Community Service Officers perform Parking Control duties from 8:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Outside these hours, parking control is handled by the Animal Control Officer or on-duty patrol officers.  Community Service Officers are also assigned to assist with calendar parking and snow removal operations.

For information about the parking ticket process, call the Customer Services Desk in Milwaukee at 1-877-501-9924 for fine amounts, and payment questions.

For information on Parking Ordinances and Statutes, call the Special Services Bureau at 839-4993.

Click HERE for information on paying your parking citation.

Click HERE to view current fines for parking violations.

To contest a parking ticket call 1-877-501-9924.

Parking Ordinances

• Calendar Parking:
  Calendar day parking regulations are in effect between November 1 and May 1, with alternate side parking regulations in the City of Eau Claire. This means that on odd numbered days, the vehicle should only be left on the side of the street having odd numbered addresses. On even numbered days, the vehicle should only be left on the side of the street having even numbered addresses. This ordinance is in effect between midnight and 7:00 a.m. each day. This ordinance does not supersede more restrictive regulations such as snow emergency routes, no parking zones, etc.

• 24 Hour Parking:
  Vehicles in the City of Eau Claire have to be moved at least 75 feet every 24 hours. A vehicle cannot sit in one spot for more than 24 hours by ordinance on all city streets.

• Crosswalks and sidewalks must be unobstructed by parking vehicles

• Parking is prohibited on unimproved surfaces (lawns, boulevards, etc.)

Common Violations:

• Parked in a loading zone
• Parked in an alley in a business district
• Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, unless a greater distance is indicated by a traffic sign
• Within 4 feet of the entrance to an alley or a private road or driveway
• Closer than 15 feet to the near limits of a crosswalk
• Upon any portion of a highway where and at the time when parking is prohibited, limited or restricted by official traffic signs
  • State Stature 346.53