Sheboygan, WI

Sheboygan prohibits selling, possessing, using or discharging any fireworks within the city. The only exceptions are a display approved by the Common Council and run by or for the…

Sheboygan allows small recreational bonfires in a brick, stone or metal fire ring no larger than 36 inches across, set at least ten feet from buildings, wooden fences, lumber and…

Sheboygan bans fires in the open air inside the city limits, and burning on streets or alleys is barred at any time. Section 50-182 carves out a short list of exceptions, from fire…

Sheboygan requires the owner of any building used for sleeping or lodging to install and maintain functional smoke detectors, with different layouts for owner-occupied single-family…

Wisconsin uniformly regulates propane storage, installation, and handling under Wis. Admin. Code SPS 340, adopting NFPA 58 statewide and preempting inconsistent local rules through…

Wisconsin DNR designates statewide Fire Protection Areas under Wis. Stat. § 26.11 where the agency holds primary wildfire suppression authority and enforces stricter ignition rules…

In the City of Sheboygan, section 18-13 makes it unlawful to place feed on public or private property to entice whitetail deer, and treats more than one-half gallon placed under six…

In the City of Sheboygan, section 18-51(b) requires an annual license for any cat more than 13 months old, at $5.25 for a neutered or spayed cat and $12.25 otherwise. A $5.00 late fee…

In the City of Sheboygan, section 18-6 bars anyone from injuring or destroying any bird inside the city, with a single exception for police officers in the line of duty. A violation…

In Sheboygan, anyone operating a pet shop must hold an animal fancier permit under Municipal Code § 18-57(j). Section 18-2 defines a pet shop as a business where domesticated mammals…

In the City of Sheboygan, section 18-46 requires every dog and cat to be kept on its owner's premises under direct supervision, on a chain or tie no longer than 15 feet, or in an…

In the City of Sheboygan, section 18-47 regulates dogs by behavior, not breed: no dog is deemed dangerous solely based upon its breed. Vicious dogs are banned outright, and dangerous…

In the City of Sheboygan, section 18-14 bars keeping chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons or other fowl in an unsanitary condition or as a nuisance, and the building inspection department…

Wisconsin requires beekeepers to register colonies with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). State apiary inspection law applies uniformly statewide…

Wisconsin bans private possession, breeding, and sale of dangerous exotic animals (nonnative big cats, nonnative bears, apes, and crocodilians) under Wis. Stat. 951.097, enacted by…

In Sheboygan, section 118-6 bars unnecessary and annoying noise from a motor vehicle by squealing tires or excessive acceleration of the engine, with a forfeiture of $30 to $50 and up…

Under section 66-75, keeping any animal, bird or fowl that causes frequent or long continued noise disturbing the comfort or repose of any person in the vicinity violates Sheboygan's…

Sheboygan's noise article, Chapter 66 Article III, sets no clock-hour curfew. Section 66-71 prohibits any unreasonably loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise, or noise of a character…

Sheboygan sets its amplified music limit by effect, not by a printed decibel reading or clock hour. Section 66-74 makes it a violation to play any instrument, radio or recording device…

In Sheboygan any retaining wall three feet in height or greater must be safeguarded by a fence. At a one-family or two-family dwelling the fence is at least 36 inches high, and at any…

Every fence, screen, enclosure or structure in the nature of a fence erected in Sheboygan needs a permit from the building inspector before it goes up. The owner or the owner's agent…

Wisconsin Chapter 90 governs partition (line) fences between adjoining owners of farming or grazing land. Adjoining owners generally share the cost equally, and town fence viewers…

Every outdoor swimming pool, whirlpool or spa in Sheboygan must be completely surrounded by a fence or wall at least six feet high that is kept gated and locked to exclude uninvited…

In Sheboygan no swimming pool, whirlpool or spa can be constructed, altered, remodeled or improved unless a permit is first obtained from the city planner or his designee. Sec. 26-1028…

In Sheboygan, no one removes, trims, sprays or otherwise alters a tree or shrub in the public right-of-way or any public area without a written permit from the city forester, unless…

