The City of Brookfield has no short-term-rental-specific parking ordinance. STR guests are subject to the City's general residential parking standards in Chapter 17 (Zoning) and Chapter 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Municipal Code. On-street parking is governed by general traffic regulations, and residential lots must provide off-street parking for the dwelling that meets Chapter 17 minimums; using the front yard or unimproved areas as a parking area is restricted. Wis. Stat. Sec. 66.1014 limits how the City can single out STRs, so parking enforcement at an Airbnb is the same as at any other home.
Brookfield does not impose STR-specific parking caps, designated parking-pass requirements, or guest-vehicle counts. Off-street parking for residential properties is set by Chapter 17 of the Municipal Code, which generally requires a single-family dwelling to provide off-street parking on a hard-surfaced driveway accessing a permitted garage or parking pad. Chapter 17 also restricts the parking of vehicles in front yards or on unimproved surfaces, and limits the parking or storage of recreational vehicles, trailers, and commercial vehicles in residential districts. On-street parking is regulated under Chapter 10 of the Municipal Code; the City has city-wide overnight parking restrictions and posted no-parking zones, and the Brookfield Police Department enforces these provisions through ticketing and tow authority. Because Wis. Stat. Sec. 66.1014 prohibits a municipality from singling out short-term rentals through ordinances that effectively prohibit the use, the City applies the same off-street and on-street parking rules to an Airbnb, Vrbo, or Tourist Rooming House guest as it would to any other guest at a residence. Hosts holding a Tourist Rooming House license through the Waukesha County Environmental Health Department are expected to disclose available driveway and garage capacity and to instruct guests on local on-street parking rules. Boats, RVs, and trailers used by guests must comply with Brookfield's standard accessory-storage limits in Chapter 17.
Parking on a front lawn or unimproved surface, exceeding driveway capacity in a way that obstructs sight lines or sidewalks, violating posted overnight or time-limit on-street parking zones, or storing trailers or RVs longer than the Chapter 17 limits can result in citations under Chapters 10 or 17. Vehicles may also be ticketed or towed under Chapter 10 enforcement. Repeated parking complaints at a Tourist Rooming House may be reported to Waukesha County Environmental Health and weigh against license renewal.
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