Fines for Parking Violations Increased
Violating city parking laws is about to become more expensive in Costa Mesa.
The City Council on Monday approved increased fines for parking violations.
The new fines go into effect in the middle of February.
The Police Department said a study of parking fines in surrounding areas revealed it was a lot less expensive to break parking laws in Costa Mesa than in Irvine, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Santa Ana or Fountain Valley.
The new fines were set by averaging the cost of parking violations in the five surrounding cities.
The increases are expected to provide the city with $133,300 a year in additional revenue.
The increases vary according to the type of violation.
The fee for parking in a red zone, for example, will increase from $28 to $35, while the fine for parking in a “no parking” zone will jump from $27 to $36.
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