Short-term rentals in Janesville must comply with the citywide parking regulations in Chapter 38 Article XIII of the Code of General Ordinances, including limits on yard parking and the Janesville winter weather emergency rules that require vehicles off city streets when an emergency is declared. Wis. Stat. 66.1014 preserves municipal parking authority even though it caps how restrictively the city can regulate the rental itself.
Janesville regulates parking under Chapter 38 (Traffic and Vehicles), Article XIII (General Parking Regulations) of the Janesville Code of General Ordinances. STR guests are bound by these citywide rules just like any other resident or visitor. Janesville does not enforce a fixed citywide overnight on-street ban during normal weather; instead, the city operates a Winter Weather Emergency program in which the City Council, the City Manager or designee declares an emergency and requires all vehicles to be removed from city streets and public parking lots. The 2020 council update (covered by Gazette Extra) eliminated the previous 2-inch snowfall trigger and now allows vehicles to relocate to any public parking lot during a declared winter weather emergency, with notice distributed via email blast, social media, Nixle, and local news media. Outside of declared emergencies, Janesville's residential zoning standards in Chapter 42 (Zoning) still control where guests may park on the property; vehicles must use a defined driveway or other approved off-street surface and may not park on landscaped front yards or terraces. Wisconsin Statute 66.1014 (right-to-rent) prevents Janesville from prohibiting STRs of seven days or longer but expressly preserves municipal authority to enforce generally applicable parking ordinances, so guest cars exceeding the on-property capacity must comply with Chapter 38 Article XIII and any posted on-street restriction signage. STR hosts subject to a tourist rooming house license under DATCP's ATCP 72 must also keep the property in compliance with the local code as a condition of state licensure.
Parking citations are issued by the Janesville Police Department under the schedule referenced on the city's Parking Citation Information page. Violations of posted on-street restrictions, of Chapter 38 Article XIII, or of a declared Winter Weather Emergency can be ticketed and the vehicle towed at owner expense. Yard-parking violations of the Chapter 42 zoning standards can be referred to the Building Division and the City Attorney for abatement. Repeat parking complaints tied to a tourist rooming house can also be reported to DATCP under ATCP 72.
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