Parking Rules in Wisconsin (2026)

Village Code defines a 'trailer' at § 7-4-148 to include any recreational vehicle, mobile home, coach or cabin capable…

Appleton allows one trailer or recreational vehicle parked outdoors per residential lot, but it cannot be lived in…

Beloit residential lots may store only one recreational vehicle, boat or trailer outside an enclosed building under…

Boats, trailers, snowmobiles and other recreational vehicles parked on residential property in Burlington must sit at…

Fitchburg, Wisconsin requires a permit before an RV, mobile home, manufactured home, camper trailer, or small trailer…

Kenosha bars parking or storing RVs, campers, camping trailers and boats in the front yard or street-side yard of a…

Kenosha County caps outdoor recreational-vehicle storage at two units in a side or rear yard, bans any boat, camper, or…

The Village of Little Chute lets residents store an RV, boat or utility trailer on their own property, but bans it from…

Madison's zoning code limits what residents can park outdoors at home. MGO § 28.141(10) caps commercial vehicles at one…

Middleton lets homeowners park an RV or recreational equipment like a boat trailer in a driveway like a passenger…

The City of Milton, Wisconsin limits how long a boat, camper, boat trailer, recreational trailer or work trailer can…

Milwaukee allows only one recreational vehicle per lot in single-family, two-family and multi-family districts, and…

Mosinee limits residential properties to two boats or recreational vehicles stored outdoors, keeps them at least five…

Neenah's R-1 and R-2 districts cap yard-parked recreational vehicles, including boats and trailers, at one in the front…

New Berlin limits outdoor recreational-vehicle and boat storage in residential districts under Section 275-57 B(1)…

Outagamie County zoning bars keeping any boat, boat trailer, utility trailer, camper or recreational vehicle in the…

Boats, trailers, snowmobiles, and other recreational vehicles in Racine County must sit in the rear or side yard, at…

Rothschild lets homeowners park boats, campers, ATVs, snowmobiles and motor homes in residential yards, but not in the…

Sun Prairie caps outdoor RV and boat storage at four vehicles per residence, with no more than two of them trailers…

Waukesha limits where campers, trailers and boats can sit outdoors on residential lots under Municipal Code § 17.09…

In unincorporated towns under county zoning, only one recreational vehicle may be parked on a residentially zoned lot…

Wausau's zoning definition of 'recreational vehicle' covers boats along with travel trailers and motor homes, and…

Wauwatosa limits recreational vehicles, defined to include campers, jet skis, boats and trailers, to two per…

West Allis prohibits parking or storing boats, campers, RVs, trailers, and mobile homes on unpaved surfaces or lawns…

Winnebago County's town/county zoning code caps residential recreational-vehicle storage at two units, requires state…

RV and boat storage in unincorporated Dane County is primarily regulated by Dane County Chapter 10 (Zoning). Many rural…

Appleton caps a residential driveway at 40% of the lot's width or 40 feet at the front lot line, whichever is less…

In the Village of Ashwaubenon's Industrial Park (IP) zoning district, every driveway must be paved with asphaltic…

Beloit requires every driveway and parking area to be paved with asphalt, concrete, paving brick or another durable…

Burlington caps driveway openings at 30 feet at the street line and 35 feet at the roadway in most zoning districts…

De Pere bars parking on any unpaved area within the public right-of-way and confines yard parking to a paved permanent…

Fitchburg's R-L zoning code requires driveways to be hard-surfaced and kept at least two feet from side or rear lot…

Green Bay bars off-street parking between a house and the street, limiting vehicles to driveways and a narrow strip…

Little Chute requires a public works permit to build or alter a driveway, and the portion within the village…

Madison zoning bars parking within front and street-side yard setbacks except on a conforming driveway, and caps paved…

City of Middleton zoning requires all off-street parking areas, including residential driveways, to be paved with a…

Milton's zoning code bars parking any motor vehicle in a residential front yard except on an approved driveway, and…

Milwaukee's zoning code keeps parking spaces out of the front yard and street-side setbacks, confining off-street…

Mosinee bars off-street parking in front yards of residential lots except directly on the driveway, and every driveway…

Neenah requires residential driveways built after May 2023 to have a hard surface and caps width at 30 feet, or 36 feet…

