Milton, WI Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Fire hydrant/mailbox buffer
- 10 feet
- Driveway/alley buffer
- 4 feet
- Disabled-space misuse
- also prohibited
- Double parking
- banned citywide
- Forfeiture
- $5.00-$150.00 (Sec. 70-5(c))
Summary
The City of Milton, Wisconsin bars parking within ten feet of a fire hydrant or mailbox, within four feet of a driveway or alley entrance, in a business-district alley or loading zone, or anywhere a vehicle would obstruct traffic, all under Code Section 70-157(a). The same section separately bans double parking and parking across marked space boundaries.
(a)No person shall park or leave any motor vehicle on the following property except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading or in receiving or discharging passengers and while the vehicle is attended by a licensed operator:(1)On public or private property in a loading zone or in an alley in a business district.(2)Within ten feet of a fire hydrant or a mailbox, unless a greater distance is indicated by an official traffic sign.(3)Within four feet of the entrance to an alley or private road or driveway, or blocking any alley or private road or driveway.(4)At any location so as to obstruct traffic.
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 70-157(a) of the Milton Code of Ordinances lists four specific places a vehicle cannot be left except temporarily while actually loading, unloading, or picking up or discharging passengers with a licensed operator attending the vehicle: a loading zone or business-district alley, within ten feet of a fire hydrant or mailbox unless a sign marks a greater distance, within four feet of an alley, private road or driveway entrance or blocking it outright, and any spot that obstructs traffic. Subsection (b) adds a second layer of always-prohibited parking, regardless of loading activity: double parking on the roadway side of an already-parked vehicle unless official signs allow it, parking outside or across the marked boundaries of a parking space on a public street or public parking facility, and parking in a space reserved by sign for a vehicle displaying a disabled registration plate or card issued under Wis.
Stats. 51, unless the vehicle is actually being used by a physically disabled person as defined in Wis. Stats. 503(1). Subsection (b) further bars parking on private property against a posted sign restricting it, and parking alongside any curb marked yellow to extend a parking restriction. Subsection (c) caps time in a space marked by a city-posted sign to the period stated on that sign. 00, payable to the Milton Police Department by mail or in person within 20 days without a court appearance, and Section 70-159 lets an officer have an illegally parked vehicle towed at the owner's expense.
Violations & Fines
Parking within ten feet of a hydrant or mailbox, blocking a driveway, double parking or obstructing traffic under Section 70-157 carries a forfeiture of $5.00 to $150.00 under Section 70-5(c), payable to the Milton Police Department within 20 days. Illegally parked vehicles can also be towed under Section 70-159, with towing and storage costs billed to the owner.
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