CAUTION - CHECK ICE CONDITIONS BEFORE GOING UPON FROZEN LAKE SURFACE.
WINTER REGULATIONS FOR PEWAUKEE LAKE
(1) INTENT. It is the intent for these regulations to provide the basic guidelines and parameters for the safe and healthful use of and conduct
of activities on Pewaukee Lake during periods when the lake is frozen or partially frozen subject to the grant of authority under Section 30.81
of Wisconsin Statutes.
(2) COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAWS. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section, the current and future statutory provisions of Section 23.33, 86.192, 161.47, and Chapters 125, 350, 938 through 948 of the Wisconsin Statutes, described and defining regulations generally with respect to vehicles and traffic conduct, snowmobiles; signage and all terrain vehicles; exclusive of any provisions therein relating to penalties to be imposed and exclusive of any regulations for which the statutory penalty is a term of imprisonment, are adopted and by reference made a part of this code as if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or prohibited by any current or future statute incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited by this Section. Any future additions, amendments, revisions or modifications of the current or future statutes incorporated herein are intended to be made part of this Code in order to secure uniform statewide regulation.
(3) DEFINITION OF SELECTED WORDS AND TERMS
a. ATV - All-Terrain Vehicle means any engine driven device as defined as Section 340.01(2g), Wisconsin Statutes, and any other multi-axle,
two, three and four wheeled vehicles, o r combination wheel and track (runner) vehicles not otherwise defined herein, powered by a
small motor(s) or fan and designed to be operated on snow, ice, grass, dirt, gravel, sand and wetland whether required to be licensed
by State Law.
b. SNOWMOBILE - MEANS ANY ENGINE DRIVEN VEHICLE AS DEFINED IN Section 340.01(58a), Wisconsin Statutes.
c. AUTOMOBIL.R - means any motor vehicle as defined by 340.01(4), Wisconsin Statutes, and including, mini-vans.
d. MOTOR TRUCK - means any motor vehicle as defined by 340.01(34) and including pickup trucks, regular size vans and
combination automobile/trucks.
e. RV'S - means any Recreational Vehicles as defined by 340.01(29), (6m), (33m) designed or constructed to operate either under their
own power or towed, and designed to be used for temporary habitation.
f. MOTORCYCLE - means any motorized vehicles as defined by 3340.01(32) and including
g. ICEBOAT - A sailboat-like structure with runners or wheels intended to be wind powered on a solid surface.
h. VEHICLES - Includes all the above vehicles plus any other vehicle powered by motor or wind.
(4) DEFINITION OF PEWAUKEE LAKE ZONES. There shall, hence-forth be designated two zones on Pewaukee Lake; namely, a
SHORE ZONE and LAKE ZONE, defined as follows:
a. SHORE ZONE - All area of the lake between the lake shore and a point 500 feet distance from the lake shore.
b. LAKE ZONE - All area of the lake more than 500 feet from each and all shores of Pewaukee Lake.
(5) REGULATION WITHIN THE SHORE ZONE
a. MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT - within the SHORE ZONE shall be 10 MPH for all vehicles.
b. ACTIVITES AND EVENTS - within the SHORE ZONE are limited to those requiring no motor or wind powered vehicle.
c. PARKING - all vehicles, except iceboats, are prohibited from parking within the SHORE ZONE between 1:30 AM and dawn. Iceboats
shall be securely tethered at a dock or at the shore and outside of traveled lanes.
(6) REGULATION WITHIN THE LAKE ZONE
a. MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT - within the LAKE ZONE shall be as follows:
1. Iceboats - No iceboat shall be operated at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard for the
actual and potential hazards then existing.
2. Snowmobiles - 50 MPH in daylight and 25 MPH at night.
3. ATV'S - 35 MPH in daylight and 25 MPH at night.
4. No vehicle may be operated anywhere on Pewaukee Lake over the speed of 10 MPH within 200 feet of an ice shanty, parked vehicle or person.
b. ACTIVITES AND EVENTS - within the LAKE ZONE featuring motorized vehicles of any type are prohibited.
c. PARKING - of all vehicles is prohibited within the LAKE ZONE between the hours of 1:30 AM and dawn. In addition, no vehicle may
be parked unattended within the LAKE ZONE.
