Parking limited to three hours with a parking disc will apply in the two open-air lots in front of the entrances to the San Marino State Hospital. The measure will first take effect on Tuesday, November 3, and will cover a total of around 70 parking spaces in the areas known as P5 and P7, located in front of the main entrance and near the Specialist Outpatient Clinics building.
The restriction will apply Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. To use these spaces, drivers must display a parking disc showing the time of arrival in a clearly visible position inside the vehicle. The measure formally came into force on November 1st, but its practical application begins on November 3rd since Monday, November 2 — the Commemoration of the Dead — is a public holiday in the Republic.
“The measure aims to encourage greater turnover of vehicles in the spaces closest to the hospital entrances, increasing the chances for users to find parking,” the statement reads. The time limit will not apply on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays, even when these fall between Monday and Friday.
The new rule applies only to the two areas directly in front of the entrances. “It is important to clarify that the new regulation does not apply to all parking areas at the State Hospital, but only to the two zones facing the two entrances,” the note specifies.
Excluded from the measure are the multi-storey car parks, where the existing Saturday parking ban in the underground levels remains in place to allow for cleaning, and the area behind the hospital, near the Cardiology department and the Pharmaceutical Centre.
No new restrictions have been introduced for parking along Via La Toscana, for spaces reserved for people with motor disabilities, or for pink parking spaces (reserved for pregnant women), all of which retain their existing usage conditions.
For all these areas, existing signage and regulations must continue to be observed.
The measure, promoted by the Secretariat of State for Health and Social Security, was developed through coordination between the Social Security Institute, the Civil Police and the State Public Works Authority (Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Lavori Pubblici), which installed the new signage.
“The system will be introduced on a trial basis for six months. At the end of this period, the effects of the measure will be assessed, with particular attention to the turnover of parking spaces and the access needs of hospital users.”
