Wauwatosa, WI Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Curb clearance
- right wheels within 12 inches
- Direction
- must face direction of traffic
- Driveway/alley buffer
- no parking within 4 feet
- Angle parking
- only where officially marked
- Admission window
- 7 days after 6 p.m. of violation
- Repeat offenders
- 4+ violations in 12 months = court
Summary
Wauwatosa requires every vehicle parked on a city street to sit parallel to the curb, facing the direction of traffic, on the right side of the road, with its right wheels within twelve inches of the curb. Angle parking is legal only where official markers or signs designate it, and stopping within four feet of a driveway or alley entrance is separately banned.
No person shall park, stop, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon any street unless parallel to the edge of the street, headed in the direction of traffic, on the right side of the street, and with the right wheels of the vehicle within twelve inches of the curb or edge of the street; except upon those streets which have been marked or signed for angle parking by official markers or signs, where vehicles shall be parked at the angle indicated by such markers or signs. ... Within four feet of the entrance to an alley or a private road or driveway;
Full Breakdown
010 sets the basic method of parking for every street in the city of Wauwatosa: a vehicle, attended or not, must be parallel to the curb, headed in the direction of travel (so parking against traffic, or 'wrong-way,' is unlawful), on the right side of the street, with its right wheels within twelve inches of the curb or edge of the roadway. The only carve-out is for streets that carry official angle-parking markers or signs, where vehicles must park at the posted angle instead of parallel.
030 layers on placement bans that matter to anyone parking near a driveway: no stopping within four feet of the entrance to an alley, private road, or driveway, plus companion bans within fifteen feet of a fire station driveway or directly across from one, within ten feet of a fire hydrant, within fifteen feet of a crosswalk, and in any space carrying an official 'No Parking' sign posted by the police department or city engineer. 050. 060. 070 and must appear in municipal court rather than pay by mail.
Violations & Fines
A citation gives the owner seven days after 6:00 p.m. on the day of the violation to submit a signed admission with the fine set in the municipal fine schedule (Section 11.64.050). Failing to pay within that window adds a penalty, and the fine increases again if it remains unpaid after thirty days (Section 11.64.060). A driver with four or more violations in the trailing twelve months cannot resolve by mail and must appear in municipal court (Section 11.64.070).
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