ORDINANCE NO. 2005-20

            THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

            Section 1.  Ordinance No. 93-04 is repealed.

            Section 2.  An ordinance regulating parking at the county courthouse and county office buildings shall be created as follows:

            (a) Definitions. All terms used in this section shall have the meaning as contained in section 340.01, Wisconsin Statutes with the following additions:

            (b) The county administrator with the consent of the Building & Grounds Committee has the authority for establishing parking areas for land owned or leased by the county and for regulating, prohibiting, or restricting parking on such areas or parts of such areas.  This includes, without limitation, establishing provisions which limit parking for certain purposes, which limit parking to only certain personnel, which limit parking to specific periods of time, or which require permits for parking in certain areas.

            (c) No person shall park a motor vehicle on any portion of the county grounds or parking lots except in designated parking stalls. It shall be unlawful to park on any highway, within parking lots, or along any of the roadways or highways from the parking lot where such parking is prohibited by a posting or by yellow curb or roadway markings.

            (d) No person shall, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. , Monday through Friday exclusive of holidays, park a motor vehicle beyond the time permitted by posted signs in designated parking areas; in a space requiring a permit not displayed on the vehicle; or in a loading zone longer than 15 minutes.  [Amended 12/13/05 , Ordinance No. 2005-35]

            (e) No person shall park a motor vehicle in a parking stall designated for the disabled unless such vehicle displays special registration plates or a special identification card issued under section 341.14(l), (la), (le), (lm), (lq) or (lr)(a), Wisconsin Statutes.

            (f) No person shall park a motor vehicle in a parking space reserved for a particular county department unless such vehicle is a county-owned vehicle assigned to that department.

            (g) Any person violating any section of this ordinance shall be required to pay a forfeiture of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).  Each period of parking in violation of this section shall be considered a separate offense, regardless of whether or not more than one (1) day is involved.           

            (h) Any person charged with violating section 2(c), (d) or (f) may post bail of ten dollars ($10.00) with the Sheriff's Department within ten (10) days of the time of the offense and shall thereupon be relieved of any further liability under this section.  Any person charged with violating 2(e) may post bail of fifty dollars ($50.00) with the Sheriff's Department within ten (10) days of the time of the offense and shall thereupon be relieved of any further liability under this section.  In the event any person charged with violation of this ordinance does not post bail within the time allowed, the bail amount shall double.  Thereafter, should the bail amount not be posted within thirty (30) days of the date of violation, the Sheriff's Department is authorized and directed to use such other methods of enforcement as established in 2(i).  [Amended 12/13/05 , Ordinance No. 2005-35]

            (i) The county authorizes the use of a municipal citation to be issued for violations of this ordinance; a uniform traffic citation; and, the provisions of Section 345.28, Statutes, for suspension of registration for non-payment of citations issued pursuant to this ordinance.  [Amended 12/13/05 , Ordinance No. 2005-35]

            (j) Citations issued pursuant to this section shall conform to the requirements of section 66.0113, Wisconsin Statutes, and shall contain all information required by that statute, as it is from time to time amended.

            (k) It shall be the duty of the Sheriff's Department to issue citations for violations of this section.  The sheriff or his designee may tow vehicles parked in violation of this ordinance.  Any towing or storage charges shall be paid by the vehicle owner or operator before release of the vehicle.  [Amended 12/13/05 , Ordinance No. 2005-35]

            Section 3.  This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication.

Adopted 09/13/05 ; Published 09/20/05

Last Amended 12/13/05 ; Published 12/16/05