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Parking in downtown Berea has been an issue for some time. Customers and business owners say that finding a spot can be a challenge. People who are not shopping are often parking in spaces in front of businesses and restaurants and leaving vehicles there for long periods of time.
The City of Berea has put in place new traffic and parking regulations for the downtown area.
Student parking is prohibited from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday -Friday in what we call the Downtown Business Parking District. That means students attending classes at Baldwin Wallace University or parking to access BW housing facilities cannot park in the designated downtown parking district. BW has student parking lots.
Parking in downtown is limited to those wanting to access retail, commercial, office, food and beverage service, banking, personal services, health care services including but not limited to dental or vision appointments and special events. Those limits apply Monday-Friday.
The Downtown Business Parking District runs along Front Street from East Grand to the East Bridge, down South Rocky River Drive to just past the municipal complex, West Bridge and East Bridge from Henry Street to Seminary, and includes School Street, Church Street, part of Seminary and part of North Rocky River Drive plus four parking lots.
The City has hired a parking monitor to issue citations to violators. A parking violation is a minor misdemeanor.