10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Milwaukee County directly regulates RVs and boat trailers only within county parks and parkways, where overnight parking and RV camping are prohibited. Storing an RV or boat trailer at a home is set by your city or village zoning code, not the county.
Driveway parking, surfacing, and setback rules are governed by each Milwaukee County city or village zoning code, not by the county. Milwaukee County has no county-wide residential driveway parking ordinance.
Parking of trucks and commercial vehicles on public streets and in residential areas is regulated by each Milwaukee County municipality, not the county. County commercial-vehicle authority applies to park roads and county-owned facility lots.
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.
Wis. 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 on-street parking rules are set by each Milwaukee County municipality, several of which run night-parking permit systems. In county parks, overnight parking is prohibited outside posted hours and vehicles may be ticketed or towed.
Milwaukee County has no county-wide ordinance dedicated to EV charging-space parking. Charging-station rules follow the operator's posted terms, and misuse enforcement rests with municipalities on public streets.
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.
Wis. 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.
Curb markings and their meaning on public streets are controlled by each Milwaukee County municipality, not the county. Painting a public curb yourself is not authorized; only official markings are enforceable.
Public-street loading zones in Milwaukee County are designated and enforced by each city or village under Wisconsin law, not the county. Milwaukee County controls loading and standing only on county park drives and county-owned facility grounds.
Restrictions on parking oversized vehicles on public streets are set by each Milwaukee County municipality under Wis. Stat. 349.13, not by the county. In county parks, oversized vehicles must observe posted lot restrictions and hours.
4 cities in Milwaukee County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
7 verified rules • Abandoned Vehicles, Commercial Vehicle Restrictions
4 verified rules • Abandoned Vehicles, Commercial Vehicle Restrictions
5 verified rules • Abandoned Vehicles, Commercial Vehicle Restrictions
4 verified rules • Abandoned Vehicles, Commercial Vehicle Restrictions
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