New Berlin requires every driveway installed or rebuilt after the zoning code's effective date to sit at least five…

Off-street parking areas in unincorporated Outagamie County must use a durable, dustproof surface, concrete, bituminous…

Racine County's zoning code sets a 12-foot minimum width for every driveway and requires the base material to carry…

Sun Prairie requires every off-street parking and traffic circulation area, including residential driveways, to be…

In the towns under Walworth County zoning, Sec. 74-75 caps every new or altered driveway opening at 35 feet at the…

Washington County bars parking or stopping a vehicle within four feet of the entrance to an alley, private road or…

Waukesha bars parking a motor vehicle on the front lawn, or on the street-yard lawn of a corner lot. Municipal Code…

County zoning requires off-street parking to sit at least 10 feet from the abutting lot line and the base setback line…

Wausau bars parking between a house and the street on single- and two-family lots except in a driveway leading to a…

Wauwatosa's zoning code requires every residential vehicle to sit in a garage, on a paved parking slab, or on a paved…

West Allis requires driveways serving 1- and 2-unit homes to be paved in an approved material and generally kept out of…

Village Code § 7-4-109 bars stopping, leaving standing or storing heavy trucks, semitrailers, wreckers and off-road…

Kenosha bans parking commercial trucks, buses, recreational vehicles over 24 feet, and heavy construction equipment on…

Kenosha County bars semi-trailers, tow trucks, garbage trucks, and any dump, flatbed, box, panel, or step truck rated…

Madison keeps heavy trucks off residential streets. MGO § 12.129 bars parking any truck, tractor, trailer, semitrailer…

The City of Milton, Wisconsin bans parking truck tractors, semitrailers and other commercial motor vehicles weighing…

Mosinee bars parking any truck, bus or trailer over 10,000 pounds, longer than 16 feet, or taller than 8 feet on any…

Neenah bars trucks, tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles from parking on residential streets in R-1, R-2, M-1…

New Berlin's zoning code keeps commercial and industrial vehicles off residential and agricultural lots. Section 275-57…

Rothschild bars storing or parking commercial vehicles in residential districts, with a single exception for one pickup…

Beloit bars any truck over 12,000 pounds gross weight, or plated for more than 12,000 pounds anywhere, from parking on…

Burlington City Code § 315-48D(4) keeps the heaviest trucks away from neighborhoods: in every zoning district where…

Fitchburg, Wisconsin keeps large commercial-scale vehicles off city streets overnight: Fitchburg City Code § 68-216…

Green Bay caps residential recreational-vehicle parking at two per parcel, bars using RVs for living space, and…

Little Chute limits trucks, tractors, trailers, and buses over 12,000 pounds, 22 feet, or 8 feet tall to two hours of…

City of Middleton limits residential properties to one commercial vehicle parked outdoors per dwelling unit under…

Milwaukee bars semitrailers, truck tractors, and any vehicle over 3 tons from parking unattended on residential streets…

Racine County allows one commercial vehicle per residential dwelling unit if it's under 10,000 pounds, no taller than 9…

Sun Prairie prohibits parking any vehicle, or any combination of vehicles, that weighs more than 10,000 pounds or runs…

Waukesha bans parking any vehicle heavier than 10,000 pounds gross weight on city streets and alleys overnight and all…

County zoning treats oversized commercial and industrial vehicles, trucks, buses, semi-trailers, tractors, construction…

Wausau limits outdoor commercial-vehicle parking on residential lots to one vehicle per dwelling unit, and only if it…

Trucks, commercial vehicles, or trailers over five thousand pounds (including the load) cannot park on any Wauwatosa…

West Allis limits outdoor vehicle parking on 1- and 2-unit dwelling lots to vehicles with no more than 2 axles or 4…

County zoning allows only one licensed commercial vehicle, including cargo trucks and tractor-trailers, to be stored…

Dane County has no specific commercial vehicle parking ordinance for unincorporated areas. Wisconsin traffic laws and…

Beloit residents cannot park a camping trailer, motor home, mobile home, motor bus or any other trailer on a City…

Appleton's Common Council sets on-street parking limits through a citywide Parking District Map kept by the Traffic…

