Village of Williams Bay Ordinances
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CHAPTER 1 VILLAGE GOVERNMENT
- 1.01 Village Board
- 1.011 Village Board Compensation and Expense Reimbursement
- 1.02 Village Board Committees and Responsibilities
- 1.03 Village Board Bylaws
- 1.04 Appointed Officials
- 1.05 Boards and Commissions
- 1.06 Regulations Regarding Employees
- 1.07 City Bid Statute Adopted
- 1.08 Nonpartisan Spring Primary
- 1.09 Receipt of Gifts and Gratuities
- 1.10 Geneva Lake Area Transportation Commission
- 1.11 Registration of Electors
- 1.12 Municipal Judge and Municipal Court
- 1.13 Code of Ethics
- 1.14 Village Administrator
CHAPTER 2 FINANCIAL PROCEDURE
- 2.01 Preparation of Tax Roll and Tax Receipts
- 2.02 Duplicate Treasurer's Bond Eliminated
- 2.03 Claims Against Village
- 2.04 Fiscal Year
- 2.05 Budget
- 2.06 Changes in Budget
- 2.07 Village Funds to be Spent in Accordance with Appropriation
- 2.08 Destruction of Obsolete Public Records
- 2.09 Facsimile Signatures
- 2.10 Payment of Municipal Fees Required
- 2.11 Room Tax
CHAPTER 3 POLICE DEPARTMENT
- 3.01 Supervisory Control
- 3.02 Appointments - Wisconsin Law Enforcement, Employment Standards
- 3.03 Duties of Chief of Police
- 3.04 Disciplinary Action
- 3.05 Training
- 3.06 Records and Reports
- 3.07 Hours of Duty
- 3.08 General Rules
CHAPTER 4 VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
- 4.01 Name and Recognition
- 4.02 Appropriations/Budgets/Financial Reporting
- 4.03 Goals of the Department
- 4.04 Bylaws Governance
- 4.05 Impeding Fire Equipment Prohibited
- 4.06 Police Power of the Department
- 4.07 Investigation of Fires
- 4.08 Damaging Fire Hose Prohibited
- 4.09 Parking Vehicles Near Hydrants
- 4.10 Firemen May Enter Adjacent Property
- 4.11 Duty of Bystanders to Assist
- 4.12 Vehicles to Yield Right-Of-Way
- 4.13 Interference With Use of Hydrants Prohibited
- 4.14 Adoption of Codes and Regulations by Reference
- 4.15 Compliance Required
- 4.16 Future Amendments or Modifications
- 4.17 Emergency Vacation of Hazardous Buildings; Procedure
- 4.18 Emergency Authority of Fire Chief
- 4.19 Order to Eliminate Dangerous or Hazardous Conditions
- 4.20 Service of Orders
- 4.21 Order to Correct Violations; Removal of Posted Copy
- 4.22 Order to Correct Violations; Failure to do so
- 4.23 Penalties
CHAPTER 5 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
- 5.01 Declaration of Policy
- 5.02 Definitions
- 5.03 County Emergency management Committee
- 5.04 County Coordinator of Emergency management Services
- 5.05 Sharing of Costs
- 5.06 Joint Meetings
- 5.07 Utilization of Existing Services and Facilities
- 5.08 Emergency Powers
- 5.09 Penalties
CHAPTER 6 TRAFFIC CODE
- 6.01 State Traffic Laws Adopted
- 6.02 Speed Limits
- 6.03 Through Streets Designated
- 6.04 One-Way Street
- 6.05 Parking Restrictions
- 6.06 Erection of Official Traffic Signs and Signals
- 6.07 Unnecessary Acceleration Prohibited
- 6.08 Snowmobiles
- 6.09 Absolute Sobriety
- 6.10 Penalty
- 6.11 Enforcement
CHAPTER 7 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
- 7.01 Street, Sidewalk and Driveway Approach Construction Standards
- 7.02 Official Map
- 7.03 Excavations and Openings
- 7.04 Trees
- 7.045 Tree and Vegetation Maintenance
- 7.05 Snow and Ice Removal
- 7.06 Uniform Numbering System
- 7.07 Underground Transmission Lines
- 7.10 Penalty
CHAPTER 8 LICENSES AND PERMITS
- 8.01 Intoxicating Liquor, Fermented Malt Beverages and Soda Water Beverages
- 8.02 Transient Merchants
- 8.03 Public Amusements
- 8.04 Bicycles
- 8.05 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks/Tents
- 8.06 Riding and Livery Stables
- 8.07 Dogs
- 8.08 Cleaning Dry Wells and Septic Tanks
- 8.09 Use of Explosives
- 8.10 Motor Driven Cycles
- 8.11 Group Activities on Municipally-Owned Property
- 8.12 Items Designed or Marketed for Use with Illegal Cannabis or Drugs
- 8.13 Regulation of Emergency Alarms
- 8.14 Penalty and Enforcement
CHAPTER 9 HEALTH AND SANITATION
- 9.01 Rules and Regulations
- 9.02 Health Nuisances
- 9.03 Cross Connection to Public Water System Prohibited
- 9.04 Regulation of Village Dump
- 9.05 Milk and Milk Products
