Parking enforcement
Vehicle parking in City-managed on-street, parking lot and garage spots is FREE for the first 30 minutes, when you start a paid session. *A min. 1-hour parking session must be purchased in order to receive 30 minutes free. One free session per day.
Parking rates vary during special events such as festivals, concerts, parades, etc. Special event parking ranges from $10-20 per session.
The PARKMobile™ app will show you via GPS all of the options nearest to you including hours and rates so you can pick the one you want.
On-Street Parking—$1 per Hour
Enforced 8am-11:59pm Monday-Saturday. FREE for the first 30 minutes of a paid session of one hour or more.
Parking Lots—$1 per Hour
Paid parking is enforced 6pm-8am Thursday-Saturday (Sunday until 8am). FREE for the first 30 minutes of a paid session of one hour or more.
• 601 Commendencia Street
• South Palafox Marina
Jefferson Street Garage—$1 per Hour
Paid parking is enforced Monday-Saturday, from 8am-11:59pm. FREE for the first 30 minutes of a paid session of one hour or more. Rates vary during special events.
Jefferson St. Garage Special Event Schedule
• Sept. 4-5 Shrek Musical
• Sept. 7 Tay Tay Dance Party
• Sept. 14 Randy Travis Tour
• Sept. 17 Sesame Street Live
• Sept. 19 Shenandoah
• Sept. 20 Gallery Night*
• Sept. 24 Warren Hayes Band
• Sept. 27-28 Seafood Festival*
Dates with * are $20; all other dates are $10.
Boat Ramp Rates & Locations
$5 Daily Rate 7 Days per Week
$25 (plus tax) Annual Permit for City of Pensacola Residents
$75 (plus tax) Annual Permit for Non-City Residents
• Zone 89—Bayview Park
• Zone 90—Bayou Texar
• Zone 91—Sanders Beach
• Zone 92—17th Avenue (near the railroad trestle)
Free Parking
• Community Maritime Park Lot (Excluding special events)
• Bayfront Parkway Surface Lot
• Belmont-DeVilliers Surface Lot
• South Palafox Marina Surface Lot (During select hours)
• 601 Commendencia Surface Lot (During select hours and excluding special events.
• Select other locations. Click HERE for a map.
If you get a citation
All City of Pensacola citations have the City of Pensacola logo. If you received a citation from a private company, please call the number on your ticket or visit the company’s website. *The City of Pensacola provides free parking to anyone with a visible, valid Handicapped tag or placard, whether the spot is identified as an official “Handicapped Parking” spot or not. However, if you park in a private parking lot, you will need to park in a designated handicapped space or risk receiving a citation, boot or tow.
If you are paying online, paying through our website is the only way to ensure that we receive your payments on time. We have received feedback from parkers that payments were not received by the due date when submitted to an online, third-party company. One such company is Doxo.com. This company is not associated with the City of Pensacola.
Ways to Pay
- Click the “PAY ONLINE” button to pay online via Visa, MasterCard, AmEx or a debit card. Have your citation number and payment info handy.
- Call 1-866-890-2807. Have your citation number and credit card handy. (Visa, MasterCard or AmEx only)
- Mail to City of Pensacola Parking Management, 222 W. Main St., Pensacola, FL 32502. (Do not mail cash; write your citation number on the front of your payment to ensure proper credit. Make check or money order payable to: City of Pensacola Parking Management.
- Pay in person at 308 S. Reus St. at the Customer Service Center at City Hall. Cash, check or money order only. Credit cards are not accepted.
Request an Appeal Hearing for a Citation
You can request a hearing on a parking citation any time within 15 days of the citation issue date—after15 days, citations are no longer eligible for a hearing. Submit your request for a hearing online or by mail (postmarked within 15 days of citation issue date). To request a hearing by mail, follow the directions on your citation. Please note: An administrative fee of $15 is automatically assessed when an appeal is denied, regardless
of the reason.
Please note: The owner of any vehicle found to be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter within the city shall be fined in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per offense; however, beginning with the third offense that occurs within a twelve (12) month period the fine shall be in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) and each subsequent offense thereafter within a twelve (12) month period shall increase by twenty-five dollars ($25) from the last fine for each additional offense Subsequent fine amounts for offenses that occur within the same twelve (12) month period shall not be greater than two hundred dollars ($200.00). The amount of the fine shall be doubled if payment is not received by the city or if payment by mail is not postmarked within fifteen (15) days of the date of notice of the violation.
Late Fees
Parking citations must be paid within 15 calendar days from the issue date of the citation, or the citation fee will double. License plates with three or more unpaid citations or an unpaid unauthorized handicap parking violation will be issued a scofflaw hold on the renewal of the license plate through the Department of Safety and Motor Vehicles.
