Parking Rules in Dane County, WI (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Dane County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
RV & Boat Parking
RV and boat storage in unincorporated Dane County is primarily regulated by Dane County Chapter 10 (Zoning). Many rural residential districts allow on-lot storage of RVs and boats.
Dane County RV & Boat Parking Rules
Few RestrictionsDane County Code of Ordinances, ch. 10.102(8)(g)1.-2.
(g) Parking and storage of trucks, buses and special vehicles. 1. In the Residential and Rural Residential districts, and on any lot in the Rural Mixed Use districts where the principal use is residential, motor vehicles used for personal transportation and recreational vehicles and trailers owned by a person residing on the premises may be parked or stored within an accessory building, provide...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Dane County has no specific commercial vehicle parking ordinance for unincorporated areas. Wisconsin traffic laws and county zoning restrictions on business activities apply.
Dane County Commercial Vehicle Parking Restrictions
Few RestrictionsDane County Code of Ordinances, ch. 10.102(8)(g)5.a.-d.
5. Trucks with gross vehicle weight exceeding 12,000 pounds may be stored or parked only in the LC, HC, RI and MI districts, except that parking or storage of one truck and one road tractor and its trailer in excess of 12,000 pounds gross vehicle weight shall be permitted in the residence, rural homes and agricultural districts, subject to the following conditions: a. The vehicle shall be owned...
Abandoned Vehicles
Dane County Code § 34.03 deems any vehicle, trailer, or mobile home left unattended on a public street or on private property without the owner's permission for more than 48 hours abandoned and a public nuisance. The Sheriff's Department impounds it, mails certified notice, holds it 15 days, then sells or scraps it and bills the owner.
Dane County Abandoned Vehicle Removal Rules
Some RestrictionsDane County Code of Ordinances § 34.03(2), (10)(a)
(2) No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home on any public street or highway or private or public property in Dane County, for such time and under such circumstances as to cause the vehicle to reasonably appear to have been abandoned. Whenever any such vehicle has been left unattended on any street or highway in Dane County or upon private or publi...
Parking Rules by City in Dane County
4 cities in Dane County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
11 verified rules • Abandoned Vehicles, Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
9 verified rules • Abandoned Vehicles, Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
9 verified rules • Abandoned Vehicles, Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
8 verified rules • Abandoned Vehicles, Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
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