Village boat launch parking area
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North 1st Street between West Main and Birch Street
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South side of Prospect Street between North 1st Street/North
2nd Street
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North side of Prospect Street between North 1st Street/North
2nd Street — no parking for vehicles with boat trailers
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Handicapped restricted stalls
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Marble Park
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No parking on grass
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Two handicapped restricted stalls
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No vehicles on walking trails except Village-owned vehicles
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Grant Street parking entrance — no parking beyond parking
area
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No parking in driveway entrance
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Schools
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Handicapped restricted stalls
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Middle school parking lot — no parking between signs
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Middle school parking lot — bicycle only parking
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East side of South 3rd Avenue between Pleasant Avenue and Meadow
Lane — no parking 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on school days
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North side of Meadow Lane between South 3rd Avenue and South
5th Avenue — no parking 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on school days
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West side of South 2nd Avenue from Main Street to Meadow Lane
— no parking 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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South side of Pleasant Drive from South 3rd Avenue to first
driveway — no parking during school hours
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A.
Temporary parking restrictions for special events. For the period
of time during which a community event is being held and upon proper
resolution of the Village Board, all or any portion of a street, adjacent
to the area at which the community event is being held, may be designated
as a temporary no-parking zone. All such temporary no-parking zones
shall be properly designated by an official no-parking sign placed
or erected pursuant to the authority and direction of the Village
Board. The operator of any motor vehicle shall not park or allow such
vehicle to stand in such temporary no-parking zone.
B.
Snow emergencies. In addition to winter parking criteria of § 510-14A, the Village reserves the right to call a snow emergency during extremely heavy snowfalls at which time no vehicles will be allowed to be parked on Village roadways. Residents will be alerted of called snow emergencies via any mass media available, including radio, TV, internet and newspaper.
A.
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.
B.
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 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 law enforcement
officer or upon complaint by the owner of any such blocked drive,
alley or fire lane, the Chief of Police may order said vehicle towed
from such position at the risk and expense of the owner of said vehicle.
C.
Parking vehicle for repair or to display for sale prohibited.
(1)
No person shall stand or park a vehicle on any street, alley, public
right-of-way or municipal parking lot in the Village of Winneconne
for the purpose of repairing said vehicle or to display such vehicle
for sale. No person shall park on any street or avenue any vehicles
for the primary purpose of advertising.
(2)
No person other than an owner and/or operator of a business located
on business-zoned property engaged in the regular business of selling
vehicles may display a vehicle for sale upon private premises unless
the following conditions are met:
(a)
Consent to display the vehicle has been given by the owner or
lessee of the premises; and
(b)
The owner of the vehicle is on the premises or resides there;
and
(c)
The vehicle displayed for sale is parked entirely on the premises;
and
(d)
The premises contains only one vehicle displayed for sale; and
(e)
The advertisement or sign for sale of the vehicle is not larger
than two square feet.
When official traffic signs indicating such restriction have been erected in accordance with § 510-3 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.
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 30 minutes within 300 feet of any residence
within the Village of Winneconne between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and
6:00 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/her 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.
The Village Board shall from time to time have certain streets or
portions of streets marked with white lines to designate parallel
or diagonal parking places. Angle parking or parking diagonally is
prohibited on all the streets, alleys and highways of the Village
except as provided herein in designated angle parking stalls. 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 unless actually engaged in unloading activity.
(3)
With
a trailer attached or any vehicle longer than 20 feet on any street
where angle parking is so provided and allowed.
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.
Winter all-night parking prohibited. No vehicle shall be parked upon
any street or on any Village-owned or leased parking lot in the Village
of Winneconne between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. during
the months of November, December, January, February and March of each
year. Any law enforcement officer may cause any vehicle parked in
violation of this subsection to be moved to a public parking lot or
garage and the cost of moving and storage shall be paid by the owner
or operator of said vehicle and the police shall hold said vehicle
until all charges for moving and storage have been paid.
B.
Sales from parked vehicles. No vehicle shall be parked upon the following
public streets for any use related to the sale of produce, merchandise
or other items offered to the general public:
(1)
On Main Street between Third Avenue and Third Street.
C.
Boat and utility trailer parking. The parking spaces located at the
western-most edge of the North First Street boat launch parking lot
are designated as parking for vehicles with trailers only, and will
be so marked with signs or painted markings.
(1)
No vehicle without a trailer attached may park in these designated
parking spaces from April 1 through October 1.
D.
Fire lane parking.
(1)
Prohibition. No vehicle, boat trailer, or utility trailer of any
type may be parked in any area designated as a fire lane.
(2)
Designation of fire lane. The Village Board may designate an area
as a fire lane based upon the recommendations of the Village Fire
District. The designation of an area as a fire lane shall be formalized
by Village Board resolution.
(3)
Authorization to tow. Any law enforcement officer shall have authority
to tow any vehicle or trailer parked in an area designated as a fire
lane, and the full cost of said towing shall be paid by the owner
of such vehicle or trailer. Said towing expense and storage fees shall
be paid by the owner in addition to any fine and court costs that
may be imposed as a result of such violation.
No person other than the owner or operator thereof shall remove
a Village parking citation from a motor vehicle.
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 § 510-1 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 for the general public for parking or vehicular traffic.
A.
Hazard to public safety. Any vehicle parked, stopped or standing
upon a highway or public parking lot or ramp 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 traffic 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 if it is deemed to
be a hazard, at the owner's expense.
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. Upon payment, a receipt shall be issued
to the owner of the vehicle for the towing or storage charge.
A.
Pursuant to the provision of § 345.28(4), Wis. Stats.,
the Village does hereby elect to participate in the Nonmoving Traffic
Violation and Registration Program of the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation and pay the costs established by the Department, which
said costs shall in turn be assessed to the persons charged with the
nonmoving traffic violations. The Village of Winneconne Police Department,
in the matter of unpaid citations, is herein and herby appointed the
"delegated agency" of the Village of Winneconne, and the Village's
Court Clerk is hereby authorized to file with the State Department
of Transportation the appropriate notice of the Village's election
to participate in the Nonmoving Violation and Registration Program
of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. All provisions of § 345.28
concerning the Nonmoving Violation and Registration Program of the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and Chapter TRANS 128 of the
Wisconsin Administrative Code concerning the Nonmoving Violation and
Registration Program is hereby incorporated herein at length by reference.
