The Town of Beaufort Paid Parking Program is set to go into effect Monday, May 22, 2023. It will run through September 4, 2023.
Below are the details:
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm, daily
Handicap Parking: Free at any location with a valid tag.
Parking Fee Schedule:
- Front Street parking lots (East & West lot): escalating fee beginning at $1 / hour.
- All other spaces: $1 / hour.
Parking Violations:
Overtime/improper parking violation: $50
Handicap parking violation: $100
Violation fee late payment (after 30 days): $30
Weekly parking pass: $25 (subject to time limits, except at Queen/Craven Streets lots & Craven
Street on-street, not valid in escalating lots)
Monthly parking pass: $100 (subject to time limits, except at Queen/Craven Streets lots &
Craven Street on-street, not valid in escalating lots)
Seasonal parking pass: $200 (subject to time limits, except at Queen/Craven Streets lots &
Craven Street on-street, not valid in escalating lots)
WBD Resident Premium parking pass: $800 (only available to Waterfront Business District Residents, not subject to time limits or other restrictions)
Fee-Parking space locations (includes golf cart-only spaces):
On-street spaces on Front Street from Queen Street to Moore Street, 4 hour limit
On-street spaces on Front Street from Live Oak to Queen Street, all-day
Front Street parking lots (East and West), all-day with escalating rate
Queen Street parking lot, 4 hour limit, except with a parking pass
Craven Street parking lot, 4 hour limit, except with a parking pass
100 block of Turner Street, 4 hour limit
100 block of Craven Street to Middle Lane, 4 hour limit
Pollock Street in front of Town Hall (5 spaces), all-day
Golf cart spaces, 4 hour limit
PARKING ENFORCEMENT & TICKETS
The Town of Beaufort Parking Office is responsible for the issuance, collections and administration of any parking tickets and the collections and support of all parking paystations in downtown Beaufort.
The duties, responsibilities, and functions of the Town’s Parking Enforcement Ambassadors are:
To provide quality, courteous customer service and promote the safety and the proper flow of traffic and turnover throughout the streets of downtown Beaufort.
To protect the rights of the pedestrians and parking public who abide by local and state parking ordinances and laws.
To assist in providing available parking to residents, visitors and businesses.
To enforce the Town and state parking ordinances and laws.
As a representative of the Town of Beaufort, ambassadors will perform their duties in a professional manner at all times and to the highest standards.
PARKING METERS
Please note your parking space number when you park. Our parking paystations accept U.S. Coin and debit/credit card (MasterCard, Visa, and/or Discover). You can also pay by cell using the PayByPhone app. Please note you do not need to place the receipt on your dashboard. Parking Meters begin accepting pre-payment at 4 a.m. Paid parking beings at 8 a.m.
To report a damaged parking paystation, please contact (252) 728-2141 ext. 232 or (252) 528-8776 and pay at any of the other parking paystations located throughout downtown.
RESERVE A PARKING SPACE
To request a temporary parking space reservation for construction or bus loading, please submit a written request via email ([email protected]) or mail (Town of Beaufort, PO Box 390, Beaufort, NC 28516) or in person (701 Front Street) within 45 days of the space reservation date. All event related parking closure requests should be submitted to [email protected].
