AB264: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Assembly BILL 264

April 15, 2003 - Introduced by Representative Richards, cosponsored by Senator Darling. Referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

AB264,1,2 An Act to create 349.13 (1k) of the statutes; relating to: the parking of vehicles on highways in 1st class cities.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law, with certain exceptions, permits state and local highway authorities to prohibit or restrict the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on highways under their jurisdictions. This bill permits any first class city (presently only Milwaukee) to enact an ordinance permitting only persons whose residences abut a highway (or any portion thereof) under the city's jurisdiction and their guests, and commercial enterprises providing services to these residences, to park their vehicles on the highway or portion thereof abutting these residences, regardless of any prohibitions or time limitations on parking. The ordinance may include a provision requiring such persons with abutting residences to obtain a parking permit from the city and pay a fee for the permit. The permit may be used only by permittees and their guests.

For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB264, s. 1 Section 1. 349.13 (1k) of the statutes is created to read:

AB264,2,9 349.13 (1k) Notwithstanding subs. (1g) and (1j), the common council of any 1st class city may enact an ordinance that authorizes only persons whose residences abut a highway or portion thereof under the city's jurisdiction and guests of such persons, or commercial enterprises providing services to such residences, to park their vehicles on such highway or portion thereof abutting such residences, without regard to prohibitions or time limits posted. The ordinance may include a provision requiring persons whose residences abut the highway or portion thereof to obtain a parking permit from the city that may be used only by such persons and their guests and to pay a fee to the city for the parking permit.

AB264,2,10 (End)