Chapter 802 - PUBLIC PARKING

Sec. 800.104. - Penalty. Chapter 804 - JACKSONVILLE TRAFFIC CODE Chapter 802 - PUBLIC PARKING[1]

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Charter reference— Sheriff, Art. 8.

State Law reference— Authority to regulate or prohibit stopping, standing and parking, F.S. § 316.008(1)(a); stopping, standing and parking, F.S. § 316.194 et seq.; liability for parking tickets and local parking violations, F.S. § 316.1967.

Sec. 802.101. - Concurrent authority of Sheriff.

The Sheriff and all police officers, Zoning Code Enforcement Officers provided for in Chapter 609, Ordinance Code, and the Parking Enforcement Specialists provided by this Chapter shall have the concurrent duty and authority to enforce violations of parking ordinances, including violations within the City's Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Urban Service Districts as provided by this Chapter, and violations of Section 656.411, Ordinance Code.

(Ord. 69-173-138, § 3; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 98-182-E, § 4; Ord. 2006-673-E, § 3)

Note— Former § 310.101.

Sec. 802.102. - Paid on-street parking zone designation.

The Public Parking Officer, with the approval of the Sheriff, and in consultation with the Downtown Investment Authority Chief Executive Officer, for Downtown zones pursuant to the definition of Downtown in Chapter 55, Ordinance Code, is authorized to establish from time to time paid on-street parking zones in the City, except within the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Urban Services Districts, to designate parking spaces for motorized vehicles on the streets of the City within established paid on-street parking zones and to fix the time limitations for lawful parking, and the hours of operation and enforcement in those zones, in a manner consistent with the schedule of rates for paid on-street parking zones from time to time established by law. All paid on-street parking zones shall be identified by the installation of meters, payment kiosks, or pay-by-app signage. The Public Works Department shall be responsible for the location and installation and replacement of parking meter posts and other parking equipment.

(Ord. 69-173-138, § 4; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 82-1083-542, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 2006-406-E, § 1; Ord. 2012-674-E, § 3; Ord. 2014-560-E, § 18; Ord. 2025-384-E, § 3)

Editor's note— Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization.

Note— Former § 310.101.5.

Sec. 802.103. - Installation and removal of parking meters and posts or other devices.

(a)

The Public Parking Officer, in consultation with the Downtown Investment Authority Chief Executive Officer, for Downtown zones pursuant to the definition of Downtown in Chapter 55, Ordinance Code, shall cause parking meters or other parking equipment to be installed under the authority of this Chapter and to be placed upon the curbs adjacent to the designated parking places. Where physical meters are utilized, a meter shall be placed and constructed to display by a signal that the period of time permitted by the parking meter for vehicle parking has or has not expired. Each meter shall carry upon its face the period of time permitted adjacent to the meter and, when operated, shall indicate by dial or pointer the period of time legally remaining for vehicle parking adjacent to the meter.

(b)

Parking meters and parking meter posts, and parking kiosks where installed, may be temporarily removed by the City to facilitate companies doing construction, installation or repair work within the City. A company desiring such temporary removal of a parking meter, parking meter post and/or kiosk shall apply to the Office of Public Parking for a permit and pay a permit fee as found in www.coj.net/fees. In addition to the removal permit fees provided for herein, the permit holder shall pay to the Office of Public Parking the rental permit fee and the monthly or daily parking meter rental charge as set forth in Section 802.105(c). A company desiring the temporary removal of kiosk or non-metered spaces in paid on-street parking zones from public use shall apply to the Office of Public Parking for a permit and pay a permit fee as found in www.coj.net/fees. In addition to the removal permit fees provided for herein, the permit holder shall pay to the Office of Public Parking the rental permit fee and the monthly or daily space rental charge (to be the same as the meter rental charge) as set forth in Section 802.105(c).

(Ord. 69-173-138, § 5; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 88-40-64, § 2; Ord. 2012-674-E, § 3; Ord. 2014-560-E, § 18; Ord. 2017-665-E, § 41; Ord. 2021-753-E, § 3; Ord. 2025-384-E, § 3)

Editor's note— Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization.

Note— Former § 310.102.

Sec. 802.104. - Parking spaces marked.

(a)

The City Traffic Engineer shall clearly mark designated parking spaces by placing painted lines upon the curbs and streets of the City. It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle across a line or marking so that the vehicle is not entirely within the area for parking designated by lines or markings, all vehicles parked at meters shall be parked within the marked spaces, which shall be deemed legally parked. Section 804.1004 shall not apply to vehicles parked at meters.

