New Berlin, WI Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Section 261-11 lets the Mayor, the Mayor's designee, the Council President, or the Council President's designee declare a snow emergency during or immediately after a severe snowstorm whenever traffic congestion is impeding emergency vehicles, including snow removal equipment. The City Clerk disseminates the declaration, and the emergency lasts for its declared term or until rescinded.

Once declared, Subsection C bars parking any vehicle on a street or alley, and restricts public parking lots to normal business hours only, so overnight lot parking is also off-limits during the emergency. Subsection D lets the Streets Department Manager or a designee call in the Police Department to have a private contractor remove any vehicle that interferes with snow removal equipment or emergency vehicles; the owner bears the full cost of the tow and any storage.

Subsection E separately targets snow disposal: no one may deposit snow on a public street in a way that obstructs traffic or blocks a parking space, and no one may plow snow across a street to dump it onto a neighboring property or the public ditch fronting a neighbor's land, a rule aimed at property owners who push their own driveway snow onto the road or a neighbor's yard.

Section 261-4 D(1) cross-references this chapter directly: any standing overnight parking permit a resident holds is automatically suspended for the duration of a declared snow emergency, and the permitted vehicle must be removed from the street regardless of the permit.