In Sheboygan, the department of engineering and public works cuts all weeds and grasses in excess of 12 inches in height, and can cut at 12 inches or higher after an owner fails to act…

In Sheboygan, branches over a public street or alley must be kept trimmed to a clearance of not less than 13½ feet, and branches over a sidewalk not less than eight feet. The rule…

Sheboygan makes it lawful to use grass, leaves and garden waste for composting as long as the pile does not create a nuisance, is not offensive in smell and is not unsightly in…

Wisconsin has no statute banning rainwater harvesting. Under Wis. Stat. 145.01(10)(br)1, a rainwater gutter or downspout is expressly excluded from the legal definition of "plumbing"…

From December 1 through April 30, Sheboygan bars parking between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. on the even-numbered (west and north) side of the street on odd-numbered days and on the…

Sheboygan declares a vehicle abandoned and a public nuisance if it appears abandoned, sits disassembled, inoperable, unlicensed, junked or wrecked in the open more than 72 hours after…

Sheboygan defines a large vehicle as one over 10,000 pounds, longer than 30 feet, enclosing a height of more than eight feet from the roadway, or wide enough to encroach on the…

Sheboygan residential permit parking lets permit holders park past posted time limits on designated streets between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. weekdays, except Sundays and holidays (§…

In Sheboygan, anyone who builds a driveway or rolling curb connecting to a public street or alley must submit plans to the department of engineering and public works for approval…

Sheboygan forbids any owner or operator to park a vehicle, or permit it to be parked, on any street or alley for longer than 24 continuous hours (Municipal Code § 118-127). The limit…

Sheboygan bars any owner or operator from parking on any portion of an alley, or in a position that restricts the safe maneuvering of another vehicle into or out of a garage or parking…

Sheboygan bars any trailer or boat from being parked on a street between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. (§ 118-137). Exceptions cover disabled units, traffic conflicts, loading, a trailer…

Wisconsin caps what a towing service may charge you after a nonconsensual tow from private property. Wis. Admin. Code § Trans 319.03(1) limits removal to $150 regardless of the…

Sheboygan bars advertising structures in residentially zoned districts, with one opening: small signs designating home occupations or advertising premises for sale or rent (§ 98-4)…

Wisconsin has only one cottage food exemption written into its statutes, and it is narrow. Wis. Stat. § 97.29(2)(b)2. lets you sell home-canned pickles and other processed fruits or…

Wisconsin requires state licensing or certification for any home caring for four or more unrelated children. The Department of Children and Families administers uniform standards that…

Wisconsin has never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit, and it has no exemption that lets you cook meals in your own kitchen and sell them. Wis. Stat. § 97.30(2)(a) requires…

Wisconsin's Uniform Dwelling Code (Wis. Stat. ch. 101 and SPS 320-325) sets statewide construction standards for one- and two-family dwellings, including tiny homes built as permanent…

Wisconsin requires a tourist rooming house license for a dwelling rented to transients for fewer than 30 days when rented more than 10 nights a year, and Wis. Stat. 66.1014 bars…

Wisconsin requires short-term rental hosts to collect state sales tax and any local room tax. Wis. Stat. § 66.0615 governs municipal room taxes and caps maximum rates absent…

In Sheboygan, no one may run an establishment where massage or bodywork therapy is given for compensation without a city license. The annual fee is $100.00, the license runs January 1…

Sheboygan licenses cigarette and tobacco products retailers under Wis. Stats. § 134.65, and the annual city license fee is $100.00. Separate Chapter 70 rules bar sales to anyone under…

In Sheboygan, Sec. 10-45 makes it unlawful to perform, or for a licensee, manager or agent to knowingly permit, a live act or dance that exposes the pubic area, genitals, anus, areola…

No person can operate as a pawnbroker in Sheboygan without a license from the City Clerk. The license costs $210.00, requires a $2,500.00 bond with not less than two sureties, cannot…

Anyone in Sheboygan whose business is buying or selling secondhand articles needs a secondhand article dealer's license, and jewelry buyers need a separate jewelry dealer's license…

In Sheboygan, propane fueled appliances and burners cannot be used above the first floor level of any porch or deck attached to a building or structure. Propane units must be installed…

