Port of San Diego Updates Parking Holidays Ordinance; Free Parking Ten Days a Year
Contact: Brianne Mundy Page, 619.348.1518, bpage@portofsandiego.org
As part of efforts to improve access to the San Diego Bay waterfront for the enjoyment of residents and visitors, the Port of San Diego has increased the number of parking holidays from nine to ten, which means that on ten holidays identified in the Port’s parking meter and pay station holidays ordinance, parking is free at Port parking meters and pay stations.
The ten parking holidays are: New Year’s Day (January 1), Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Cesar Chavez Day (March 31), Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day, Veterans’ Day (November 11), Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day (December 25).
The recent change added President’s Day and Cesar Chavez Day and removed Columbus Day, which aligns with the current meter holidays for the City of San Diego. While parking is free on the parking holidays, the Port will be enforcing the posted time limits on all meters and pay stations 365 days a year. This is intended to maximize public access to parking along the San Diego Bay waterfront. Time limits at meters and pay stations range from 3 to 4 hours and the enforceable time limits are posted at the meters and pay stations.
Currently, the Port of San Diego has meters and pay stations at approximately 1,200 parking spaces at Shelter Island, Spanish Landing, the Embarcadero, Tuna Harbor, Ruocco Park, Embarcadero Marina Park North and Embarcadero Marina Park South.
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