A.
Destruction of property prohibited. No person shall
willfully injure or intentionally deface, destroy or unlawfully remove,
take or meddle with any property of any kind or nature, including
but not limited to streets, alleys, sidewalks or crosswalks, within
the Town of Trenton and belonging to the Town or its departments,
the school district or to any private person, without the consent
of the owner or proper authority.
B.
Parental liability. Pursuant to § 895.035,
Wis. Stats., the parents of an unemancipated 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 the amounts prescribed
by § 895.035, Wis. Stats.[1]
C.
Unlawful removal of property. It shall be unlawful
for any person to take and carry away the property of another without
the owner's consent with the intention to do so.
A.
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 Trenton, or upon property
within the Town owned by the school district or any private person,
or upon the surface of any body of water within the Town of Trenton.
B.
Litter from conduct of commercial enterprise.
(1)
Scope. The provisions of this Subsection B 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)
Litter to be cleaned up. Any person, firm, corporation
or association carrying on an 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)
Litter picked up at litterer's expense. If any person, firm, corporation or association fails to pick up any litter as required by Subsection B(2) within the time specified, the Town shall arrange to have the same picked up by Town crews or by private enterprise. Applicable bidding procedures shall be used for any arrangement for the use of private enterprise to pick up such litter. 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.
Depositing of materials prohibited. It shall be unlawful
for any person to deposit, cause or permit to be deposited, placed
or parked any vegetation, 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 its 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.
Handbills.
(1)
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)
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 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 agent and is securely locked or fastened.
A.
Purpose and definition. 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 Trenton.
B.
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,
flowerpots, urns or other objects on cemetery property. Placement
of any such plantings, containers or objects shall be in accordance
with established regulations of the cemetery property owner.
C.
Specific regulations.
(1)
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, flowerpots,
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)
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 or attempt to injure
or disturb any animals, birds or waterfowl, wild or domestic, within
any cemetery in any manner except as provided by this Code; nor shall
any person climb any tree or break, cut down, trample upon, remove
or in any manner injure, deface, write upon or in any manner damage
any tree, shrub, flower, flowerbed, turf, grassy area, soil, building,
structure, equipment, official notice, sign or other property within
any cemetery.
(3)
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)
Speed limit. No person shall operate any motorized
vehicle in any cemetery in excess of 15 miles per hour unless otherwise
posted.
(5)
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)
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)
Pets. Pets, including animals of any species, are
prohibited in any cemetery without the cemetery owner's consent.
(8)
Sound devices. No person shall operate or play any
amplifying system or sound device in any cemetery without the owner's
consent.
(9)
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)
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)
Alcoholic beverages prohibited. No person shall
consume or have in his possession any open container containing an
alcohol beverage upon any cemetery property within the Town unless
the property is specifically named as being part of a licensed premises.
(12)
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 subsection, "play vehicle" shall
mean any coaster, skateboard, roller skates, sled, toboggan, unicycle
or toy vehicle upon which a person may ride.
(13)
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.
A.
Discharging ice or snow onto streets prohibited. No
person shall cause or allow any snow, ice, slush or a combination
thereof to be shoveled, plowed, dumped, pushed or in any manner placed
on a public road, highway, street, alley, or thoroughfare in the Town.