Sheboygan's code never uses the word smoker, but it regulates burning wood to cook food outdoors. Wood or other nonexplosive fuel can be burned for cooking only under constant…

In Sheboygan, every city park is closed to vehicles and to all persons from 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. year-round. Evergreen Park, Jaycee Park, E.H. May Environmental Park and Franklin…

Sheboygan bars anyone under 18 from the public streets, alleys and places of the city between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless a parent, guardian or other adult with custody is along…

Sheboygan runs building, electrical, plumbing, heating and housing inspections from one building inspection department. Within 24 hours after written notice, the building inspector…

In Sheboygan no electrical equipment can be installed, altered, renewed, replaced or connected without a permit from the electrical inspector, except under the annual plant permit and…

No plumbing work can be done in Sheboygan, other than repair of leaks and stoppages, until the plumbing inspector issues a permit and the fee is paid. Permits go only to plumbers…

In Sheboygan, building work needs a permit unless it is a minor alteration under $400.00 of materials or $800.00 total materials and labor with no structural change. Fences, stairways…

In Sheboygan, the Department of Public Works grants groups and organizations the use of an entire park or part of one for annual celebrations or special events once the Sec. 74-42 fee…

In Sheboygan, selling or serving food, refreshment or beverages on a public sidewalk is unlawful outside an area holding a sidewalk café permit. The annual permit costs the greater of…

In Sheboygan, parklets are permitted only in the Central Commercial District and never adjacent to a state through highway. A parklet needs an annual permit from the city clerk, plus a…

In Sheboygan, a street festival is a public event sponsored by individuals, businesses or organizations in a city street right-of-way temporarily closed for the occasion, and the chief…

In Sheboygan, no one can form, lead or take part in a parade, walk, run or similar event in an area used principally for pedestrian or vehicular traffic without a permit from the chief…

In Sheboygan, a resident of the affected portion of a street can apply to the chief of police for a permit to close a definite and limited portion of a city street for a block party in…

Sheboygan enforces its Property Maintenance Code, which adopts the International Property Maintenance Code with local changes, against every structure and premises in the city, rentals…

Sheboygan requires a roominghouse permit, not a permit for every rental dwelling. Under Sec. 26-831 no person can operate a roominghouse without a valid permit from the building…

Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.17 sets the pre-eviction notice. For nonpayment of rent on a month-to-month tenancy or a lease of one year or less, the landlord gives a 5-day notice to pay or…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0104 and Act 317 prevent municipalities from limiting landlord-tenant relationships beyond state law, including any local just-cause eviction requirement. Eviction…

Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.05(2) lets a landlord enter only on advance notice and at reasonable times to inspect, repair, or show the unit. Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.09(2) makes that…

Under Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.19, either the landlord or tenant may end a month-to-month or other periodic tenancy with at least 28 days' written notice. If rent is payable on a basis less…

Wisconsin prohibits rent control statewide. Wis. Stat. § 66.1015 bars every city, village, town, and county from regulating the amount of rent charged for a residential rental unit…

Wisconsin sets no statutory cap on the amount of a residential security deposit. After a tenancy ends, the landlord must mail or deliver the deposit, less lawful deductions, within 21…

Wisconsin recognizes three adverse-possession tracks. The default under Wis. Stat. Sec. 893.25 is 20 years of uninterrupted possession with no written instrument. Sec. 893.26 shortens…

Sheboygan collects residential refuse once weekly from every building of four or fewer living units, on schedules the department of public works determines. Recycling runs on schedules…

Sheboygan requires yard waste to be recycled. Occupants of single-family and two- to four-unit residences can deposit grass and small branches at the resident dropoff site, and yard…

Sheboygan provides at least one resident dropoff site for noncommercial noncollectible refuse and noncollectible recyclables. Only persons living in buildings of four or fewer living…

Sheboygan's department of public works issues each residential unit one refuse cart and one recycling cart and accepts only what sits inside them with the lid fully closed. Recyclables…

Sheboygan makes it illegal to dump or abandon residential, commercial or industrial refuse, recyclables or prohibited materials at any household, business, industry, government…

