Racine County, WI Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Vehicles allowed
- 1 per dwelling unit
- Weight cap
- 10,000 lbs loaded
- Height cap
- 9 feet
- Length cap
- 26 feet w/ attachments
- Driver requirement
- Must be a resident
Summary
Racine County allows one commercial vehicle per residential dwelling unit if it's under 10,000 pounds, no taller than 9 feet, and no longer than 26 feet including attachments.
One (1) commercial vehicle of not over one-ton rated capacity may be parked per residential dwelling unit, providing all of the following conditions are met: vehicle is registered and licensed; used by a resident of the premises; gross weight does not exceed ten thousand (10,000) pounds, including any load; height does not exceed nine (9) feet as measured from ground level, excluding antennas, air vents, and roof-mounted air conditioning units, but including any load, bed, or box; and total vehicle length does not exceed twenty-six (26) feet, including attachments thereto (such as plows, trailers, etc.).
(c) Recreational vehicles shall be parked in the rear or side yards only or in compliance with same setbacks allowed for accessory structures in subsections 20-1115(b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3). Recreational vehicles must maintain a minimum of a six-foot setback from the rear and side lot lines but are not restricted to a minimum setback to the principal structure. For the purpose of this section, recreational vehicles shall include boats and trailers, snowmobiles and their trailers, minibikes or trailbikes and their trailers, and unoccupied tent campers and travel trailers, all-terrain vehicles and personal watercraft and their trailers.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 33).
Full Breakdown
The county's zoning code permits exactly one commercial vehicle per residential dwelling unit in any district, but only if it clears every condition in Sec. 20-1009(b): the vehicle must carry no more than a one-ton rating, be registered, licensed, and driven by a resident of the property, weigh no more than 10,000 pounds loaded, stand no taller than 9 feet, and run no longer than 26 feet with attachments like plows or trailers counted in. A second commercial vehicle, or one that busts any of these limits, isn't allowed to park on a residential lot under this section.
Frequently Asked Questions
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