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Plymouth Development Corporation

Park Plymouth

17 R Court Street

Plymouth MA 02360

Policy:   Permission to Use Public Parking Spaces in Plymouth Downtown, North Plymouth and Waterfront District

 

Effective: December 4, 2007 (rev.1, 2/26/08)

 

1.0    Purpose

Represents the approved policy of the Plymouth Development Corporation (PDC) relative to the use by private property owners, developers, contractors and individuals of any of the public parking spaces that are leased to the PDC by the Town of Plymouth

 

2.0    Policy Guidelines

.1      Any private property owner, developer or individual who seeks to utilize parking spaces, during either daytime or nighttime hours, in conjunction with construction, reconstruction or alteration of a building or in conjunction with any other non-parking purpose shall, prior to such utilization, obtain a permit and pay a fee pursuant to the following sections.

.2      Requests to utilize parking space(s) for any of the purposes listed in Section 1 of this policy shall be submitted to the Park Plymouth office at least one (1) week prior to the date that the utilization is requested. The application shall include information regarding the applicant(s), the project, the number of spaces to be utilized (including meter numbers where possible), and a description of the vehicles, structures or materials to be located in the spaces (click here for the application form in pdf format).

.3      Requests for special waivers or dispensations should be submitted to the Park Plymouth office for review by the Plymouth Development Corporation board, and these must be submitted at least one (1) month prior to the intended date of utilization.

.4      Any permit application for up to 21 days shall be submitted for approval by the Park Plymouth Manager who will determine signatures required for the situation and distribute it to the Police, Fire and Building Departments for their approvals as warranted. For these permits, the Park Plymouth Manager will act of behalf of the Plymouth Development Corporation.

.5      Any permit application for more than 21 days, and any requests for special waivers or dispensations, shall be submitted to the board of the Plymouth Development Corporation for review by the board and approval at a scheduled meeting of the board.

.6      Any application for use of public parking spaces shall be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee of $50 (irrespective of the number of spaces or days).  There shall be a non-refundable daily fee of  $25.00 per meter/space for the first 7 days, $50 per meter/space for the second 7 days and $100.00 per meter/space for the third 7 days and each day after. If applicants use spaces for more days than they have paid for, they must pay for the additional days.

.7      The granting of a permit pursuant to this policy may be made subject to certain conditions (i.e. police detail, reflectorized barricades, lighting, etc.) that are deemed appropriate to protect the health and safety of the general public in the opinion of the granting authority upon the recommendation of the Police Department, Fire Department, Department of Public Works, or other town agency.

.8      Surrounding business(es) and/or residence(s) will be notified by the Park Plymouth manager or by the PDC board when parking space use has been approved.

.9      In the event that a permit is not requested in advance of when parking spaces are utilized, an offender will be notified that they must apply for a permit and must pay for days that spaces have already been used as well as for the additional days they intend to use spaces per the above policy. In addition to the $50 application fee, there will be a penalty fee of $100 for failure to request a permit in advance of using the parking spaces. It is the responsibility of the property owner to ensure that all proper permitting is obtained and all fees are paid. 

 

Summary:

Use of parking spaces for non-parking purposes (including overnight use) for three weeks (21 days) or less is subject to approval by the Park Plymouth manager as well as by the Police Department, Fire Department and Building Department as warranted.

Use of parking spaces for non-parking purposes (including overnight use) for three weeks (21 days) or more or other special circumstance is subject to approval by the board of the Plymouth Development Corporation as well as by the Police Department, Fire Department and Building Department as warranted.

 

Use of parking spaces for non-parking purposes (including overnight use) for non-profit or special events requires a Special Event Parking Permit Use and should not be requested using this permit.

 

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