Sheboygan residents must have the city-issued refuse cart out for the crews by 7:30 a.m. on collection day, no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before, and must pull it back before 6:00…

Sheboygan requires occupants of single-family and two- to four-unit residences, multifamily dwellings, and non-residential properties to separate 15 listed materials from postconsumer…

Sheboygan residents of single-family and two- to four-unit homes put most recyclables in the department of public works recycling cart at the curb or alley, flatten corrugated board…

In Sheboygan, no one can place a dumpster in or upon any street, alley or public ground without first obtaining a written permit from the department of engineering and public works…

No one can smoke in a city-owned or leased public building in Sheboygan, or within 25 feet of its main entrance, at any time. Section 70-6(b) names City Hall, the library, fire…

In Sheboygan, no person can drink, or carry an open can, cup, glass or bottle of intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage, on the streets, sidewalks, alleys, public parking lots…

Sheboygan ties loitering to specific places. Section 70-152 bars any act in a public building or on public grounds that interferes with the peaceful conduct of activities there and…

In Sheboygan, Sec. 118-479 bans skateboarding at any time in a downtown area bordered by Ninth Street, Erie Avenue, Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, in all city parks and public…

In Sheboygan, no one can use or maintain building exteriors or surrounding premises in a way that limits neighbors' use of their property or lowers neighborhood values. Section 26-653…

In Sheboygan, section 66-13 requires anyone who owns, occupies or uses any property in the city, which includes an undeveloped parcel, to keep it clean and sanitary and free of…

In Sheboygan, the owner, occupant or person in charge of a building, and the owner or person in charge of an unoccupied dwelling or lot, must clear snow and ice from the adjoining…

Sheboygan has no garage-sale sign section, so a sale sign falls under the general sign rules. Without prior Common Council approval, § 98-6 makes it unlawful to erect, fasten, post…

Sheboygan exempts letters or numbers painted or attached to a window, and any poster or picture placed in a window, from the sign permit fee schedule in § 98-37(d). The section prints…

Wisconsin protects the display of political signs on private property. Wis. Stat. 12.04 limits how municipalities may restrict residential political signs, and Wis. Stat. 12.13(3)(h)…

In Sheboygan, a holder of a retail Class B alcohol license cannot allow music of any description on the licensed premises between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., and the window opens at 2:30…

Sheboygan prohibits camping, and maintaining a campsite, tent or mobile recreational vehicle, on any street or property the city owns, leases, maintains or controls, including city…

In Sheboygan, Sec. 26-653 makes the owner of a structure or property responsible for exterminating insects, rodents, vermin and other pests in all exterior areas, except that the…

In Sheboygan, electric scooters are barred from sidewalks, the boardwalk, the North and South Piers and any roadway posted above 25 miles per hour. Rental companies need a city clerk…

In Sheboygan, a bicycle rider must stay as near as practicable to within three feet of the righthand curb or edge of the roadway, ride single file wherever motor vehicle or pedestrian…

Wisconsin splits these two machines apart in the definitions and then treats them completely differently. A low-speed vehicle has a statewide right of the road: under Wis. Stat. s…

Sheboygan adopts Wisconsin's noxious weed destruction statutes, Wis. Stats. §§ 66.0407 and 66.0517, by reference and expands them to name goldenrod, timothy grass, ragweed, cocklebur…

In Sheboygan, Appendix A of the Municipal Code is a floodplain overlay that applies only to land inside the mapped floodplain, not to the whole city. It regulates every area covered by…

In Sheboygan, Appendix E of the Municipal Code requires a post-construction runoff permit, a stormwater management plan and a maintenance agreement for sites that had five or more…

In Sheboygan, Appendix D of the Municipal Code requires an approved erosion and sediment control plan and a permit from the Department of Public Works/Engineering before land…

In Sheboygan, these elevation rules apply only inside the Floodfringe District of the Appendix A floodplain overlay, not citywide. A habitable structure there needs its lowest floor at…

Wisconsin's NR 115 sets minimum shoreland zoning standards along navigable waters, and the Public Trust Doctrine protects Great Lakes shores. Counties must adopt rules at least as…

