The Lancaster Parking Authority operates, maintains and manages 946 meters located throughout the City but primarily within the Downtown Investment District. All of the meters are electronic.
Rate:
All of the meters require $.25 cents for 10 minutes.
Operating Hours:
The meters are in effect from 8:00 AM until 6:00 PM, Monday through Saturday. All meters have a 2-hour limit. The area in which meters are enforced on Saturdays can be found below: .
Coins Accepted:
Single space meters accept quarters, dimes and nickels and will register the appropriate proportion of time. For the multi-space kiosk meters, one dollar bills, 1 dollar coins, quarters, dimes, nickels as well as credit cards are accepted.
Parking Tickets:
The Lancaster Parking Authority enforces and manages the city’s parking ordinances. Parking tickets can be written by the Lancaster Parking Authority enforcement officers or Lancaster Police meter enforcement aides. All parking tickets — written by both LPA enforcement officers and police meter enforcement aides — are paid at the LPA office located at 30 W. Orange St. Lancaster, PA 17603, or online here.
Booting/Towing:
Off-street Booting & towing of cars in the garages and lots is handled by the Lancaster Parking Authority. On Street Booting & towing is handled by the City of Lancaster Police Department. If your car is booted or towed, call the Parking Authority at (717) 299-0907. You will be charged to remove a boot or for towing.