Public Conduct in Appleton, WI (2026)
6 verified public conduct rules for Appleton, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
Appleton bans urinating or defecating anywhere outside a designated sanitary facility in public view, including sidewalks, streets, alleys, parking lots and ramps, parks, playgrounds and cemeteries, under Municipal Code § 10-45. The ban also reaches private property visible to the public and restroom-less halls, stairways and elevators.
Appleton Public Urination Ban
Some RestrictionsAppleton Municipal Code § 10-45
No person shall urinate or defecate outside of any designated sanitary facilities, upon any sidewalk, street, alley, public parking lot or ramp, park, playground, cemetery, or other public area or upon any private property in open view of the public or in the halls, rooms without restroom facilities, stairways or elevators of public or commercial buildings.
Skateboarding Rules
Appleton bans skateboards, inline skates and roller skates in a defined downtown zone around Jones Park and in every City-owned parking ramp and lot. Violating the article carries up to a five-dollar penalty, and parents can be held liable for letting a child violate the rule.
Appleton Skateboarding Restrictions Downtown
Significant RestrictionsAppleton Municipal Code § 19-164
No person shall operate, ride or propel a skateboard, inline skates and roller skates, on any portion of the following streets or public property: (1) The area bounded by Franklin Street on the north; Lawrence Street on the south, including any ramps leading down into Jones Park; Richmond Street on the west; and Drew Street on the east. (2) All City-owned parking ramps and parking lots.
Loitering Rules
Appleton makes it unlawful for anyone, not just minors, to loiter in or upon a roadway, defined as the curbed or traveled portion of a street, under Municipal Code § 10-40. The rule is separate from the city's minors-only curfew loitering ban in § 10-36.
Appleton Roadway Loitering Ban
Some RestrictionsAppleton Municipal Code § 10-40
(a) Definitions. As used in this section: Loitering means remaining idle in essentially one (1) location and shall include the concept of spending time idly; to be dilatory; to linger aimlessly; to stay; to saunter; to delay; to stand around, and shall also include the colloquial expression, "hanging around". Roadway means that portion of a highway, as defined in W.S.A. §340.01(22), between the...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Appleton bans smoking or tobacco use within 20 feet of entryways to city-owned buildings, in a defined zone around the Transit Center and Public Library, in posted city parks, and within 20 feet of park playground equipment and the Appleton Skate Park. Violations carry forfeitures up to $500 under Sec. 7-100(d) and (j).
Appleton Outdoor Smoking Ban Areas
Some RestrictionsAppleton Municipal Code Sec. 7-100(d)(1)
(d) Prohibition of smoking in outdoor areas. It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke or use tobacco products in the following outdoor areas. (1) Within twenty (20) feet from all entry ways of ... City-owned buildings and structures. Within the Red, Green, and Yellow Ramps, smoking or tobacco product use is strictly prohibited unless on the top floor of the ramp and at least twenty (20) fee...
Public Marijuana Use
Appleton treats possession of 25 grams or less of marijuana as a citable Code violation rather than a state crime, adopting Wis. Stat. § 66.0107(1)(bm) under Municipal Code § 10-32. Anyone with a prior marijuana conviction or holding more than 25 grams is excluded and faces state charges instead.
Appleton Marijuana Possession Ordinance
Some RestrictionsAppleton Municipal Code § 10-32
The provisions of W.S.A. Sec. 66.0107(1)(bm) as amended from time to time, regarding the possession of twenty-five (25) grams or less of marijuana as defined in W.S.A. Sec. 961.01(14), and subject to the exceptions in W.S.A. Sec. 961.41(3g)(intro), shall be punishable as a violation of this Code, except that any person charged with possession of more than twenty-five (25) grams of marijuana, or...
Public Alcohol Use
Appleton bans drinking from, opening, or carrying an open container of fermented malt beverage or intoxicating liquor on any public highway, adjacent sidewalk, or a publicly or privately owned parking lot open to the public, under Municipal Code § 10-14. It is a citable violation of Chapter 10's public offenses.
Appleton Open Container Law
Some RestrictionsAppleton Municipal Code § 10-14
No person shall drink from, open a container of, or have in his possession an open container of fermented malt beverage or intoxicating liquor on a public highway including the sidewalks adjacent thereto, in or on a publicly owned or privately owned parking lot
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