Zagreb introduces Sunday paid parking

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7 new measures for Zagreb city parking – including Sunday paid parking

The City of Zagreb is implementing a series of measures to bring order to its parking system, including the introduction of paid parking on Sundays in the city’s first zone.

These changes aim to improve parking availability for residents, with extended payment hours and stricter enforcement, alongside a review of privileged parking permits and reserved spaces.

Privileged parking in Zagreb has been allocated for decades without clear criteria, leading to disorder, lack of transparency, illogical decisions, and political favours, according to a statement from the City of Zagreb, which announced measures to bring order to the situation.

“This city administration has decided to tackle the chaos with a series of measures and return parking spaces to the citizens across the city. In Zone 1 alone, it is necessary to eliminate an excess of approximately 5,000 privileged parking permits compared to the available parking spaces,” stated Tomislav Tomašević, Mayor of Zagreb.

First Measure

“So far, the city has limited the terraces of hospitality establishments to a maximum of three parking spaces, aligning the cost with that of a reserved parking space. This has freed up 300 spaces across the city. Some locations, along with before-and-after illustrations, are here.”

Second Measure

“Additionally, the City Assembly has implemented a review of reserved parking spaces for institutions, associations, companies, and other entities,” the statement from the City of Zagreb continued.

“All previous approvals for reserved parking spaces expired on Friday, and permits will now be issued under stricter conditions. This will free up 300 reserved spaces by the end of September and around 500 by the end of the year,” added the mayor.

Third Measure

The city is also introducing parking blocks to free up additional spaces for residents. A total of 320 proposals were received during a public consultation, and these are being carefully considered to ensure that the final plan, to be adopted in October, is as effective as possible.

In addition to these three previously announced measures, the City of Zagreb is introducing four more aimed at freeing up additional parking spaces, some of which were suggested by residents during the consultation on parking blocks.

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Fourth Measure

The first of these is to stop the sale of privileged parking permits to property owners who are not residents, affecting 580 people.

Fifth Measure

The second measure extends the hours for paid parking in Zone 1, making it easier for residents to find parking. Charges will apply until midnight from Monday to Saturday, and until 3 p.m. on Sundays.

Until now, parking charges applied until 3 p.m. on Saturdays and free on Sundays.  

Sixth Measure

The third measure involves raising the fee for occupying parking spaces during construction works, except for earthquake reconstruction. Previously, the fee was set at €16 per month, allowing some construction companies to occupy parking spaces for months during work stoppages.

Seventh Measure

Finally, stricter enforcement of the two-hour parking limit in the first zone and the three-hour limit in the second zone will be introduced, encouraging higher turnover and freeing up more spaces for residents.

“In addition to these measures for existing parking spaces, the City of Zagreb has initiated the process for constructing a public underground garage in Klaićeva Street. A project designer has been selected to create the conceptual, main, and detailed designs. The plan is to build a garage with 800 parking spaces,” Mayor Tomašević concluded.