Metered Parking

Parking meters are enforced Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. except for City holidays. City holidays include New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King’s birthday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day following, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve. NOTE: ALL downtown metered parking is FREE ALL DAY SUNDAY and MONDAY-FRIDAY AFTER 5 PM. Yes, we said it: FREE!

Metered Parking

Payment Options

American Coins
- All parking meters accept coins. Note denominations and corresponding minutes change with length of time parking meter allows. Parking Meters may allow parking anywhere from a maximum of 20 minutes to 10 hours. Note signage on each meter.

Pay By Phone
- Parking meter customers can use their mobile phones to pay for parking at all 1,800 of the City of Dubuque’s parking meters.
- Informational decals have been added to all meters to provide basic instructions on how to utilize this service.
PassportParking Mobile Link
- Pay by utilizing the mobile application. Scan the QR code on the parking meter, or use the link above to set up an account.

Citywide Parking Ordinance Enforcement

A staff position is assigned to the City’s Parking Division to enforce parking ordinances outside Dubuque’s downtown metered parking district. The position also assists with enforcement of the City’s snow route parking policy when it is activated.

This initiative does not replace parking enforcement efforts by the police department. Parking complaints should still be directed to the Dubuque Police Department at 563.589.4415.

Ordinances with Increased Enforcement

Parking on the wrong side of a street (enforcement will focus on more heavily traveled streets, however, it will not be limited to those streets)
Parking on a sidewalk
Residential parking districts
Parking in front of a public or private driveway
Parking within five feet of a fire hydrant
Fire lane violations
Parking within 10 feet of a stop sign or traffic light
Public safety parking violations

Fines

Fines from these violations range from $15 to $200.

Disabled Parking Compliance

Enforcement efforts will also focus on City-wide disabled parking compliance on both public and private properties.

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Check out the city’s guide to metered parking:

Metered Parking, Dubuque, IA