Parking Rules: Janesville vs Milton

Can my Janesville STR guests park on the street overnight?

Yes, generally - Janesville does not enforce a fixed citywide overnight on-street parking ban during normal weather, but guests must obey any posted street signs and the general parking regulations in Chapter 38 Article XIII. When the city declares a Winter Weather Emergency, all vehicles must be removed from city streets, and the 2020 update lets vehicles use any public parking lot during the emergency.

Can I let guests park on my front lawn?

No. Janesville's Chapter 42 zoning standards limit residential parking to defined driveways and approved off-street surfaces; landscaped yards and terraces are not legal parking. Wis. Stat. 66.1014 expressly preserves the city's authority to enforce these parking standards against short-term rentals, so a tourist rooming house host must provide enough on-driveway capacity for the maximum guest count or limit bookings to that capacity.

Can my Milton STR guests park on the street overnight?

On most residential streets yes - Milton has no citywide year-round overnight ban. But Sec. 70-155 prohibits street parking once snow reaches 1.5 inches, and downtown Parkview Drive and Merchant Row stalls must be cleared by 2:30 a.m.

Does the right-to-rent law preempt Milton's parking rules for Airbnbs?

No. Wis. Stat. 66.1014 stops Milton from banning rentals of seven days or longer but preserves authority to enforce parking ordinances. Chapter 70 applies to STR guest vehicles like any visitor.