Savannah Council Tables Midtown Parking Meter Plan
The city council indefinitely postponed a proposed paid parking zone in Midtown before its scheduled second reading.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in City Hall
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The Savannah City Council indefinitely tabled a proposed revision to the Midtown parking ordinance that would have created a paid parking zone. The proposal was scheduled for a second reading at Thursday's meeting.
Why it matters
The city said the paid zone was intended to improve parking turnover and make spaces easier to find in Midtown. Tabling the ordinance leaves the existing parking arrangements in the neighborhoods involved unchanged for now.
The draft set a proposed rate of $1.50 an hour, or any fraction of an hour, with a maximum stay of two hours per space across four mapped areas for initial meter installation. It is not stated whether the council will revisit the rate, stay limit, or zone boundaries when the ordinance returns.
The players
Savannah City Council
The elected legislative body of Savannah, Georgia, responsible for adopting city ordinances, including those governing parking and mobility.
Department of Mobility and Parking Services
The city department that would have held authority under the draft to install, move, or modify parking meters and set time-controlled parking spaces in Midtown.
The details
The draft ordinance would have bordered the zone by Gaston Street, Victory Drive, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and East Broad Street, including areas around Forsyth Park, Thomas Square, and the Starland District. It would have authorized the Department of Mobility and Parking Services to add, move, or modify meters and establish nonmetered, time-controlled spaces, with the mayor and aldermen able to change the rate or duration by resolution.
Timeline
Thursday: Scheduled second reading of the Midtown parking ordinance revision, which the council indefinitely tabled.
Political Context
The proposal set out to change how Midtown parking is managed through a city ordinance rather than through a standing rule, which is why its tabling leaves the current framework intact. The extraction does not record any named counter-argument or opposing officials on the tabled measure.
For Midtown drivers, the tabled ordinance means no new paid meters or two-hour limits are being added right now. Residents and visitors who park near Forsyth Park, Thomas Square, or the Starland District will continue under the existing parking rules until the council acts on this measure again.
The takeaway
Local parking changes in Savannah move through a council vote before they reach the street, so the next council agenda is the place to watch for any revived Midtown proposal. Drivers in affected areas can track those agendas to see when rates or time limits might change.
Further reading
For more on how the council handles local rules like this, see City Hall coverage in Savannah.
Source note: This article includes information reported by ABC 22 - WJCL Savannah.
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