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42 TYBEE BEACHCOMBER | APR 2019
Parking Information
Y’all Need to Know
By Alaina Loughridge
Tybee Insurance Agency Inc.
Serving Tybee Island since 1987
Call Carrie Traeger
204 First Street
“Mrs. Jiggs” 912-786-5541
I want to start by thanking Lynn Davis for sending me such a thorough article
of information on Tybee’s parking services. I will be plagiarizing from her as
we go, but I must add my own two cents in because rules and regulations
are dull and no wants to read them. However, this is info you need to know if
you are a visitor and we want you to read it, so all the cuss words are mine.
So, off we go…
YOU HAVE TO PAY TO PARK ON TYBEE! EVERYWHERE! If we have one more
sign on Tybee about paying to park, we may very well fall into the ocean!
Now, I realize what a huge pain in the butt this is, but it is a necessary evil
as I like to say. Your parking dollars pay for street clean up, our lifeguards,
parking attendants and so much more. Don’t be unhappy. Key West is
charging almost $5 an hour to park and I know we aren’t Key West; we are
much better! Here’s the details:
Parking is enforced from 8am till 8pm, seven days a week, year-round. It
currently cost $2.00 per hour ($24.00 a day).
How to pay for parking:
1. Kiosk machines accept coins and credit cards. Swipe your card or insert
coins, once the total amount is displayed on the screen, hit the green button
and wait for your pay stub to print. Place this pay stub on the dash of your
vehicle. You may purchase up to three days of parking.
2. Use our new Pay By Phone app, ParkTYB. Located in the Google Play Store
and Apple Store. Download the app, enter your vehicle information and credit
card, and follow the prompts to start a session. As with the Kiosk pay stub,
the app payment is good in any legal space on the Island. It will alarm when
your time is about to expire.
3. Purchase a yearly parking decal. May be obtained Monday – Friday, from
8:30 to 5 at City Hall. Please bring your current vehicle registration and
a driver’s license. The cost $150.00 ($125.00 for those over 62 or older,
discount is non-transferable) per decal. And are valid for one year from
month of purchase.
All the typical rules and regulations apply as far as parking in a handicapped
spot, fire hydrant, against traffic. Yes, parking people see you trying to pull a
fast one and you will be fined.
Also, and I think most important too is BE NICE! If you get a ticket, do not
cuss out the parking attendant. These people work their ass off in the hot
sun getting verbally abused and without a cocktail in their hand. They are
here for a reason and I’ve met most of them. They are nice people just
doing their job. Not only do they patrol our parking, but they answer a million
questions a day, all while promoting and helping Tybee.
The moral of this story is: Pay to park everywhere. Be nice. Leave nothing
but your footprints!
On a personal note, if you have your buddy stand in an empty parking spot to
save it for someone 10 miles away, I will run your buddy over.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the City of Tybee Island
Parking Services at (912) 472-5101.
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