(A) License required. No person shall engage in the business of renting or leasing snowmobiles to the public or of renting or leasing use of a snowmobile track or other private property to the public for the operation of snowmobiles thereon in the village unless he or she has first obtained a license therefor as provided in this section.
(B) Application. Application for snowmobile renter’s license shall be filed with the Village Clerk and shall include the name of the owner of the premises on which such business will be conducted, the proposed period and hours of operation, the name of the person, firm, or corporation which will conduct such business, the state registration number of such commercial owner, if any, and the registration numbers of any snowmobiles to be leased by such business, and such other information as the Village Board shall require to consider such application. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of $15 to cover the cost of investigation and issuance of the license.
(C) Issuance. No license shall be issued unless approved by the governing body after public hearing. Notice of such hearing shall be given as a Class 1 notice under Wis. Stat. Ch. 985. The Village Board shall approve issuance of the license only if it determines that the public health, safety, and welfare will not be adversely affected thereby and that the following requirements are met.
(1) The applicant must have on file with the Village Clerk proof of liability insurance in force covering the premises to be licensed and the operation of any snowmobile thereon or to be rented or offered for use to the public by the business with limits of $50,000/$300,000/$10,000.
(2) If snowmobiles are to be used on the licensed premises, such use must be restricted to areas located at least 150 feet from any dwellings not owned or occupied by the applicant.
(3) Snowmobiles shall be operated on the premises only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.
(4) The licensing period shall be for one year, from September 1 to August 31.
(5) The Clerk shall issue a renewal license to any person, firm, or corporation holding a valid license under this section upon payment of the annual license fee; provided, however, that any such applicant who has been convicted within the preceding 12 months of a violation of this subchapter or any state statutes regulating or restricting the use of snowmobiles or snowmobile renters shall not be entitled to a license renewal until approved by the Village Board after a public hearing as required under this division (C).
(1999 Code, § 72.21) (Ord. 108, passed 1-8-1973) Penalty, see § 72.99