Parking Lot and Off-Street Parking Regulations.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 101-33
in effect101-33. Parking Lot and Off-Street Parking Regulations.
1. TO INSTALL PARKING GATES. Whenever the common council has designated the municipal off-street parking lots which shall be controlled and regulated with the use of parking gates, the commissioner of public works is authorized and directed to install such gates, and in conjunction with the police department to control and regulate the use of such lots having parking gates. Parking gates shall be so constructed as to take coins of the United States of America for such period or periods of time as may be established by resolution or ordinance from time to time. Such parking gates shall also be wired so that if desired by the common council and the common council has so authorized, token acceptors or card slots may be adapted to such parking gates.
2. TO INSTALL METERS. Whenever the common council by resolution or ordinance has designated a municipal off-street parking lot to be controlled and regulated with the use of parking meters, the commissioner of public works is directed to install and maintain such meters and to mark appropriate parking meter spaces to comply with the limitations or restrictions provided in the resolution or ordinance and, in conjunction with the police department, to control and regulate the use of such lots.
3. PERMIT PARKING. a. Off-street Parking Lots. With respect to the following municipal off-street parking lots controlled and regulated by the issuance of permits, the commissioner of public works is directed to supply such permits and mark and maintain appropriate parking spaces and, in conjunction with the police department, to control and regulate the use of such lots. The police department is directed to administer the sale of such permits and to provide enforcement for the lots. See ch. 81 for the required fees.
b. Locations. Specific locations of off-street parking lots to be found in the common council proceedings; the official records on file in the city clerk's office; and the code on file in the legislative reference bureau.
4. TO ERECT SIGNS. The commissioner of public works is directed to erect and maintain, on any municipal off-street parking lot, appropriate signs indicating the limitations or restrictions on parking provided in the resolution or ordinance for such lot, including signs designating particular parking spaces for snow storage or electric vehicle parking. A vehicle may be parked in a municipal lot from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. provided that the vehicle owner has obtained a night parking permit as governed by s. 101-27-5. A vehicle may not remain in the same parking space for more than 24 hours, unless permitted via a lease. A vehicle in excess of 3 tons is prohibited from standing, stopping or parking in a municipal off-street parking lot. A vehicle may not be parked in a lot unless the vehicle displays the required registration per Wisconsin state statute.
4.5 COMISSIONER AUTHORITY. The commissioner of public works may change permissible parking hours, metered parking restrictions, and time restricted parking for specific parking lots based on the parking needs and conditions of particular geographic areas.
5. SEPARATION AND USE OF FUNDS. The city treasurer shall deposit said funds in a separate and special fund or funds to be known as "parking meter fund." Said fund shall be used to help defray expense of the purchase and installation of parking meters, the maintenance, repair and operation of parking meters, the purchase, maintenance and repair of equipment for handling coins collected from parking meters and off-street parking sites, construction of off-street parking structures or facilities, and the amortization and payment of interest on revenue bonds issued for off-street sites, structures or facilities.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-1/CH101.pdf#page=38Fetched: 10/26/2026