- 9.06 Swimming Pools, Standards
- 9.07 Private Wells Prohibited
- 9.08 Animal Waste
- 9.09 Property Maintenance
- 9.10 Regulation of Disposal of Construction Materials
- 9.11 Well Number 3, Well Head Protection
- 9.12 Penalty
CHAPTER 10 ORDERLY CONDUCT
- 10.01 Offenses Against State Laws Subject to Forfeiture
- 10.015 Discharging and Carrying Firearms and Guns Prohibited
- 10.02 Throwing or Shooting of Arrows, Stones and Other Missiles Prohibited
- 10.03 Sale and Discharge of Fireworks Restricted
- 10.04 Obstructing Streets and Sidewalks Prohibited
- 10.05 Loud and Unnecessary Noise Prohibited
- 10.06 Regulation of Emergency Alarms
- 10.07 Gambling, Lotteries, Fraudulent Devices and Practices Prohibited
- 10.08 Loitering Prohibited
- 10.09 Curfew
- 10.10 Indecent Advertising Prohibited
- 10.11 Burning
- 10.12 Storage and Use of Flammable Liquids
- 10.13 Littering Prohibited
- 10.14 Open Cisterns, Wells, Basements or Other Dangerous Excavations Prohibited
- 10.15 Abandoned or Unattended Ice Boxes, Etc
- 10.16 Use of Lake Shore Path Restricted
- 10.17 Truancy
- 10.18 Sleeping in Motor Vehicles Prohibited
- 10.19 Inoperable, Wrecked or Discarded Vehicles
- 10.20 Attempted Vandalism, Theft and Battery
- 10.21 Conspiracy to Commit Unlawful Act
- 10.22 Controlled Substances-Possession Prohibited
- 10.23 Alcohol Offenses Involving Juveniles
- 10.24 Cigarette and Tobacco Products
- 10.25 Unauthorized Presence in Public School Buildings or on Grounds
- 10.26 Hunting
- 10.27 Feeding of Waterfowl
- 10.28 Smoking Regulated
- 10.29 Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy
- 10.30 Prohibition of Theft and Damage to Property by Minors; Liability
- 10.31 Regulation of Skateboard, Bicycles and In-Line Skates
- 10.315 Beach Rules Established
- 10.32 Penalties
CHAPTER 11 PUBLIC NUISANCES
- 11.01 Public Nuisances Prohibited
- 11.02 Public Nuisance Defined
- 11.03 Public Nuisances Affecting Health
- 11.04 Public Nuisances Offending Morals and Decency
- 11.05 Public Nuisances Affecting Place and Safety
- 11.055 Threats to Trees
- 11.06 Abatement of Public Nuisances
- 11.07 Cost of Abatement
- 11.08 Penalty
CHAPTER 12 PUBLIC WATERS AND BEACHES
- 12.01 Boating Regulations
- 12.01 Establishment of Bulkhead Line
- 12.02 Boat Docking and Launching
- 12.03 Placing of Buoys and Markers
- 12.04 Swimming Beaches, Marking and Regulation of
- 12.05 Slips, Shore Stations, Ramps and Mooring Whips
- 12.06 Setback Area
- 12.08 Geneva Lake Law Enforcement Agency
- 12.09 Slow Speed Zone and Slow-No-Wake Markers
- 12.10 Regulating the Placement and Use of Moorings
- 12.11 Launching of Motorized Watercraft in Excess of 30 at the Municipal Launch Site Prohibited
- 12.12 Trailer Parking and Boat Launching for Municipally Sponsored Functions or Events
- 12.13 Commercial Use of Launch Area Regulated
- 12.14 Fishing Tournaments
- 12.15 Regulating use and sale of fertilizer
- 12.20 Penalty
CHAPTER 13 MUNICIPAL UTILITIES WATER UTILITY
- 13.01 Water and Sewer Committee
- 13.02 Control, Facilities and Ownership
- 13.03 Consumer Rules and Regulations
- 13.04 Operating Rules
- 13.05 Water Lateral Installation
- 13.06 Water Service Rates
- 13.07 Penalties
SEWER USER REGULATIONS
- 13.10 Creation
- 13.11 Management
- 13.12 Application
- 13.13 Definitions
- 13.14 Rules and Regulations
- 13.15 Sewer Service Charges and Reserve Capacity Assessment
- 13.16 Annual Budget and Method of Payment of Charges
- 13.17 Accounts and Funds
- 13.18 Prohibited Discharges
- 13.19 Accidental Discharges
- 13.20 Pretreatment Facilities
- 13.21 Sand and Grease Trap Installations
- 13.22 Wastewater Measurement and Sampling
- 13.23 Industrial Waste Analysis
- 13.24 Wastewater Discharge Permit System
- 13.25 Admission to Property
- 13.26 Confidentiality of Critical Information
- 13.27 Violations
- 13.28 State Regulations
- 13.35 Penalty
CHAPTER 14 PLUMBING CODE
- 14.01 Plumbing Defined
- 14.02 State Code Adopted
- 14.03 Inspection and Supervision
- 14.04 Authority of Plumbing Inspector
- 14.05 Applications and Permits
- 14.06 Permit Fees
- 14.07 Bond Required
- 14.08 Street Openings
- 14.09 Specifications for laterals and lateral Connections
- 14.10 Tapping Existing Pipe
