Port Townsend Plaza — Local services in Port Townsend

For years I have pulled up and parked at the Plaza while waiting for a ferry. We used to enjoy walking up and down the Plaza businesses spending our money on gifts, coffee and restaurants. Today I received a parking violation fine of $102.00! I always pay for parking when I know that it's a paid parking lot, without question. Apparently, there is some Colorado property management company that has installed cameras and a sign with fine print and QR codes that did absolutely NOTHING to grab my attention that I needed to download an app and start paying for time parked. Absolutely an entrapment scam in my opinion. No notice of parking rules changing. Nothing. I'm so angry about this! I've attached a pic (blue/white/green) of what EVERY business I've ever come across before uses to inform the public that it's a paid parking zone. Also, I've attached what the Plaza is using to inform and take pictures of violators with. Doesn't even look like a parking sign. And, as you can see from the attached picture (red/white), it faces away from the parking lot. That way if you are a pedestrian with no interest in parking, you might take time out of your day to read all of the fine print, entrapping legal jargon. Then they have the audacity to say that just by driving past their auto camera I've waived my rites to a trial, arbitration or class action lawsuits. Absolute BS. Shame on this dirty, money grabbing scheme specifically designed to entrap the tourists and long time, loyal visitors of Port Townsend. Absolutely shameful. I will no longer be parking there, spending my money anywhere at this Plaza, and by default, anywhere else in Port Townsend. I'm done with it. I'd rather keep my money and just sit in the line at the Ferry and play cell phone games. Update They've installed more signs now, however they still don't speak Paid Parking at first glance, at least not to me. There's just...

They want 100 dollars to park. Out of nowhere without informing anyone of the change from it being free I have lived in PT for half my life and gone here of times never had this problem but today they booted my car within 10 minutes and where preparing to have it towed I tried to tell them I wasn't aware of the change and that if be willing to pay for it but then they bumped the cost from 100 to 300 to get the boot off of my car took 3 hours for something to be done about it and the staff form both business were very snarky about it. The only sign they put up was at one entrance of the parking lot and small enough that you can barely read it from your car. 0/10 they have lost my business and family and friends will not be shopping there...

Just to make everyone aware, the parking lot for this plaza is private. There are no signs posted and this must have been a recent change. I received a parking ticket for $100 in June 2025 after parking here for 32 minutes. I've parked in the lot several other times in the past and never received a ticket. I tried to dispute the ticket but it was denied. So now I am forced to write reviews and letters attempting to get the word out. And my opinion is that if you want people to pay for parking, put signs up, put a pay station or even a gate. This looks like a normal lot and is never full. I feel like this is an unethical way to get people's money. $100 fine for 32 minutes of parking time, is way too...