[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Maple Bluff as Ch. 7 of the 1986 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Amended 5-11-2004]
A.
Overnight parking, No vehicle shall be parked on any
street or alley in the Village of Maple Bluff for longer than 30 minutes
between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. each day.
B.
Limited parking. Parking shall be subject to the following
limits:
(1)
From 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., a two-hour limit on both
sides of Lakewood Boulevard from 100 feet west of North Sherman Avenue
to Kensington Drive.
(2)
From 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., a fifteen-minute limit
on two parking spaces on the north side of Oxford Place between North
Sherman Avenue and the entrance to the Village Center.
C.
No parking areas.
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
| |
---|---|---|---|
Bay Avenue
|
Both
|
Entire length
| |
Bayside Drive
|
West
|
From Lakewood Boulevard to Burrows Road
| |
Burrows Road
|
Both
|
From Warner Drive west to the end of Burrows
Road
| |
Butternut Road
|
West
|
From Magdeline Drive to Summit Road
| |
Farwell Drive
[Amended 1-10-2017] |
Both
|
From north Butternut Road intersection to the Village limits
at the marina
| |
Farwell Drive
[Added 1-10-2017] |
South
|
From Lakewood Boulevard to 175 feet west
| |
Fisk Place
|
North
|
From Kensington Drive to Lakewood Boulevard
| |
Harbort Drive
[Amended 1-10-2017] |
Both
|
From Warner Drive to the Burrows Park entrance
| |
Lakewood Boulevard
|
Both
|
From Fisk Place to Farwell Drive
| |
Lakewood Boulevard
[Amended 1-10-2017] |
Both
|
From North Sherman Avenue to 100 feet west
| |
North Sherman Avenue
[Amended 1-10-2017] |
Both
|
From Oxford Place to Commercial Avenue
| |
North Sherman Avenue
[Added 1-10-2017] |
West
|
From Commercial Avenue to Sherman Avenue
| |
Oxford Place
[Amended 1-10-2017] |
South
|
From North Sherman Avenue west for 225 feet
| |
Roxbury Road
|
South
|
From Kensington Drive to North Sherman Avenue
| |
Sherman Avenue
|
West
|
From Harbort Drive to the south entrance of
Fuller Drive
|
D.
Temporary or emergency "no parking" signs. The Chief
of Police or designee is authorized to place "no parking" signs as
needed to control traffic and parking within the Village of Maple
Bluff. Vehicles are prohibited from parking in any area marked as
"no parking."
E.
Seasonal no parking/stopping/standing areas.
(1)
There shall be no parking on the west side of Woodland
Circle, from June 1 through August 31, between designated signs.
(2)
The Village Administrator or Director of Public Works
may declare a snow emergency. During a snow emergency, there shall
be no parking on the streets until the snow has been fully plowed
back to the curb.
F.
Wisconsin State Statutes. Sections 346.50 through
346.56, Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference and incorporated herein
and shall apply in the Village of Maple Bluff.
[Amended 3-8-2005]
A.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes any vehicle or structure intended for or capable
of human habitation or designed primarily for sleeping purposes, mounted
upon wheels or jacks or capable of being moved from place to place,
either by its own power or by power supplied by some other vehicle,
except a device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
B.
Location.
(1)
Except as provided in this section, no person shall
park and occupy any recreational vehicle on any street, alley, highway,
park or other public place or on any tract of land within the limits
of the Village.
[Amended 3-8-2005]
(2)
Emergency or temporary stopping or parking shall be
permitted on any street, alley or highway for not longer than one
hour subject to the regulations and limitations imposed by this chapter
for such street, alley or highway.
(3)
No person shall park or occupy any recreational vehicle
on any premises in the Village, except that the parking of an unoccupied
recreational vehicle in an accessory or private garage building is
permitted, providing that no living quarters shall be maintained nor
any business conducted in the recreational vehicle while so parked
or stored. This shall not permit the parking of a recreational vehicle
on a vacant lot.[2]
C.
