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If you’ve shopped at Quail Ridge Books or caught a movie at North Hills recently, you might have seen new cameras.
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Located at parking lot entrances and exits, and at certain places within the property, the cameras are part of the rollout of North Hills’ parking policies, which are being implemented across the development to encourage visitors to patronize retail stores and restaurants, Stacey Buescher, executive vice president of commercial operations at Kane Realty, told me in a phone call. You’re not supposed to just take up a parking space for eight hours.
The cameras are license plate recognition cameras, used to read license plates as vehicles come and go, Hannah Smith, senior marketing manager for North Hills owner Kane Realty, told me in an email.
They are not the controversial Flock Safety cameras, which have come under fire from Triangle communities over data-sharing concerns.
But visitors may still be skeptical.
I reached out to Kane to learn more about the cameras and how data is used.
Federal law requires states to keep personal information contained in a person’s individual motor vehicle record, such as their name and address, private.
Smith said Power Parking, the parking management company for North Hills, and its vendors — including Parking Revenue Recovery Services — follow all applicable Drivers Privacy Protection Act regulations.
Parking Revenue Recovery Services has access to driver names and contact information through its relationship with the DMV, but doesn’t share the information with Kane, Smith said.
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If a parking citation is issued, it may be mailed to the address associated with the vehicle’s Department of Motor Vehicles registration. That information is not sold or shared.
You can read Parking Revenue Recovery Services’ privacy policy at prrsparking.com/privacy-policy.
When you go to North Hills to shop or eat, you have to register your vehicle by scanning a QR code and following the prompts (or by calling Power Parking at 919-375-6999 if you don’t have a smartphone).
Visitors get two hours of free parking and can pay to extend their parking session if they need more time.
Vehicle registration isn’t required everywhere in North Hills, but Kane plans to continue expanding the areas where visitors will need to register. Parking in the Lassiter District and surface spaces at the Main District currently doesn’t require registration, but that’s expected to change early next year.
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If you violate the parking requirements, you could face a $35 fine.
This story was originally published September 15, 2026 at 11:50 AM.