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Neenah considers excessive barking a nuisance. Animal control handles complaints. WI Stat. §174 covers dog regulation statewide.

Neenah regulates amplified music under the general noise ordinance. Sound amplification permits available for events. WI Stat. §947.01 applies.

Neenah enforces quiet hours in this Fox Valley community at the north end of Lake Winnebago. 27,000+ residents in a paper manufacturing heritage city. Doty Island residential area between river channels.

Neenah regulates but cannot ban STRs under WI Act 59 (2017). DATCP tourist rooming house license may be required. WI Stat. §66.1014.

Wisconsin state room tax is 5% (WI Stat. §77.98). Neenah levies additional local room tax. Platforms auto-collect in many jurisdictions. Total 10 to 14% typical.

Neenah's Tourist Housing Ordinance at Section 26-661(1) of the Neenah Municipal Code requires every tourist housing property to provide at least two designated off-street parking spots for guests. Citywide overnight on-street parking is restricted between midnight and 5:00 a.m., with a residential alternate-side rule (park on the even house-numbered side on even calendar dates, odd side on odd dates) and a flat ban downtown, in industrial parks and in business districts.

Neenah's Tourist Housing Ordinance at Section 26-661(2) of the Neenah Municipal Code expressly requires that all tourist housing property owners and guests abide by the citywide noise regulations in Section 11-146. Section 11-146 lists per-se prohibited noises in Neenah, including amplified-sound restrictions between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays (11:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays) and a flat ban on yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing in residential areas between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

Wisconsin bans all aerial and explosive consumer fireworks. Only non-explosive types legal (sparklers, snakes, smoke devices). WI Stat. §167.10.

Outdoor burning regulated by WI DNR and local ordinance. Neenah may prohibit most open burning. Garbage burning always illegal. DNR permits required in protection areas.

Neenah enforces downtown parking near the riverfront commercial district. Winter alternate-side parking supports snow removal. Lake Winnebago waterfront areas have seasonal parking considerations.

Neenah requires vehicles parked on improved surfaces. Front lawn parking prohibited. Driveway modifications require permits.

Neenah restricts commercial vehicle parking in residential zones. Weight, size, and signage limits apply. Overnight heavy truck storage prohibited.

Fences in the City of Neenah are regulated by the city Building Code under the authority delegated to Wisconsin cities by Wis. Stat. Sec. 62.23. The Community Development Department's Fences and Similar Structures handout (211 Walnut Street, Neenah, WI 54956) sets the operative dimensional standards: fences in side or rear yards may not exceed 6 feet, fences in the actual front yard or actual shore yard may not exceed 3 feet, and chain link fences open to vision 75% or more in the front yard may be increased to 4 feet. Side yard boundary fences up to 6 feet may extend forward up to but not further than the actual front or actual shore yard setback. A building permit and site plan are required from the Building Inspector before a fence is built, enlarged, or altered.

WI Stat. §90.02 to 90.14 provides line fence cost-sharing for rural/agricultural land. Urban residential fences: each owner responsible for their own.

Neenah may allow residential beekeeping with hive limits and setbacks. Registration with WI DATCP required. WI Stat. §94.76.

Neenah requires dogs on leash in public. Off-leash in designated parks only. Dog licensing required statewide under WI Stat. §174.

Wisconsin does not preempt local breed-specific legislation. Some WI cities have breed bans. WI Stat. §174.042 covers dangerous dogs based on behavior.

Neenah enforces maximum grass and weed height, typically 8 to 12 inches. Overgrown properties subject to code compliance action and city abatement.

Neenah enforces weed abatement under WI Stat. §66.0407. WI DNR NR 40 governs invasive species. County enforcement also applies.

Neenah allows home occupations as accessory use in residential zones. Home occupation permit required. WI cottage food law applies for home bakers.

Neenah requires pool barriers to prevent unsupervised child access. Minimum 48-inch height. Self-closing, self-latching gates. WI Stat. §145.17.

Neenah enforces pool safety requirements including anti-entrapment drain covers (VGB Act), barriers, and depth markers. WI Stat. §145.17 governs.

Neenah requires building permits for pools, spas, and hot tubs. WI Uniform Dwelling Code governs. Inspections required.

Accessory dwelling units in Neenah are governed by the city Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances, adopted under the city zoning authority granted by Wis. Stat. Sec. 62.23. The city's zoning regulations control the residential districts in which a second dwelling unit (attached or detached, including two-family conversions) may be permitted, along with use, density, lot, setback, height, parking, and accessory-building standards. Property owners must verify the zoning district of their parcel and confirm that the proposed unit is a permitted or conditional use under Chapter 26 before applying. Building permits are issued through the City of Neenah Inspection Division (Department of Community Development).

Neenah's published Garages and Storage Sheds handout from the Community Development Department limits each property to one (1) storage shed of no more than 200 gross square feet, with a maximum wall height of 10 feet on two elevations and a maximum overall height of 15 feet. A shed located more than 5 feet from the principal dwelling needs only a 3-foot side and rear yard setback (or 6 feet if placed in the actual side yard), but a shed within 5 feet of the dwelling must meet the dwelling's full setbacks: 30-foot rear, 6-foot side, 16-foot aggregate side, and 25-foot front.

The City of Neenah participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and regulates floodplain development in conformance with Wis. Stat. Sec. 87.30 and Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter NR 116, plus 44 CFR Parts 59-72. Lake Winnebago and the Fox River are the principal flood sources through the city. Development in mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas requires zoning approval before any building permit is issued, new residential structures are prohibited in the regulatory floodway, and structures in the flood fringe must have the lowest floor of habitable space elevated to the flood protection elevation. FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Winnebago County and the City of Neenah are the regulatory maps.