Tallahassee, FL Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Code of General Ordinances Sec. 20-109(b)
- Program
- extended parking, metered residential areas
- Set by
- city manager rules, procedures, fees
- Base permit issuer
- public works director
- Permit misuse
- forfeiture plus code penalty
Summary
Tallahassee Code of General Ordinances Sec. 20-109(b) lets the city manager set rules, procedures and fees for extended parking by residents in metered residential areas. It rides on the same permit framework the city uses for contractors who need unlimited-time meter parking to do construction or repair work.
Rules, regulations and fees. The city manager shall establish such rules, regulations, procedures and fees as are necessary to provide the necessary spaces to such contractors while causing the least negative impact upon adjacent businesses, and bringing to the city the lost revenue from the parking meters and recovering the costs incurred. The city manager may provide rules, regulations, procedures and fees for extended parking in metered residential areas by the residents of the area.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Land Development Code: Supplement 75 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 75).
Full Breakdown
Section 20-109, "Special permits for use of metered parking spaces," is built primarily around a contractor permit: subsection (a) lets a business owner who needs to park at a job site for construction, repair or maintenance work get an identification card and permit from the public works director, allowing the vehicle to occupy a metered space for unlimited time without feeding the meter, provided the vehicle is marked with the owner's name or trade name. Subsection (c) has the public works director issue the card showing the holder's name, address, type of work, permit conditions, and an expiration date the director sets.
" That single sentence is the closest thing Tallahassee's code has to a residential or preferential parking permit district; there is no separate chapter establishing zone boundaries, eligibility, or a published fee schedule, because the ordinance delegates those details to city manager rulemaking rather than fixing them in the code itself. Subsection (d) makes any use of a permit other than for its authorized purpose a violation subjecting the holder to forfeiture of the permit and punishment under the code, and subsection (e) separately lets a construction permit holder pay for a meter hood giving exclusive use of that space, which remains city property.
Violations & Fines
Using a metered-space permit, including a resident's extended-parking authorization under subsection (b), for a purpose other than the one it was issued for is a violation of Sec. 20-109 that forfeits the permit and subjects the holder to punishment for a violation of the Code of General Ordinances, on top of the standard parking-fine framework for the underlying meter violation itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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