Free parking for disabled @ pom!

[ShoMeChiefsFan]

Is there a cost for parking if you are disabled?

Disabled parking in all the terminal parking facilities at the Port of Miami is free. However, in order for the parking fees to be waived, appropriate documentation must be provided to the Toll Attendant upon exiting the parking garage.

• Disabled Parking Checklist / Required Documents
  

____ State Issued: Driver's License/I.D. Card/Passport

____ Original Parking Sales Receipt/Parking Ticket Stub (No Copies)

____ Authentic Disability Placard/Permanent Disability License Plate

____ Proof of Sailing (Sailing Card or Original Purchased Ticket Issued from the Cruise Line)

____ Letter/Card from DMV-(Dept. of Motor Vehicles) signifying who the Disability Placard is Assigned to (NOTE:

applies to states that do not have a Driver's License # on placard!)

Edited March 6, 2012 by KcFanNindy

[mypokey2]

As of 11/2013 paring at POM is not free for Disabled unless Handicap plates or a letter from State stating that modifications to the vehicle were required. This brings Miami into line with other ports in Florida.:(

[capriccio]

The details are on the Port of Miami's website: http://www.miamidade.gov/portmiami/p...sportation.asp

 

For Disabled Persons

 

Notice to Disabled Parking Patrons (Effective November 16, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.)

Based on Ordinance 13-104 That Amends Section 30-338.2 of the Miami–Dade County Code;

Public parking charges will apply to vehicles parking at PortMiami’s public parking facilities that display a disabled parking permit or license tag, except as provided by Florida state law*. However, a vehicle displaying a disabled parking permit or license tag will be allowed up to two (2) hours of free parking. Any vehicle exceeding the two-hour free parking period will be charged for the entire time the vehicle uses the facility.

 

 

*In accordance with Florida state law, no parking charges will be imposed on any vehicle with specialized equipment, such as ramps, lifts, foot or hand controls, for use by a person with a disability, or any vehicle displaying the Florida Toll Exemption permit.

 

How to request complimentary disabled parking at PortMiami:

 

• At the exit, advise the parking attendant that you would like a disability waiver of parking.
  
• The parking attendant will examine your vehicle to determine if the driver/vehicle meets the criteria for a parking waiver.
  
• The parking attendant will inspect the vehicle to determine if a Florida Turnpike Toll Exemption sticker is affixed to it and/or if the vehicle has specialized equipment and a hanging tag from the Division of Motor Vehicles verifying the equipment.
  
• Once the parking attendant has verified that a disability waiver of parking is allowable, the driver's name, address and the registration number on the sticker or hanging tag will be recorded on a form by the parking attendant.