Outagamie County, WI Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Stopping or standing in prohibited area
- $20 to $40 (§ 346.52(1))
- Second conviction within one year
- $50 to $100 on the $20 to $40 offenses
- Improper parking on or off roadway
- $30 to $300 (§ 346.51(1))
- Disabled parking space
- $50 to $200 (§ 346.505)
- Vehicle for sale on highway
- $30 to $300 (§ 346.55(2))
- Not guilty plea deadline
- Within 15 days of citation issuance (§ 36-26(c))
Summary
Outagamie County Code § 36-65 sets the forfeiture for each parking offense in a table keyed to Wisconsin Statutes §§ 346.505 to 346.55. Stopping or standing in a prohibited area costs $20 to $40, a second conviction within one year costs $50 to $100, and parking in a disabled space costs $50 to $200.
Parking violation fines shall be as follows: Forfeiture Statute Description Minimum Maximum Wis. Stats. § 346.505 Parking in spaces reserved for physically disabled $50.00 $200.00 Wis. Stats. § 346.51(1) Improper parking on/off roadway 30.00 300.00 Wis. Stats. § 346.52(1) Stopping/standing in prohibited areas 20.00 40.00 Second conviction within one year 50.00 100.00 Wis. Stats. § 346.52(2) Stopping/standing on highway by grade school 20.00 40.00 Second conviction within one year 50.00 100.00 Wis. Stats. § 346.53 Parking/standing where prohibited 20.00 40.00 Second conviction within one year 50.00 100.00 Wis. Stats. § 346.54 Improper parking/standing of vehicle 20.00 40.00 Second conviction within one year 50.00 100.00 Wis. Stats. § 346.55(1) Parking on left side of highway 30.00 300.00 Wis. Stats. § 346.55(2) Parking vehicle for sale on highway 30.00 300.00 Wis. Stats. § 346.55(3) Parking on posted private property 20.00 40.00 Second conviction within one year 50.00 100.00
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26).
Full Breakdown
Section 36-65, titled Parking violations, is a schedule rather than a list of rules. Each row names a Wisconsin statute, describes the offense and prints a minimum and maximum forfeiture. Section 36-1 adopts Wis. Stats. chs. 340 to 348 into the county chapter, exclusive of provisions whose statutory penalty is a fine or term of imprisonment, and § 36-65 supplies the local forfeiture amounts.
The highest ranges are $30.00 to $300.00 for three offenses: improper parking on or off the roadway (§ 346.51(1)), parking on the left side of the highway (§ 346.55(1)) and parking a vehicle for sale on the highway (§ 346.55(2)). Parking in spaces reserved for the physically disabled (§ 346.505) runs $50.00 to $200.00.
Four offenses share the same lower ladder: stopping or standing in prohibited areas (§ 346.52(1)), stopping or standing on a highway by a grade school (§ 346.52(2)), parking or standing where prohibited (§ 346.53) and improper parking or standing of a vehicle (§ 346.54). Parking on posted private property (§ 346.55(3)) uses the same ladder. Each carries $20.00 to $40.00, and a second conviction within one year carries $50.00 to $100.00. The table does not name blocking a driveway or wrong-way parking, so those conduct labels do not appear in it.
On signed property, § 36-60 bars leaving a motor vehicle on public or private property without the owner's or lessee's permission when a no parking sign or a sign indicating limited or restricted parking is in plain view. Section 36-61 restricts the courtyard and driveway between the courthouse, annex and safety building, and § 36-62 reserves the surrounding courthouse lot.
Section 36-25 enforces the chapter under Wis. Stats. §§ 23.33, 66.0114, 345.11 to 345.61 and ch. 799. Under § 36-26 a person can post the cash deposit shown on the citation by mail or in person to the county clerk of courts or the sheriff's department at 320 S. Walnut St., Appleton, Wisconsin 54911. A timely deposit with no appearance counts as a no contest plea. A not guilty plea goes by mail to the clerk of circuit court within 15 days of the citation's issuance.
Violations & Fines
Forfeitures run from $20.00 to $300.00 depending on the statute, with $50.00 to $100.00 for a second conviction within one year on the $20 to $40 offenses. Section 36-3 adds a penalty assessment if required by Wis. Stats. § 757.05, a jail assessment if required by § 302.46, and any fees prescribed in ch. 814. Failing to appear or deposit lets the court issue a summons or arrest warrant, or find the person guilty by default under § 36-26(d).
Frequently Asked Questions
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