Outagamie County, WI Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Surface
- Durable, dustproof: concrete, bituminous concrete, or sealed gravel or crushed stone
- Stall size
- At least nine feet wide and 18 feet long
- Paved lot setback
- No parking closer than ten feet from street right-of-way
- Backing limit
- No parking area of more than four spaces may force backing into a public street
- Screening trigger
- Solid fence or shrubbery for parking areas of more than five spaces
- Penalty
- $5.00 to $500.00 first offense, plus costs, under § 1-10
Summary
In Outagamie County towns that have adopted the county zoning chapter, every parking area needs a durable, dustproof surface of concrete, bituminous concrete, or compacted gravel or crushed stone that is properly sealed and surface treated. A paved lot must keep parked vehicles ten feet back from the street right-of-way and out of the vision corner.
(g)Design standards. Each required off-street parking space shall have a stall width of at least nine feet and a stall length of at least 18 feet. ... No parking area of more than four spaces shall be designed as to require any vehicle to back into a public street. Any parking area of more than five spaces shall be sufficiently screened in the form of a solid fence or shrubbery to protect any adjacent residential uses. ... All parking areas shall be surfaced with a durable, dustproof surface consisting of concrete or bituminous concrete or of compacted gravel or crushed stone properly sealed and surface treated.(h)Paved parking lot. A paved parking lot shall be arranged so that no vehicles or other moveable units shall be parked closer than ten feet from the street right-of-way. A moveable unit shall include, but not be limited to, a mobile home, camping unit, snowmobile and farm equipment. In no case shall any parking be located within the limits of the vision corner.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26).
Full Breakdown
Section 54-356(g) sets the surface rule: all parking areas shall be surfaced with a durable, dustproof surface. The code names three acceptable materials: concrete, bituminous concrete, or compacted gravel or crushed stone that is properly sealed and surface treated. The same subsection sets the layout: each required stall is at least nine feet wide and 18 feet long, and one-way aisles are 11 feet wide for 30 degree parking and 20 feet wide for 90 degree parking. Two-way aisles are 24 feet wide.
Two more limits in subsection (g) matter for a home lot. No parking area of more than four spaces may be designed so that a vehicle has to back into a public street. Any parking area of more than five spaces must be screened by a solid fence or shrubbery to protect adjacent residential uses. Large expanses of unchanneled parking are to be avoided through interior landscaping and safety islands.
Subsection (h) covers a paved parking lot. No vehicle or other moveable unit may be parked closer than ten feet from the street right-of-way. The code defines a moveable unit to include a mobile home, camping unit, snowmobile and farm equipment. No parking of any kind may sit within the limits of the vision corner. The corner visibility section, § 54-354, protects the space between a height of 2½ feet and ten feet above street centerline grades, in the area bounded by the right-of-way lines and a line joining points 25 feet from their intersection.
These standards sit in Chapter 54, the county zoning ordinance. Section 54-6 divides the unincorporated area of the county into districts, and § 54-781 describes each town that has adopted the chapter. A property inside Appleton, Kaukauna or any other city or village follows that municipality's code instead. For a single-family lot, § 54-159 sets the RSF requirement at 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit, and § 54-210 sends the RMF district to the RSF requirements. Section 54-352(f)(1) separately bars customary storage of sports vehicles, boats, boat trailers, utility trailers and campers in the required front yard of a residential district.
Violations & Fines
Section 54-5 makes any violation of Chapter 54 punishable under § 1-10. A first offense on conviction carries a forfeiture of not less than $5.00 and not more than $500.00 plus costs of prosecution, with county jail of up to 90 days in default of payment. A second conviction for the same ordinance within one year carries $10.00 to $500.00 plus costs, with up to six months in jail in default. Under § 1-12, each day a violation continues is a separate offense, and the county can also bring an action to prevent or remove the violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does the ten-foot rule cover trailers, campers and snowmobiles?
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Sources & Official References
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