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Committee recommends changes to Chapter 7: parking fines raised, abandoned‑vehicle response tightened
Summary
The committee recommended the Common Council adopt amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 7 that increase some parking forfeitures, add municipal citations for certain parking violations, and allow earlier removal of vehicles the police cannot locate an owner for after a good‑faith effort.
The Waukesha Ordinance and Licensing Committee on Oct. 13 recommended that the Common Council adopt changes to Municipal Code Chapter 7 to address gaps identified by the Police Department, including new municipal citations and modest increases to parking forfeitures.
City staff explained the revisions were requested by police to allow more effective enforcement of parking rules — for example, creating municipal citations for vehicles parked in fire lanes or too close to fire hydrants and requiring vehicles parked on city streets to have registration if state law requires it. The changes also address vehicles that remain on the street for long periods and where the owner cannot…
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