Today marks the beginning of week two of the California State Park systems charging for parking in the Tamarack Surf Beach parking lot. With “iron rangers” stationed at both the North and South ends of the parking lot more and more people are figuring out that free parking at Tamarack is definitely over.
“The parking lot was looking comparatively empty on Saturday afternoon,” said one Carlsbadistan reader. “Made me wonder if everyone is using the free neighborhood parking or if it was just the weather?”
When people realize they have to pay to park most will probably end up crowding out the already packed streets near the beach. “A friend of mine comes down everyday to take a short walk on the beach,” one man said. “But now I think she’ll either park up on the free streets or stop coming all together.”
According to the City of Carlsbadistan the State will be giving beach visitors a one-month warning period after which they will begin issuing parking tickets to those who do not properly display their paid parking stub in their window.
State Park Peace Officers and other state staff will distribute warnings and courtesy notices to visitors during the first month of the program. At the end of that period, vehicles not properly displaying a current pass or receipt will be issued a citation and fined up to $64.
The fees to park in the lot are currently $2 a hour or $10 a day, but don’t worry about paying until at least March 14, 2010.
Tell us how these fees will affect you by voting in our Carlsbadistan Poll in the right hand column just below the weather.
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Citations will start being issued on Monday Feb, 29 2010 at the Tamarack lot. I dont know where the month grace period came from.
The “one month grace period” came from the above linked story and quote from the City of Carlsbad website. If you missed the link and the quote here it is again:
“State Park Peace Officers and other state staff will distribute warnings and courtesy notices to visitors during the first month of the program. At the end of that period, vehicles not properly displaying a current pass or receipt will be issued a citation and fined up to $64.”
http://www.carlsbadca.gov/about/news/Pages/tamarack-beach-paid-parking.aspx
Now you know.
Monday Feb 29? Sneaking in an extra leap year?
I saw a state peace officer out on the lot yesterday issuing citation. It is a state lot not a city lot, so do not know if I would trust the city information over the state information. Is a 68.50 citation worth the risk, just pay your two dollars and have a good day.
I just straight up watch out for the ticketing official. When they enter the parking lot I leave lol