Municipal lots and on-street parking

The interactive map below shows all City parking lots and paid on-street parking spaces.

ByWard Market Garage (Lot 4)  

70 Clarence Street
Maximum vehicle height: 2.2 metres
290 total spaces, six accessible spaces
One Electric Vehicle charging station, one Communauto

Rates 

• Monday to Sunday Morning Special
  • 6 am to 11 am: $1.50 per 30 minutes - $2 max (In after 6 am, out before 11 am)
• Monday to Saturday
  • 6 am to 6 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $15 max
  • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.50 per 30 min, $8 max
• Sunday and holidays:
  • 6 am to 6 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $8 max
  • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.50 per 30 min, $8 max
• Monthly: $210.00 

This waitlist is currently full.

City Hall Garage (Lot 6) 

110 Laurier Avenue West
Maximum vehicle height: 2.16 metres
853 total spaces, 20 accessible spaces
One Electric Vehicle charging station available on City Hall parking area at Cartier Street and Lisgar Street

Rates

• Monday to Friday
  • 6 am to 6 pm: $2.50 per 30 min, $20 max
  • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.00 per hour, $2.00 max
• Weekends and Holidays
  • 6 am to 6 pm: $1.00 per hour, $2.00 max
  • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.00 per hour, $2.00 max

Monthly: $230.00

This waitlist is currently full.

Dalhousie Garage (Lot 5) 

141 Clarence Street
Maximum vehicle height: 2 metres
461 total spaces, six accessible spaces
Two Electric Vehicle charging stations, two Communauto

Rates 

• Monday to Friday
  • 6 am to 6 pm: $1.25 per 30 min, $12 max
  • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.25 per 30 min, $5 max
• Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 
  • 6 am to 6 pm: $1.25 per 30 min, $5 max
  • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.25 per 30 min, $5 max
• Monthly: $210.00

To add your name to the monthly parking permit's waitlist, please email Parking.Operations@ottawa.ca(link opens email application).

Glebe Garage (Lot 8) 

170 Second Avenue
Maximum vehicle height: 2.4 metres
144 total spaces, seven accessible spaces, six motorcycle spaces, two electric vehicle spaces, three Communauto

Rates

• Monday to Sunday
  • 8 am to midnight
    • Level 1 and 2: $1.25 per 30 minutes, $5.00 max, 2 hour time limit
    • Level 3 and 4: $1.25 per 30 minutes, $15 max
  • Midnight to 8 am
    • Free
• Monthly: $140.00
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

This waitlist is currently full.

Gloucester Garage (Lot 3) 

210 Gloucester Street
Maximum vehicle height: 2 metres
212 total spaces, nine accessible spaces, five motorcycle spaces

Rates 

• Monday to Friday
  • 8:30 am to 6 pm: $2 per 30 min, $19 max
  • 6 pm to 9 pm: $1 per 30 min, $4 max
  • 9 pm to 8:30 am: Free
• Saturday, Sunday and holidays: Free

• Monthly: $240.00
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

This waitlist is currently full. 

Bank and Chamberlain Parking Lot (Lot 10) 

574 Bank Street
19 total spaces, one accessible space

Rates

• Monday to Friday
  • 8:30 am to 6 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $12 max
  • 6 pm to 9 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $4 max
  • 9 pm to 8:30 am: Free
• Saturday
  • 8:30 am to 9 pm: $0.50 per 30 min, $5 max
  • 9 pm to 8:30 am: Free
• Sunday and holidays: Free
• Monthly: $130.00
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

This waitlist is currently full.

Cyr Parking Lot (Lot 22)

283 Cyr Avenue
25 total spaces, two accessible spaces, one Communauto

Rates

• Monday to Friday
  • 8:30 am to 6 pm: $0.75 per 30 min, $7 max
  • 6 pm to 8:30 am: Free
• Saturday, Sunday and holidays: Free
• Monthly: $75.00
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

This waitlist is currently full.

Mooney’s Bay Beach Parking Lot

2950 Riverside Drive
186 total spaces, three accessible spaces

Rates

From Thanksgiving Day to Victoria Day

• Monday to Sunday
  • Free
  • No parking between the hours of 11 pm and 7 am
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

North River Road Parking Lot (Lot 20)

400 North River Road

78 total spaces, four accessible spaces, two Communauto

Rates

• Monday to Friday
  • 8:30 am to 6 pm: $1.25 per 30 min, $15 max
  • 6 pm to 8:30 am: Free
• Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: Free
• Monthly: $130.00
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

Monthly parking permits not offered.

Ottawa Police Headquarters (Lot 19)

474 Elgin Street

Rates

24 Hours a Day

• $1.50 per 30 min, 4 hour maximum
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

Monthly parking permits not offered.

