Wauwatosa requires vehicles parked on improved surfaces. Front lawn parking prohibited. Driveway modifications require permits.
Wauwatosa code typically requires vehicles to be parked on improved surfaces (concrete, asphalt, pavers). Front yard parking on grass or dirt is prohibited. Inoperable vehicles may not be stored in driveways. Driveway widening or additions require permits and must meet zoning setbacks. Sidewalk obstruction prohibited per WI Stat. §346.503. Winter: driveways must be maintained for snow plow access.
Parking on unapproved surface: code compliance notice. Fines after correction period. Inoperable vehicles: removal order.
Wauwatosa, WI
Wauwatosa Municipal Code Chapter 7.46 (Noise) within Title 7 prohibits unreasonably loud, disturbing noise that injures the health, peace, or comfort of othe...
Wauwatosa, WI
Wauwatosa requires pets to be confined by leash, pen, or fence on owner's property. Persistent barking is a nuisance violation under Ch. 7.46. Residents may ...
Wauwatosa, WI
Wauwatosa Municipal Code Chapter 15.28 caps residential fences at roughly 4.5 feet in side and rear yards without a permit, allows up to 6 feet in rear yards...
Wauwatosa, WI
WI Stat. §90.02 to 90.14 provides line fence cost-sharing for rural/agricultural land. Urban residential fences: each owner responsible for their own.
Wauwatosa, WI
Wauwatosa requires dogs on leash in public. Off-leash in designated parks only. Dog licensing required statewide under WI Stat. §174.
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Wisconsin does not preempt local breed-specific legislation. Some WI cities have breed bans. WI Stat. §174.042 covers dangerous dogs based on behavior.
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