Parking Rules in Kenosha County, WI (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
RV & Boat Parking
Kenosha County caps outdoor recreational-vehicle storage at two units in a side or rear yard, bans any boat, camper, or trailer from a street-facing yard, and forbids RV storage on a vacant lot altogether. An RV can never serve as a dwelling, even temporarily during construction of a house.
Kenosha County RV and Boat Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsMunicipal Code of Kenosha County § 12.13.030(u)
(u) Recreational Vehicle Parking. 1. Recreational vehicles shall include but are not limited to the following: boats, jet skis, mini-bikes, trail bikes, off-road vehicles, motor homes, travel trailers, camping trailers, and boat, motor bike, snowmobile, or vehicle trailers. 2. Recreational vehicles are permitted in any district subject to the following: ... c. No more than two (2) recreational ...
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Kenosha County bars semi-trailers, tow trucks, garbage trucks, and any dump, flatbed, box, panel, or step truck rated 12,000 pounds or more from residential-district parcels. A parked semi-truck cab is capped at four days in any 30-day stretch, and backhoes, bulldozers, and similar construction rigs are barred outright.
Kenosha County Commercial Truck Parking Ban
Significant RestrictionsMunicipal Code of Kenosha County § 12.13.030(r)
(r) Vehicle Parking and/or Storage in a Residential District. 1. Semi-truck cabs shall not be parked and/or stored on a parcel in any residential district for more than a total of 4 days in a 30-day period. A day is counted if the semi-truck cab is parked and/or stored for any length of time within in a normal 24-hour day. 2. The following vehicles shall not be parked and/or stored on a parcel ...
Street Parking Limits
Kenosha County Code § 7.30 bars parking within intersections, alongside highway excavations or obstructions, wherever signs prohibit stopping, and inside county parks outside marked lots. The rule covers county trunk highways and county park lots, mostly in the towns, not streets inside the City of Kenosha or the villages of Pleasant Prairie, Somers, Twin Lakes, Paddock Lake, and Silver Lake, which run their own parking codes. Fines run $20 to $55.
Kenosha County On-Street Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsKenosha County Code § 7.30(1)
No owner or operator of any vehicle shall park or stop or leave standing such vehicle, or suffer, or allow, or permit such vehicle to be parked or left standing otherwise than in obedience to traffic regulations, signs, or signals, whether such vehicle is occupied or not, in any of the following places: (a) Within an intersection. (b) Alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruction ...
Overnight Parking
Kenosha County Code § 7.30(2)(b) bars parking, stopping, or standing a vehicle longer than 24 hours in any one spot within a county highway right-of-way or a designated county park lot. The limit applies countywide on county trunk highways, separate from the shorter posted time limits the county can set for individual roads or lots under § 7.30(2)(a). It does not reach city or village streets.
Kenosha County 24-Hour Parking Limit
Some RestrictionsKenosha County Code § 7.30(2)(b)
No owner or operator of any vehicle shall park, or stop, or leave standing such vehicle, or suffer, or allow, or permit such vehicle to be parked, or left standing longer than 24 hours in any one place within the right-of-way of any public highway in the county or longer than 24 hours in any designated parking area in a county park.
Abandoned Vehicles
Kenosha County Code § 7.40 deems a motor vehicle, trailer, or mobile home abandoned once it sits unattended on public or private property, without the owner's permission, for more than 48 hours, making it a public nuisance. The Sheriff impounds the vehicle, and depending on its value, either auctions it after notice or sells it directly to a licensed salvage dealer.
Kenosha County Abandoned Vehicle Ordinance
Some RestrictionsKenosha County Code § 7.40(1)
No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer or mobile home on any public highway or private or public property, for such time and under such circumstances as to cause the vehicle to reasonably appear to have been abandoned. Whenever any vehicle has been left unattended without the permission of the property owner more than 48 hours, the vehicle is deemed abandoned ...
Loading Zones
Kenosha County requires off-street loading berths for any use with 6,000 square feet or more of gross floor area that receives deliveries or ships goods. Berths need 14 feet of vertical clearance, must sit on private land, and cannot face a public right-of-way unless the Department of Planning and Development approves a 20-foot landscape buffer.
Kenosha County Off-Street Loading Rules
Some RestrictionsMunicipal Code of Kenosha County § 12.13.020
(b) Applicability. Any use which has a gross floor area of 6,000 square feet or more, and which requires deliveries or makes shipments, shall provide off-street loading facilities in accordance with the regulations of this Section. ... (d) Size of Loading Area. All required loading berths shall have a minimum vertical clearance of 14 feet. ... (l) Loading Requirements. ... a. Businesses. One (1...
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