Middleton, WI Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Obstruction rule
- No parking that blocks a lawfully parked vehicle
- Curb-return rule
- No parking at any intersection curb return
- Deposit fee
- $20, rising to $30 after 5 days
- Enforcement
- Police may tow to a public garage
- General penalty statute
- Wis. Stat. § 345.26(2)(a) and § 30.04
Summary
The City of Middleton bans two specific on-street obstructions: parking anywhere not clearly designated as a spot so that another driver cannot freely pull a lawfully parked vehicle out under § 15.04(6)(k), and parking, stopping, or standing at any time in the curved curb-return area of a street intersection under § 15.04(9). Both carry their own municipal deposit fees.
(k)No person shall park any vehicle on public or private property in any place not clearly designated as a parking spot so as to prevent any person from freely moving his or her vehicle from a lawfully parked position unless express or implied permission is given by the owner or operator of said vehicle. ... (9)No Parking at Any Time No vehicle shall be parked, stopped or left standing at any time on streets at locations adjacent to curb returns (the curved section of curb connecting the curbs of intersecting streets) of street intersections beginning at the point of curvature (the point at which the curve begins) and ending at the point of tangency (the point at which the curve ends) of the curb return.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 3 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
04(6)(k) of the Traffic Code prohibits parking on public or private property in any spot not clearly designated as a parking space if doing so keeps another driver from freely moving a lawfully parked vehicle, unless the vehicle's owner or operator has given express or implied permission; the City's Chapter 2 deposit schedule fixes the forfeiture at $20, rising to $30 if unpaid after five days. 04(9) bans standing, stopping, or parking at any time on the curb return at a street intersection, defined as the curved section of curb connecting two intersecting streets, from the point of curvature where the curve begins to the point of tangency where it ends; that violation carries the same $20/$30 deposit under the fee schedule.
04(6)(c), authorizing any officer who finds an illegally parked vehicle to have it moved or towed to a public garage at the owner's expense, on top of the ordinance penalty. 18, which sets the forfeiture as provided in Wis. 04 of the Municipal Code, with the Chapter 2 schedule of deposits controlling the specific dollar amount for each numbered parking violation. Because both rules apply citywide rather than to a posted list of streets, they reach ordinary residential parking disputes, such as a car parked so tightly against a curb corner that a neighbor cannot back out, even where no sign has ever been installed.
Violations & Fines
A first citation for blocking a lawfully parked vehicle under § 15.04(6)(k) or for parking on a curb return under § 15.04(9) carries a $20 deposit, which increases to $30 if it remains unpaid after five days. Police may also have the offending vehicle towed to a public garage under § 15.04(6)(c), with towing and storage costs billed to the owner in addition to the forfeiture.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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