Burlington's Common Council controls on-street parking through City Code § 293-3: angle parking only where approved, a…

De Pere requires vehicles on public streets to park parallel to the curb, headed with traffic, on the right side, with…

Fitchburg, Wisconsin caps how long any vehicle can sit on a signed city street: once signs are posted giving notice…

Fond du Lac County Code § 54-42 bars parking on county-owned property or the county trunk highway system against posted…

Green Bay requires vehicles to park parallel and facing traffic within 12 inches of the curb, and bars parking within…

Kenosha bans parking on any street in hazardous spots such as near rail crossings, church and hospital entrances, and…

Kenosha County Code § 7.30 bars parking within intersections, alongside highway excavations or obstructions, wherever…

Little Chute bans parking in intersections, crosswalks, and within four feet of driveways or alleys, and prohibits any…

Marathon County fines common on-street parking violations flat forfeitures: blocking a driveway or alley, parking on…

The City of Middleton bans two specific on-street obstructions: parking anywhere not clearly designated as a spot so…

The City of Milton, Wisconsin bars parking within ten feet of a fire hydrant or mailbox, within four feet of a driveway…

Milwaukee bans parking or standing that blocks a private driveway or garage entrance, or that obstructs traffic on a…

On-street parking in Milwaukee County is governed by each city and village and by Wisconsin Statutes, not the county…

The City of Mosinee bans parking any vehicle in the same on-street spot for 24 or more consecutive hours on designated…

Neenah bans parking within four feet of driveways, ten feet of hydrants and mailboxes, and 15 feet of crosswalks, and…

New Berlin requires every vehicle parked on a city street to be licensed, roadworthy and in good condition, bars…

Oneida County bars stopping, standing or parking on any county trunk highway except where Wisconsin's statutory…

Oshkosh enforces parking with special provisions during EAA AirVenture week. UW Oshkosh campus area has student parking…

Outagamie County sets its own forfeiture schedule for state parking violations, including wrong-side parking and…

Racine County bars parking or stopping any vehicle on a county road or trail in a way that blocks or limits its use, or…

Wisconsin law bars stopping or parking on the left side of any Rock County highway, facing oncoming traffic, except for…

Rothschild caps alley parking at 30 minutes and bars leaving any nonmotorized vehicle, trailer, or unlicensed vehicle…

City of Sun Prairie bars parking on any public street or municipal lot for 48 or more consecutive hours, and separately…

Parking on county right-of-way in unincorporated Walworth County is limited to designated stalls and areas under…

Washington County bars parking within four feet of an alley, private road or driveway entrance and requires vehicles on…

Waukesha bars overnight parking on Central Business District streets between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. beyond 30 minutes, and…

Waukesha County adopts Wisconsin's statewide stopping and parking rules, Wis. Stat. §§ 346.50-346.55, wholesale for…

Wausau bars parking across a marked parking line, so every vehicle must fit entirely within its painted or marked…

Wauwatosa requires every vehicle parked on a city street to sit parallel to the curb, facing the direction of traffic…

West Allis enforces Wisconsin's stopping-and-parking statutes as city ordinance violations, no blocking driveways…

Winnebago County enforces Wisconsin's stopping-and-parking statutes, §§ 346.50–346.56, throughout the unincorporated…

No vehicle may sit in one spot on a Burlington street for more than 24 hours, and outside downtown, overnight parking…

Every winter, Fitchburg, Wisconsin bans overnight street parking on a rotating side-of-street schedule: Fitchburg City…

Wauwatosa bans parking any vehicle on any street or alley citywide between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. The only ways around…

Appleton bars parking any vehicle or recreational vehicle on a City street or alley between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m…

From November 1 through March 31 each year, Village Code § 7-4-103 bars parking any vehicle on any Ashwaubenon street…

Every night between 12:01 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., Beloit Code of Ordinances § 13.03 requires vehicles parked on city…

De Pere bans overnight street parking between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, under City Code §…

Green Bay bans parking on any city street between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless the Parking Division grants prior…

Kenosha prohibits parking a recreational vehicle over 24 feet long on any public street, alley, or right-of-way in a…

