On-street Residential Monthly Parking Permits

The On-Street Residential Monthly Parking Program applies only within established zones in the City of Ottawa. To qualify for permit privileges, residents have to live in a zone that allows permit parking and can prove that they do not have access to off-street parking.

Residents may be granted a permit holder exemption from City of Ottawa traffic and parking by-laws to park up to 48 hours in the same spot and to be excluded from winter overnight parking restrictions from November 15 to April 1. Daytime or nighttime planned snow removal restrictions apply to all vehicles, including those with an On-Street Monthly Parking Permit.

The cost per vehicle per month is $52 + GST.

An annual permit is available for $582 + GST (a $42 savings).

Refunds will not be issued for a paid-period of less than one month (i.e. less than 30 days before the expiry date).

The cost of a replacement permit is $10 + GST

Required documentation

• Tenants:
  
  A person who rents property must complete an application for an On-Street Monthly Parking Permit and submit to Client Service Centre staff:

1. a copy of their lease or rental agreement for the address listed on the application;
2. a letter from the landlord or rental office confirming that the tenant does not have off-street parking; and
3. vehicle registration bearing the name and address of the tenant applicant; the vehicle license and registration for which on-street parking is requested must match the name and address cited on the permit application, except if the vehicle is owned by a person other than the tenant applicant. In this case, the tenant applicant must also submit a letter or leasing document from the vehicle owner specifying that the owner authorizes use of the vehicle by the tenant applicant.
   

• Homeowners:
  
  A homeowner must submit to Client Service Centre staff a copy of a tax or utility bill in his or her name at the address listed on the application and vehicle registration bearing the listed address of the homeowner applicant. If the homeowner applicant does not own the vehicle, that person must submit a letter or leasing document from the vehicle owner specifying that the owner authorizes use of the vehicle by the homeowner applicant.

Where to obtain permits

On-Street Monthly Parking Permits can be obtained at any of the City of Ottawa Client Service Centres.

Regulations

An On-Street Monthly Parking Permit is valid only for the vehicle specified on the application and on the street or area specified on the permit. A permit holder must ensure the permit is visibly displayed on the dash of the vehicle specified on the permit application; a permit may not be loaned to another person. Upon procurement of a replacement vehicle, a permit holder must promptly go to a Client Service Centre and update the permit application. If a permit holder loses or damages a permit, he or she must promptly go to a Client Service Centre and obtain a replacement permit.

An On-Street Monthly Parking Permit may be cancelled if the permit holder fails to conform to permit regulations.

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