Boynton Beach commissioners review proposed parking fee hike, veterans discount and new enforcement software

Boynton Beach City Commission members and staff spent a large portion of their June 3 agenda review discussing proposed changes to parking rates, permits and enforcement software that city staff say are intended to improve compliance and cover upcoming equipment and software upgrades.

City staff proposed raising the hourly beach parking rate to $3.50 and instituting a two-hour minimum at Oceanfront Park and Harvey Oyer, adding a $50 annual veterans pass to match the senior resident rate, increasing the standard citation fee from $25 to $40 and adding a $10 user-error processing fee for ParkMobile corrections. Staff also outlined plans to replace the city’s citation and permitting software with IPS while continuing ParkMobile for meter payments; staff estimated the first-year cost of the new enforcement software and related equipment at roughly $80,000–$95,000.

The proposal matters because Oceanfront Park and Harvey Oyer are the city’s primary paid parking locations and changes would affect residents, seasonal visitors and businesses that serve the beach. City staff said the fee increases would fund kiosk upgrades, a new citation workflow, and—eventually—optional…