Mosinee, WI Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- 24-hour rule
- No parking same spot 24+ hrs on named downtown streets
- 1-hour zone
- 2nd/3rd Street near the library
- 2-hour zone
- 12th Street, school days 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Fire station buffer
- No stopping within 15 feet of driveway
- Railroad buffer
- No stopping within 25 feet of crossing
- First-offense fine
- $25 to $500 forfeiture (§ 1-13)
Summary
The City of Mosinee bans parking any vehicle in the same on-street spot for 24 or more consecutive hours on designated downtown streets, and lets the common council post additional no-parking, no-stopping and time-limited zones anywhere in the city. Once signs go up, the chief of police can restrict stopping and standing beyond state law, and violators face towing at the owner's expense.
(a)Twenty-four-hour limitation. No person shall park or leave standing any automobile, truck, tractor, trailer or vehicle of any description on any of the following public streets or public parking lots owned by the city in the city for a period of 24 or more consecutive hours in the same location at any time, except that where more restrictive parking limits have been established the more restrictive limits shall apply. ... (2)Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, no person shall stop or park a vehicle in an established no stopping or standing zone when stopping or standing is prohibited.
Full Breakdown
Section 78-101 sets the City of Mosinee's baseline on-street parking rule: no vehicle may sit in the same spot on Main Street between Water and Fifth streets, Fourth Street between Main and Pine, or Third Street between Main and Washington, for 24 or more consecutive hours. Anywhere those or more restrictive posted limits apply, the tighter rule controls. The common council may designate additional no-parking, no-stopping-or-standing, or handicapped zones on any street, and the city posts them under Wis. 13. The chief of police also has independent authority to restrict stopping, standing or parking beyond what Wis.
ch. 346 requires, and to impose special weight limits when a roadbed is weakened by weather or deterioration. m. Moving a vehicle less than one stall after a posted period expires still counts as a new violation. Section 78-108 separately bars stopping in an intersection, on a crosswalk, on a sidewalk, within 15 feet of a fire station driveway, within 25 feet of a railroad crossing, or in a private driveway without the owner's permission. A law enforcement officer who finds a vehicle violating these rules may move it, order the driver to move it, or have it towed to an impound lot, with the owner covering towing and storage costs under section 78-107 before the vehicle is released. The mayor may temporarily suspend posted time limits with the council's consent.
Violations & Fines
Mosinee prosecutes on-street parking violations under the Code's general penalty, section 1-13: a first offense draws a forfeiture of $25.00 to $500.00 plus costs of prosecution, and a repeat conviction of the same ordinance within a year draws $50.00 to $1,000.00. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense. Illegally parked vehicles may also be towed and stored at the owner's expense under section 78-107.
Frequently Asked Questions
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