Increased Parking Fines In Effect In Findlay

(From the Findlay Police Department)

As a reminder, with the passage of Ordinance No. 2025-108, the following parking fines are now in effect:

Changes to penalties for Ord. 351.19:

  • Ord. 351.19 – Timed Parking violations increase from $5 to $15 for the initial offense; $30 for additional offenses
  • If not paid within 5 days (120 hours), the late penalty will increase to $50, plus the initial ticket(s) fine amount.

Changes to penalties for Ord. 351.03a section:

  • 351.03(a)(2), (3), (4), (5), (7), and (9) are increasing. Violations of these sections now have a $50 fine. These sections are the following:

o (2): In front of a public or private driveway

o (3): Within an intersection

o (4): Within ten feet of a fire hydrant

o (5): On a crosswalk

o (7): Within thirty feet of, and upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control device

o (9): Within fifty feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing

  • Other violations of 351.03(a) are now a $25 fine.
  • If violations of 351.03a are not paid within 5 days (120 hours), the late penalty will increase to $50, plus the initial ticket(s) fine amount.