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Paid Parking enforcement begins
Parking Rates and Enforcement
Parking enforcement hours will be:
Monday–Saturday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sunday: 1-6 p.m.
Non-permit holders may park for $2 per hour (plus fees), with the first 20 minutes free each day to support quick stops. Vehicles displaying a valid disabled placard and/or HC or DV plates may park free of charge (in ANY space) without a permit.
One Parking will provide enforcement and have an office located inside the Fernandina Beach Police Department (1525 Lime St.).
Warnings and citations will be issued via windshield placement using weather-resistant paper.
Vehicles displaying a valid disabled placard and/or HC or DV plates may park free of charge (in ANY space) without a permit. No registration needed.
Hourly rates:
- 20 Minutes: Free
- 1 Hour: $3.07 ($2.00 base + $0.87 conv fee + sales tax)
- 2 Hours: $5.21 ($4.00 base + $0.87 conv fee + sales tax)
- 3 Hours: $7.35 ($6.00 base + $0.87 conv fee + sales tax)
- 4 Hours: $9.49 ($8.00 base + $0.87 conv fee + sales tax)
- 5 Hours: $11.63 ($10 base + $0.87 conv fee + sales tax)
- 6 Hours: $13.77 ($12 base + $0.87 conv fee + sales tax)
- 7 Hours: $15.91 ($14 base + $0.87 conv fee + sales tax)
- 8 Hours: $18.05 ($16 base + $0.87 conv fee + sales tax)
- 9 Hours: $20.19 ($18 base + $0.87 conv fee + sales tax)
- 10 Hours: $22.33 ($20 base + $0.87 conv fee + sales tax)
Disabled placard holders park free, no permit required
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BBillings
Sooooooo, $2.00 (1 hour) actually = $3.07, and $4.00 (2 hours) actually = $5.21.
The bait and switch is happening already.
Next thing you know, the public will be told the meters are being installed "as a safety measure" (you know, like speed cameras are sold to the public).
So sad.
Monday, March 16 Report this
DouglasM
BBillings.......the "bait and switch" happened when some commissioners gave us the idea they were against paid parking, then after they were elected did a 180 to implement the program. What is that saying about a "leopard doesn't change his spots".
They will most definitely hike rates as revenues come in low. It will be up to the citizens to put an end to this program.
Tuesday, March 17 Report this
PaulaM
Wait until the fines start coming in…pay day!
Tuesday, March 17 Report this
BBillings
DouglasM,
....thus the reason for the recalls, i presume.
We weren't here for the campaigning, we are newbies, but we have been hearing and reading about the original bait n switch that started all this.
By the way - a tax on parking your car ?
CHICAGO doesnt even do that .....
Tuesday, March 17 Report this
Kelprod
So unnecessary and divisive. Hopefully the paid parking will go away as soon as possible and the community can chalk it up as a bad time in a wonderful community history.
I feel bad for the homeowners on the streets just outside of the paid parking grid....their streets are now loaded with cars. As 1 guy said to me..."it is not the money, it is the principal- I am not paying to park- I am going to park outside of the grid and walk a few blocks." My guess is he is not the only one with that attitude towards this paid parking debacle.
Tuesday, March 17 Report this
CarolC33
And what exactly does the 'conv' in conv fee stand for?? Please don't tell me it stands for 'convenience'---I'm afraid I'll fall off my chair laughing (or crying) and hurt myself!!
Of all the ridiculous statements made by the rapacious parking advocates in my formerly-favorite city , the fact that any of this is 'convenient' has to top the list...
Thursday, March 19 Report this
DouglasM
CarolC.....I agree. I believe it is an overcharged work around on a credit card fee. The city started charging for credit card use recently, however, they can't call this a credit card service charge because the $0.87 fee exceeds the statutory allowance on such a charge. For example, the fee on 5 hours with a $10 base amounts to an 8.7% charge; far above what the law allows. So they call it a "convenience fee". It's sort of like calling something an "impact fee" when it really isn't.
Thursday, March 19 Report this
Prof____H
Geesh, give it some time. My neighbors like the idea of paid parking. We live in the city, and it was easy to register our cars.
BBillings: Chicago is famous for undervaluing paid parking and selling parking revenues off parking to private equity for a one-time windfall. It is not cheap either. The only tax is for people outside the city who do not pay for the upkeep of downtown.
Thursday, March 19 Report this