Kenosha, WI Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 1 hour on residential property/street
- Covered vehicles
- Commercial trucks, buses, RVs over 24 ft
- Penalty
- Up to $50 forfeiture per vehicle/day
- Enforcement
- Kenosha Police Department
- Exception
- Active construction, repair, loading work
Summary
Kenosha bans parking commercial trucks, buses, recreational vehicles over 24 feet, and heavy construction equipment on residential property or residential streets for more than one hour. Violators face a $50 forfeiture per vehicle per day and towing by the Police Department.
It shall be unlawful, except as hereinafter provided, for any owner, agent, operator, or person in charge of any Prohibited Motor Vehicle and Equipment, whether or not used for a commercial purpose, to park, cause to be parked or allow to be parked, such Prohibited Motor Vehicle and Equipment on the exterior of any residential property, or on any public street, highway, alley, thoroughfare, or right-of-way in any residentially zoned district in the City, for a period in excess of one (1) hour... Any person violating this Section, upon conviction thereof, shall forfeit not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each violation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 11 Update 1 | Zoning Ordinance: Supplement 9).
Full Breakdown
129 makes it unlawful for any owner, operator, or resident to park a "Prohibited Motor Vehicle and Equipment" (defined to include commercial trucks and buses, recreational vehicles over 24 feet, ditch diggers, power shovels, asphalt spreaders, cement mixers, dump trucks, tow trucks, flatbed trucks, semitrailers, and similar heavy equipment) on the exterior of any residential property or on any public street, alley, or right-of-way in a residential zoning district for more than one hour. Exceptions apply only while the vehicle is actively engaged in licensed construction work, customer service, repair work, home improvement work, or loading/unloading, and it must be removed promptly once that activity ends.
D: parked off the street, behind the front building wall line, not on a vacant lot, and on a paved concrete or asphalt surface. Non-commercial pickup trucks with clean, uncovered-advertising beds and bumpers raised no more than 26 inches are exempt outright, as are utility company vehicles under Wis. Stat. 01(5). 128, posting a windshield sticker giving notice of intent to tow before the vehicle is removed.
Violations & Fines
A first violation carries a forfeiture of not more than $50 per vehicle, with each day of continued violation and each vehicle counted as a separate offense under Section 7.129.G. The Police Department may tow noncompliant vehicles under Section 7.128, with towing and storage costs charged to the owner.
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Sources & Official References
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