Parking reforms in La Crosse
Wisconsin, United States
- 52,680 residents
- All parking minimums removed
Parking benefit district
La Crosse adopted an ordinance allowing for parking benefit districts in 2019. However none have been created as of 2025.
- Status
- Proposed
- Proposal date
- Feb 19, 2019
- Reporter
- Samuel Deetz
Citation
- Source
- La Crosse Municipal Code
- URL
- library.municode.com
- Attachments
- la-crosse-wisconsin-united-states-benefit-district-attachment.pdf
Parking minimum removal
La Crosse removed all parking mandates on December 12, 2024. This followed on the removal of mandates for ADUs earlier in the year and for nonresidential uses in the Local Business, Commercial, and Community Business zones on March 10, 2022. Previously La Crosse had no parking requirements in Industrial zones, as well as exemptions for the downtown and uptown areas.
- Status
- Adopted
- Adoption date
- Dec 12, 2024
- Scope
- Citywide
- Affected land uses
- All uses
- Requirements
- By right
- Reporter
- Patrick Siegman and Samuel Deetz
Citation 1
- Source
- Resolution to eliminate commercial parking requirements.
- URL
- cityoflacrosse.legistar.com
- Attachments
- la-crosse-wisconsin-united-states-remove-min-citation1-attachment.pdf
Citation 2
- Source
- Certain La Crosse businesses would no longer need off-street parking under pending change
- URL
- lacrossetribune.com
Citation 3
- Source
- La Crosse Zoning Code
- Notes
- ARTICLE VII. - SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY Sec. 115-393. - Off-street parking. (a)
- URL
- library.municode.com
- Attachments
Citation 4
- Source
- La Crosse Ordinance 5280
- Notes
- (2)e. Page 1
- URL
- library.municode.com
- Attachments
- la-crosse-wisconsin-united-states-remove-min-citation4-attachment.pdf
Citation 5
- Source
- La Crosse Tribune article
- URL
- lacrossetribune.com
Parking minimum reduction
The Climate Action Plan and Transportation Demand Management Plan recommend parking cash-out and unbundling residential parking.
- Status
- Proposed
- Proposal date
- Dec 2022
- Scope
- Citywide
- Affected land uses
- All uses
- Residential, all uses
- Requirements
- Other
- Reporter
- Samuel Deetz
Citation 1
- Source
- La Crosse Climate Action Plan
- Notes
- Pages 86, 91
- URL
- www.cityoflacrosse.org
- Attachments
- la-crosse-wisconsin-united-states-reduce-min-citation1-attachment.pdf
Citation 2
- Source
- La Crosse Transportation Demand Management Plan
- Notes
- Page 35
- URL
- www.cityoflacrosse.org
- Attachments
- la-crosse-wisconsin-united-states-reduce-min-citation2-attachment.pdf
Parking maximum
The Transportation Vision recommended parking maximums in downtown and along the South Avenue corridor.
- Status
- Proposed
- Proposal date
- Feb 2015
- Scope
- City center / business district
- Main street / special
- Affected land uses
- All uses
- Requirements
- By right
- Reporter
- Samuel Deetz
Citation
- Source
- La Crosse Transportation Vision
- Notes
- Page 4
- URL
- www.cityoflacrosse.org
- Attachments
- la-crosse-wisconsin-united-states-add-max-attachment.pdf
