Parking Enforcement

Downtown Area Parking

Managing downtown parking is one of Concord's more challenging responsibilities. Visitors and tourists swell the ranks of the city's driving population every day, often arriving and traversing the downtown business area. To ensure that motorists have short-term parking options, particularly in this high-traffic area, the city offers an extensive system of metered parking spaces and parking garages.

Downtown Parking Zones Map

Did You Know…?

• Parking Ban Notifications can be sent to you via cell phone text message or e-mail when you subscribe to Concord Television's free electronic list service accessible via a link on the City's website (www.concordnh.gov), or you can sign up at www.yourconcordtv.org.  The City shall not be responsible for e-mails or text messages that do not reach subscribers.  Therefore, residents are encouraged to monitor local television and radio stations.  

• Effective Nov. 1, 2008 to Nov. 1, 2010 overnight parking will be allowed in the newly created Downtown Overnight Parking Area.  You may NOT park within the Downtown Overnight Parking Area during a WINTER STORM EVENT PARKING BAN, WINTER MAINTENANCE PARKING BAN, or EMERGENCY PARKING BAN.  Outside of the Downtown Overnight Parking Area, vehicles may NOT park on a City of Concord Street between the hours of 2:00 AM-6:00 AM.  (A special exception may be granted for a single overnight allowance if previous arrangements have been made with the Parking Enforcement Division.)

• Parking meters increase access to parking by encouraging "turnover" of the spaces.

• The meters display decals indicating meter rates, time limits and effective hours.

• Parking meter effective hours extend until 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Parking is free at the meters after 5:00 PM, as well as weekends and holidays.

• Vehicles displaying handicap license plates or placards may park for free for the maximum amount of time allocated on the meter or timed parking zone. All handicap vehicles, including those from out of state, must observe the posted time limits and have their handicap plates or placards clearly displayed.  The disabled permit or plate does not allow for parking beyond the time limits placed upon the area.

• The City of Concord has replaced the majority of its old crank-operated parking meters with modern, state-of-the-art meters, which are more reliable and accept nickels, dimes, and quarters.

• All day downtown parking is available in the Firehouse, Durgin Block, and Capital Commons parking structures, as well as Storrs Street (Storrs Street runs parallel to Main Street one block to the East).
  
   

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