What's New in Parking

• Effective June 1, 2010, Wisconsin Act 28 requires the owner or operator of a vehicle to have in effect a motor vehicle liability policy with respect to the vehicle. Consistent with this law the Milwaukee Tow Lot will require proof of insurance for any vehicle being released from the lot.
• Proof of insurance is an original, valid insurance card or a verifiable fax from the insurance carrier. Proof of insurance must contain the name of the insured, vehicle identification information and contact information for the insurance carrier. Business vehicles will be released upon proof of liability insurance and verification that the driver is duly authorized by the business owner.

 
• This new ordinance establishes resident-only parking zones within the UWM commuter-impacted parking area that are in effect Monday through Friday, from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
• Only vehicles bearing a valid RPP permit are allowed to park on designated streets and blocks in the area.
  • View a list of streets and blocks included in the RPP area.
• Resident-only parking permits can be obtained free of charge from the 1st District Police station located at 951 N. James Lovell Street, 2nd Floor.
  • RPP Application Sample
  • RPP Permit Sample
• Designated streets and blocks in the RPP area are posted "NO PARKING 7AM TO 7PM MON-FRI EXCEPT RPP PERMIT". See the sign on the right.
• Service vehicles and guests will be allowed to park within the RPP area provided parking permission has been obtained.
  • Call the Parking Information Desk at (414) 286-8350 or
  • Obtain single-day parking permission for guest and service vehicles.
     
  • Obtain special permission for extended parking for workers and service vehicles.
• Vehicles bearing a valid RPP permit are still required to follow parking regulations that prohibit parking during specific times or events. Refer to the sign as an example.
• Vehicles in violation will receive a $33 parking citation.

• The Common Council adopted an ordinance that prohibits an unregistered vehicle from parking in the public right of way without displaying valid registration plates, temporary plates, or other evidence of registration for the vehicle's current registration period or for a registration period that expired within the immediate preceding 31 days.
• A vehicle parked in the public right of way and not displaying valid registration and is registered according to the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles will be issued a $15 citation for Not Displaying Proper Registration. A vehicle not displaying valid registration and is NOT registered according to Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles will be issued a $50 citation for Unregistered/Improperly Registered Vehicle and towed to the City Tow Lot. Towing fees are $95 and storage fees are $20 per day.
• In order to retrieve the vehicle from the City Tow Lot, the owner must pay the parking citation and all applicable towing and storage fees. In addition, the owner must provide evidence that the vehicle is currently registered in the State of Wisconsin or provide a completed application for registration accompanied by the registration fee that has been delivered to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation or deposited in the mail.

• The Common Council adopted an ordinance relating to parking restrictions for street sweeping operations. Certain streets experience high demand for parking, consequently restricting the City's ability to sweep the streets to the curb line.
• The street sweeping program is implemented on designated streets on the east side and south side of the City of Milwaukee.
• East side streets in the program will be posted with the following sign:

  
  Tow Away Zone
  No Stopping
  8 AM to 2 PM
  First Friday or Third Friday
  of each month
  April 1 to December 1
  

  (Depending on the street sweeping schedule for your street, the posted sign will say either the first Friday or the third Friday of each month.)
  
  East Side Streets - View a map that involves N. Cambridge to N. Maryland Avenue; E. Park Place to E. Edgewood Avenue on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month between April 1st and November 1st. 
   
• South side streets in the program will be posted with the following sign:

  Tow Away Zone
  No Stopping
  8 AM to 12 PM
  Second Tuesday or Fourth Tuesday
  of each month
  April 1 to December 1
  

  (Depending on the street sweeping schedule for your street, the posted sign will say either the second Tuesday or the fourth Tuesday of each month.)
  
  South Side Streets - View a map that covers W. Greenfield Ave.to W. National Ave.; South 7th Street to South 10th on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month between April 1st and November 1st,
  
  or View a map that covers South Graham Street from East Wilson Street to East Homer Street only.
   
• A violation of this posted parking restriction will result in a $30 citation and your vehicle will be towed. Towing fees are $95 and storage fees are $20 per day. For more information on how to retrieve a towed vehicle and City Tow Lot hours, visit City Towing.
• Exceptions to this parking restriction include emergency vehicles and any vehicle, including but not limited to a delivery, utility or service vehicle, provided the name of the commercial enterprise or public utility vehicle providing the service is clearly identified on the vehicle.
• Parking restrictions for the street sweeping program are in effect from April 1 to December 1.

• This ordinance allows for parking of service vehicles in the UWM commuter parking impacted area only.
• Clearly identifiable service vehicles will be allowed to park within the commuter parking impacted area in excess of the posted time limits between the hours of 7 AM and 9 PM, Monday through Friday.
• A property owner must call the Parking Information Desk at 286-8350 for permission not less than 24 hours prior to the time the vehicle will be parked.
• Permission will be granted for one day only. If additional days are needed, separate notification is required for each day.
• A property owner must provide their name and address, the name of the service vehicle as it appears on the vehicle and the location where the service vehicle will be parked.
• A confirmation number will be given for each permission.