Green Bay, WI Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Ban hours
- 3:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. on any City street
- Approval authority
- Department of Public Works, Director or designee
- Request deadline
- Before 2:00 a.m., or as soon as possible after
- Approval length
- No longer than 14 consecutive days at a time
- Annual cap
- Six approvals per residence per calendar year
- Fine within five days
- $34.00 (Class B), under § 40-37
- Heavy vehicles
- Over 10,000 pounds banned same hours, $104.00 Class D
Summary
Green Bay bans parking on every City street between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. under Municipal Code § 40-29(l). The Department of Public Works grants exceptions for construction, residential houseguests and similar cases, each lasting no longer than 14 consecutive days, with a cap of six approvals per residence per calendar year. A violation is a Class B offense carrying a $34 forfeiture if paid within five days.
Night parking. (1) Prohibition. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no vehicle shall be parked on any City street between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. ... (2) Exception. A person may park a motor vehicle on a City street between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. subject to the following requirements: a. Requests in general. All requests for overnight on-street parking approval shall be sent to the Department of Public Works, for approval prior to 2:00 a.m. or as soon as possible after the circumstance justifying the parking arises. Approval will only be granted in certain instances, including, but not limited to, construction, residential houseguests, or other situations approved by the Director of Public Works, or their designee. ... 2. Approvals granted by the Director of Public Works, or their designee, shall last no longer than 14 consecutive days at a time. 3. A maximum of six overnight on-street parking approvals may be granted per residence per calendar year. ... b. Disabled vehicles. No approval will be granted to wrecked, dismantled, or otherwise non-operating vehicles.
Full Breakdown
The rule sits in subsection (l) of Green Bay's Class "B" parking violations section, headed "Night parking." Paragraph (1) sets the prohibition: no vehicle may be parked on any City street between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. The ban covers every City street, not only posted ones, so a car left at the curb in a residential neighborhood at 3:30 a.m. is in violation without any sign being present.
Paragraph (2) creates the exception. Requests for overnight on-street parking approval go to the Department of Public Works. They must be sent before 2:00 a.m., or as soon as possible after the circumstance justifying the parking arises. Approval is granted only in certain instances, including construction, residential houseguests, or other situations approved by the Director of Public Works or a designee. Every request has to name the make, model and license plate of the specific vehicle.
Three limits control how long an approval runs. A single approval lasts no longer than 14 consecutive days. A residence can receive a maximum of six overnight on-street parking approvals per calendar year. Anyone who needs more than 14 days must go to the Improvement and Services Committee, which makes a recommendation to the Common Council to approve or deny the request. Wrecked, dismantled or otherwise non-operating vehicles are never approved.
Even an approved vehicle must obey the standing safety limits. No approval excuses parking that impedes the free flow of traffic or creates a traffic hazard, parking in a posted tow away or no stopping or standing zone, blocking a parking facility or private drive, obstructing an emergency vehicle, blocking access to emergency fire or safety equipment, or parking on a city street during a declared snow emergency.
Heavy vehicles face a separate rule. Section 40-31 makes it a Class "D" violation to park a vehicle requiring a license that exceeds 10,000 pounds, or any semi-tractor or semi-trailer combination, on a City street between the same 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. hours.
Violations & Fines
Night parking in violation of § 40-29(l) is a Class "B" violation. Under § 40-37 the forfeiture is $34.00 if payment or notice to contest reaches the Parking Division within five calendar days. After that, $12.00 is added, and a further $22.00 is added once the final notice is mailed at 21 days. If the citation is neither paid nor contested within 30 days, the Division may ask the state Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend or refuse the vehicle's registration. An officer can also order a tow under § 40-33 in emergency situations such as a snow emergency or a tow away zone.
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