Published April 29 2016
New citywide parking regulations and revised penalties take effect on Sunday. Changes include:
- Penalties for parking infractions: Previously, fines ranged from $23 to $40. Under the updated ordinance, fines are $40 across the board, providing more consistency. The new amount is approximately in the middle compared with other local jurisdictions;
- New regulations: Vehicles with expired tags (more than 45 days) could be ticketed instead of impounded; no parking within 10 feet of mailboxes, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., on mail days; and a $250 penalty for misusing residential parking zone permits; and
- Adjusting for inflation: The revised code streamlines a provision to adjust penalty amounts for inflation every two years, based on the consumer price index. The first CPI adjustment will be on Jan. 1, 2018. Parking penalties were last adjusted in 2008.
The City Council approved the parking code amendments on March 7, after considering proposals at its Feb. 22 meeting. parking regulations details