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Gainesville council adopts paid downtown street-parking ordinance with April soft launch
Summary
The Gainesville mayor and council unanimously approved Ordinance 2026-O4 to implement paid street parking in defined downtown zones, with signage and QR/text payment, a free two-hour engagement requirement, a soft launch on April 6 and full rollout in early May.
The Gainesville Mayor and City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-O4 on Feb. 3, 2026, approving a new paid-parking system for marked downtown surface streets and defining operational rules for short-term free periods, signage and enforcement.
City Manager Brian Lackey summarized the ordinance, saying the changes amend chapter 3-4 of the city code to add paid street parking in designated downtown zones and to standardize signage and payment options. "There's the first graphic, there that shows, that we'll be posting this on, the website here pretty soon," Lackey said during his presentation. He described QR-code signs and text-payment options and said the system will require engagement even for the two free hours…
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