The Chronicle‘s Bradley Olson reports that Mayor White and his Council today took on the pressing matter of … downtown parking meter limits:
Bolstered by an update to Houston parking laws that sailed through City Council on Wednesday without discussion, the city is set to enforce the time limits posted at parking meters. That means that if it says two hours, you really can stay only two hours.
Drivers who stay beyond the posted limit will get a ticket, even if they have paid for additional time or have bought the all-day “Downtown Hopper” pass. The stricter ordinance also includes a provision making it clear that no one else can feed the meter for you.
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Tickets for exceeding the time limit, like those for when a meter has expired, are $25.
That bolded conclusion helps bring everything into better focus.
At least it’s better than the previously contemplated crackdown on handicapped parkers.
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