Neenah, WI Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Max width
- 30 ft (36 ft two-family)
- Surface
- hard material required post-2023
- Side setback
- 2 feet
- Front-of-house driveways
- prohibited unless looped
Summary
Neenah requires residential driveways built after May 2023 to have a hard surface and caps width at 30 feet, or 36 feet for two-family homes, with a two-foot side setback and no front-yard extensions.
New residential driveways and the expansion of driveways constructed after May 1, 2023, shall meet the following requirements: Driveways shall be constructed with a hard surface material such as concrete, asphalt, permeable pavers, or other material approved by the Zoning Administrator... Driveways shall be setback a minimum of two feet from a side property line. Driveways are prohibited from extending in front of a dwelling unit unless a circular/looped driveway has been permitted.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
Neenah Municipal Code § 26-550(1)(a), (i) sets the driveway rules for R-1 and R-2 lots. Parked cars must always sit on a graveled or paved surface. For driveways built or expanded after May 1, 2023, the surface itself must be hard, concrete, asphalt, permeable pavers, or another material the Zoning Administrator approves, and width at the front property line tops out at 30 feet for a single-family home (36 feet for a two-family home with side-by-side garages), with an eight-foot allowance beyond the garage. Driveways must keep a two-foot side setback and cannot extend in front of the dwelling unless built as a permitted circular or looped driveway.
Violations & Fines
Building or expanding a driveway wider than the cap, without a hard surface, without the two-foot side setback, or in front of the dwelling violates § 26-550(1)(i) and can require rework.
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