Kenosha County Code § 7.30(2)(b) bars parking, stopping, or standing a vehicle longer than 24 hours in any one spot…

Madison doesn't ban overnight parking outright: it bans using a public street for long-term vehicle storage. Under MGO…

Middleton's on-street storage ban, Municipal Code § 15.04(6)(a), makes it illegal to leave any vehicle, boat, or…

The City of Milton, Wisconsin does not impose a single citywide overnight parking ban. Instead, Code Section 70-153…

Milwaukee bars overnight street parking from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. citywide unless the vehicle displays a special privilege…

On county-maintained highways posted with all-night parking signs, Milwaukee County bans parking between 11:00 p.m. and…

From November 1 through April 1, Mosinee bans parking or leaving any vehicle standing on any city street or highway…

Neenah prohibits on-street parking between midnight and 5 a.m. citywide, with alternate-side and cul-de-sac exceptions…

New Berlin bans parking any vehicle on a city street between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. without a permit. The Police…

Oneida County bars overnight parking in every parking lot the county maintains, from the Courthouse lot in Rhinelander…

Outagamie County bans overnight parking in its courthouse and justice center lots unless the county issues a dated…

The courthouse parking lots in Janesville, the seat of Rock County government, close to all parking between 10 p.m. and…

From November 1 through April 1, Rothschild bars parking on any public street between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. under §…

Sun Prairie bans overnight parking on specific streets rather than citywide: both sides of Linnerud Drive between South…

Waukesha bans street parking downtown for more than 30 minutes between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., and requires a Police…

Between 2:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Wausau requires alternate-side parking citywide: vehicles must park on the even side…

West Allis bars parking on any street or municipal lot between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. under WAMC § 10.105 unless the vehicle…

Winnebago County bars overnight parking inside its parks except in areas designated as campgrounds or overnight mooring…

New or 10,000-square-foot-plus expanded parking facilities in Madison must build a rising share of…

Middleton treats EV chargers as an accessory land use to on-site parking, requiring the equipment to stay clear of…

Milwaukee allows electric vehicle charging equipment in any legally established parking space, but in residential…

Sun Prairie reserves designated electric vehicle charging stalls in municipal parking lots for electric vehicles…

Electric vehicle charging stations are permitted as accessory uses citywide under Section 14-78(6) of De Pere's zoning…

The City of Milton allows electric vehicle charging as an accessory use in every zoning district, requiring only that…

Wauwatosa allows private EV chargers as a by-right accessory use in every zoning district and public chargers as…

West Allis allows electric vehicle charging as a limited accessory use in every zoning district, but residential…

Wisconsin law defines abandoned vehicles and authorizes removal after 48 hours on highways or public property. State…

Under Wisconsin Statute 342.40, a vehicle left unattended without permission for the period set by the local governing…

Burlington treats any vehicle left unattended on a street or on public or private property for more than 48 hours as…

Green Bay bans junked, wrecked or non-operating vehicles from streets and public property outright, and limits how long…

Leaving a vehicle unattended on any Madison street or on private or public property for more than 48 hours without…

Middleton treats any motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, or mobile home left unattended on a public street, highway…

Milwaukee bans abandoning vehicles on any highway, or public or private property, and deems a vehicle abandoned after…

Leaving any motor vehicle, trailer or manufactured home unattended on a Mosinee street, or on private or public…

A motor vehicle left unattended for more than 48 hours without the property owner's permission is deemed abandoned in…

Washington County deems any motor vehicle, trailer or mobile home left unattended on public or private property for…

West Allis declares any vehicle left over 48 hours without permission, or any inoperable, unlicensed or junked vehicle…

Appleton deems any motor vehicle, trailer or mobile home left unattended on public or private property for more than 48…

Ashwaubenon bans dismantled, non-operating, wrecked or junked vehicles from any street or highway outright, and gives…

Beloit treats any vehicle left unattended for more than 36 continuous hours, on public property or, if it looks…

Brown County, WI gives Sheriff's deputies authority to tow any vehicle left unattended over 48 hours in the…

Dane County Code § 34.03 deems any vehicle, trailer, or mobile home left unattended on a public street or on private…

De Pere bars leaving a junked motor vehicle on any street or public property, and caps how long one can sit on private…

