Beach Access and Neighborhood ParkingCity of Atlantic Beach
Beach Access and Neighborhood Parking
5.6.21
Beach Access Parking
Must maintain public parking count for beach renourishment
High volume problems are March 1 –October 1
Areas where complaints are common
15th Street
16th Street
Waters Park
18th Street
Saturiba Drive
Sea Oaks Drive
Ocean Walk Drive
Various
Beach Access Parking
Common complaints
Crowding
Safety
Noise
Trash/litter
Public intoxication
Quality of life in neighborhoods
Adjacent residents permanently locking up spaces
18th Street
Saturiba Drive
Sea Oaks Drive
15th Street
16th Street
Waters Park
Ocean Walk Drive
•Formalized the parking
spaces
•Added Fencing
•Added no parking on the
east side of Ocean Blvd
•Formalized the parking
spaces
•Added Fencing
•Added no parking on the
east side of Ocean Blvd
•Formalized the parking
spaces
•Added Fencing
•Added no parking on the
east side of Ocean Blvd
•Formalized the parking
spaces
•Added no parking on the
east side of Ocean Blvd
•Added no parking on the
north side of Oceanwalk
Drive
•Installed security cameras
•Eliminated seven parallel and two pull-in parking spaces without
jeopardizing the City’s shore-protection cost-share eligibility
•Striped a walking path
•Added bike racks and golf carts/low-speed-vehicle parking
•Added safety areas for beach-goers on the north side of the street.
•Added trash containers
•Installed no-parking signs across Seminole Road
•Posted an electronic sign board
•Limited southbound traffic on Ocean Grove during peak times
•Assigned police volunteers and lifeguards to direct traffic
•Cited illegally parked vehicles
•Increased police patrols
•Relocated the shower from the Beach Avenue/18th Street roadway
•Reduced the public parking sunset from 11 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Fence Added
to ROW
No Parking
North Side
•Add paid parking to 18th Street Lot
•Use existing Beaches Town
Center structure and staff
•Kiosk or through app
•3 hours free for residents
•Give homeowners across Seminole
option to make their streets
•No Parking or
•Resident Only
Residential Parking
Case Study: Saint Augustine, FL
In order to establish Controlled Parking Residential Area a
residential block must have parking overspill from out-of-
area vehicles on an ongoing basis at least four days per
week and nine months per year:
25% or more of those vehicles are not registered in the name of a
person residing in the area
50% of on-street parking is utilized
Petition with at least 60% of households on each block
This is known as the 60/50/25 rule
Residential Parking
Case Study: Phoenix, AZ
On-Street No Parking Zones
100% residents must sign
Impacts all on-street parking, not
just nonresidents
Petitioners may determine the
specific hours of enforcement
Residential Parking
Case Study: St. Petersburg, FL
Multiple Zones –Permit requires residency.
Residential Parking
Case Study: St. Petersburg, FL
Multiple Zones –Permit requires residency.