With the following exceptions, parking meters are in effect April 1 to October 31, every day, from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. All meters are 25 cents per ten minutes and stand-alone meters only accept quarters or Parkmobile. Change is available from several businesses and at beach tag sales booths, during the beach season. The City provides a five (5) minute grace period on all meters, before an overtime violation occurs.

EXCEPTIONS

Cape May Stage Parking Lot on Lafayette Street - No Parking on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, & Monday from June 23 - September 10.
Washington Street Mall area (yellow parking section on map below) from April 1st - December 31st.

The following streets are $2.00 an hour with Three Hour Time Limit (effective May 14, 2019):
*Yellow section on map listed below*
Carpenters Lane
Congress Place
Congress Street
Decatur Street
Jackson Street Parking Lot
Jackson Street
Lyle Lane
Mansion Street
Ocean Street
Cape May Community Center Parking Lot
Perry Street
S. Lafayette Street
600 block Washington Street
500 block Hughes Street
500 block Columbia Street
Beach Avenue (from Windsor Ave. to Howard St.)

Metered Parking 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ($1.50 an hour)
All meters east of Philadelphia Avenue (Reading Ave, Trenton Ave, Pittsburgh & Beach Ave)
*Blue Section on map listed below*

Metered Parking 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ($1.50 an hour)
*Orange Section on map listed below*
1st Avenue
2nd Avenue
Broadway
Grant Street
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Patterson Avenue

Three Hour Time Limit Metered Parking 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ($1.50 an hour) from April 1st - October 31st
Welcome Center Parking Lot
AME Church Parking Lot
Cape Island Baptist Church Parking Lot

Free Parking Locations
Free parking is available at the Cape May Elementary School located at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Madison Avenue Saturday and Sunday while school is in session and daily during the summer break till 11:00PM, there is to be NO OVERNIGHT PARKING.

SOME HELPFUL LINKS BELOW
NJMCdirect - Pay your traffic ticket online
Handicap Parking Regulations - Ordinance 240-2011