New Berlin, WI Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Section 275-57 B(1) of the Code of Ordinances bars parking or storing recreational vehicles on a residential lot except inside a fully enclosed structure, unless the section's own outdoor provisions apply. A major recreational vehicle may only sit on a driveway, turnaround, spur or other hard, dust-free, all-weather surface, and parking areas that predate the chapter get a two-foot setback grandfather. One major RV can be stored outside on an occupied lot of 20,000 square feet or less if it does not exceed eight and one-half feet wide, 13 feet tall and 32 feet long overall; on a lot larger than 20,000 square feet the same width and height caps apply but the length limit rises to 37 feet.

Outdoor recreational vehicles and equipment generally must keep a five-foot setback from side and rear lot lines, and in the front yard they can sit only on a driveway or turnaround, parked as close to the home as possible and clear of rights-of-way, vision-clearance triangles, and drainage or utility easements. The vehicle has to be maintained, roadworthy, properly licensed if licensing applies, and owned by the resident, or on a rental property by the tenant living there. No recreational vehicle may be used for permanent habitation, defined in the code as more than seven days of habitation, outside of an approved trailer camp.

The Director, or any affected neighbor, can file a written complaint with the Plan Commission if storage becomes a nuisance or hurts property values, and the owner gets at least ten days' notice before the hearing and a chance to defend the arrangement. The Board of Appeals can grant variances from these dimensional limits under Section 275-30.