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Council approves parking fine increases, effective Jan. 1, 2026, aimed at repeat violators
Summary
Missoula City Council voted 9-2 to increase parking fines and add escalations for repeat and safety-related parking violations; the changes take effect Jan. 1, 2026, and officials say low-income parking options remain available.
The Missoula City Council on June 2 approved an ordinance amending parking-violation penalties to raise maximum fines and add escalations for repeat and safety-related violations. The ordinance was adopted on a 9-2 roll-call vote and will take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
Jody Pilgrim, director of parking services for the Missoula Parking Commission, presented the staff recommendation and data supporting the change. Pilgrim said meter and overtime violations currently use an escalating structure with a $0 first violation; the parking commission recommends keeping the $0 first warning but increasing subsequent increments from $5 to $10 and raising the meter maximum to $40. For improper parking—violations that affect safety such as parking in bike lanes,…
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