Unattached trailers parked in La Crosse streets are illegal

P.D. will begin enforcing ordinance soon

It might seem strange, but it’s a La Crosse law that unattached trailers cannot be parked on public streets. Ever.

This isn’t a new ordinance, but one the La Crosse Police Dept. figures you might want to know, being as you’ll be getting tickets for this soon. Over the next week, police will be putting warnings out. After that, those trailers will be ticketed and/or towed.

Here’s how the ordinance  reads exactly:

“Sec. 44-114 Other Parking Restrictions – No person owning or having control of any boat, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, camper or a trailer for any of these recreational units, shall park such unit unattached from a lawfully registered vehicle on any public street. Unattached utility trailers shall be allowed to park on the street for a maximum of 30 days provided the trailer is parked at an active job site with a building permit issued by the Division of Fire Prevention and Building Safety and the owner of the trailer is clearly identified on the exterior of the trailer. Any vehicle or trailer unlawfully parked under this section may be removed from the street by order of the chief of police, and the expense of so moving and storing such vehicle shall be paid by the operator or owner of said vehicle as a forfeiture in addition to the penalties hereafter prescribed.