WHO PUT THEM UP AND WHAT THE CITY IS NOW SAYING TONIGHT. ZACH. JESS. EVAN. GOOD EVENING TO YOU. RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THESE POLES HERE WHERE THE SIGNS WERE PLACED. AND THEY WERE HERE THIS MORNING. OBVIOUSLY, WHEN BUSINESS OWNERS GOT HERE EARLY, THEY WERE FRUSTRATED THAT THE SIGNS WERE EVEN PUT UP. THE CITY WORKED VERY QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON, THOUGH, TO GET THESE SIGNS TAKEN DOWN. BUT THE QUESTION STILL REMAINS, WHO PUT THEM UP AND WHY? BUSINESS OWNERS IN UPTOWN 23RD WERE UPSET MONDAY MORNING TO FIND MULTIPLE PAY TO PARK SIGNS INSTALLED ALONG WALKER AND NORTHWEST 23RD STREET. AND THESE PHOTOS SENT TO US BY AN OWNER IN THE AREA WHO DID NOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED. YOU CAN SEE THE SIGNS, HAVE A QR CODE AND TELL PEOPLE TO PAY THE STAR SPACE RATE, EVEN WARNING PEOPLE THAT THE AREA IS PHOTO ENFORCED. 24 OVER SEVEN. BUT THE SIGNS ON THE STREET ARE BOGUS, ACCORDING TO THE CITY, WORKERS REMOVE THE SIGNS ON NORTHWEST 23RD AND WALKER MONDAY AFTERNOON. AND THIS PICTURE YOU CAN SEE SOMEONE COVERED UP THE QR CODE BEFORE THEY WERE REMOVED, TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO PAY. IN A STATEMENT, A CITY SPOKESPERSON SAID THE CITY REMOVED MULTIPLE PAY TO PARK SIGNS THAT SOMEONE ILLEGALLY PLACED ON NORTHWEST 24TH AND NORTH WALKER PRIVATE BUSINESS OWNERS CAN’T SELL PUBLIC PARKING SPACES. THOSE PARKING SPACES ARE OWNED BY THE CITY AND ARE FREE TO PARKERS. I CALLED THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING AT THE CORNER OF 23RD AND WALKER, THE PARKING SIGNS THERE ON 23RD WERE WERE YOU THE ONES THAT HAD THOSE PUT UP? BUT BUCK KING SAY, OH, WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY CARE. I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING. OKAY. THE OWNER HUNG UP ON ME, SO I WENT TO THE STAR SPACES WEBSITE AND ONLINE. IT STILL SHOWS THAT THEY WERE CHARGING $3 FOR THREE HOURS TO PARK IN THE AREA. A SPOKESPERSON FOR STAR SPACES SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT THEY WERE INSTRUCTED BY THEIR CLIENT TO INSTALL THE PARKING SIGNS ON SUNDAY. THEY WENT ON TO SAY, QUOTE, SUBSEQUENTLY, A PROPERTY DISPUTE HAS EMERGED BETWEEN OUR CLIENT AND THE CITY AUTHORITIES IN LIGHT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE SIGNAGE IN QUESTION WAS PROMPTLY REMOVED ON NOVEMBER 7TH UNTIL THE MATTER IS PRIVATELY RESOLVED AND THE CITY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT’S UNLIKELY THAT THIS BUSINESS OWNER WILL FACE ANY
City says parking signs were put up illegally in popular OKC entertainment district
The problem, the city said, is parking in that area is free and the signs were put up illegally.
Updated: 10:07 PM CST Nov 7, 2023
There have been parking troubles in a popular Oklahoma City entertainment district.Someone put up pay-for-parking signs on the corner of Northwest 23rd Street and Walker Avenue in the Uptown District. The problem, the city said, is parking in that area is free and the signs were put up illegally.Business owners who spoke with KOCO 5 were frustrated. The city wasted no time getting the signs taken down, but the question remains: who put them there and why?Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.In photos sent to KOCO 5 by an owner who didn’t want to be identified, the signs had a QR code and told people to “Pay the ‘Star Space’ Rate” and warned people that the area is photo-enforced 24/7.According to the city, the signs on the street are bogus. In a statement, a spokesperson for the city said, “The City removed multiple “pay to park” signs that someone illegally placed along NW 24 and N Walker. Private business owners can’t sell public parking spaces. Those parking spaces are owned by the City and free for parkers.”KOCO 5 called the building on the corner of 23rd Street and Walker Avenue and asked if they were the ones who put the signs up. The owner hung up on KOCO 5, but online on the StarSpaces website; it showed they were still charting $3 for three hours to park in the area.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppA spokesperson for StarSpaces said in a statement they were instructed by their client to install the parking signs, saying, “On the evening of November 6, 2023, Premium Parking, acting upon the instructions of our client, installed parking signage at the Northeast corner of 23rd and Walker.Subsequently, a property dispute has emerged between our client and the city authorities. In light of this development, the signage in question was promptly removed on November 7th until the matter is privately resolved.”The city said it’s unlikely the owner will face any fines for having the signs installed. Top HeadlinesOklahoma couple grows suspicious after prescribed pain medications seemed to stop workingPutnam City North High School student arrested after being found with loaded gun, district saysMan charged for 2022 crash that killed Edmond police officer diesDriver taken to hospital after being trapped inside vehicle during rollover crash in BethanyThe best early Black Friday deals on TVs
There have been parking troubles in a popular Oklahoma City entertainment district.
Someone put up pay-for-parking signs on the corner of Northwest 23rd Street and Walker Avenue in the Uptown District. The problem, the city said, is parking in that area is free and the signs were put up illegally.
Business owners who spoke with KOCO 5 were frustrated. The city wasted no time getting the signs taken down, but the question remains: who put them there and why?
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
In photos sent to KOCO 5 by an owner who didn’t want to be identified, the signs had a QR code and told people to “Pay the ‘Star Space’ Rate” and warned people that the area is photo-enforced 24/7.
According to the city, the signs on the street are bogus. In a statement, a spokesperson for the city said, “The City removed multiple “pay to park” signs that someone illegally placed along NW 24 and N Walker. Private business owners can’t sell public parking spaces. Those parking spaces are owned by the City and free for parkers.”
KOCO 5 called the building on the corner of 23rd Street and Walker Avenue and asked if they were the ones who put the signs up. The owner hung up on KOCO 5, but online on the StarSpaces website; it showed they were still charting $3 for three hours to park in the area.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
A spokesperson for StarSpaces said in a statement they were instructed by their client to install the parking signs, saying, “On the evening of November 6, 2023, Premium Parking, acting upon the instructions of our client, installed parking signage at the Northeast corner of 23rd and Walker.
Subsequently, a property dispute has emerged between our client and the city authorities. In light of this development, the signage in question was promptly removed on November 7th until the matter is privately resolved.”
The city said it’s unlikely the owner will face any fines for having the signs installed.
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