(b)

When a parking space in a paid on-street parking zone, whether marked by lines or not, is parallel with or diagonal to the adjacent curb or sidewalk, a vehicle shall be parked in the space so that the foremost part of the vehicle shall be nearest to the parking meter or curb, and in the direction of the adjacent travel lane, and it shall be unlawful to park a vehicle in the parking space in any other manner.

(c)

A person convicted of unlawful parking in violation of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $20 if paid as directed by the ticket.

(d)

In City owned or operated parking facilities, it shall be unlawful for a vehicle to be backed or positioned in a marked parking space as to prevent the license plate from being seen from the driving lane.

(Ord. 69-173-138, § 6; Ord. 70-762-401, § 1; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 98-182-E, § 5; Ord. 2006-406-E, § 1; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 23; Ord. 2025-384-E, § 3)

Editor's note— Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization.

Note— Former § 310.103.

Sec. 802.105. - Parking charges; overtime parking; exemptions for certain officials; registry of "Public Official" seals; renting of parking meters, exemptions for vehicles displaying disabled placards and disabled veterans license plates.

(a)

When a vehicle is parked in a space in a paid on-street parking zone during the hours of operation and enforcement, the vehicle operator shall, upon entering the parking space, immediately provide payment in any acceptable form for that parking space. Upon payment, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by the vehicle during the period of parking time which has been prescribed for the part of the street in which the parking space is located or for that portion of time covered by the payment, whichever is less. If the vehicle remains parked in the parking space beyond the parking time covered by payment or fixed for that parking space, whichever is less, the vehicle shall be deemed illegally parked. When a vehicle is parked within a timed parking zone, and the vehicle remains parked beyond the time fixed by signage or payment application for the parking zone, the vehicle shall be deemed illegally parked. The time limitation in a zone may be longer than the length of time allowed by the space, in which case the driver of the vehicle may make an additional payment in any acceptable form for that space up to the limit of time allowed in the zone.

(b)

Vehicles of elected City officials, members of the Legislature elected in whole or in part by electors residing in the City and elected officials of the Urban Services Districts, upon request, shall be exempt from the overtime parking provisions of this Chapter; provided, that the overtime parking violation occurred while the official was pursuing his official duties; and further provided, that the vehicle bears a seal captioned Public Official issued by the Mayor. The Mayor is directed to issue the seals to elected City officials, members of the Legislature elected in whole or in part by electors residing in the City and elected officials of the Urban Services Districts, upon request, and to maintain a registry of the seals issued by him.

(c)

The Office of Public Parking is hereby authorized to issue permits and to rent parking spaces in the City to: 1) construction, installation and repair companies, only, for the purpose of facilitating the temporary needs of these companies for working space on City streets during the period of time in which such work is being performed and 2) any business for a use other than for employee or customer parking. An application fee as found in www.coj.net/fees, per parking space shall be paid to the Office of Public Parking for issuance of either a monthly or daily rental permit. Meter bags or other signage to show this rental use shall be placed over each meter or at each space so rented and shall be issued by the Office of Public Parking at the rate as found in www.coj.net/fees, per month per bag. Companies desiring to rent parking spaces for a period shorter than one month may rent these bags or signs at a daily rate as found in www.coj.net/fees, excluding City holidays and weekends. A deposit as found in www.coj.net/fees, shall be required for each meter bag issued under this subsection, which shall be refunded upon return of the meter bag or sign in satisfactory condition to the Office of Public Parking.

(d)

Vehicles which possess disabled placards and/or permits pursuant to F.S. § 316.1964(5), shall be exempt from paid on-street parking fees, as prescribed by this Section, for a maximum of four (4) hours, but shall be subject to the time limits established pursuant to this Chapter.

(e)

Vehicles which possess disabled veterans license plates, pursuant to F.S. § 320.0848, shall be exempt from paid on-street parking fees and fines and time limits established pursuant to this Chapter.

(Ord. 69-173-138, § 7; Ord. 73-328-145, § 1; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 88-40-64, § 1; Ord. 98-182-E, § 6; Ord. 2001-745-E, § 1; Ord. 2006-406-E, § 1; Ord. 2012-674-E, § 3; Ord. 2017-665-E, § 41; Ord. 2025-384-E, § 3)

Sec. 802.106. - Additional parking prohibited.

(a)

It is unlawful for a person to permit a vehicle registered in his name or operated by him to be illegally parked. It is unlawful for a person to deposit an additional coin or make any other alternative form of payment in a paid on-street parking for the purpose of increasing or extending the parking time for a vehicle beyond the lawful parking time which has been established for the zone in which the space is located.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for a person to utilize a timed parking zone beyond the time limit specified in the posted area within a 12-hour period. A person convicted of violating this Section shall be punishable by fine of not more than $15 if paid as directed by the ticket.

