Kenosha, WI Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Vehicle covered
- RVs over 24 feet long
- Grace period
- 30 minutes
- Penalty
- Up to $50 forfeiture per violation
- Enforcement
- Kenosha Police Department
Summary
Kenosha prohibits parking a recreational vehicle over 24 feet long on any public street, alley, or right-of-way in a residential zoning district between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. for more than 30 minutes. The rule sits inside the city's broader commercial/oversized vehicle parking chapter.
5.A Recreational Motor Vehicle over twenty-four (24) feet in length, on any public street, highway, alley, thoroughfare, or right-of-way in any residentially zoned district in the City between the hours of 2:00 A.M. and 7:00 A.M. for more than thirty (30) minutes.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 11 Update 1 | Zoning Ordinance: Supplement 9).
Full Breakdown
for more than 30 minutes. window closes off overnight street storage of large RVs even when other exception criteria might otherwise be met. 129 applies here, with each day and each vehicle counted separately. Owners of large RVs must instead store the vehicle off-street, such as in a driveway behind the front building line on a paved surface, to avoid the overnight restriction.
Violations & Fines
Violating the 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. restriction on RVs over 24 feet carries the same penalty as the rest of Section 7.129: a forfeiture of not more than $50 per violation under Section 7.129.G, with each day of the violation and each vehicle treated as a separate offense, plus potential towing under Section 7.128 at the owner's expense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I leave my motorhome parked on the street overnight in Kenosha?
What happens if my RV is ticketed for overnight street parking?
Does the overnight rule apply to smaller campers or trailers?
Sources & Official References
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