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Timestamp: 2019-07-17 12:20:56
Document Index: 515997528

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 231', '§ 231', '§ 231', '§ 231', '§ 231', '§ 231', '§ 231']

Village of Winneconne, WI Bicycles and Play Vehicles
§ 231-2 Lighting and other equipment.
§ 231-3 Rules of the road.
§ 231-4 Regulation of skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, roller blades and roller skis.
§ 231-5 Battery-operated bicycles/scooters; motorized scooters/bicycles.
§ 231-6 General bicycle regulations.
§ 231-7 Registration of bicycles.
Chapter 231 Bicycles and Play Vehicles
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Winneconne as Title 10, Ch. 2, of the 2012 compilation of ordinances, as amended through 5-22-2013. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Any coaster, skateboard, roller skates, sled, toboggan, in-line skates, roller skis, unicycle, powered scooters, or toy vehicle upon which a person may ride.
A pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in the front with a set of wheels attached for the purpose of moving by alternate action of the legs.
Regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person to use, operate, or ride a skateboard, roller skates, roller skis, in-line skates, or any other type of play vehicle in any of the following areas:
On any sidewalk and street in the Commercial District; for purposes of this subsection, "Commercial District" shall mean Main Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Street in the Village of Winneconne excluding the bridge;
On any public parking lot;
On any municipally owned property, except Marble, Waterfront and Lake Winneconne Parks;
On private property, unless permission has been granted by the owner, lessee, or person in charge of that property; or
Yield to pedestrians. Operators or riders of skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, roller blades, roller skis, or other play vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to other pedestrians using Village sidewalks, and shall not otherwise endanger or interfere with normal pedestrian traffic on those sidewalks.
Play vehicles not to be pulled by moving vehicles. No person riding upon any coaster, roller skates, skateboard, roller skis, sled, toboggan or play vehicle shall attach the same or himself/herself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
Battery-operated bicycles/scooters, motorized bicycles or motorized scooters shall not be ridden on public roads, streets or sidewalks in the Village of Winneconne. The basis for this requirement is that motorized scooters have been determined by the Bureau of Transportation Safety, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, to be play vehicles which cannot be registered because they do not bear federally required manufacturer's certification of compliance and therefore cannot be operated lawfully on any public road in the State of Wisconsin. The Village of Winneconne does ordain that motorized bicycles, battery-operated bicycles/scooters, or motor scooters shall not be operated on any sidewalks, alleys, streets, highways, or thoroughfares within the Village of Winneconne or on any property owned or leased by the Village of Winneconne.
Parental responsibility. No parent or guardian of any child shall authorize or knowingly permit such child to violate any of the provisions of §§ 231-3, 231-4 and this section.
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 10-2-6(b)(3) of the 2012 compilation of ordinances, prohibiting bicyclists from clinging or attaching to another vehicle, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Bicycle parking. No person shall leave a bicycle at such a place or in such a way as to create a hazard to pedestrians, automobile operators or to anyone else.
Required equipment. Every bicycle, when operated upon a highway, shall be equipped with a brake adequate to control the movement of and to stop such vehicle whenever necessary. Such brake shall be maintained in good working order at all times. The use of bicycle lights is required during hours of darkness — a front white light, rear red light and reflectors.
No person having a bicycle customarily kept within the Village of Winneconne shall operate such bicycle without first having registered the bicycle by filing with the Police Department, upon a form provided for such purposes, a complete description of the bicycle, including brand name and identification number. Such registration shall be serially numbered and keep on file by the Village Police Department as a public record.
After the filing of the form required in Subsection A(1) and payment of the license fee in Subsection B, the Police Department or person designated by the Village Board shall register the bicycle, provided the bicycle is found, upon inspection, to be in safe operating condition and complies with all other applicable provisions of this Code of Ordinances.
Fee and term. Bicycle registration shall be at a fee as determined by Village Board. No subsequent registration shall be required unless ownership of the bicycle is transferred.
Bicycles to be kept in safe condition. No bicycle shall be registered which is in an unsafe mechanical condition. Law enforcement officers shall have authority to suspend the registration of and remove the identification tag from any bicycle or to impound any bicycle operated contrary to any state law or Village ordinance or operated which is in an unsafe mechanical condition. Such suspension and removal or impounding shall continue for a period not to exceed 10 days, but the registration shall not be reinstated or such identification tag replaced while such bicycle is in an unsafe condition. Such suspension and removal shall be in addition to other penalties provided for herein.
Transfer or cancellation. In the event any bicycle registered hereunder is sold or the ownership thereof is otherwise transferred to another resident of the Village, the new owner shall reregister the bicycle as provided herein within 10 days of the date of such transfer. Upon reregistration, a new license sticker shall be issued and the previous registration shall be cancelled. If any bicycle registered hereunder is destroyed, dismantled or otherwise taken out of operation or use, the registered owner of the bicycle shall notify the Village Police Department. Upon notification, the registration shall be cancelled and the license sticker shall be destroyed.
The following penalties shall be applicable for violations of this chapter:
First offense. A warning letter shall be sent to the parent or guardian of the child requiring the parent's signature and return of the warning letter to the Village of Winneconne Police Department.
Second offense (within one year). A mandatory conference between the Village of Winneconne Police Department, the child, and the child's parents.
Third offense (within one year). Forfeiture determined by state law.
First offense. A warning letter shall be sent to the person requiring signature and return of the warning letter to the Village of Winneconne Police Department.