Sheboygan, WI Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

Section 110-101 sets the baseline: no person shall encroach upon, occupy, obstruct or encumber any public street or highway or part thereof unless expressly authorized by the common council or by permit in accordance with the Code. Section 110-111 applies that to permanent improvements. A building, fence or portion thereof or other structure cannot be erected or placed into, upon or over any public street or alley right-of-way without proper common council authorization, pursuant to W.S.A. § 66.0425. Only after council authorization does the applicant go to the manager of planning and inspection services for the permit itself.

Section 110-112 addresses money. Compensation for encroachments or privileges in streets under W.S.A. § 66.0425 is paid into the general fund, and the amount is fixed by a board consisting of the mayor, the city attorney and the director of public works and engineering. The section prints no schedule, so the amount is set by that board rather than by a fee table.

Temporary uses follow a different track in the same article. Section 110-102 requires a written permit from the department of engineering and public works to place building materials, equipment, debris or a dumpster in a street, alley or public ground. Section 110-103 sets that permit at $25.00 and a maximum of 15 days, and section 110-107 requires a temporary sidewalk at least two feet wide around an obstruction placed in the street under a 110-102(a) permit.

Overhangs have their own limit. Section 110-172 bars any temporary showbill, showcase, canvas or other thing projecting from a building over the adjacent sidewalk more than three feet from the front wall, except as permitted under section 98-38, section 110-111 or article III of chapter 98. Section 110-142 adds that approval of a driveway, rolling curb or parking apron is conditioned on the owner agreeing to restore the adjacent sidewalks and curbs when the driveway use ends or the council orders restoration.