Contact Information:
Parking Bureau
46 Locust Street
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 516-6132 Email at parking@dover.nh.gov
OFFICE HOURS OF OPERATION:
Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
20 HOURLY SPACES ADDED TO CHESTNUT STREET BRIDGE
The parking spaces on the Chestnut Street Bridge that were previously permit parking only, have been added to the hourly metered parking system. Payment can only be made through the pay-by-phone FLOWBIRD service. The spaces were converted from permit parking only upon the recommendation of the Parking Commission to provide additional parking options for drivers unable to find a space on First Street.
PAY-BY-PLATE PARKING METERS
On-street parking meters have begun to be transitioned into a pay-by-plate meter. With Pay-by-Plate meters, motorists do not need to display a parking receipt in their vehicle's window.
ADDITIONAL PARKING PERMIT LOCATIONS ADDED
A limited number of parking permits are now available for Third and Fourth streets (west of Chestnut Street) at $20 per month and the angled spaces on School Street at $45 per month. Please contact the Parking Bureau about availability.
PARKING TOKENS DISCONTINUED
Due to decreased usage, sales of parking meter tokens ended on June 30, 2022. Tokens were accepted at the meter through June 30, 2023, to allow drivers to use up any they may still have.
CITY OF DOVER PARKING SYSTEM NOW OFFERS A PAY BY PHONE OPTION
The City of Dover has added a Pay-by-Phone program for all parking lots and on-street locations similar to what is available in the parking garage.
WHEN SETTING UP FLOWBIRD ACCOUNT: DO NOT PUT IN ANY SPACES BETWEEN NUMBERS OR LETTERS.
When using the garage, drivers can pay at the meters in the garage or use the FLOWBIRD pay-by-phone application. The program, which is now known as FLOWBIRD, works exactly as it did under its previous name, WHOOSH.
In the garage, open the app and enter your space number to pay for parking. Now, in addition to the garage, you can pay for specific parking lots, as well any on-street parking spaces, directly from the app. 
Once the app is downloaded, set up an account and select a parking lot or the on-street option. The system will send you a text reminder when your parking session is about to expire. You can extend your stay from the app, wherever you are. There is a 25 cent fee to use the app.
When using the app for locations with the progressive pricing structure (including all on-street locations and the Belknap, Orchard and Indoor Pool Lots), if you do not extend your parking session before it expires, you will not be able to use the app for an hour. You would need to a street meter instead.
The city's parking officers use a cell phone to confirm paid parking.
NOTE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SPACES IN THE GARAGE:
There is a specific icon for the EVC spaces separate from the general one for the garage. The non-EVC spaces are the blue balloon, the EVC stations is a blue icon that looks like a “quote” symbol.
Flowbird can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or from the Google Play Store.
Parking Tickets Payments:
- Go to drivingdover.com to pay online. Have the citation number and the vehicle plate number to log in.
- Mail checks or money orders to the Dover Parking Bureau, 46 Locust St., Dover, NH 03820. DO NOT MAIL CASH.
- Use the drop box located in the lobby of the Customer Service Center on the Locust Street side of City Hall. Make sure you include the citation number with your payment for proper posting.
“DOVER PRODUCTION” charge on your credit card?
These are payments made at our meters. For reasons beyond our control, some credit card companies are posting what used to be “CITY OF DOVER” as “DOVER PRODUCTION”
Accessible Parking Regulations
Parking is free for 3 hours per day for vehicles properly displaying a valid accessible parking plate or placard when the person qualified for the plate or placard is going to or from the vehicle. Longer stays require paid parking through the meter or pay-by-phone Flowbird app after the third hour. Misuse of a placard by non-qualified persons is a $250 fine.
Parking is also free for 3 hours per day for vehicles displaying Prisoner of War, Purple Heart or Gold Star license plates, when the qualified person issued those plates are going to or from the vehicle.
On-Street, Belknap Lot, Orchard Lot and Indoor Pool Lot METER HOURS
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday (excluding designated parking holidays).
The city utilizes Progressive Pricing meter rates for On-street spaces as well as in the Belknap, Orchard Street and indoor pool parking lots.
Progressive Pricing Meter Rates
Hours 1 & 2 $1/hour
Hours 3 & 4 $2/hour
Hours 5+ $3/hour
ORCHARD STREET PARKING GARAGE
The parking garage is now paid parking 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. Spaces numbered 301 and higher are PERMIT PARKING ONLY 24/7. Daily users should park on floors 1 and 2 only. Parking permits are also allowed in spaces 201-231 from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Permit holders who will be parked after 5:30 p.m. must park in spaces 301-514.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS ADDED TO ORCHARD STREET PARKING GARAGE
The Electric Vehicle Charging (EVC) wall units are on the second floor in the northeast corner of the garage just above the interior entrance to the police station. Two wall units are dedicated Tesla units and two are universal stations that can be used by any non-Tesla plug-in electric vehicle. The four units will be shared among three parking spaces to allow for several combinations for universal and Tesla vehicles.
The spaces are paid for through the regular Pay by Space meter system used throughout the parking garage. Only spaces 232-234 can be used for charging vehicles. The rate is $3.50/hour.
MCCONNELL CENTER LIBRARY/LIBRARY PARKING LOT
Under the authority of City Ordinance 141-3, parking in the McConnell Center/Library lot is limited to use by persons actively using either facility between the hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., weekdays. There is a three-hour limit in place except for vehicles displaying a valid permit.
Current Notices
Motorcycle Parking Rules: Motorcycles may share a parking stall, but each motorcycle must have its own meter receipt. Meter receipts should be left on the motorcycle using the area where the seat and gas tank meet or any place a cable may hold it in place. There is a tear off portion with each receipt that the driver should keep with them in the event the other half is dislodged.
Parking Holidays for 2023
| January 1 | New Year’s Day |
| January 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| February 20 | Presidents Day |
| May 29 | Memorial Day |
| July 4 | Independence Day |
| September 4 | Labor Day |
| October 9 | Indigenous People Day |
| November 11 | Veterans Day |
| November 23 | Thanksgiving Day |
| November 24 | Plaid Friday |
| December 25 | Christmas Day |
Key Points of the meter system:
- A meter receipt (not a Pay by Phone) purchased at any on-street location, Orchard Lot, Belknap Lot and Indoor Pool lot can be used at any other metered on-street or parking lot location. If you want to use it in the parking garage, please display your receipt as you would on the street.
- A parking space paid by the Pay by Phone Flowbird app can be used elsewhere on the street for which it was purchased, but a new parking session must be purchased if you change streets or move to a parking lot.
- Meters accept credit cards (MasterCard, Visa and Discover) as well as any coin. No dollar bills.
- Downtown parking is free for stops LESS THAN 15 MINUTES for ON-STREET SPACES ONLY.
- Don’t forget to display your meter receipt on your dashboard.
Overview
The mission statement of the Dover Parking Bureau is to promote the safe and orderly flow of vehicle traffic by supervising all municipal parking lots and public parking areas in the downtown business district, and by enforcing all appropriate parking related laws and ordinances
The Parking Bureau is responsible for maintenance of all city parking meters and is responsible for collection of all permit, meter, and fine revenue for deposit into a special City account.
Any questions on parking issues or parking permits may be directed to the Parking Bureau at 603-516-6132 Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.