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Parking Rate and Space Information
Centre
Garage 300 West Morgan St. Built in 1989
has a total of 708 spaces
144 hourly rate spaces at $.60 for each
hour or portion there-of up to a maximum of $5.80.
453 contract spaces at $45/month
103
contract spaces at $55/mo
8 "Buddy" contract spaces at $60/mo.
for pair parking
Parking during special events in the area is either $2.00 or the hourly rate based on entry time to facility.
Chapel Hill Street Garage and Lot
326 East Chapel Hill Street. Built in 1970 has a total of 380 spaces
87 hourly rate
spaces at $.60 for each hour or portion there-of up to a maximum
of $5.80.
62 contract
spaces at $30/month (on roof)
120 contract spaces at $45/month
53
contract spaces at $55/mo
Parking during special events in the area
is either $2.00 or the hourly rate based on entry time to facility
Church
Street Garage 109 South Mangum Street. Built in 1975 has
a total of 406 spaces
154 hourly rate spaces at $.60 for each hour
or portion there-of up to a maximum of $5.80.
135 contract spaces at $30/month (on roof)
76 contract
spaces at $45/month
41 contract spaces at $55/mo
Parking during
special events in the area is either $2.00 or the hourly rate based on entry
time to facility
Corcoran Street Garage
and Lot 101
East Corcoran Street. Built in 1964 has a total of 658 spaces
173 rate spaces
at $.60 for each hour or portion there-of up to a maximum of $5.80
83 contract
spaces at $30/month (on roof)
352 contract spaces at $45/month
50
contract spaces at $55/mo
Parking during special events in the area
is either $2.00 or the hourly rate based on entry time to facility
Hotel Lot entry via Holland Mall leased out to hotel. No public parking. 680-2481 Total
of 89 spaces
Manning Place Lot Morris Street
at Manning Place 680-2481 21 free spaces
with a 2 hour time limit
Lot 4 Foster Street (Across
from the Marriott) 680-2481 24 free spaces with 1 hour time limit
Lot 5 Under Planning building 67 spaces for city vehicle contracts
only
Lot 8 200 block of Parrish Street 91
hourly rate spaces at $1.00 per hour or portion there-of.
Lot 11 100 block of West Chapel Hill Street. 14 free spaces
Lot 12 Blackwell Street at NC 147. 62 free spaces, not assigned
Lot 14 Morgan Street between Mangum and Rigsbee 680-2481
102 contract spaces only, $35/month.
Lot 20 Corcoran St across from the Corcoran St. deck. 76 contract spaces only, $45/month
Lot 29 Morgan Street at E.
Chapel Hill Street 48 contract spaces only, $35/month
Lot 30 W. Main Street & Great Jones 40 contract
spaces only, $30/month
Lot 32 Chapel Hill
Street & Ramseur 10 free spaces with a 2 hour time limit
Lot
37 Seminary Street at Cleveland Street 54 free spaces for
city employee’s only
Lot 38 Elliot
Street at Roxboro Street 164 free spaces for city employee’s, only
weekdays
Lot 40 City Training Building. 30 contract spaces at $35/month, 2 handicapped, and 20 training visitor spaces.
1). Parking is allowed only in designated spaces
2). Anyone parking in a designated parking space is required to pay the rate appropriate for the location and time spent parked as determined by the rates posted.
3). When there is a dispute as to the rate, the patron is asked to pay the fee asked by the cashier, get a receipt and call Central Parking System at 680-2481.
4) Only
one (1) vehicle shall be parked at any given
time per pass card, keycard, contract card or other such device. Allowing
others in or out of a facility may result in loss of the parking contract
privilege and require the parker to pay the hourly rate for the time
parked or towing at the owners expense.
5)
Only those properly displaying either handicapped/disabled
parking permit or those with handicapped/disabled license plates
may park in spaces designated as handicapped/disabled. Posted parking
rates still apply to users of these spaces.
6) Motorcycles
are discouraged from using facilities with automated access control equipment. Motorcycles must
be parked in designated parking spaces and are charged the
same rate as if it were an automobile.
7) At cashier-operated
facilities, parking fees are collected upon
exit from the facility. Payment shall be either in U.S. cash, check drawn on
a U.S. bank or via pre-paid token/voucher/stamps.
8) Parking
validation stamps may be purchased through the Central Parking System
office at 326 East Chapel Hill St. M-F 8am-5pm. They are sold in books of 100 for $40.00 and each stamp is valid
for one (1) hour of parking.
9) Motorist Assistance Program (MAP)
is a free service for anyone legally parked in a Durham Municipal parking
facility. Services offered by MAP include jump starts, inflating tires, referrals or alternatives to
a service station when a problem is beyond the scope of our staff. This
service is currently offered Monday-Friday 5:00 pm to midnight. It is not offered weekends or holidays at this time.
10)
The Durham Parking System reserves the right to close part or all of
a facility for maintenance or repair. Alternative parking will
be provided when possible.
11) Those people with
valid key cards are required to use them whenever they enter or exit
their facility and park in the appropriate location at all times. Parking
in incorrect locations may result in the loss of the parking contract
privilege and require the parker to pay the hourly rate for the time
parked and are subject to towing at the owners expense.