(Ord. 70-762-401, § 1; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 98-182-E, § 7; Ord. 2006-406-E, § 1; Ord. 2012-674-E, § 3; Ord. 2025-384-E, § 3)

Note— Former § 310.105.

Sec. 802.107. - Rates and charges established for specific zones.

(a)

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Downtown Investment Authority, for Downtown zones pursuant to the definition of Downtown in Chapter 55, Ordinance Code, shall develop rates and charges for each paid on-street parking zone, and the times and days when these charges shall be enforced. Rates shall be designed to provide for the most efficient use of on-street parking spaces, to be competitive with off-street parking facilities, and to achieve other downtown revitalization goals as determined by the Downtown Investment Authority. The CEO shall file the rate schedule and any subsequent change to the rate schedule with the Council Secretary, and such rates shall become effective upon such filing, unless and until the Council enacts an ordinance to the contrary.

(b)

The CEO may develop a discount program for on-street parking to encourage short term parking in the downtown area. Such a discount program may involve graduated rates, payment using smartcards which may be sold at a discount, the waiving of parking citations under certain conditions, and any other policy or program designed to improve the perception, availability or value of on-street parking. The CEO shall file any discount program and any subsequent change to the discount rate program with the Council Secretary, and such discounts shall become effective upon such filing, unless and until the Council enacts an ordinance to the contrary.

(c)

The CEO may develop a variable rate or dynamic rate program for on-street parking to encourage turnover, regulate demand for on-street parking spaces, and to charge rates during special events consistent with off-street rates. This program shall also be designed to achieve downtown revitalization goals as determined by the Downtown Investment Authority. The CEO shall file any variable or dynamic rate program with the Council Secretary, and such rates shall become effective upon such filing, unless and until the Council enacts an ordinance to the contrary.

(Ord. 69-173-138, § 9; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 79-953-443, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 84-609-361, § 2; Ord. 91-43-8, § 1; Ord. 93-985-1391, § 1; Ord. 2012-215-E, § 1; Ord. 2012-674-E, § 3; Ord. 2014-560-E, § 18; Ord. 2021-753-E, § 3; Ord. 2025-384-E, § 3)

Note— Former § 310.106.

Sec. 802.108. - Counterfeit coins prohibited.

It is unlawful for a person to deposit or cause to be deposited in a parking meter in the City a false coin, slug or object other than a lawful coin of the United States or other form of lawful payment. A person convicted of violating this Section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than five days, or by both a fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 69-173-138, § 10; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 2012-674-E, § 3)

Note— Former § 310.107.

Sec. 802.109. - Damage to meters prohibited.

It shall be unlawful and a class D offense against the City for a person to deface, injure, tamper with, open, impair the usefulness of or otherwise damage any parking equipment or signs located within the right-of-way.

(Ord. 69-173-138, § 11; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 88-40-64, § 3; Ord. 2025-384-E, § 3)

Note— Former § 310.108.

Sec. 802.110. - Unlawful removal of coins from parking meters.

It is unlawful for a person, except an authorized employee of the Office of Public Parking, to remove or cause to be removed money or coins from a parking meter. A person convicted of unlawful removal shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both a fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 69-173-138, § 12; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 2025-384-E, § 3)

Note— Former § 310.109.

Sec. 802.111. - Unlawful to destroy or fix tickets.

It shall be unlawful for a person to cancel, destroy, fix or attempt to fix a parking ticket; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to preclude a disposition of the ticket in the manner provided by law.

(Code 1965, § 41-61; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 310.110.

Sec. 802.112. - Immobilizing of vehicles.

(a)

The Public Parking Officer or an authorized employee of the Office of Public Parking or authorized personnel of the Disabled Services Division is authorized to attach a device that is capable of immobilizing a motor vehicle so that it cannot be moved under its own power without damage to the motor vehicle:

(1)

When three or more citations for unlawful or illegal parking involving any motor vehicle bearing the license plate that has been cited, have been outstanding for more than 15 days and have not been disposed of by payment of the fine or cancellation of the citations as provided in Section 636.104; or

(2)

When five or more daily parking invoices, any one of which is over 15 days old, have been incurred on any City parking facility and have not been resolved by payment; or

(3)

When the vehicle is not lawfully displaying a license plate in accordance with F.S. § 316.605, or the vehicle identification number is covered in such a manner as to prohibit a law enforcement officer or parking enforcement specialist or authorized personnel of the Disabled Services Division from reading it;

(4)

When the vehicle has an altered registration, license plate, citation, or validation sticker in violation of Section 804.709; or

(5)

As set forth in Section 804.1012.

