1. Where is the best place to park
for the Aquarium and Cannery Row?
For the Aquarium and Cannery Row, use the Cannery Row Garage or Cannery
Row Lot #7. From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, you can park Downtown
in the East or West Custom
House Garage and ride the FREE WAVE shuttle to
Cannery Row.
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2. Where is the best place to park
for Downtown?
Use the East Custom House
Garage, 590 parking spaces, West Custom House Garage,
229 parking spaces or Calle Principal Garage.
3. Where is the best place to park
for the Waterfront?
Use any of the Waterfront
Area Lots.
4. Where can I park my over-sized
vehicle or RV?
Over-sized vehicles should park in the outlying areas at
curb-side. You must feed both meters if you overlap into another space. RV parking is also
available in the Waterfront and
Breakwater Lots.
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5. Where can I get change for Meters/Dispensers?
Change is available at the following locations:
Harbor Master's
Office,
Cannery Row Garage two locations
(Wave at Prescott & Wave at Hoffman)
Cannery Row Lot #7, Irving at Foam
Street
Breakwater Lot (Coast
Guard Lot).
6. What is the 150-Foot Rule?
City
Code requires
that vehicles in a timed zone must move at least 150 feet (about 8 spaces) from where it
was originally parked before the time period expires. This allows someone else to
have a shot at a parking space.
7. What type of monthly parking
permits are available for purchase?
You can purchase a monthly parking permit for certain parking
lots and garages located throughout the City. Please contact the Parking
Division Office for more information.
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8. I received a parking citation. How
do I pay for it?
Payment Options
- Pay Citation by Check of Money Order:
To pay your citation with a personal check or money order. (no cash
accepted). Mail the citation with the appropriate payment to:
City of Monterey
Parking Enforcement Center
P.O. Box 57001
Irvine, CA 92619-7001
-
Pay Citation with Credit Card: Citations may be paid with a credit card
through the internet Click on the link below to pay your citation now. Please have your citation number
or license plate number available. There is a convenience fee of
$3.95 per transaction.
Click
link to pay with credit card.
9. How soon after issuance must
I pay a parking citation?
A citation must be paid within 21 days to avoid delinquent
penalties. After 21 days, you will be charged a $25 delinquent penalty. After
another 14 days, the citation will be sent to DMV and applied to your car registration
10. How do I appeal a parking
citation?
If you wish to contest a parking citation you must follow the process as established by the State of California.
You MUST contest your citation within 21-calendar days of the date the
citation was issued or 14-calendar days from the mailing of the Delinquent
Parking Violation Notice.
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11. What should I do if the meter I
park at is broken?
The best thing to do is move to another meter and report the
broken meter to Parking Division at 646.3953. If that is not possible, leave a note on
your windshield and notify Parking Division as soon as possible.
12. If I receive a citation while
parked at a broken meter, what can I do?
Complete an Administrative Review Form and the meter will be
calibrated. If the meter is found to be inoperable, your citation will be dismissed.
13. What are the hours of meter
enforcement?
Parking meters are enforced Monday through Saturday from 9:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Downtown area, Monterey Sports Center lot is
enforced everyday. In the Waterfront and Cannery Row Area meters are
enforced everyday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Each meter is marked with hours of
enforcement.
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14. Where does the money go that is
collected from the parking meters and citations?
All revenue received from parking operations, including
meters and citations, is deposited into the Parking Fund, which pays for the operation,
maintenance and bond debt liabilities of the Parking Division. The Parking Fund also
maintains reserves for future parking facilities, such as new structures and lots.
The Parking Fund is an enterprise fund, therefore all income generated from Parking Division operations must be
deposited in the Parking Fund and must be used to fund parking operations and projects and
cannot be used for other City General Fund projects.
15. What is a Smart Parkcard?
Smart Parkcards, which resemble phone cards, are
encoded with a computer chip that enable the public to purchase a pre-determined amount of
parking for use at the meters. To use them a person inserts the card in the slot on the
meter. The meter will first show the amount of credit left on the card and then every
couple of seconds 25-cent increments are subtracted. Once the desired time is achieved the
card is removed. The card is valid until all the credit has been used up. The cards are
nonrefundable and if you lose them it is the same as losing cash.
Smart Parkcards can be used all all meters in the City, except for
the Municipal Wharf II meters.
16. Where is the Parking Division
Office located and what are their hours?
We are located in the West Custom House Garage, 340 Tyler
Street. Office hours are Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except major holidays. The Parking Division phone number is
831.646.3953. Click for Map.
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