The Downtown Parking Validation Program allows downtown merchants to provide up to 4-hours of free parking to their customers who park at the High-Hanover Parking Facility (HHPF). The program, which is supported by the City of Portsmouth and the Downtown Business Association, is intended to make shopping and parking in Downtown Portsmouth that much easier.


• Who can join the program?
  
• Any downtown business, merchant or commercial establishment located in the central business district (CBD) may purchase validation stickers for distribution to customers who park in the HHPF.
  
  
• How does a business join the program?
  
• Business owners or their authorized representatives sign a membership agreement at the Parking Clerk's Office located at City Hall, 1 Junkins Avenue. A window decal signifying participation in the program is issued and must be displayed in the merchant/business storefront window.
  
  
• Where do I purchase the Parking Validation Stamp Booklets?
• After joining the program, validation stamp booklets can be purchased at the Parking Clerk's office or by calling (603) 610-7253. The City will deliver reorders of validation stamp booklets to the stores of participating merchants.
  
  
• How much does it cost to participate?
• Each parking validation stamp booklet contains 100 validation stickers and each sticker is valid for one hour of free parking in the HHPF. Stamp booklets are sold at a 33% discount ($50 for each book having a face value of $75).
  
  
• How does it work?
• A customer of the participating merchant who has parked at the HHPF simply presents their parking garage ticket to the merchant who can affix validation sticker(s) to the back of the ticket. It is up to the merchant to decide if a minimum purchase is required and how many stickers (up to four per customer) are provided. The maximum amount of validated time is 4-hours.
  
  
• Who currently participates in the validation program?
• Ahlgren Perrault & Turner, P.A., 101 Market Street
• Angelica's Muse, 19 Market Street
• Blue Mermaid Island Grill, The Hill
• Bresette & Company, 40 Congress Street Suite 500
• City & Country, 50 Daniel Street
• Coat of Arms Pub, 174 Fleet Street
• Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, 40 Pleasant Street
• Eclipse Product Development Corp, 25 Market Street, Suite #2
• Fat Belly's, 2 Bow Street
• First National Bank of Ipswich, 77 Hanover Street
• Garber Travel, 76 Congress Street
• G. Willikers, 13 Market Street
• Gulliver's Travel Books & Maps, 7 Commercial Alley
• Harpoon Willy's, 67 Bow Street
• Hoyt's Office Supply, 47 Market Street
• International Office Suites, 155 Fleet Street
• Jazzercise (The Portsmouth Ballroom), 41 Vaughan Mall
• Jumpin Jay's Fish Café, 150 Congress Street
• Kennedy Studios, 41 Market Street
• Mainely Gourmet, 55 Hanover Street
• Market Square Jewelers, 12 Market Square
• McHenry Architecture, 4 Market Street
• McLane Law Firm, 100 Market Street, Suite #301
• Merrill Lynch, 100 Market Street, Suite #302
• NJM Gallery, 8 Bow Street
• O2 Yoga Studio, 63 Market Street
• Portsmouth Beauty School, Inc., 140 Congress Street
• Portsmouth Brewery, 56 Market Street
• Portsmouth Gas Light Co., 64 Market Street
• Portsmouth Haircare & Dayspa, 55 Congress Street, #C
• Prelude, 45 Market Street
• Radici, 142 Congress Street
• RiverRun Bookstore, Inc, 7 Commercial Alley / 20 Congress
• Runner's Alley, 104 Congress Street, Suite #101
• Six Degrees A Unique Salon, 47 Bow Street
• Somnia, 107 Congress Street
• Smith Barney / Citigroup ,10 Pleasant Street
• Springer's Jewelers, 100 Market Street, Suite #101
• Strawberry Bazaar, 57 Market Street
• TD Banknorth, 333 State Street
• The Flower Kiosk, 61 Market Street
• Tugboat Alley, 2 Ceres Street
• Weyland Capital Management, 135 Market Street
• Worldly Goods, 37 Congress Street

 

For more information contact the Parking Clerk's Office at (603) 610-7253.

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