Click Here to Pay Parking Violation
Atlantic Beach has implemented a paid public parking program at several of our public beach accesses for the summer season.
Purpose: To generate funds for beach services which include: a 7-day-a-week, paid summer lifeguard program which was affected by the withdrawal of annual lifeguard-funding contributions by the county, the operation and maintenance of three public beach access bathhouses, daily garbage/refuse pickup and disposal along a five-mile beachfront and various free summer recreation programs activities like the AB Beach Music Festival, the July Fourth Fireworks; the family outdoor movie nights and the traffic safety enforcement for a summer population that approaches 50,000. These funds ensure that such tourist-related beach services are not fully subsidized by the local property taxpayers.
Schedule and Rates
- Paid parking program runs from May 13 to August 31, 2023.
- Sunday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; paid parking daily with no free days
- Pay Stations: $3 / hour paid parking using parking stations, accepting debit/credit cards only
- Any cars in paid lots or parking spaces at beginning of parking day hours will be ticketed
- No refunds for rain-outs
- Free parking with the display of valid Handicap or Disabled Veteran tag/plates
Paid Parking Areas:
New Bern Avenue Beach Access, Henderson Blvd Beach Access, West Boardwalk CAMA Lot, Circle Point Grass Lot, Circle Pavilion Paved Lot, Circle Gravel/Dirt Lot, Circle Perimeter: West Drive, Atlantic Blvd, and East Drive; Circle Adjacent: W Bogue, E Terminal, E Bogue.
Please Note: 30-Minute ONLY Free Parking
Designated spaces along the perimeter of West Drive and Atlantic Blvd are for 30-Minute Free Parking ONLY this season. This rule applies to EVERYONE – including those parkers who receive free parking by displaying a Town Re-Entry Pass or a Season Parking Sticker. Patrons can only park for thirty minutes at a time and every vehicle MUST move after that 1/2 hour expires.
Atlantic Beach Property Owners/Long Term Renters: Free Parking with the display of a Town Hurricane Re-Entry Pass on the dashboard.
Season Pass: $75 each; pass may be purchased online (click here) or at Town Hall during normal business hours. Pass must be adhered to windshield.
The Program operates under the guidance of the Atlantic Beach Police Department (ABPD). Parking violations will be enforced by the ABPD.
Electronic tickets issued for parking violations can be paid here.
Parking Ticket Payments: Failure to pay a parking citation within 1 day will lead to additional penalties. To appeal a citation see the section entitled “PARKING TICKETS APPEALS”.
- Initial Fine: $23
- Failure to pay after 24 hours: $33
- Failure to pay after 10 days: $53
Unpaid tickets will be forwarded to a debt collection agency.
Pay Online: https://atlanticbeachnc.rmcpay.com
Parking Ticket Appeals: If you feel that you have received a parking ticket in error there is a formal appeals process in place to address your concerns. You may file an appeal for up to 10 days after the ticket is issued on the payment website listed at the bottom of your ticket (https://atlanticbeachnc.rmcpay.com) by selecting “Appeal” after you enter your citation number. During the Appeals Process, the original fine will not continue to escalate. As a matter of policy, we do not accept appeals on the following grounds:
- Lack of knowledge of the Town of Atlantic Beach’s parking regulations
- Conflicts or tardiness going to or returning from an appointment/the beach/a restaurant
- Inability to find a legal parking space
- Failure to have a valid form of payment (credit card)
- Failure to enter the correct parking space number
Appeals will be answered within 5 business days after submittal. Please contact the ABPD at 252-726-2523 during normal business hours (M-F, 8 am-5 pm) if you do not receive a response to your appeal within this timeframe.
Pay Online: https://atlanticbeachnc.rmcpay.com
