Saukville Adds $5 to Some Parking Ticket Violations

The Saukville Village Board on Tuesday night voted unanimously to increase the cost of certain parking violations from $10 to $15 per the recommendations of Saukville Police Chief Bill Meloy.

City Administrator Dawn Wagner said the increase to $15 only adds continuity to the system, as about half of the parking violations already cost $15. The change means 100 percent of the violations follow suit to a standard cost plan, excluding handicapped parking violations.

The $15 cost is if the ticket is paid within 10 days of receipt. Tickets paid after 10 but before 30 days cost $30 (up from $20), and those paid after 30 days cost $90 (up from $60). The new-found consistency will be helpful in the computer system used in the department, Wagner said.

Violations that are impacted by this increase include: parking on the wrong side of the street; winter parking violations; parking on the sidewalk; parking over time limits; and obstructing a driveway.

Violations that already operated under this payment plan include: parking too close to hydrant; on a crosswalk; in a fire lane; in a restricted place; and overnight parking violations.