Hamilton/Waverley Lot (D)

How it is free

• Free for anyone (up to 2 hr)

  Non-covered surface lot in the Lime color zone; first 2 hours free, no permit required. Color-zone 2-hour limit enforced on weekdays during downtown business hours; re-parking in the same color zone the same enforcement day is ticketed. Longer stays require a $20/day All Day Visitor Permit. Lot is the approved future site of a six-story city garage, so it may close for construction.

Details

Regular rate

$20 / 2 hr

Daily max

$20

Surface (non-covered) lot in the Lime color zone: first 2 hours free with no permit required, per the city's Free Hourly Parking page ("Two-hour parking is provided in on-street spaces and in surface lots"). The color-zone 2-hour limit is enforced weekday downtown business hours and re-parking in the same zone the same day is ticketed; staying longer needs a $20/day All Day Visitor Permit. Caveat: this 86-space lot is the approved site of a future six-story city garage (still in permitting as of mid-2026), so confirm it has not closed for construction before relying on it.

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