Parking Rules in Waukesha County, WI (2026)
6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
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RV & Boat Parking
In unincorporated towns under county zoning, only one recreational vehicle may be parked on a residentially zoned lot, kept outside the district offset area unless on a driveway, and never in the C-1 Conservancy Overlay. Cities and villages set their own rules.
RV & Boat Parking in Unincorporated Waukesha County
Some RestrictionsWaukesha County Basic Zoning Ordinance §3.12(6)B
A maximum of one (1) Recreational Vehicle may be parked on a property zoned for residential use. Recreational Vehicles must be parked outside of the required offset area specified in the District unless parked on a driveway. A Recreational Vehicle may not be parked within the C-1 Conservancy Overlay District.
Driveway Rules
County zoning requires off-street parking to sit at least 10 feet from the abutting lot line and the base setback line, and driveways must be at least 12 feet wide. Off-street lots for more than four vehicles must be surfaced and kept dustless.
Driveway & Parking Location Rules in Waukesha County
Some RestrictionsWaukesha County Basic Zoning Ordinance §3.12(3)(A)-(B)
Offset. In any off-street parking area, no vehicle shall be allowed to park closer than ten (10) feet to the abutting lot line. Setback. No vehicle shall be parked closer than ten (10) feet to the Base Setback Line.
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
County zoning treats oversized commercial and industrial vehicles, trucks, buses, semi-trailers, tractors, construction and grading equipment, as prohibited on residential and most lots, allowing them only in specified business/industrial districts or by Conditional Use Permit.
Oversized Vehicle Storage in Waukesha County
Some RestrictionsWaukesha County Basic Zoning Ordinance §3.12(7)
No vehicular equipment of a commercial or industrial nature (such as trucks, construction vehicles, grading equipment, buses, semi-trailers and tractors, and similar vehicles, trailers and related equipment)... shall be parked or stored on any Lot in any zoning district except as permitted in the B-3, M-1, M-2, P-I and Q-1 Districts or except as follows.
Street Parking Limits
Waukesha County adopts Wisconsin's statewide stopping and parking rules, Wis. Stat. §§ 346.50-346.55, wholesale for unincorporated roads, and layers on its own $10 forfeiture and towing-cost provision. The sheriff's department can also post temporary no-parking or tow-away zones that carry the same force as the statute.
On-Street Parking Rules in Waukesha County
Some RestrictionsWaukesha County Code § 15-86(a)
The restrictions on stopping and parking vehicles found in section 346.50 through section 346.55 of the Wisconsin Statutes are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this section with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein. ... In addition, any area marked temporarily by the sheriff's department with no parking and/or tow away signs shall be included in the areas where p...
Abandoned Vehicles
Under Wis. Stat. 342.40, a vehicle left unattended without the owner's permission, beyond 48 hours in first-class cities, or a period set locally elsewhere, is deemed abandoned and a public nuisance. A sheriff's deputy or county traffic patrolman may have it removed and impounded.
Abandoned Vehicles in Waukesha County
Some RestrictionsWis. Stat. 342.40(1m)
Whenever any vehicle has been left unattended without the permission of the property owner for more than 48 hours in cities of the 1st class and, in other cities, villages and towns, a period set by the governing body thereof, the vehicle is deemed abandoned and constitutes a public nuisance.
Loading Zones
County zoning requires off-street loading space in business and industrial districts: one loading space for every 10,000 square feet (or fraction over 3,000) of commercial building area. Each loading space must be at least 10 by 45 feet, separate from the parking area.
Loading & Unloading Zones in Waukesha County
Some RestrictionsWaukesha County Basic Zoning Ordinance §3.13(1)
In any local business, general business, limited industrial or general industrial district an off-street loading space shall be provided, in addition to the defined off-street parking area, for every ten thousand (10,000) square feet or fraction thereof in excess of three thousand (3,000) square feet of building area... used for commercial purposes.
Parking Rules by City in Waukesha County
1 cities in Waukesha County have their own parking rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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