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Committee recommends changes to parking code to let police cite unregistered or hazardous vehicles and raises fines
Summary
Waukesha’s Ordinance and Licensing Committee recommended amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 7 to allow municipal citations for fire-lane and unregistered-vehicle parking, to permit earlier removal of vehicles the police cannot locate an owner for, and to increase parking forfeitures.
The Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend that the Common Council consider amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 7 covering parking regulations and forfeitures.
City staff said the proposed changes respond to Police Department requests to close enforcement gaps. Key elements of the proposal include making parking too close to fire lanes or hydrants a municipal offense, requiring that vehicles parked on city streets be registered if state law requires registration, authorizing officers to remove vehicles they reasonably deem abandoned when an owner cannot be located despite good-faith efforts and adjusting…
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