Frequently Asked Questions

General Parking Management

  • The City of Jefferson contracts with PCI Municipal Services to manage downtown parking operations. PCI specializes in municipal parking management and works under the direction of the City.

  • The City needed professional assistance with parking operations, including managing displaced daily and permit parking from closing the Madison Street Parking Garage. PCI provides expertise, data, and tools to help the City manage parking more effectively.

  • Jefferson City has established our own parking brand called Park JCMO.

  • A Flowbird is our digital parking machine. Instead of using old-school meters, you just walk up to the screen, type in your license plate number, choose how long you want to park, and pay with your card or coins. You don’t even need to put a receipt on your dashboard—our system automatically knows you’ve paid based on your license plate.

  • Our current parking meters and the technology that goes with them are outdated, so we are actively phasing them out for modern replacements.

  • Yes, in the locations that have the Flowbirds, the old parking meters will be removed. Meters will also be removed in the pay by app Locations.

Parking Rates and Fines

  • The City is reviewing parking fines because the current low fines can make compliance difficult. When fines are significantly lower than in comparable communities, they can be seen as a cost of convenience rather than a deterrent. Currently, parking fines are lower than parking rates in select areas.

  • Rising costs for maintenance and operations mean the parking fund can no longer keep up with:

    • Surface lot maintenance

    • Parking technology maintenance and upgrades

    • Garage and infrastructure maintenance

    Updated rates help ensure parking facilities can be properly maintained for long term use.

  • PCI has been using data informed and data driven recommendations that will be presented to the City Council for their consideration. PCI makes these recommendations based on parking usage and demand, location and turnover, comparisons to similar cities, and professional parking studies.

  • No. PCI is paid a flat administrative fee and does not receive additional compensation based on the number of citations issued.

  • These rates only apply during City working hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (excluding Jefferson City holidays).

Paying for Parking

  • You currently have multiple options:

    • On-street meters (coins accepted)

    • Oobeo – scan the QR code posted in each parking zone

      • No app required

      • Pay through your phone’s web browser

      • Enter your license plate number

    • In the future, parking kiosks will be installed in some locations that accept both coin and cards.

  • Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover

  • Yes, coins are accepted at existing meters and coins will be accepted at parking kiosks once installed.

  • Yes. Presently, coin meters are available and future coin-accepting kiosks (where installed) will ensure parking remains accessible to all users.

  • You can:

    • Use coin-operated meters

    • Park in free parking areas but make sure to follow the time limits.

    • In the future, use parking kiosks (where installed).

