Parking Rules: Brookfield vs New Berlin

Does Brookfield limit how many cars an Airbnb guest can park?

No. The City does not impose a short-term-rental-specific cap on guest vehicles. STR guests must use the property's legal off-street parking, follow Chapter 17 rules against front-yard or unimproved-surface parking, and obey on-street parking restrictions in Chapter 10.

Can guests park on the street overnight at a Brookfield STR?

Only where on-street parking is permitted. Brookfield enforces overnight and time-limit parking restrictions under Chapter 10. Hosts should brief guests on signed restrictions on the block and on Wisconsin's standard alternate-side or weather-based on-street rules.

Can I require my STR guests to park only in the driveway?

Yes. Hosts can - and should - require guests to use only legal off-street parking. State law (Wis. Stat. Sec. 66.1014) does not prevent the host from setting house rules; it limits what the City can prohibit.

Can my New Berlin STR guests park on the street overnight?

Not without a permit. New Berlin prohibits on-street parking on any city street between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. The New Berlin Police Department can issue month-to-month overnight permits, or grant a one-time 72-hour exception once per month at no fee. Permit fees are not pro-rated and are not refundable, so hosts typically build the off-street stall count required under Section 152.24 to avoid relying on permits.

How many parking spaces does my New Berlin Airbnb need?

City Ordinance Section 152.24 requires a minimum of one off-street parking stall for every guest bedroom, with at least two stalls in total, and the layout must be shown on the sketch submitted with the annual transient/short-term lodging application. The Building Inspector reviews the parking layout before each annual license is issued.