Fitchburg, Wisconsin treats any vehicle left unattended on a public highway, public property, or private property…

In unincorporated Fond du Lac County, leaving any motor vehicle unattended on public or private property for more than…

A vehicle left unattended in violation of a parking restriction on any Kenosha public street or highway for 48…

Kenosha County Code § 7.40 deems a motor vehicle, trailer, or mobile home abandoned once it sits unattended on public…

A vehicle left unattended on any Little Chute street or property for more than 72 hours is deemed abandoned, a public…

Marathon County bars leaving any vehicle unattended on a public highway, on county waters, or on public or private…

Milton bans storing a disassembled, inoperable, unlicensed, junked or wrecked motor vehicle in the open on public or…

Neenah bans abandoned vehicles: a car left more than 72 hours on City property, or 108 hours on private property…

New Berlin bars storing a dismantled, abandoned, junked, wrecked, or nonoperable vehicle on any public or private…

Oneida County can have the Sheriff tow any vehicle parked in violation on Courthouse or Law Enforcement Center lots…

In unincorporated Outagamie County, leaving a vehicle unattended and apparently abandoned on public or private property…

Racine County treats any vehicle left in one spot 48 hours or more, blocking traffic, or sitting in a no-parking zone…

Wisconsin law makes an abandoned vehicle a public nuisance and lets the Rock County Sheriff or a local officer tow it…

Rothschild treats any vehicle left unattended for more than 48 hours on a public street or 30 days on private property…

A vehicle left unattended on any Sun Prairie street or on private or public property for more than 48 hours is deemed…

Waukesha treats any vehicle left standing on public or private property without the owner's permission for more than 72…

Under Wis. Stat. 342.40, a vehicle left unattended without the owner's permission, beyond 48 hours in first-class…

Wausau deems any vehicle, trailer or mobile home abandoned, and a public nuisance, once it sits unattended on public or…

Wauwatosa treats any vehicle left standing on a street, alley, or public or private place for more than seventy-two…

Winnebago County treats any motor vehicle, trailer, or mobile home left unattended over 72 hours on public or private…

Wausau bans painting, staining, or marking curbs, pavement, or anything else in the street right-of-way under City of…

Burlington's fire code requires every designated fire lane to carry freestanding signs, painted curbs and…

Fitchburg, Wisconsin's fire code requires the curb at every fire hydrant to be painted yellow with a 20-foot stripe…

Madison bans parking next to any curb painted yellow. MGO § 12.128(15)(e) prohibits stopping, standing, or leaving a…

Appleton dedicates curb space to truck and passenger loading under § 19-95. Commercial vehicles displaying required…

Warehouses, manufacturing plants and other high-volume shippers in the Village of Ashwaubenon must provide off-street…

Any lot with a business, trade or industrial use in Burlington must provide off-street loading space sized to the use…

De Pere's zoning ordinance requires every use that ships or receives goods by truck to provide on-site loading and…

Fitchburg, Wisconsin reserves signed loading zones for handicapped passenger loading only: Fitchburg City Code § 68-215…

Green Bay requires off-street loading space for any nonresidential building of 5,000 sq. ft. or more that gets truck…

Kenosha lets property occupants apply to the Common Council for a curbside loading zone, but charges an annual…

Kenosha County requires off-street loading berths for any use with 6,000 square feet or more of gross floor area that…

Commercial and industrial properties in the Village of Little Chute must provide off-street loading space sized and…

Madison reserves posted truck loading zones for vehicles actually registered as trucks, farm trucks, or dual-purpose…

Middleton designates specific curb loading zones under Municipal Code § 15.04(11), where vehicles may stop only while…

In the City of Milton, Wisconsin, a vehicle cannot sit in a marked loading zone or a business-district alley unless it…

Milwaukee only carves out curb space for loading and unloading zones through a Common Council permit: commercial owners…

On named Milwaukee County trunk highway segments, vehicles may only stop briefly to load or unload while an attended…

Mosinee requires business, trade and industrial uses to provide off-street loading berths sized at least 12 by 40 feet…

Neenah caps stops in marked loading zones -- five minutes for passenger pick-up and drop-off, 30 minutes for truck…

