Milton, WI Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 48 hours in any 7-day period
- Covers
- boats, campers, trailers, motor homes
- Location
- streets and public spaces only
- Private-yard storage
- needs surfaced area, Sec. 78-06.06(7)(f)
- Forfeiture
- $5.00-$150.00 (Sec. 70-5(c))
Summary
The City of Milton, Wisconsin limits how long a boat, camper, boat trailer, recreational trailer or work trailer can sit on a city street or in a public parking space: Code Section 70-154(c) caps it at 48 hours within any seven-day period. Motor homes get the identical 48-hour, seven-day cap under Section 70-154(d).
Storage and parking of nonmotorized items whether or not connected to a motor vehicle such as boats, campers, boat trailers, recreational trailers, work trailers and other similar nonvehicle items is prohibited on streets and in public spaces for more than 48 hours in a seven-day period. ... (d)Parking of motor homes on city streets and in public spaces for more than 48 hours in a seven-day period is prohibited.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 70-154(c) of the Milton Code of Ordinances treats boats, campers, boat trailers, recreational trailers, work trailers and similar nonmotorized items as 'storage,' which the same subsection separately bans from public parking places generally. The specific cap is 48 hours within a seven-day period; once such an item has occupied a public space for two days it must be moved off-street, and the clock resets on a rolling seven-day basis rather than a fixed calendar week. Subsection (d) applies the identical 48-hour, seven-day limit to motor homes parked on city streets or in public spaces, treated as its own standalone rule rather than folded into the storage definition in (c).
06(7)(f) of the zoning chapter, so a resident cannot use the 48-hour public-space allowance as a workaround for an unsurfaced driveway or side yard. Emergency parking or storage of any covered item requires advance approval from the Milton Police Department. 00, payable to the police department by mail or in person within 20 days, and an officer may have an overstaying vehicle or trailer towed under Section 70-159 with costs charged to the owner.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a boat, camper, trailer or motor home in a public space beyond the 48-hour, seven-day limit draws a forfeiture of $5.00 to $150.00 under Section 70-5(c), payable directly to the Milton Police Department within 20 days. The city may also tow the item under Section 70-159 and bill the owner for towing and storage.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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