Milton, WI Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Front-yard parking
- Only in an approved, paved driveway
- Driveway surface
- Concrete or asphalt required
- Setback from right-of-way
- 5 feet minimum for driveway parking
- Commercial vehicle cap
- 1 per unit, under 10,000 lbs, under 21 ft
- Oversized RV limit outdoors
- 7 days per 30-day period if over 30 ft
- Citation
- Milton Code § 78-06.06(7)(f), (9)(d)
Summary
Milton's zoning code bars parking any motor vehicle in a residential front yard except on an approved driveway, and requires that driveway to be paved. Under § 78-06.06, paved pads of concrete or asphalt are mandatory for any motorized vehicle, RV, or trailer kept in a front or street-side yard, and driveway parking must stay at least five feet back from the right-of-way.
(f)Surfacing.1.All off-street parking, loading, and traffic circulation areas shall be graded and surfaced so as to be dust-free and properly drained and shall be paved with a hard, all-weather or other surface. ... b.Paved pads surfaced with concrete or asphalt are required for any motorized vehicles including passenger vehicles, light trucks, recreational vehicles (RV's), any recreation equipment, and trailers in the front yard or street side yard. ... (d)In residential districts and on lots associated with residential uses, accessory off-street parking facilities shall be solely for the parking of motor vehicles, which shall be regulated as follows:1.No front yard of any residential district and no front yard of a lot associated with residential use shall be used for the parking of a motor vehicle except in approved driveways. Motor vehicles parked on any legal driveway shall not be permitted within five feet of any right-of-way line of a street.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Milton's off-street parking standards in Sec. 06 of the zoning ordinance regulate both where and on what surface a vehicle can sit in a residential yard. ' The only carve-outs are the first 20 feet of driveway nearest the right-of-way in the RH-35 district and agricultural land uses. ' Separate rules in the same subsection cap outdoor commercial-vehicle parking at one per dwelling unit under 10,000 pounds and 21 feet, bar trucks and trailers over 10,000 pounds outright (recreational vehicles excepted), and limit recreational equipment longer than 30 feet to seven days outdoors in any 30-day period. Review and approval of parking layouts runs through the zoning administrator during site plan review under subsection (3).
Violations & Fines
A vehicle parked on bare ground, gravel, or grass in a front yard, or outside an approved driveway, violates section 78-06.06 and is enforced by the zoning administrator through the same site-plan and code-enforcement process that applies to the rest of the zoning chapter, including the general zoning penalty for noncompliant parking areas.
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