SPECIAL EVENTS

Below is a three step process to fully accommodate your needs for your event.
Please remember that these services are available independent of each other.

Step One:  Reserve parking for your guests.

Departments/groups that wish to reserve parking spaces (within a cashier-attended area, surface lot or meter) may do so by contacting the DOTS Special Events Manager, at 301-314-7182, for availability and associated costs. For your information, when parking spaces are reserved, the department/group will be charged based upon the number of spaces being held – even if they go unused. Additionally, the department/group may be charged for the spaces at the time of day that DOTS actually begins holding the spaces, in order to guarantee the reservation – even if the event is several hours later. Reservation contracts that ultimately exceed the number of spaces agreed to, at flat-rate pricing, will be adjusted after the event has concluded to reflect the higher number of vehicles. An additional charge will be applied for reservations made with less than 7 days notice and 24 hours prior to requested event.

Departments/groups can still utilize cashier-attended areas on a non-reservation basis, however parking space availability is not guaranteed.

Cashiered Attended Areas are based on an $10.00 per day maximum fee.

Permits for surface lot spaces are $5.00 per day. Permits for meter spaces are $5.00 per day.  Permit fees double with less than 24 hours notice of an event.

Fee for Bagging Meters for Events:

1-20 meters ..................$15.00

21-40 meters ................$20.00

40 + meters ...................$25.00

*Prepaid meter permits are an additional charge

Step Two: Secure an Attendant

Some events/functions require “control” personnel to properly manage the event, or require labor hours and material in preparation for the event.

The costs for Parking Attendants are as follows:

With 7 days notice $20 per hour

With less than 7 days notice $27 per hour

With less than 24 hours notice $46 per hour

*Additional permit charges may also apply.

Step Three: Request Signs

Standard – 24” x 36” $50 each

NOTE:  Requests for signs require five (5) working days notice. Less

than 5 days (weekends excluded) notice will result in an $100.00 charge

per sign. Sign production will not begin until DOTS receives an

authorized request with pre-payment or an FRS account number from the

requesting department.  Permit fees double with less than 24 hours

notice.

Please contact the Special Events Manager, at 301-314-7182 for

additional information