Parking Operations
180 Lockwood Drive Extension

The Parking Operations Division is responsible for managing the City's parking program for passenger and commercial vehicles.

The Division performs parking studies and site distance analysis to design and determine all on-street and off-street parking spaces, commercial and passenger loading zones, and other parking situations throughout the City including parking prohibition areas, tour bus pull areas, and handicap parking areas. Parking Operations reviews engineering drawings for all parking projects in the City including those for City owned parking garages. Parking Operations coordinates the placement, maintenance, and repair of parking meters, and the permitting of the placement of parking meter bags. The Division also oversees hearing officers for the adjudication of parking citation disputes, schedules payment plans for citizens with delinquent parking fines, and prosecutes parking citations in Municipal Court.

Additionally, Parking Operations coordinates the residential parking permit program, including the survey and establishment of districts, and the sale of residential and visitor parking permits. Parking Operations is additionally responsible for issuing Certificates of Appropriateness and monthly Permits for rickshaws operating on downtown City streets.

For additional information regarding parking refer to the links listed below.


RELATED DOCUMENTS
Construction Parking Permit Procedure
Construction Parking Permit Procedure

Map of Residential Parking Districts
Map of Residential Parking Districts

Map of Parking Garage Locations
Map of Parking Garage Locations

Street Blocking Permit Application
Street Blocking Permit Application


RELATED LINKS
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles

International Parking Institute
International Parking Institute

Municode.com
Municode.com

City of Charleston Revenue Collections-Parking Division
City of Charleston Revenue Collections-Parking Division

Downtown Peninsula Parking Areas
Downtown Peninsula Parking Areas



Double Meter on Washington Street
2 Hour Residential Parking Sign (South Battery)

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Robert Somerville
Assistant Director

180 Lockwood Drive
Charleston, SC 29407
Phone (843) 724-7368
Fax (843) 722-5956
somerviller@charleston-sc.gov




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