- 14.11 Penalty
CHAPTER 15 BUILDING CODE
- 15.01 Sewubc Adopted
- 15.02 Construction Site Erosion Control
- 15.03 Outdoor Lighting and Advertising
- 15.04 All Commercial Buildings, New, Additions And Alteratiolns
- 15.05 Installation and Operation of Heating Units Adjunct to Warm Air Furnaces
- 15.06 Installation and Operation of Room Heaters, Stoves and Free Standing Fireplaces
- 15.07 One- and Two-family Dwelling Code
- 15.08 Roofs, Slope and Covering
- 15.09 New Development Storm Water Management
- 15.15 Penalty
CHAPTER 16 HOUSING CODE
- 16.01 Objective
- 16.02 Definitions
- 16.03 Abbreviations
- 16.04 General
- 16.05 Minimum Room Sizes
- 16.06 Penalties
- 16.07 Registration/Inspection Residential Rental Property
CHAPTER 17 LAND DIVISION
CHAPTER 18 ZONING ORDINANCE
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CHAPTER 18 APPLICATIONS
CHAPTER 19 CABLE TV
- 19.01 Definitions
- 19.02 Grant of Authority
- 19.03 Conditions of Franchise
- 19.04 Transfer of Franchise
- 19.05 Franchise Term, Review and Renewal
- 19.06 Responsibilities upon Termination or Expiration
- 19.07 Completion of Construction and Extension of System
- 19.08 Rates
- 19.09 Enforcement and Termination of Franchise
- 19.10 Franchise Fee
- 19.11 Broadband Cable Communications Service
- 19.12 Complaint Procedure
- 19.13 Liability and Indemnification
- 19.14 Construction and Network Technical Standards and Measurements
- 19.15 Additional Requirements
- 19.16 Subscriber Privacy
- 19.17 Switching Device and Channel Lock
- 19.18 Penalties
- 19.19 Government Connections
- 19.20 Unauthorized Connections or Modifications
- 19.21 Village's Right of Intervention
- 19.22 Preferential or Discriminatory Practices Prohibited
- 19.23 Severability
CHAPTER 20 CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF ORDINANCES
- 20.01 Rules of Construction
- 20.02 Conflict and Separability
- 20.03 Clerk to File Documents Incorporated by Reference
- 20.04 Citation Method of Enforcement
- 20.05 Penalty Provisions
- 20.06 Repeal of General Ordinances
- 20.07 Effect of Repeals
- 20.08 Title: Effective Date: Citation
- 20.09 Keeping Code Current: Revisors Amendments
CHAPTER 22 SOLID WASTE, COMPOSTING RECYCLING
- 22.01 Definitions
- 22.02 Separation of Recyclable Materials
- 22.03 Separation Requirements Exempted
- 22.04 Care of Separated Recyclable Materials
- 22.05 Management of Lead Acid Batteries, Major Appliances, Waste Oil and Yard Waste
- 22.06 Preparation and Collection of Recyclable Materials
- 22.07 Responsibility of Owners or Designated Agents of Multiple-family Dwellings
- 22.08 Responsibility of Owners or Designated Agents of Nonresidential Facilities and Properties
- 22.09 Prohibitions on Disposal of Recyclable Materials Separated for Recycling
- 22.10 Enforcement
- 22.11 Antiscavenging or Unlawful Removal of Recyclables
- 22.12 No Dumping
- 22.13 Nondisposable Materials
- 22.14 Garbage from Outside of Village
- 22.15 Hauler Restrictions
- 22.16 Right to Reject Materials
- 22.17 Hauler Licensing
- 22.18 Reporting Requirements
- 22.19 Ownership of Recyclables and Post-consumer Waste
- 22.20 Exemptions
- 22.21 Collection Schedule
- 22.22 Specified Containers
- 22.23 Placement of Post-consumer Waste for Collection
- 22.24 Special Materials
CHAPTER 24 ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURE
- 24.01 Review of Administrative Determinations
- 24.02 Determinations Reviewable
- 24.03 Determinations Not Subject to Review
- 24.04 Municipal Authority Defined
- 24.05 Persons Aggrieved
- 24.06 Reducing Determination to Writing
- 24.07 Request for Review of Determination
- 24.08 Review of Determination
- 24.09 Administrative Appeal
- 24.10 Hearing on Administrative Appeal
- 24.11 Final Determination
- 24.12 Judicial Review
- 24.13 Legislative Review
CHAPTER 25 IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE
- 25.01 Establishment of Service Zones
- 25.02 Standard for Impact Fees
- 25.03 Amount
- 25.04 Payment of Impact Fees
- 25.05 Low-Cost Housing
- 25.06 Separate Funds Established
- 25.07 Refund of Impact Fees
CHAPTER 26 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
- 26.01 Comprehensive Plan Adopted.