Parking
If you need help at the parking garage gates Monday through Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, please press the Help button on the screen.
If you need help at the parking garage gates after hours, on weekends, and on holidays, please call 610-268-3171 to speak with a police dispatcher to request an officer be dispatched to the parking garage at 100 E. Linden Street, Kennett Square Borough.
If you believe your Parking Ticket was issued in error, the attached form must be filed with the Police Department at 600 S. Broad Street, Suite 100, Kennett Square, PA 19348, within ten days of the ticket date.
Parking tickets can be paid online here by entering your parking citation number on the form on the link. Please be aware that handwritten citations might not be available for online pay until manually entered by our administration staff. Ticket payments can also be made in person at 600 S. Broad Street, Suite 100, Kennett Square, or by calling 610-444-0501 option 4.
Parking is separated in the Borough into two sections: the Municipal Parking Garage, located on East Linden Street at North Union Street, and everywhere else.
The parking garage is $2 for the first hour and $1 for each additional hour. There is a $25 lost ticket fee. Drivers will be given a 15-minute grace period after entry to exit without charge. The Parking Garage rate during special events will be $20 per day. Payments can be made via your smartphone by scanning the QR code on your ticket to make payment on that ticket. Payments through the Passport Parking application are NOT valid for the parking garage.
Parking meters on roadways are enforced from 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Saturday (3 hour Maximum). Parking meters on municipal surface lots are enforced from 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday. The Parking Rate is 25 cents for 15 minutes. Tokens and Smart Cards can be purchased at the police department for discounted bulk rates.
Street and surface lot parking where signage is displayed can be paid through the Passport Parking mobile application available through your cell phone’s app store or the Passport Parking website listed on the meters (PPPRK.com). Your car description, license plate, and credit card are required.
Residential Parking Permits:
Residential Parking permit areas are enforced Monday through Friday from 9 AM – 5 PM. Each residence may receive two (2) parking permits free of charge. There is a $20 fee for each additional residential parking permit issued after the two. Attached is a form that can be filled out prior to coming to pick up your 2024 Residential Parking Permit. This form can be dropped off in person or emailed to parking@kennettsquarepolice.org. Please stop by the Police Department Monday - Friday from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM to get your residential parking permit.
The residential parking permit area is designated as follows:
(1) Center Street from Cypress Street to Mulberry Street.
(2) Meredith Street from State Street to Cypress Street.
(3) Meredith Street from Magnolia Street to Mulberry Street.
(4) North Lincoln Street, west side beginning approximately ninety-five (95) feet North of State Street and extending to a point approximately twenty-five (25) feet South of West Linden Street.
(5) Scarlett Avenue, the entire length.
(6) Mason Avenue, the entire length.
(7) Oak Avenue, from South Union Street to Meredith Street.
(8) Ridge Avenue, from South Union Street to Meredith Street.
(9) 200 and 300 Blocks of East Linden Street to East Maple Street.
(10) North Broad Street from Linden Street north to Sick Street, excluding the four (4) designated long-term parking spaces located on the west side of North Broad Street.
(11) Birch Street, south side, from the intersecting curb lines at South Walnut Street two hundred twenty (220) feet to the west.
(12) Dalmatian Lane, east side, from point one hundred five feet south of the intersecting curb line with East Cypress Street to a point two hundred sixty-five feet south of the same intersecting curb line.
Parking Garage Permits:
Parking Garage Permits are $75/Month or $800/Year.
Parking Garage rates will be as follows: First Hour: $2, Each Additional Hour: $1, Parking Permits $800 per year (20% discount for residents, business owners, and employees on State Street between Willow and Center Streets, please see below information regarding discounted parking). Patrons can pay by credit card or cash at the exit gate or via a smartphone.
Discounted Parking Garage Permits are $60/Month or $640/Year
Residents, business owners, and employees on State Street Between Willow and Center Streets are eligible for the discounted parking garage permit rates.
Longterm Street/Lot Permit Parking:
Longterm street and parking lot permit parking permits are $50/month or $470/year.
Please reach out for any other information by phone at 610-444-0501, option 4, or email at parking@kennettsquarepolice.org