In Sheboygan, a transient merchant cannot call at a dwelling between 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. except by appointment, cannot call where a sign reads "no peddlers," "no solicitors" or…

Sheboygan makes it unlawful for a transient merchant to sell in the city without registering with the City Clerk. Sec. 78-59 requires a $100.00 fee for investigation and processing, an…

Sheboygan requires a mobile food vending license from the city clerk's office before anyone operates a mobile food vehicle, or serves or prepares food from one, on public property or…

Sheboygan does not map vending zones for food trucks; Sec. 78-101 limits where a licensed mobile food vehicle can stand by distance. It cannot park, stop or operate adjacent to or…

In Sheboygan, no tree or shrub goes within 35 feet of a street corner, parkway trees stand at least 35 feet apart unless the city forester decides otherwise, and species and manner of…

Sheboygan bars electric lights or fixtures on any wooden billboard or sign (§ 98-5(d)). Separately, a sign or advertising device that projects more than four feet beyond the lot line…

In Sheboygan, the department of engineering and public works can order the abutting owner of an unsafe, defective or insufficient sidewalk to repair it or replace it to council…

In Sheboygan, no building, fence or other structure can be placed into, upon or over a public street or alley right-of-way without common council authorization under W.S.A. § 66.0425…

In Sheboygan, no one can place goods for sale or exhibition, or a collection box, on a sidewalk, city property or city right-of-way without authority. Delivered goods can sit within…

Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 115 sets uniform impervious surface coverage limits for shoreland properties statewide. Counties must adopt these standards, typically capping coverage…

Wisconsin Statute § 59.692 and Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 115 establish uniform statewide shoreland zoning standards including setback requirements from navigable waters…

Wisconsin has no legal recreational or medical marijuana dispensary program. State law prohibits cannabis sales, so no municipality can authorize dispensary operations through zoning…

Wisconsin prohibits all marijuana cultivation, including for personal use. Growing any cannabis plant is a felony under state controlled substances law. No municipality may authorize…

Wisconsin commercial drone operators follow FAA Part 107. Wis. Stat. 114.045 sets state no-fly zones over prisons, schools, and utilities, and local governments cannot regulate flight…

Wisconsin has a partial drone framework: local governments generally cannot regulate drone flight, but Wis. Stat. 114.045 sets state no-fly zones over prisons, schools, and utilities…

Wisconsin Statute 104.001 expressly preempts cities, villages, towns, and counties from establishing a minimum wage higher than the state minimum, ensuring uniform wage rules across…

Wisconsin Statute 103.10 and 104.001 preempt local paid sick leave ordinances, blocking cities and counties from requiring private employers to provide paid time off beyond state and…

Wisconsin preempts local predictive scheduling and fair workweek ordinances under Wis. Stat. 103.007, ensuring statewide uniformity for employer scheduling practices and forbidding…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0409 broadly preempts local firearm regulation, barring cities, villages, towns, and counties from enacting ordinances stricter than state law on possession…

Wisconsin permits adults at least 18 who are not prohibited persons to openly carry firearms in public without a permit, with statewide preemption blocking local restrictions on lawful…

Wisconsin Statute 941.23 makes carrying a concealed handgun in a vehicle without a CCW license a misdemeanor, while open carry and licensed concealed carry inside vehicles are lawful…

Wisconsin requires footings and foundations to sit below the frost penetration level or at least 48 inches below adjacent grade, whichever is deeper, so 48 inches is a floor, not a…

Wisconsin's dwelling code sets minimum roof snow loads from a state zone map and does not state a ground snow load at all, which is the opposite of how most states publish the figure.

