Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Portage County, WI (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Portage County, Wisconsin.
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Obstruction Rules
In unincorporated Portage County, meaning the towns under county zoning, Sec. 2.12.5 of the County Code bars anyone from impeding, obstructing, or endangering the free flow of vehicles, pedestrians, or other traffic on any highway, street, alley, navigable water, or public way. The same section also bans parking or driving unauthorized vehicles in county parks, athletic fields, or other public property.
Obstructing Public Ways Banned in Portage County
Some RestrictionsPortage County Code §§ 2.12.5, 2.12.8
2.12.5 - Obstructing Public Ways. No person, business, organization, or other entity shall do any of the following: (1)Through unreasonable action or inaction, impede, obstruct, or make dangerous the free flow of vehicles, pedestrians, or other traffic upon any highway, street, alley, navigable body of water, or other public way or the use of public property.(2)Park or drive unauthorized vehicl...
Encroachment Permits
Sec. 3.14.5 of the Portage County Code requires anyone building or altering a driveway or other access point onto the county trunk highway system to first get an entrance permit from the Portage County Highway Department, at a $45.00 review fee.
Driveway Entrance Permits for County Highways
Some RestrictionsPortage County Code § 3.14.5
3.14.5 - Entrance Permits. (1)Pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 86.07(2), the department shall issue permits for the construction and alteration of driveway/accesses onto the county trunk highway system.(2)To offset the costs involved in entrance permit review, the following fee is established—Driveways and streets, all types: $45.00.
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