(7) GENERAL REGULATIONS OF VEHICLE OPERATION IN BOTH SHORE AND LAKE ZONES
a. No vehicle may be operated anywhere on Pewaukee Lake between the hours of 1:30 AM and dawn.
b. All vehicles shall avoid and may not operate on cleared skating areas and in areas where authorized events are being held.
c. No person shall use or operate any vehicle in any manner so as to endanger persons on the ice.
d. No person while operating a vehicle shall push, pull, or tow any person on skates or skies.
e. No person while operating a vehicle shall push, pull or tow any device whether occupied or unoccupied unless such device is attached
by a rigid tow bar to the frame of the towing vehicle. Such devices shall include but not be limited to sleds, toboggans, and inner tubes.
f. No person shall operate any motorized vehicle in an erratic, free wheeling manner, all maneuvers including but not limited to "wheelies",
"donuts", "skating" the vehicle, "spinning out" and wheel spinning are specifically prohibited on Pewaukee Lake.
g. Excluding municipal and emergency personnel, no person shall operate any propeller or fan driven surface vehicle on Pewaukee Lake.
h. No person shall operate any motorized vehicle during the period beginning on half-hour after sunset and ending at dawn unless equipped
with and using adequate, operating head light(s) and tail light(s).
i. No person shall operate any motorized vehicle during the period beginning one half-hour after sunset and ending at dawn unless equipped
with and using adequate, operating head light(s) and tail light(s).
j. No person shall throw, place or permit to remain on or below the surface product, garbage, excrement, refuse, waste, filth or other litter.
k. Ice shanties
1) No ice shanty may be placed or left on the ice after March 5 or before December 1 unless a shorter period is ordered by the Chief of the
Lake Patrol. Any ice shanty placed or left in violation of this regulation shall be impounded and the owner fined as stipulated herein.
2) Ice shanties shall at all times display a red light reflective material of at least nine (9) square inches in size on all sides approximately
3-1/2 feet from the bottom of the shanty and visible from 100 feet away.
3) Ice shanties or shelters left on the lake overnight shall display the name, address and phone number of the owner on or near the door or
entryway on the exterior of the shanty.
4) Ice shanties shall be constructed of materials which will not be destroyed or quickly deteriorated by wind and rain.
l. Ice cutting
1) Holes cut, augured, or chiseled in the ice for purposes of fishing shall be no larger than 12 inches in the largest dimension.
2) Holes cut, augured or chiseled in the ice for purposes of diving, may be larger than 12 inches in the largest dimension but such holes must
be clearly marked with light-reflective markers and when not in use the ice replaced in the hole and markers placed until the hole freezes
solid and is not a hazard.
(8) WINTER LAKE PATROL DESIGNATED
a. There is hereby designated a Pewaukee Lake Patrol which shall be administered, operated, equipped and manned as set forth
in inter-municipal agreements between or among those units of government having local lake jurisdiction.
b. Winter Lake Patrol officers shall be authorized police officers and shall have the duty to patrol the lake to ensure safe conduct and
operations on the lake, to assist in emergencies, to enforce these regulations, and to be visible and helpful to person using the lake.
c. It shall be unlawful to fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, signal, or direction of a Lake Patrol Officer, and no operator of a
vehicle, after having received a visual or audible signal from an officer, or marked Police vehicle shall flee or attempt to elude any officer
by willful or wanton disregard of such signal so as to interfere with or endanger the operation of the Police vehicle, or the Officer, or
other vehicles or pedestrians, nor shall such operator increase the speed of the vehicle or extinguish the lights of the vehicle in an attempt
to elude or flee apprehension.
d. The cost of maintain and operating the Winter Lake Patrol shall be borne by the units of government abutting that part of the lake being
patrolled with the total costs and responsibilities being apportioned between or among the participants as set forth in an
inter-municipal agreement(s) separate from these regulations.
(9) SPECIAL EVENTS, RISKS AND LIABILITIES
a. No specific sporting event, fisheree, iceboat, race, or exhibition shall be conducted on Pewaukee Lake unless permission for such
activity or event has been provided, in writing, by the Chief of the Lake Patrol.
b. If at any time, the Chief of the Lake Patrol observes that the lake is unsafe for vehicle operation or other activity; he may officially
declare the lake unsafe and order it closed to traffic and / or activity.
c. All traffic and activity on Pewaukee Lake shall be at the risk of the operator of the vehicle or pedestrian as set forth in
Section 30.81(3) of Wisconsin Statutes and nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as shifting or placing such risk or liability to
other parties, or units or agencies of government.
SEVERABILITY.
The several sections of this ordinance are declared to be severable. If any section or portion thereof shall be declared by a decision
of a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, such decision shall apply only to the specific section or
portion thereof directly specified in the decision and not affect the validity of all other provisions, sections, or portions thereof of the
ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect. Any other ordinances whose terms are in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed as to those terms that conflict.
CITY BOARD OF PEWAUKEE
TOWN BOARD, TOWN OF DELAFIELD
VILLAGE BOARD, VILLAGE OF PEWAUKEE