Alteration of recreational vehicles. No person shall
remove wheels except for temporary purposes of repair, and no person
shall attach the recreational vehicle to the ground by means of posts,
piers or a foundation or construct any addition thereto.
A.
License and registration required. No person shall
operate or use a bicycle, operated alone or in part by muscular power,
upon any of the streets, alleys, public highways, paths, sidewalks
or other public ways of the Village without first obtaining from the
Village a license therefor and unless the bicycle is properly registered
and tagged.
B.
Application. Application for a license to operate
a bicycle shall be made to the Chief of Police upon a form to be approved
by the Police and Fire Committee. The application shall be accompanied
by a fee as set by the Village Board to be paid to the Village treasury
upon the granting of a license. Upon receipt of such application in
the proper form the Chief of Police shall provide, at the expense
of the Village, a tag which he shall cause to be attached to the frame
of the bicycle. The removal of any such tag except by proper authority
shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
C.
Conditions of license. Every license issued hereunder
shall be deemed to be granted subject to the following conditions:
(1)
Persons may ride and operate a bicycle upon the paths
and sidewalks of the Village.
(2)
No person shall ride other than in a single line upon
any highway, street, alley, sidewalk, path or other public way in
the Village.
(3)
Every person propelling or riding a bicycle upon a
public roadway shall be subject to the provisions of all ordinances
and state laws applicable to the operator of any such vehicle.
(4)
Every bicycle operated upon the streets and public
highways of the Village between a half hour after sunset and a half
hour before sunrise shall be equipped with a lamp affixed on the front
of such bicycle shining a white light visible from a distance of at
least 500 feet to the front and a red light visible from a distance
of 500 feet to the rear, except that a red reflector approved by the
Department of Commerce may be used in lieu of a rear light.
(5)
Every bicycle, when operated upon a highway, shall
be equipped with a brake adequate to control the movement of the bicycle
when necessary. Such brake shall be maintained in good working order
at all times.
(6)
Every bicycle operated upon a highway shall be equipped
with a bell or horn in good working order, capable of emitting sound
audible under normal conditions for a distance of not less than 100
feet. No bicycle shall be equipped with a siren or use any bell or
noisemaking device except as a reasonable warning to other users of
the highway.
(7)
Every bicycle when operated upon a highway shall be
kept as close as reasonably possible to the right-hand curb.
(8)
No person riding a bicycle shall cling to or attach
himself or his bicycle to any other moving vehicle.
(9)
The operator of a bicycle shall not carry another
person on the bicycle when operating such bicycle on any highway in
the Village, nor shall two persons ride on any bicycle on such highway
unless the bicycle is a tandem bicycle, nor shall the operator of
any such bicycle tow or draw any person on roller skates, coaster,
sled, toy bicycle or other similar vehicle on a public highway, except
a trailer constructed and used for commercial purposes if the same
has been previously approved by the Police and Fire Committee.
(10)
No person operating a bicycle upon a public highway,
path or sidewalk shall participate in any race, speed or endurance
contests with any other vehicle except as may be authorized by the
Village Board.
(11)
No person operating a bicycle shall remove both hands
from the handlebars or feet from the pedals or practice any acrobatic
or fancy riding on any highway, street, sidewalk or public path.
(12)
Every person operating a bicycle upon a public highway
shall stop for all arterial highways and automatic traffic signals
as required by law for other vehicles.
D.
Suspension of registration. The Chief of Police may,
subject to the supervision of the Police and Fire Committee, suspend
the registration of and remove the license tag from any bicycle operated
contrary to any state law or county or Village ordinance, such suspension
and removal to continue for a period not to exceed 10 days. Such suspension
and removal shall be in addition to other penalties provided in this
chapter. Registration cards shall be shown to any police officer on
demand or when any individual is ordered to appear for a violation
of this section.
A.
No person shall operate a motor- or power-driven cycle,
including a minibike:
(1)
On the property of another without consent of the
owner and occupant.
(2)
Between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. off the public highway
within 100 feet of a dwelling.
(3)
On the shoulders or in the drainage ditches of public
streets and highways.
(4)
In excess of 25 miles per hour.
(5)
With more than one passenger.
