[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Two
Rivers (Title 8, Ch. 1, of the 1981 Code). Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Title 1, General
Provisions, Ch. 1-1, Art. III)]
State traffic laws adopted. Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this chapter, the statutory provisions in Ch. 340 to Ch.
348, Wis. Stats., describing and defining regulations with respect
to vehicles and traffic, exclusive of any provisions therein relating
to penalties to be imposed and exclusive of any regulations for which
the statutory penalty is a fine or term of imprisonment, 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
statute incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited
by this chapter. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications
of the statutes incorporated herein are intended to be made part of
this chapter in order to secure uniform statewide regulation of traffic
on the highways, streets and alleys of the State of Wisconsin.
The City Manager shall cause to be erected and maintained stop
signs and traffic control signals at such intersections as the Council
may designate. The City Manager may direct the erection of temporary
signs and signals.
A.
One-way streets designated.
(1)
East Park Street shall be a one-way street upon which traffic shall
move only from north to south.
(2)
Tenth Street from Madison Street to School Street shall be a one-way
street upon which traffic shall move only from east to west.
(3)
School Street from Tenth Street to Twelfth Street shall be a one-way
street upon which traffic shall move only from south to north.
B.
The City Manager shall appropriately mark each of such streets indicating
that it is a one-way street upon which traffic must move as indicated
by such markers.
C.
Any person operating a vehicle in a direction opposite from the direction
provided herein for such streets shall be guilty of this offense.
A.
The City Manager shall hire qualified persons for duty as school
crossing guards.
B.
School crossing guards shall direct and guide schoolchildren at crossings
in the area to which they are assigned on days when public, private
or parochial schools shall be in session. It shall be unlawful for
any person to refuse and fail to comply with any lawful order, signal
or direction of any adult school crossing guard. Said guards shall
sign a formal complaint against any person who is believed to be in
violation of any municipal ordinance relating to their assignment.
No person shall operate a minibike, go-cart or other motor vehicle
within the City except on the property of the owner of the minibike,
go-cart or other motor vehicle or on other property with the owner's
permission.
A.
Enforcement procedure. This Title shall be enforced according to
§§ 66.0114, 345.20, and 345.53, Wis. Stats.
B.
Settlement of nonmoving violations with the police department.
(1)
Violations enumerated. The following offenses may be settled by payment
of the forfeiture to the Police Department:
(a)
Parking too far from curb.
(b)
Parking within an intersection of streets.
(c)
Parking on a crosswalk.
(d)
Parking on a sidewalk or terrace area where a curb exists.
(e)
Parking alongside a street excavation.
(f)
Parking double or abreast.
(g)
Parking in a loading zone.
(h)
Parking within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station.
(i)
Parking in front of or within four feet of the entrance to an
alley or a private road or driveway.
(j)
Parking on any bridge.
(k)
Parking within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
(l)
Parking adjacent to school.
(m)
Parking in no-parking zone.
(n)
Parking adjacent to entrance to church, etc.
(o)
Parking too close to another vehicle.
(p)
Parking too close to crosswalk.
(q)
Parking on street for advertising purposes.
(r)
Parking on wrong side of street.
(s)
Parking on street prohibited by ordinance.
(t)
Parking on streets or municipal parking lots during winter months
as prohibited by § 8-2-4.
(u)
Parking over time limit.
(v)
Parking more than 48 hours.
(w)
Improper parking in designated parking spaces.
(x)
Parking in an area designated for handicapped parking.
(y)
Parking in an alley.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 8-1-6(b)(1)(z), Parking In An
Area Designated For Handicapped Parking, which immediately followed
this subsection, was repealed and subsequent subsections renumbered
at time of adoption of code (see Title 1, General Provisions, Ch.
1-1, Art. III).
(z)
Unauthorized parking on private property.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Title 1, General
Provisions, Ch. 1-1, Art. III)]
(aa)
Parking in front yards and street side yards as prohibited by
§ 8-2-8.
(2)
Notice of violation. Any officer observing a violation enumerated in Subsection B(1) above shall serve upon the violator or affix in a conspicuous place on or within the vehicle a written notice to appear at the Police Department in the City, and such violator may pay to the Police Department the forfeiture or penalty required by this chapter.
C.
Penalty for Subsection B violations. Any person who violates the traffic ordinances of the City in any of the respects enumerated in Subsection B above, except for Subsection B(1)(z) or (aa), shall be subject to a forfeiture of $15 if such forfeiture is paid within five days after the offense. After five days of the offense, the forfeiture shall be $30 and after 15 days of the offense the forfeiture shall be $45. If the forfeiture is not paid within 30 days of the offense, the Police Department will enter a notice of unpaid citation under § 345.28(4), Wis. Stats. The suspension, upon payment by the offender of the $45 forfeiture; fee for the notice of unpaid citation as set by the State of Wisconsin; and a processing fee, will be lifted. Upon the request of the offender to contest this ordinance violation, a court date will be set. If the suspension has not yet been processed, it will be held open until after the court appearance date. If the suspension has already been sent to the State of Wisconsin, the suspension will remain in effect until after the disposition of said court appearance. Any person who violates § 8-1-6B(1)(z) or (aa), above, shall be subject to the forfeiture provisions of § 8-2-5B.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Title 1, General
Provisions, Ch. 1-1, Art. III)]
D.
Penalties for other violations. The penalty for violation of any
provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise provided
herein shall be a forfeiture as hereinafter provided, together with
costs under § 345.47, Wis. Stats.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Title 1, General
Provisions, Ch. 1-1, Art. III)]
(1)
State forfeiture statutes. Forfeitures for violation of any statute
adopted by reference hereunder shall conform to the forfeiture permitted
to be imposed for violation of the statutes adopted by reference,
including any variations or increases for subsequent offenses.
(2)
State fine statutes. The forfeiture for violation of any statute
adopted by reference hereunder for which the penalty is a fine shall
not exceed the maximum fine permitted under such statute.
(3)
Local regulations. The penalty for violation of §§ 8-1-5,
8-2-6 and 8-2-10 of this Title shall be as provided in the general
penalty provisions of this Code.
A.
In this section, "all-terrain vehicle" shall have the meaning set
forth in § 340.01(2g), Wis. Stats.
B.
No person may operate an all-terrain vehicle on property owned by
the City, including but not limited to City parks, except upon all-terrain-vehicle
trails or in other areas designated by the City Council by resolution.
This section shall not prohibit an person from operating an all-terrain
vehicle on the East or West Twin Rivers, and City-owned boat launches
may be used to access the rivers for such purpose. This section shall
not apply to municipally owned all-terrain vehicles engaged in maintenance
or law enforcement work.
