The parking fee at Oceanfront Park increased $1 an hour as of Oct. 1, going to $3.50 an hour, Boynton Beach officials said.
However, the city is not yet implementing any on-street parking fees on Ocean Avenue or in the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum lot — fees that were mentioned in a news release, later corrected, that the city put out in September.
Officials now say any on-street or museum lot parking fees won’t be considered until next year.
“We are in the process of planning for parking in downtown in anticipation of Town Square construction starting and future needs of parking,” city spokesperson Chelsea Sanabia said.
Town Square is a residential and commercial project planned for the east side of Seacrest Boulevard, near Ocean Avenue both south of City Hall and north of the Old Boynton High School building.
“As we get closer to the Town Square getting started, we will bring this to City Commission for discussion and approval most likely late spring or summer 2026,” Sanabia said of the potential parking fees.
Regarding other parking in the city:
The cost of an annual beach permit stayed at $65 for city residents and $50 for seniors who live in the city, but the nonresident beach permit is $250 as of Oct. 1, a $50 increase.
The parking fee for boat-trailer parking spaces at Harvey E. Oyer Park is $3.50 an hour as of Oct. 1, which is an increase of $1 an hour.
Florida residents wanting to use the boat ramp at Oyer Park got a break as of Oct. 1, with the city cutting the cost of the annual boat ramp access permit in half, going to $100 a year. The annual access permit for non-Florida residents remains at $350.
— Larry Barszewski
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