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Berwyn Council OKs modest increases to parking permits, adds new monthly options
Summary
After Committee of the Whole discussion, the City Council approved changes to residential and commercial parking permits and meter rates, adding new monthly pass options and a $1.25 hourly depot rate; staff will refer the ordinance to the city attorney for drafting and return monitoring data after implementation.
The Berwyn City Council approved a restructuring of parking permit and meter fees on Feb. 10, 2026, moving a set of modest increases into an ordinance to be drafted by the city attorney.
Finance Director Martin presented the changes in Committee of the Whole, saying the last comprehensive fee update was in 2014 and outlining the FY26 adjustments: the residential annual permit increased from $150 to $200, the residential quarterly from $45 to $60, and a new $25 monthly option was added. For commercial permits, the annual fee rose from $500 to $550 and the quarterly fee from $175 to $200. Depot parking will include an hourly rate of $1.25 per hour by plate, an annual depot pass rising from $375 to $400 (with a $200 business discount), quarterly passes increasing from $100 to $110, and a new $40 monthly depot pass for FY26.
“We didn’t do a large fee increase,” Martin said, noting the city also introduced a Passport digital payment system that provides monthly, quarterly and annual sales reports. “So we are tracking it per month,” Martin added, reporting roughly 1,100 digital sales to date under the new system.
Council members pressed staff on how the $1.25 hourly rate was chosen and whether the Passport system provides vacancy and time-of-day occupancy data. Martin said the rate was set after comparing surrounding municipalities — “I actually went to Oak Park” — and that he would follow up with Passport to determine whether vacancy-by-time reports are available.
Aldermen requested a one-year follow-up report to assess how hourly rates and the new monthly options affect usage and neighborhood spillover; staff agreed to return with findings.
On a roll call taken later in the meeting, council voted to approve the fee changes as presented in Committee of the Whole and to refer the item to the City Attorney for drafting; the chair announced the motion carried with six ayes and two nays.