(b)

The immobilizing device shall be attached to the motor vehicle at the place where it is found, except that no motor vehicle shall be immobilized within the traveled portion of a street or on a portion of a street when immobilization at that place would create a hazard to the public or to traffic on the street. At the same time as the immobilizing device is attached to the motor vehicle, a notice shall be affixed to the windshield or other prominent place on the motor vehicle stating that the immobilizing device has been so attached, cautioning the operator not to attempt to operate the motor vehicle while the immobilizing device is still attached and informing the owner or operator of the motor vehicle of the number and age of and total fines and charges assessable under the citations for which the motor vehicle is immobilized (including the removal charge for removal of the immobilizing device and all citations that are outstanding and incurred at the time of immobilization) and where he must go in order to pay the fines and charges and have the immobilizing device removed from the motor vehicle.

(c)

The immobilizing device shall be removed from the motor vehicle upon correction of any violation and payment to the Public Parking Division of the total fine and charges for which the motor vehicle is immobilized. The Public Parking Officer or his designated assistant may approve the removal of the immobilizing device upon obtaining payment of the fines and charges and upon correction of any violation.

(d)

The Sheriff, Public Parking Officer or his designee may tow or cause to be towed and impounded a motor vehicle immobilized under this Section if payment of fines and charges or satisfactory arrangements in lieu thereof have not been paid or obtained within 24 hours of the attaching of the immobilization device. The Sheriff, Public Parking Officer or his designee may also tow or cause to be towed and impounded a motor vehicle that has been immobilized under this Section if the immobilizing device has been removed without the authorization set forth in this Section. Under certain circumstances, such as the driver or owner threatening to remove the immobilizing device, the Public Parking officer shall have the option of towing the vehicle at the time the vehicle is immobilized. All expenses for towing or impounding shall be borne by the owner of the motor vehicle. All towing or impounding hereunder shall be done in accordance with Chapter 804.

(e)

It shall be unlawful and a class D offense for a person, except for the Public Parking Officer or his designee, to remove or cause to be removed the immobilizing device. A fine imposed pursuant to this Section, in addition, may include all costs of repairs of an immobilizing device that has been damaged by being removed.

(Ord. 78-861-460, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 86-805-446, § 1; Ord. 86-1429-819, § 1; Ord. 98-182-E, § 8; Ord. 2000-22-E, § 3; Ord. 2005-59-E, § 2; Ord. 2007-319-E, § 2; Ord. 2012-674-E, § 3)

Note— Former § 310.111.

Sec. 802.113. - Withholding of license plates and revalidation stickers.

(a)

The City of Jacksonville's Public Parking Officer shall prepare and supply the State of Florida, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, with a magnetically encoded computer tape reel or cartridge or send by other electronic means data which is machine readable by the installed computer system at such Department, listing persons who have (1) three or more outstanding parking violations in the City of Jacksonville or (2) who have any outstanding violations for offenses occurring on and after October 1, 1990, of F.S. § 316.1955 or any similar local ordinance regulating parking in spaces designated for use by disabled persons.

(b)

Reserved.

(c)

Pursuant to the authority granted in F.S. §§ 316.1967 and 320.03, this Section shall be applicable throughout Duval County as a County ordinance, including but not limited to Urban Services Districts Two, Three, Four and Five; provided, however, that the applicable chief local official responsible for enforcement of parking violations in each municipality shall be responsible for preparing and supplying the applicable list of persons who have (1) three or more outstanding parking violations within his or her respective jurisdiction or (2) who have any outstanding violations for offenses occurring on and after October 1, 1990, of F.S. § 316.1955 or any similar local ordinance regulating parking in spaces designated for use by disabled persons.

(Ord. 88-667-355, § 1; Ord. 89-1018-497, § 1; Ord. 90-734-328, § 1; Ord. 2012-674-E, § 3)

Sec. 802.114. - Parking for City Council Meetings.

The City shall provide parking for up to four hours, at no cost upon validation of attendance voucher, to any citizen attending any committee meeting, council meeting or special governmental function or event at City Hall. This service shall be provided at the City-owned parking garage located at Duval Street. Sufficient signage shall be provided by the City to lead citizens to the parking garage closest to City Hall so they are easily aware of its location and cost.

(Ord. 2012-215-E, § 2)

Sec. 800.104. - Penalty. Chapter 804 - JACKSONVILLE TRAFFIC CODE