Waukesha, WI Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 2 a.m. to 5 a.m., every night
- CBD limit
- 30 minutes maximum inside Central Business District
- Permit needed elsewhere
- Overnight permit required outside the CBD
- Weight limit
- Under 10,000 lbs.; no boats or trailers
- Annual fee
- $142.00 per year, $5.00 for 3 nights
- Fine
- $25 within 15 days, $44 after
Summary
Waukesha bars overnight parking on Central Business District streets between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. beyond 30 minutes, and requires an overnight-parking permit displayed in the rear driver-side window everywhere else in the City during those same hours. Municipal Code Section 7.04(6) sets the permit fees, the even/odd side-of-street rule, and the vehicle-weight limit.
OVERNIGHT PARKING. (Am. #40-90) (Am. #13-16) (Am. #16-18) ... Night Parking in Central Business District. No person, except one operating an authorized emergency vehicle ... while on an emergency call, shall park any vehicle on any street within the Central Business District for more than 30 minutes between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.; except for Ann Street; Fuller Street; Martin Street; Maple Avenue between Wisconsin Avenue and Main Street; and South Street between Martin Street and East Avenue. Night Parking Elsewhere in City, Permit Required. No person ... shall park any vehicle on any street outside of the Central Business District ... between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., unless an overnight-parking permit obtained from the Police Department, Municipal Parking Ramp, or designated online website is displayed on the rear driver-side window of the vehicle designated on the permit, so that the information on the permit is visible through the window. ... Limitations on Permits. Only motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight under 10,000 lbs. are eligible for overnight-parking permits. Boats and trailers are not eligible for overnight-parking permits.
Full Breakdown
04(6), Overnight Parking, defines the Central Business District by a specific street boundary running from Wisconsin and East Avenues north to Main Street, west to Barstow Street, north to North Street, southwest to Wisconsin Avenue, and east back to the start. , with named exceptions for Ann Street, Fuller Street, Martin Street, part of Maple Avenue, and part of South Street. requires an overnight-parking permit from the Police Department, the Municipal Parking Ramp, or the City's online site, displayed in the rear driver-side window so the information reads through the glass.
Permitted vehicles must park on the even-numbered side of the street on even-numbered dates and the odd-numbered side on odd-numbered dates, except where a street only allows parking on one side. Only vehicles under 10,000 pounds gross weight qualify, and boats and trailers cannot get a permit at all. 00 for a year, plus any processing fee the seller adds, and a permit is not transferable to another vehicle unless the original vehicle was sold, junked, or transferred. A permit never authorizes parking in the Central Business District or where any other posted rule or sign forbids parking, and does not apply during a declared snow emergency.
Vehicles bearing disabled-veteran or disability registration plates or placards are exempt from the permit, fee, and restriction entirely, and the City must post reflectorized signs at the City limits on state and county trunk highways giving notice of the rule.
Violations & Fines
A ticket for a first-time overnight-parking or permit violation under Section 7.04(6) is $25.00 if paid within 15 days and $44.00 after that; an unpaid ticket over 28 days old can be referred to the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles, adding $19.50 in administrative costs. Overnight parking during a declared snow emergency is a separate violation regardless of any permit displayed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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