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Atlantic City council approves higher parking rates for beach blocks and meters
Summary
The City Council voted 6-2 to raise hourly on-street parking rates from $1 to $1.50 and selected beach-block rates from $2 to $2.50; council members debated economic effects and revenue splits before passage.
Atlantic City’s City Council voted to raise certain on‑street parking rates and beach‑block meter fees, approving an ordinance that increases standard on‑street meter rates from $1 to $1.50 per hour and raises fees in designated beach blocks from $2 to $2.50 per hour.
The measure, introduced as an amendment to chapter 243‑83 (ordinance 6e), passed on a 6‑2 roll call after a brief debate over potential effects on foot traffic and local businesses.
The ordinance matters because it changes the city’s parking pricing across high‑demand waterfront areas and will affect daily visitors, beachgoers and local merchants who rely on boardwalk foot traffic. City staff said the change brings Atlantic City’s rates closer to comparable shore communities while remaining below some…
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