Columbia Installation; hours of operation; parking time limited ordinance (§ 14-411)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article V. Stopping, Standing and Parking
In short: Where parking meters are installed on city streets and lots, you may not park longer than the time shown on the meter between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Sundays and public holidays are exempt.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in section 14-413(b), parking meters shall be installed and maintained on the streets and off-street parking lots in areas set forth by the public works director or such director's designee, and no person shall, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sundays and public holidays, park a vehicle in any parking space alongside of, next to, in front of, or behind which a parking meter is installed, for a period of time longer than is indicated on the parking meter for any street or off-street parking facility or lot established in this division.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-411
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.