[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
Village of Cottage Grove 9-19-1988. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, truck bodies, tractors,
farm machinery or trailers in such state of physical or mechanical
ruin as to be incapable of propulsion or being operated upon the public
streets or highways or which are otherwise not in safe or legal condition
for operation on public streets or highways due to missing or inoperative
parts, flat or removed tires, expired or missing license plates or
other defects.
Any stove, washer, refrigerator or other appliance which
is no longer operable in the sense for which it was manufactured.
As defined in s. 340.01(35), Wis. Stats.
Motor vehicles, truck bodies, tractors, recreational vehicles
or trailers which do not bear lawful current license plates.
The accumulation of garbage, waste, refuse,
trash, an inoperable appliance, any used motor vehicle upon which
no current license plate is displayed, any inoperable or disassembled
motor vehicle, any used tire or used motor vehicle part and any scrap
material such as metal, paper, rags, cans or bottles or other unsightly
debris such as may tend to depreciate property values in the area
or create an attractive nuisance or hazard or other nuisance shall
not be allowed on any lot or parcel of land within the corporate limits,
except as may be allowed by permit issued by the Village Board, or
except such materials as are properly housed and out of public view.
[Added 11-20-2006 by Ord. No. 15-2006[1]]
A.
No person shall deposit, throw, place or dump any
deleterious matter, including, but not limited to, any garbage, offal,
dead animals, combustible materials, refuse, brush or yard waste in
any park, lane, alley, street, public grounds or public place within
the Village, nor place any deleterious matter, including, but not
limited to, any garbage, offal, dead animals, combustible materials,
refuse, brush or yard waste upon any private property without the
owner's permission.
B.
"Yard waste" means:
[Added 10-3-2022 by Ord. No. 07-2022]
No person shall apply fertilizer to any impervious surface, including parking lots, roadways, and sidewalks. If such application occurs, the fertilizer must be immediately contained and either legally applied to turf or placed in an appropriate container. For purposes of enforcement of this restriction, the Law Enforcement Department may proceed directly to enforcement under § 250-6 without first issuing an order under § 250-4 or by issuing an order under § 250-4 requiring compliance in less than 10 days.
A.
When the person or persons in charge of any property
are in violation of this chapter, the Law Enforcement Department shall
have the authority to order the premises cleaned, placed in order
and made sightly within 10 days from the order, as specified in the
order.
B.
If the premises are not cleaned, placed in order and
made sightly within the time specified in the order, the person or
persons in charge of the property shall be considered in violation
of the provision of this chapter and subject to the penalties hereinafter
provided for violation.
Any cost incurred in the removal and sale of
said vehicle or appliance shall be recovered from the owner. However,
if the owner of the vehicle or appliance cannot readily be found,
the cost of such removal shall be charged to the property from which
it is removed, which charges shall be entered as a special charge
on the tax roll.