Wisconsin bans gambling as a crime, but Wis. Stat. § 563.11(1) lets bona fide religious, charitable, service, fraternal, or veterans organizations apply to the Department of…

Wisconsin's gambling code has no carve-out for private social games. Wis. Stat. § 945.01(1) defines 'bet' and lists eight exceptions, business deals, contest prizes, bingo, pari-mutuel…

Wisconsin has no commercial sportsbook law. Wis. Stat. § 945.02 makes placing any bet a Class B misdemeanor unless it fits a listed exception, and § 945.01(1)(h), added by 2025…

Wisconsin has no comprehensive non-condo HOA act. Condominium associations get a statutory assessment lien under Wis. Stat. § 703.165 that is foreclosed like a mortgage. Non-condo HOAs…

Wisconsin condominiums run through an association of unit owners under Wis. Stat. § 703.15, which sets meeting-notice, proxy, and voting rules. Non-condo HOAs are governed as nonstock…

Wisconsin overrides anti-solar and anti-wind HOA restrictions by statute. Wis. Stat. § 236.292 voids restrictions on platted land that prevent or unduly restrict solar or wind energy…

Wisconsin protects flag display through two separate statutes, and which one applies depends on whether you own a condominium unit or a lot in a covenanted subdivision. Wis. Stat. §…

Wisconsin sets no dollar cap on association fines and requires no hearing before one is imposed. For condominiums, Wis. Stat. § 703.24(2) makes a unit owner liable for any charges…

Only Wisconsin condominium associations hold a statutory collection lien. Wis. Stat. § 703.165(3) gives the association a lien for unpaid assessments if it files a statement of…

Wisconsin runs the opposite way from states that shield owners who lease. Wis. Stat. § 703.10(3) expressly authorizes condominium bylaws to carry any restriction on the use of the…

You will not meet an OWI checkpoint in Wisconsin. Wis. Stat. § 349.02(2)(a) forbids a police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, traffic officer or motor vehicle inspector from stopping…

Wisconsin is a one-party consent state. Wis. Stat. § 968.31(2)(c) makes it lawful for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication when…

Wisconsin has no general stop-and-identify offense. Wis. Stat. § 968.24 lets an officer who has first identified himself or herself as law enforcement stop you in a public place, for a…

Wisconsin is unusual in codifying the grounds for a search at all. Wis. Stat. § 968.10 says a search may be made and things seized only when it is incident to a lawful arrest, with…

Wisconsin's Working Lands Initiative under Statute 91 establishes farmland preservation zoning districts, certifies county and local plans, and offers income tax credits to farmers in…

Wisconsin Statute 823.08 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits by neighbors, requiring courts to dismiss claims unless the farm substantially threatens…

Wisconsin does not merely limit what a homeowners' association may say about solar. Wis. Stat. § 236.292(2) declares that all restrictions on platted land that prevent or unduly…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0401 broadly preempts municipalities and counties from restricting solar and wind energy systems unless restrictions serve specific public health, safety, or…

Wisconsin Statute 134.66 bars selling cigarettes and tobacco to anyone under 18 and vapor products to anyone under 21. The federal Tobacco 21 law independently requires all tobacco and…

Wisconsin has not enacted a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vapor products; sales of menthol cigarettes and flavored e-cigarettes remain lawful under Wis. Stat. 134.66 subject to…

Wisconsin's rule on extra lighting is a colour rule with a count attached. Wis. Stat. § 347.07(2) bars operating any vehicle on a highway displaying a colour other than white or amber…

Wisconsin never legislated dash cams, so the governing rule is the windshield rule, and Wisconsin's version is a closed list. Wis. Admin. Code § Trans 305.34(6) bars any posters…

Wisconsin has never legislated lane splitting in either direction. The phrases "lane splitting" and "between lanes" appear nowhere in chs. 340 to 351, the whole Wisconsin Vehicle Code…

Wisconsin attacks plate covers from two directions. Wis. Stat. s. 341.61 (3) makes it an offence carrying a forfeiture of up to $500 to place any substance on a plate that hinders its…

A radar detector is lawful in a private car in Wisconsin. The phrase "radar detector" appears nowhere in the Wisconsin Statutes or the Wisconsin Administrative Code, and the equipment…

Wisconsin gives ordinary drivers no studded-tire season at all. Wis. Stat. s. 347.45 (2) bans any block, stud, flange, cleat, spike or other non-rubber protuberance that projects…

Wisconsin puts its tint numbers in the Department of Transportation's equipment rules, not in the statute book. Aftermarket film on the vent and front side windows must still pass at…