(A) The fee fixed by the Parking Authority or city for parking at any parking meter or in any parking lot or parking garage shall be displayed or posted on any parking meter or on appropriate signage at any parking lot or parking garage. The Parking Authority may designate the fees for parking lots and parking garages within the city which are owned and/or maintained by the Parking Authority, subject to the approval of the City's Board of Commissioners. The Parking Authority may designate the fees for parking meters within the designated Parking Meter Zones, subject to the approval of the City's Board of Commissioners.
(B) The fee for parking at a parking meter shall be as follows: $1.50 per hour in all areas. Parking meters shall be in effect Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. unless a different time is displayed on a parking meter or otherwise provided by local ordinance. All parking at parking meters during the effective times shall be limited to two consecutive hours. Exceptions specified in § 74.064 of this chapter shall apply. One or more parking meters allowing a different, but more restrictive, time limit and appropriate parking meter fee may be authorized by this or a separate ordinance if deemed practical by the Parking Authority, subject to approval by the City Board of Commissioners. The fee for parking at such parking meters may be the same rate or a different rate fixed for parking at other authorized parking meters.
(C) The fees for parking garages shall be as follows:
(1) Rivercenter Garage and City Center Garage (aka Hotel Covington garage):
(a) Daily Parking and Daily Maximum Rates:
Hours | Hourly Rate |
0-1 Hour | $3.00 |
1-2 Hours | $6.00 |
2-3 Hours | $8.00 |
3-4 Hours | $8.00 |
4-5 Hours | $10.00 |
5-24 Hours (Daily Maximum) | $12.00 |
(b) Lost Ticket Rates:
Rivercenter Garage | $20.00 |
City Center Garage | $12.00 |
(c) Monthly Parking Rate:
Rivercenter Garage | $65.00 |
City Center Garage | $55.00 |
(2) Mid Town garage:
Daily Parking Rate | $1.00 per hour |
Daily Maximum Rate | $6.00 |
Lost Ticket Rate | $12.00 |
Monthly Parking Rate | $55.00 |
(D) The fees for parking lots shall be as follows:
(1) Flood Wall Lot:$25.00 monthly;
(2) West lot:$25.00 monthly, monthly parking only from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.;
(3) 400 Madison lot, aka Madison Coin lot: $50.00 monthly, monthly parking only from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., meter parking available;
(4) The L lot: $30.00 monthly, monthly parking only from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.;
(5) East 8th Street north lot: $30.00 monthly, no daily rates;
(6) East 9th Street north lot: $30.00 monthly, monthly parking only from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.;
(7) East 7th Street south lot: $30.00 monthly, daily rate $1.00 per hour $6.00 maximum;
(8) West 9th Street lot: $35.00 monthly, no daily rates; and
(9) East 8th Street south lot: $30.00 monthly, daily rate $1.00 per hour, $6.00 maximum.
(E) During certain special events, the above-listed rates for parking lots, parking garages, and/or parking meters may be temporarily increased. In the event the above-listed rates are increased during a special event, there shall be a sign or other notification at each parking lot, parking garage, and/or parking meter where the increased rate will apply. Each sign shall provide notification to a guest of the amount of the increased parking rate.
(1984 Code, § 75.53) (Ord. O-08-16, passed 5-3-2016; Ord. O-41-18, passed 12-11-2018; Ord. O-04-22, passed 3-8-2022)