  • ZONE RATE BLOCK TIME LIMIT

    65140 $1.00 200 Adams 2 hr

    65141 $1.00 300 Adams 10 hr

    65142 $1.00 200 Broadway 2 hr

    65143 $1.00 300 Broadway 2 hr

    65179 $1.00 200 Broadway 10 hr

    65144 $1.00 100 W Capitol 4 hr

    65145 $1.00 100 E Capitol 4 hr

    65146 $1.00 200 E Capitol 4 hr

    65147 $1.00 300 E Capitol 4 hr

    65149 $1.00 200 W High 4 hr

    65148 $1.00 300 W High 4 hr

    65180 $1.00 400 E High 4 hr

    65155 $1.00 100 Jefferson 4 hr

    65156 $1.00 200 Jefferson 4 hr

    65157 $1.00 300 Jefferson 2 hr

    65158 $1.00 400 Jefferson 10 hr

    — $1.00 200 Jackson 10 hr

    65159 $1.00 100 Madison 4 hr

    65161 $1.00 300 Madison 2 hr

    65162 $1.00 400 Madison 2 hr

    65165 $1.00 100 W McCarty 10 hr

    65166 $1.00 100 E McCarty 10 hr

    65164 $1.00 200 W McCarty 10 hr

    65186 $1.00 200 E McCarty 10 hr

    65163 $1.00 300 W McCarty 2 hr

    65168 $1.00 100 Monroe 4 hr

    65169 $1.00 200 Monroe 4 hr

    65170 $1.00 300 Monroe 2 hr

    65171 $1.00 400 Monroe 10 hr

    65172 $1.00 300 Washington 2 hr

    65173 $1.00 400 Washington 10 hr

    65202 $1.00 400 W Main 4 hr

    65174 $1.00 Lot 1 2 hr

    65181 $1.00 Lot 1 10 hr

    65176 $1.00 Lot 3 4 hr

    65177 $1.00 Lot 8 2 hr

    65178 $1.00 Lot 10 4 hr

    65198 $17.00 Lot 31 (Permit)

    65204 $20.00 Lot 24 (Permit)

    65193 $40.00 Lot 15 (Permit)

    65194 $40.00 Lot 16 (Permit)

    65196 $40.00 Lot 25 (Permit)

    65189 $60.00 Lot 5 (Permit)

    65190 $60.00 Lot 6 (Permit)

    65203 $60.00 Lot 9 (Permit)

    65195 $60.00 Lot 22 (Permit)

    65197 $60.00 Lot 26 (Permit)

    65184 $80.00 Lot 10 (Permit)

    65191 $80.00 Lot 11 (Permit)

    65192 $80.00 Lot 12 (Permit)

    — $140.00 Lot 1B - JC Uncovered (Permit)

    — $150.00 Lot 1A - Covered (Permit)

  • Yes, those locations are monitored by time limits rather than payment.

  • Free time-restricted parking is available at:

    • 100 E High, 200 E High, 300 E High

    • 200 Madison

    • 100 W High

    • 400 E Capitol

    (More information can be found by visiting ParkJCMO.com)

  • Look for signage on that block, visit the ParkJCMO Website, or call the office at 573-634-6473.

  • We are unable to offer refunds for parking payments once they have been processed.

  • You can pay directly at the machine with a card or coins.

  • Anyone can easily pay for parking remotely by downloading the Passport Parking app or using the Oobeo text-to-pay QR code provided on the signage.

Contact/Citations

  • Parking citations can be paid in three ways:

    1. Online at www.ParkJCMO.com

    2. In-person at 320 E. McCarty St. 

    3. Mail a check to:

      Park JCMO

      PO Box 126

      Jefferson City, MO 65102

    • Appeals must be submitted online at ParkJCMO.com within 21 days of receiving the citation.

      • Appeals submitted within 21 days are reviewed administratively for errors. If an error has occurred during issuance, the ticket will be voided.

      • If an appeal is not submitted within 21 days, the citation amount increases by $10 and the right to appeal is forfeited.

Parking Availability

    • Where can people park?

      • Downtown Jefferson City has hundreds of public parking spaces available on streets and surface lots. Wayfinding signage and maps are being updated to help direct drivers to available parking.

        • On-street Free Stalls = 35

        • On-Street Metered Stalls = 611

        • Total On-Street Stalls = 965

        • Off Street Public Metered Stalls = 106

        • Off-Street Permit Stalls = 721

  • www.parkjcmo.org/parking-maps

    • Parking is free:

      • After 5:00 PM

      • Before 8:00 AM

      • On weekends

      • City Holidays

  • Designated handicapped-accessible parking spaces are located throughout downtown near businesses, public buildings, and along major corridors. All accessible spaces are clearly marked. These can be viewed at the parking map: www.parkjcmo.org/parking-maps

  • You will find signage on that block that indicates how long you can park in that block/zone.

  • Parking citation will be issued for overtime parking (Ordinance Number 22-20).

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Permits

  • On-street permits are not available to new users. These permits were made available to our existing customers in the garage. If someone gives up their permit, that permit will not be replaced.

  • Designated handicapped-accessible parking spaces are located throughout downtown near businesses, public buildings, and along major corridors. All accessible spaces are clearly marked.

    • Contact ParkJCMO at: