Stratford City Council on Monday approved a pilot program that will allow downtown residents to purchase monthly overnight parking passes at the Erie Street parking lot.
A staff report presented to council recommended a year-long pilot project that would offer five monthly passes at $100 each.
Daily permits will also be made available.
Coun. Larry McCabe proposed an amendment that monthly passes should be for downtown residents only, which passed.
The report proposes increasing monthly day-use parking permits from 24 to 35.
Demand has increased significantly, the report states, with 30 people on the waitlist for a monthly day-use parking permit at the Erie Street lot.
The lot has 148 parking spaces.
The staff report says revenue from the expanded Erie lot monthly permit and overnight program is estimated at nearly $70,000.
The pilot program aims to evaluate demand and optimize parking resources.
The city also offers monthly parking permits at the York Street and Cooper lots for downtown residents.
