§ 34-32. Public nuisances affecting peace and safety.

The following acts, omissions, places, conditions and things are hereby declared to be public nuisances affecting peace and safety, but such enumeration shall not be construed to exclude other nuisances affecting public peace or safety:

(1)

All signs and billboards, awnings and other similar structures over or near streets, sidewalks, public grounds or places frequented by the public, so situated or constructed as to endanger the public safety.

(2)

All buildings erected, repaired or altered within the fire limits of the village in violation of the provisions of the ordinances of the village, relating to materials and manner of construction of buildings and structures within the district.

(3)

All unauthorized signs, signals, markings or devices placed or maintained upon or in view of any public highway or railway crossing which purport to be or may be mistaken as an official traffic control device, railroad sign or signal or which because of its color, location, brilliance or manner of operation interferes with the effectiveness of any device, sign or signal.

(4)

All trees, hedges, billboards or other obstructions which prevent persons driving vehicles on public streets, alleys or highways from obtaining a clear view of traffic when approaching an intersection or pedestrian crosswalk.

(5)

All limbs of trees which project over and less than 14 feet above the surface of a public sidewalk or street or less than ten feet above any other public place.

(6)

All use or display of fireworks except as provided by the laws of the state and ordinances of the village.

(7)

All buildings or structures so old, dilapidated or out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, insanitary or otherwise unfit for human use.

(8)

All wires over streets, alleys or public grounds which are strung less than 15 feet above the surface thereof.

(9)

All loud, discordant and unnecessary noises or vibrations of any kind.

(10)

All obstructions of streets, alleys, sidewalks or crosswalks and all excavations in or under the same, except as permitted by the ordinances of the village or which, although made in accordance with such ordinances, are kept or maintained for an unreasonable or illegal length of time after the purpose thereof has been accomplished. Obstructions of streets or alleys includes the depositing or placing of leaves, brush or snow into the street or alley.

(11)

All open and unguarded pits, wells, excavations or unused basements freely accessible from any public street, alley or sidewalk.

(12)

All abandoned refrigerators or iceboxes, from which the doors and other covers have not been removed or which are not equipped with a device for opening from the inside.

(13)

Any unauthorized or unlawful use of property abutting on a public street, alley or sidewalk which causes large groups of people to gather, obstructing traffic and free use of the streets or sidewalks.

(14)

Repeated or continuous violations of the ordinances of the village or laws of the state relating to the storage of flammable liquids.

(15)

All snow and ice not removed or sprinkled with ashes, sawdust or sand as provided in section 74-7.

(16)

The conducting of any junk business or the use of any open lot or vacant parcel of land or any part thereof or any uncovered or exposed premises outside of a building as a junkyard or for the purpose of exposing any such junk for sale or for the storage thereof. For the purpose of this article, junk shall consist of scraps of old metal, glass, automobiles wholly or partially dismantled, or the parts thereof, or other partially dismantled machinery, or the parts thereof, or old boxes or other refuse matter. It is intended in this article that no violation of this subsection occurs where the junk is contained wholly within a building so as not to be visible outside of such building.

(17)

Camping within the Village of Mukwonago is hereby prohibited. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, tent camping, mobile home or motor home camping, as well as pop-up (or wagon) camping. Camping activities will be prohibited on all village-owned property, retail or commercial business locations, and along any county or state highways as prohibited under W.S.A. § 86.025. Camping will also be prohibited on any green spaces within the village. Exceptions to this subsection are:

(a)

Any designated official campground with sanitary and water provisions.

(b)

On the private property of residents, so long as there is no charge or fee for such camping, and sanitary and water provisions are provided by such property owner, and the number of campers does not exceed 20.

(c)

Any special event located in a village-owned park that has been approved either by committee, village board or the village clerk's office.

(Code 1966, § 16.02(4)(a)—(q); Ord. No. 611, § I, 1-6-98; Ord. No. 804, § I, 5-15-07)