New Berlin requires business and industrial lots, other than in the City Center District, to provide off-street loading…

Commercial and industrial buildings in unincorporated Outagamie County must provide off-street loading spaces sized by…

Racine County zoning requires every use in every district to provide loading space clear of public streets, so trucks…

Any commercial, business or industrial lot in Rothschild must provide an off-street loading area under Village Code §…

Sun Prairie limits several downtown loading zones to 15 minutes for actual freight loading or unloading once signs are…

In the towns under Walworth County zoning, every use in every district must provide adequate off-street loading space…

Washington County prohibits stopping or parking in a designated loading zone except while a licensed operator is…

Waukesha reserves marked loading zones for trucks that are actively loading or unloading, and lets any vehicle…

County zoning requires off-street loading space in business and industrial districts: one loading space for every…

Wausau requires institutional, commercial, industrial, and storage buildings to provide off-street loading space set…

Wauwatosa doesn't set fixed loading-zone hours; instead it runs a permit system under Chapter 12.32. A 'loading zone'…

Loading and special parking zones on West Allis streets require a permit from the Director of Public Works under WAMC §…

At Wittman Regional Airport, Winnebago County caps loading-zone parking at five minutes in front of the Terminal…

Beloit requires any business served by an alley to load and unload there, not at the curb. Section 13.12 of the Code of…

Madison lets residents on commuter-impacted streets buy an annual permit that exempts them from posted time limits or…

Milwaukee creates commuter-impacted residential permit parking areas by Common Council designation, letting resident…

When Appleton declares a snow emergency, the Mayor or Public Works Director can shut down street parking outright…

When the Public Works Director declares a winter weather emergency under Beloit Code of Ordinances § 13.04, parking or…

When Kenosha's Director of Public Works declares a snow emergency, no vehicle may park on posted Snow Emergency…

Milwaukee bans street parking on any street posted with temporary No Parking signs during a declared snow emergency…

Once three inches of snow falls in 24 hours, or blowing snow snarls traffic, Burlington's winter restricted parking…

When accumulating snow or ice creates a traffic hazard, Fitchburg's police chief declares a snow emergency and switches…

Green Bay bars parking in any street or area the Chief of Police designates a snow emergency or snow removal zone…

Little Chute clears parked vehicles from posted streets within one hour of snow-removal signs going up, and a separate…

MGO § 12.1335 runs alternate-side overnight parking (1-7 a.m.) from November 15 to March 15 citywide, suspended inside…

The City of Milton, Wisconsin bans parking on any street or municipal lot once 1.5 inches of snow has fallen, and the…

Milwaukee County normally charges a flat $50 sheriff's department fee to tow an illegally parked vehicle, but that fee…

When the Mosinee police chief declares a snow emergency through the news media, parking is banned on every city street…

Neenah bans overnight parking from midnight to 5 a.m. citywide, but residential streets get an alternate-side exception…

When New Berlin's Mayor or Council President declares a snow emergency, parking on any street or alley is banned…

When snow hits, Racine County's public works director can impose emergency parking restrictions, up to a total ban, on…

Rothschild's Village President, Public Works Administrator, or Police Chief can declare a snow removal emergency…

Sun Prairie declares a snow emergency whenever three or more inches falls in 24 hours, and bars parking on posted snow…

Walworth County Public Works runs snow and ice removal on county and state highways under County Code Sec. 16-25…

When the Mayor, Council President or Public Works Director declares a snow emergency in Waukesha, every street and…

In Wausau, Marathon County, the Police Chief or Director of Public Works can declare a snow removal emergency under…

Wauwatosa declares a snow emergency whenever 3+ inches of snow falls in 24 hours or less, and bans on-street parking…

West Allis can declare a citywide snow emergency banning parking on posted emergency thoroughfares and imposing…

Wisconsin caps what a towing service may charge you after a nonconsensual tow from private property. Wis. Admin. Code §…

Madison regulates the non-consensual tow in two layers. Sec. 23.561 turns four private-lot towing practices into City…

The Village of Little Chute lets an officer order a permitted towing carrier or licensed dealer to remove an illegally…

Milwaukee sets a flat $150 vehicle reclamation charge and $25 per day of storage to get a car out of a city secure…