The parking regulations for downtown Liberty, which were developed in conjunction with downtown merchants and civic leaders, are designed to give visitors ample opportunity to visit the unique stores and restaurants around the square or take care of business with the County, City or area businesses.
Some provisions of current parking ordinances require the following:
- No more than two consecutive hours of parking, 30 minutes of parking or 15 minutes of parking (as posted) on weekdays (except public holidays) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in certain areas (Chapter 20, Section 182).
- Two warnings per calendar year will be issued for certain parking offenses before enforcement action which may result in a possible fine of $15.50 (plus court costs) if guilty (Chapter 20, Section 167).
- Changing the position of a vehicle from one point to another within the Central Business District is deemed as one continuous parking period (Chapter 20, Section 134).
As a courtesy to new visitors to historic downtown area, the first two tickets are warnings. Timed parking fines are as follows:
- Third and consecutive tickets: $15.50 (plus $35.50 in court costs) each.
- The fine for parking in a handicap parking spot is $50 (plus $35.50 in court costs).
- All other parking fines are $15.50 (plus $35.50 in court costs).
Tickets that are not paid within 10 days are charged additional court costs.
Use of available public parking lots, which are not time limited, is encouraged for anyone who may need longer than the posted parking time limitations for street parking.