12) No
overnight parking is allowed in any City
parking facility
13) No repair work shall be performed
on vehicles parking in City parking facilities. This shall include, but
not be limited to oil changes, tune-ups or brake repair.
14)
No automotive parts such as batteries, tires or body parts shall be left
nor dumped in City parking facilities
15) Loitering and possession
or consumption of alcoholic beverages in city parking facilities is prohibited.
16)
No skateboarding, inline skating (roller-blading),
roller-skating or bicycle riding on any ramp is allowed in
any city parking facility.
17) No refunds are
given at cashier booths. If you have a question regarding
change given, call the Central Parking System office at 680-2481.
18)
If you lose your entrance ticket, you will be charged the
lost ticket fee indicated on the parking rate sign at the entrance and
given a receipt as you leave the facility. If you
later find your entrance ticket and wish to recover the difference between
the fee paid and the amount you actually owed, send the entrance ticket
and the receipt along with your name and address to:
Central
Parking Systems
326 East Chapel Hill Street
Durham, NC 27701
Regulations -- Parking For Persons With Disabilities
Parking spaces for
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are available
in City lots and next to the elevator in every city deck. A
valid, State Motor Vehicle Division issued "Parking for PWDs" hangtag
or license plate must be properly displayed when
parking in a designated "Parking for PWDs" space. The
hangtag or license plate does not exempt the PWD from parking fees.
The
individual to whom the hangtag or plates were issued must
be in the vehicle when it is parked and when the vehicle leaves the parking
space. (Do not operate your vehicle with the tag hanging from the rearview
mirror; the hangtag could obstruct your vision and you are subject to receiving
a moving traffic violation.)
Hourly parking rates are posted on the parking rate signs at the entrance of each facility.
Monthly parking is available at selected facilities. Call Central Parking System at 680-2481 for information on rates, locations and availability.
Special Events - $2 Maximum Evening & Weekend Parking Fee per use of the facility. $2 is the maximum cost to park in the cashier-operated section of the ramps during the following hours:
enter after 7pm - leave by 8am Monday - Friday
enter after 7pm Friday leave by 8am Monday,
all day on City holidays
Special Parking Programs
Prepay Stamps - Reduced rates are obtained by purchasing prepaid stamps at the parking office at 326 East Chapel Hill St. Reentry is not permitted with stamps and stamps are non-refundable. Ask cashier or call Central Parking System 680-2481 for more information.
In a Cashier-Operated facility:
If you have a question or concern regarding parking policies or procedures that the cashier cannot briefly answer, we will gladly answer questions at our office, by phone, letter or in person. Your questions will be referred to the person responsible for that aspect of our operation, so that your concerns may be properly addressed. Please call our office at 680-2481 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m, Monday through Friday.
Address letters to:
Central Parking System
Attn. Project
Manager
326 East Chapel Hill Street
Durham, NC 27701
Central Parking System is now enforcing the City of Durham’s On-Street Parking Ordinances and may be contacted at 680-2481 concerning any parking citation received within the Durham city limits.
Parking citation payments can be made from 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday at:
Central Parking System
326 East Chapel Hill Street
1) Complete parking ordinances may be reviewed at: www.municode.com
2) Articles of particular interest.
A) Article IV, Division I, Section 20-95. This section discusses general parking. “No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of traffic and with the curbside wheels of the vehicle within 12” of the edge of the roadway, and with such vehicle entirely within the lines marking the space, except that upon those streets which have been marked or signed for angle parking vehicles…”
B) Article IV, Division I, Section 20-104. This section prohibits parking on sidewalks; “It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park any vehicle upon any sidewalk of the city.”
C) Article IV, Division I, Section 20-105. This section prohibits parking in a particular city block for a cumulative time to exceed the posted limit. This means that someone parking for 30 minutes in the morning, who returns to the same block for an additional 45 minutes in the afternoon, where there is a one hour limit, can be issued a parking citation.
D) Article IV, Division I, Section 20-109. This section defines the use of loading zones as follows: “…the parking of vehicles is restricted to parking for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or property shall be construed to apply only during the period in which the operation of loading and unloading is being engaged in and such provision of this chapter or other ordinance of the city shall not be construed so as to authorize the parking of vehicles in such area for any other purpose or duration of time.”
E) Article IV, Division I, Section 20-160 & 161. These sections deal with bus and taxi provisions of the ordinances. 160 - “The driver of a bus or taxicab shall not stand or park upon any street in any business district at any place other than at a bus stop or taxicab stand, respectively, except that this provision shall not prevent the driver of any such vehicle from temporarily stopping, in accordance with other stopping or parking regulations, at any place for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the loading or unloading of passengers.” 161 – “No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stand or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand, when any such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers, when such stopping does not interfere with any bus or taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter or already within such zone.”
3) Appeals Process
A) There is a three-step appeals process that can be utilized if you feel that a citation is not justified for a particular situation. The linked form can be printed and submitted to start this process. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the .pdf file.