On-Street Metered Parking

New Meter ParkCards Now Available!

Purchase one today for just $10 or $20 at the Division of Parking's Customer Service Center, located at 222 E. Main Street.  Fast, Easy, and Convenient... These NEW, easy to use cards will make on-street metered parking in Norfolk easier than ever.  Just a swipe and you're on your way.

Click on the link above or call 664-6222 for more information.

Metered parking has many benefits to residents and businesses. 

• Provides convenient on-street parking for business patrons. 
  

• Encourages turnover of parking spaces for the short-term visitors.

The Division of Parking manages and operates a on-street and off-street metered parking program that encompasses over 600 metered spaces.  The Division uses state-of-the-art electronic parking meters which accepts quarters, dimes and nickels.  All on-street meters are priced in 15-minute increments and are based on a value price structure.  Click here for a list of metered area locations and hourly rates.

On-Street Time Limit Parking

Metered spaces are intended for short-term parking. The purpose of the time limit is to ensure that parking spaces regularly become available for customers of area businesses and visitors.  To manage on-street parking, meters have a 2-hour limit, with the exception of the meters in front of the Waterside Marketplace, which have a 15-minute limit.

Time limits are clearly posted in all controlled parking areas.  After you have parked in a time limit zone for the posted time you must move your vehicle to another location to avoid being cited.  You must leave a parking space when the time limit posted on the meter has been reached.  In order to encourage turnover of parking spaces for visitors 'meter-feeding' (depositing additional coins in the meter after the time limit has been reached) is not allowed.

Parking Enforcement personnel use tire chalking to determine the length of time a vehicle is parked in a space.  It is illegal to remove a chalk mark from your vehicle's tire.

Additional long-term public parking is available at our parking garages and lots.

Metered area locations and hourly rates.

Meter Enforcement

Meters located on the streets are enforced Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Malfunctioning Meter

• Name

• Date

• Time of problem

• Meter number

• Location of meter (block number, name of street and side street)

• Type of problem (Take note of what happened or did not happen when you deposited coins in the meter. What coins did you use - quarters, nickels or dimes? How much time did you receive for each coin?)

• You may also be asked for your license plate number and a phone number we can contact you at.

We will have someone repair the meter as soon as possible.

PARKING METER TIPS:

• Metered Parking is free after 6 p.m. Monday through Saturdays and all day on Sundays

• Metered Parking is available to those with a valid handicap permit for the time limit posted.

• Meters have a two-hour time limit.  Patrons are encouraged to utilize one of the City's parking garage or lots if their stay will be longer than two-hours.

• A bagged meter indicates a spaces that has been closed by order of the Police  or that it has been rented, usually by a contractor working in the area.  If you park on a bagged meter, your vehicle is subject to being towed.

• For commercial rental of meters, contact the Parking Division at 757-664-6222.

• Do not park on a meter with the words "failed" in the display window.  This indicates the meter is malfunctioning and it is a violation to park in the space.