(6)
Without protective headgear.
(7)
Who is under 12 years of age.
(8)
So as to race the engine or otherwise cause unnecessary
or unusual noise which annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the
comfort, health, peace or safety of others.
(9)
In a Village park, except where designated by the
Park Commission.
B.
The parent, parents or guardian having legal custody
of an unemancipated minor child shall be liable for penalties and
costs imposed for violation of this section, where such minor is unable
to pay the same, including the jail sentence imposed for nonpayment
thereof.
C.
Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalty provided in § 1-4 of this Municipal Code.
D.
This section does not apply to the operation of motor
vehicles on public highways, which operation shall in all respects
be governed by state traffic regulations.
A.
Chief of Police responsible. The Chief of Police shall
procure, erect and maintain appropriate standard traffic signs, signals
and markings conforming to the rules of the State Department of Transportation
giving notice of the provisions of this chapter as required by state
law. Signs shall be erected in such locations and in such manner as
the Village Board determines will best effect the purposes of this
chapter and give adequate warning to users of the streets and highways.
B.
Removal of unofficial signs and signals. The Chief
of Police shall have the authority granted by § 349.09,
Wis. Stats., and shall order the removal of a sign, signal, marking
or device placed, maintained or displayed in violation of this chapter
or § 346.41, Wis. Stats. Any charge imposed on any premises
for removal of an illegal sign, signal or device shall be reported
to the Village Board at its next regular meeting for review and certification.
No person shall make unnecessary and annoying
noise with a motor vehicle by squealing tires, excessive acceleration
of the engine or by emitting unnecessary and loud muffler noises.
[Added 8-20-1984; amended 3-10-1992]
Except as otherwise specifically provided in
this chapter, the statutory provisions in Chs. 340 to 348, Wis. Stats.,
describing and defining regulations with respect to vehicles and traffic,
inclusive of any provisions therein relating to penalties to be imposed
but exclusive of any regulations for which the statutory penalty is
a fine or term of imprisonment, are 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 statutes 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 highways, streets and alleys
of the state.
A.
A court appearance is required for a violation of
this section adopting § 346.63(1), Wis. Stats., and in conformity
therewith.
[Added 12-12-2000]
B.
No vehicle involved in trespass parking on a private
parking lot or facility shall be removed without the permission of
the vehicle owner, except upon the issuance of a repossession judgment
or upon formal complaint and a citation for illegal parking issued
by a traffic or police officer.
[Added 1-12-2001]
[Added 8-20-1984]
Any forfeiture for violation of the state statutes adopted by reference in § 212-7 of this chapter shall conform to the forfeiture permitted to be imposed for violation of such statutes as set forth in the Uniform Deposit and Misdemeanor Bail Schedule of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference, including any variations or increases for subsequent offenses, which schedule is adopted by reference.
[Added 2-12-1985[1]]
Pursuant to § 349.21, Wis. Stats.,
operators of school buses within the Village of Maple Bluff shall
use flashing red warning lights and stop arms when pupils or other
authorized passengers are to be loaded or unloaded at a location at
which there are no traffic signals and such persons must cross the
street before being loaded or after being unloaded.
[Added 7-9-1991[1]]
The speed limit shall be reduced to 15 miles
per hour daily from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. from May 15 through November
1 between the intersection of Farwell Drive and Lakewood Boulevard
and the intersection of Lakewood Boulevard and Fisk Place.
[Added 2-15-1989]
No person may endanger the safety of any person
or property by the negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
[Amended 2-15-1989[1]]
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the penalty for a violation of this chapter shall be as provided in § 1-4 of this Municipal Code.
[Added 1-12-1988]
Pursuant to the provisions of § 345.28(4),
Wis. Stats., the Village of Maple Bluff elects to participate in the
nonmoving traffic violation and registration program of the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation and pay the costs established by the
Department under § 85.13, Wis. Stats. Such costs shall,
in turn, be assessed against persons charged with nonmoving traffic
violations. The Village Attorney shall be responsible for complying
with the requirements set forth in § 345.28(4), Wis. Stats.