Parking Rules in Milwaukee County, WI (2026)
5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Street Parking Limits
On-street parking in Milwaukee County is governed by each city and village and by Wisconsin Statutes, not the county. Milwaukee County's parking authority applies to roads and lots inside county parks and on county-owned grounds.
Street Parking in Milwaukee County
Some RestrictionsWis. Stat. 349.13(1e)(a)
The department with respect to state trunk highways outside of corporate limits and the local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction... may, within the reasonable exercise of the police power, prohibit, limit the time of or otherwise restrict the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles.
Overnight Parking
On county-maintained highways posted with all-night parking signs, Milwaukee County bans parking between 11:00 p.m. and sunrise, with an exception only for physicians on emergency calls.
Milwaukee County Overnight Parking Restrictions
Some RestrictionsMilwaukee County Code of General Ordinances, Appendix C - Traffic Laws, § 31(4)(3)
(3)All night parking regulated. When signs have been erected, no person shall park any vehicle between the hours posted, to include the hours of 11:00 p.m. and sunrise, except physicians on emergency calls.(4)Parking—House of correction.(a)No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle, whether occupied or not, on house of correction premises except within designated parking areas, and then...
Abandoned Vehicles
Under Wisconsin Statute 342.40, a vehicle left unattended without permission for the period set by the local governing body is deemed abandoned and a public nuisance. Milwaukee County and each municipality may enact ordinances to remove and dispose of abandoned vehicles.
Abandoned Vehicles in Milwaukee County
Heavy RestrictionsWis. Stat. 342.40(1m)
No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer 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... the vehicle is deemed abandoned and constitutes a public nuisance.
Loading Zones
On named Milwaukee County trunk highway segments, vehicles may only stop briefly to load or unload while an attended, licensed driver stays with the car.
Milwaukee County Loading Zone Rules
Some RestrictionsMilwaukee County Code of General Ordinances § 69.02
No person shall stop or leave any vehicle standing in any of the following places, except temporarily, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading or in receiving or discharging passengers and while the vehicle is attended by a licensed operator: (1) College Avenue (C.T.H. 'ZZ')(a) Between the limits of South 20th Street and South 27th Street.
Snow Removal Parking Rules
Milwaukee County normally charges a flat $50 sheriff's department fee to tow an illegally parked vehicle, but that fee is waived when the tow happens under the county's emergency powers during a declared snow emergency.
Milwaukee County Snow Towing Fee Waiver
Some RestrictionsMilwaukee County Code of General Ordinances, Appendix C – Traffic Laws, § 9(9)
If towing is done by the sheriff's department, the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid for towing, except during snow emergencies when no towing fee shall be charged or assessed against the owner of such vehicle for removal necessitated under the emergency powers granted by subsection (7)(d) of this section. 9(10). - Registration record of vehicle as evidence. When any vehicle is fo...
Parking Rules by City in Milwaukee County
3 cities in Milwaukee County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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