Parking Rules in Walworth County, WI (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Walworth County, Wisconsin.
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Driveway Rules
In the towns under Walworth County zoning, Sec. 74-75 caps every new or altered driveway opening at 35 feet at the property line. Drive-in businesses, motels, funeral homes, vehicle service stations, garages and public lots also need entrances set back at least 200 feet from any school, hospital, park or library entrance.
Walworth County Driveway Opening Rules
Some RestrictionsWalworth County Code §§ 74-74(3), 74-75
(3)Access. Adequate access to a public street shall be provided for each parking space, and driveways shall be at least ten feet wide for one- and two-family dwellings, at least 12 feet wide for commercial bed and breakfast establishments and at least 24 feet wide for all other uses, unless modified and approved by the Committee. ... Sec. ... 74-75. - Driveways. All driveways installed, altered...
Street Parking Limits
Parking on county right-of-way in unincorporated Walworth County is limited to designated stalls and areas under Walworth County Code § 66-136. Parking on a highway or roadway where posted signs or yellow curb markings prohibit it is unlawful, and dozens of specific county trunk highway segments carry standing no-parking zones.
On-Street Parking Rules, Walworth County
Some RestrictionsWalworth County Code § 66-136
No person shall park a motor vehicle on any portion of right-of-way owned or leased by the county except in designated parking stalls, if provided, and in designated parking areas. It shall be unlawful to park a motor vehicle on any highway, or along any of the roadways or highways from a designated parking area where such parking is prohibited by a posting or by yellow curb or roadway markings...
Abandoned Vehicles
A motor vehicle left unattended for more than 48 hours without the property owner's permission is deemed abandoned in unincorporated Walworth County under Walworth County Code § 66-206. The Sheriff can impound or dispose of it, and violators face a forfeiture of $10 to $200 plus costs under § 66-213.
Abandoned Vehicle Rules, Walworth County
Significant RestrictionsWalworth County Code §§ 66-206, 66-213
No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, mobile home, boat, snowmobile, tractor or any other personal property on any public highway or private or public property, for such time and under such a circumstance as to cause the vehicle or property to reasonably appear to have been abandoned. Any vehicle left unattended for more than 48 hours without permission of th...
Loading Zones
In the towns under Walworth County zoning, every use in every district must provide adequate off-street loading space. Sec. 74-73 requires loading, maneuvering and unloading to stay completely off the public right-of-way, and it bars vehicles from backing onto any public street to reach a loading area.
Walworth County Off-Street Loading Rules
Some RestrictionsWalworth County Code § 74-73
In all districts adequate loading areas shall be provided and located so that all vehicles loading, maneuvering, or unloading are completely off the public ways and so that vehicles need not back onto any public way.
Snow Removal Parking Rules
Walworth County Public Works runs snow and ice removal on county and state highways under County Code Sec. 16-25, ranking roads into WisDOT priority categories and letting the Director declare a snow emergency when visibility turns hazardous. The ordinance sets coverage goals, spells out when the county isn't liable for plow damage, and flags that tailgating a working plow is illegal.
Walworth County Snow and Ice Removal Plan
Some RestrictionsWalworth County Code § 16-25
(a)Purpose. ... The purpose of this section is to establish guidelines for snow and ice removal on County and State maintained roads during a winter storm event. ... (i)Snow emergency. A snow emergency may be declared by the Director when visibility declines to a point that it is hazardous to the driving public or snowplow operators to be on the roads. ... (m)Following snowplows. It is illegal ...
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