The Parking Enforcement Unit falls under the direction of the Special
Operations Division. The unit is comprised of two civilian parking
enforcement officers who are responsible for patrolling the entire
city limits and enforcing all parking violations on city property,
along with any handicapped or fire lane violations. Officers issue
citations via a hand-held computer to vehicles parked illegally,
such as loading zone violations, no-parking zones, fire lane violations,
double parking, expired time zones, handicapped parking, etc. Although
no one enjoys receiving a parking citation, these officers have
the responsibility of ensuring an orderly traffic flow especially
in the downtown area and maximizing the utilization of parking spaces
for the public, tourists and business owners and vendors.
Parking Citations
If you have received a citation,
please carefully read and follow the instructions on the citation.
Failure to submit the fine amount within the indicated time will
result in additional penalties being added to the fine amount, immobilization
of vehicle by booting, denial of vehicle registration or mandatory
court appearance.
Common Violations and Fine
Amount
Rear or left wheels
to curb
$25.00
Prohibited by sign
$25.00
Over posted time
$25.00
Re-Park within 500 feet within
4 hours
$55.00
Fire Lane Violation
$110.00
Handicapped Violation
$255.00
What to do if you receive a citation
You must pay the appropriate fine
within 5 days of receiving a citation in order
to avoid incurring a late penalty. If you wish to contest
the citation, you must request a court hearing
within five (5) calendar days in person at the
Police Department. Failure to do so means that you have waived
the right to contest the merit of the citation.
Parking citations may be paid
by personal check or money order payable to the City of Winter
Park. You may pay by mail (DO NOT SEND CASH)
or in person at the Finance Department, 401 Park Avenue South,
or the Police Department, 500 North Virginia Avenue.
Pay your citation online.
Parking citation payments may be be made online with a credit
card. To make an online payment just have your citation number
or vehicle's tag number available and click on the link below.
Booting and Impoundment
Winter Park City Code 98-35 allows
for any vehicle that has accumulated five (5) or more unpaid parking
citations, to be subject to immobilization by having a boot device
attached and impoundment if the citations remain unpaid. If you
vehicle has been booted, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. An
attempt to move the vehicle WILL RESULT IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE
VEHICLE. In order to have the boot device removed from the vehicle,
you must make payment to the director of finance or his designee
of the total civil penalty, including delinquent fees, for each
violation and an immobilization service charge or sign and accept
a notice to appear establishing a date certain for a hearing on
the immobilization of the vehicle.
If a vehicle has been booted and
arrangements for the removal of the immobilization device have
not been made within 24 hours of the time such motor vehicle was
immobilized, the police department may impound the vehicle. In
this instance the registered owner will be responsible for any
towing service charges incurred in addition to the other penalties.
If you have any questions about
Parking Enforcement please contact Sgt. John Bologna at 407-599-3317
or email: jbologna@cityofwinterpark.org
or call 407-599-3206 for citation inquiries.
