FAQs

Animals are deemed “running at large” when found anywhere in the City not held in leash. The only exceptions are when the animal is on the premises of the owner (or person having custody of the animal) and in the Platteville Dog Park.

For more information, please visit Chapter 6 of the City of Platteville Municipal Code.

Bicycle Registration is required by City of Platteville Ordinance 31.20, and highly recommended so that in the event it is lost/found or stolen, it can be identified.  You may register your bicycle at the police department during business hours.  The cost is $5 and non-expiring.

Please provide the following when presenting to register your bicycle:

Owner's Name, Phone Number, and Address
Bicycle's Make
Bicycle's Model
Bicycle's Serial Number
Bicycle's Descriptors:  Type, Speed, Wheel Size, and Color

Yes. You do need to shovel the sidewalk along your property. If you do not, you may be fined the cost of service and an administrative fee may be billed to the owner of the property.

The various public transportation services in Platteville do have late night hours, extending to 3:30 A.M. To find out more about the exact hours of each transportation service, please use this website page.

Appointments to the City's boards, commissions or committees are made by the Council President and subject to confirmation by the Common Council. In most cases, applicants must be residents of the City of Platteville.

When applying for membership of boards, commissions or committees, applicants should review Wisconsin Statutes 19.59 to determine if the applicant would have a conflict of interest. Assistance from the City Attorney is available if applicants have questions regarding potential conflicts. Additional Information can be found here. 

There are two types of Crash/Accident reports:  

- State Reportable - Over $1,000 estimated damage, Injury, Fatality, or Government Property Involved
- Non-State Reportable - Less than $1,000 estimated Damage, No Injury, and No Fatality
 

To obtain a copy of a State Reportable Crash Report, you may request it from CrashDocs - by CarFax or the WI DOT (you will need a credit or debit card to do so).  Crashes are available on CrashDocs (crashes 1/1/2018 to current) and on WI DOT (for all dates).

To Use CrashDocs Website - powered by CarFax (https://secure.crashdocs.org/)
- Lookup the report
- Pay for the report
- View your report

To Use DOT Crash Report Request Website (https://crashreports.wi.gov/)
- Lookup the report with one of the following:

1 - Document #
2 - Exact Date (MM/DD/YYYY) or Month and Year (MM/YYYY) of the Crash AND a Driver’s License # of an Involved Driver
3 - Accident #

The site states that it can take up to two weeks from the date of the crash before it might be available.  You can order up to 50 reports at one time.  It costs a total of $6.00 to order a copy of the Crash Report.

To obtain a copy of a Non-State Reportable Crash Report, you may request it from the police department during business hours.  You may do so in person, by phone, or via our Record Request page.  Please reference the Police Department Fee Schedule for the cost.  

You may request a Criminal History Check on yourself through the Department of Justice on their Wisconsin Online Record Check System.

The Platteville Police Department can provide a local record check of police contacts you have within the City of Platteville, but we are unable to do Criminal History Checks (statewide check) on your behalf.

There are numerous ways to keep up with Platteville. By using the city website (Which you currently are; good for you!), checking out the latest Platteville Newsletter located here, or by checking out the Platteville Facebook and Twitter pages.

Generally speaking, a person should contact a representative from the board or commission they are interested in volunteering for. Contact information should be located on the Platteville.org website. Additional information on volunteering can be found here. 

There are a couple ways you can find out where you vote.  You may call the City Clerk office at 608-348-9741 x6 and ask or visit MyVote at https://myvote.wi.gov/.

The City of Platteville Water and Sewer Department is regulated by the Public Service Commission (PSC).  The PSC recognizes five primary customer classes.  These include:

Residential customers are those customers that have water service provided for residential or domestic purposes.  Sales to multiple-dwelling buildings through a single meter serving three or more family units are classified as multifamily residential.

Multifamily Residential customers are those customers taking service for a building that is intended primarily for residential or domestic purposes, has three or more dwelling units, and is served by a single meter. This classification also includes mobile home parks that are master metered. Mixed-use commercial properties, such as apartments mixed with retail, are classified as commercial. 

Commercial customers are a business, not-for-profit organization, or other institution (except governmental) that provide goods or services that take service for non-residential purposes.  Churches, private schools, private colleges and universities, co-ops, and associations are non-governmental and are considered commercial customers.

Industrial customers are those customers engaged in the manufacture of production of goods.

Public Authority customers are those of an agency of the local, state or federal government, or a local, state or federal entity.  Since public schools are governmental, they are classified as public authority.