Waukesha County does not set STR-specific parking standards. Off-street parking for Tourist Rooming Houses in unincorporated towns follows the county zoning code's residential parking requirements and any town-level rules permitted by Wis. Stat. §66.1014.
The Waukesha County Code does not contain a dedicated short-term rental parking ordinance. Tourist Rooming Houses in unincorporated towns that have adopted Waukesha County zoning must meet the off-street parking standards in the county zoning chapters, which generally require parking for residential dwellings to be on an improved surface and not in front-yard setbacks for shoreland-zoned parcels. Under Wis. Stat. §66.1014, towns may adopt reasonable parking regulations for STRs even though they cannot ban rentals of 7 days or more. On-street parking enforcement on town roads is handled by the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department and town highway officials. Shoreland parcels are also subject to the Waukesha County Shoreland Protection Ordinance, which restricts impervious surface and parking placement near navigable waters.
Parking that violates county zoning setbacks or shoreland impervious-surface limits can trigger zoning enforcement by the Waukesha County Planning and Zoning Division. On-street parking violations on town roads are cited by the Sheriff under town ordinances.
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