Parkdale Market Parking Lot (Lot 13)

366 Parkdale Avenue
20 total spaces, one accessible space

Rates

• January 1 to April 30
  • 8 am to 6 pm: $0.75 per 30 min, $8 max
  • 6 pm to 8 am: Free
• May 1 to December 31
  • Monday to Sunday
    • 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Free - 15 minute maximum
    • 4:30 pm to 8:30 am - Free
• Monthly: $70.00 (available between January 1 and April 30)
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

This waitlist is currently full.

Petrie Island Beach Parking Lot

789 Trim Road
274 total spaces, three accessible spaces

Rates

From Victoria Day weekend to Labour Day weekend

• Monday to Sunday
  • 7:00 am to 6:00 pm: $1.00 per 30 minutes $2 maximum (5-hour maximum)
  • No parking between the hours of 9 pm and 5 am
• Seasonal: $40.00 (HST Included)
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

2024 seasonal beach parking permits for Petrie Island  are now available for purchase. Please contact Parking.Operations@ottawa.ca for more information.

Preston Parking Lot (Lot 14)

301 Preston Street
60 total spaces, three accessible spaces, one Communauto

Rates

• Monday to Friday
  • 8:30 am to 5:30 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $11 max
  • 5:30 pm to 8:30 am: Free
• Saturday, Sunday and Holidays
  • 8:30 am to 8:00 pm: $0.50 per 30 min, $2 max
  • 8:00 pm to 8:30 am: Free
• Monthly: $130.00 
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

This waitlist is currently full.

Slater Parking Lot (Lot 9)

234-250 Slater Street
62 total spaces, one accessible space

Rates 

• Monday to Friday
  • 6 am to 6 pm: $3 per 30 min, $21 max
  • 6 pm to 6 am: $1 per 30 min, $2 max
• Saturday and Sunday: Free
• Holidays
  • 6 am to 6 pm: $3 per 30 minutes, $5 max
  • 6 pm to 6 am: $1.00 per 30 minutes, $2 max
• Monthly: Not available
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

Monthly parking permits not offered.

Somerset and Cambridge Parking Lot (Lot 11)

687 Somerset Street West
46 total spaces, two accessible spaces, one Communauto
One Electric Vehicle charging station

Rates

• Monday to Thursday
  • 8:30 am to 5:30 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $11 max
  • 5:30 pm to 8:30 am: Free
• Friday
  • 8:30 am to 9 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $11 max
  • 9 pm to 8:30 am: Free
• Saturday
  • 8:30 am to 9 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $6 max
  • 9 pm to 8:30 am: Free
• Sunday and holidays
  • 8:30 am to 5:30 pm: $1.25 per 30 min, $6 max
  • 5:30 pm to 8:30 am: Free
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

Monthly parking permits not offered.

Tech High School Parking Lot (Lot 18)

422 Slater Street

Maximum vehicle height: 2.2 metres
10 total spaces, one accessible space

Rates 

• Monday to Friday
  • 8 am to 5:30 pm: $1.50 per 30 min, $18 max
  • 5:30 pm to 8 am: Free
• Saturday and Sunday: Free
• Holidays: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm - $1.25 per 30 min, $18 max
• Accessible Parking Permit – Those parked with a displayed valid accessible permit may park for up to four hours free of charge at this municipal parking lot.

Monthly parking permits not offered.

Pay for parking by phone

PayByPhone parking lets you pay for and extend parking sessions at Pay and Display machines by making a phone call, using a mobile phone app or logging in online. 

Cost

• Regular parking fees
• 25¢ service fee per transaction
• Optional 10¢ fee if you sign up to receive a text message alert when your parking session is about to expire

​How to pay for parking by phone 

1. Register for an account:
   1. Visit PayByPhone.com.
   2. Download the iPhone or Android app.
   3. Call 613-691-1700.    
2. Provide your phone number, credit card number and license plate number.
3. After parking, visit PayByPhone.com, open the app on your phone or call 613-691-1700.
4. Enter your parking location number, found on a sticker on the side of the closest Pay and Display parking machine on the side of the street that you parked.
5. Select the amount of time you would like to park. Parking time is not transferable to other locations.
6. To extend your parking session, visit PayByPhone.com, open the app on your phone or call 613-691-1700.

By-law enforcement officers have access to a real-time list of vehicles and license plate numbers that have paid for parking by phone.

You can Pay on Foot at the following City parking lots:

• 141 Clarence Street
• 70 Clarence Street
• 110 Laurier Avenue West​​

Payment methods: Cash (25¢, $1, $2 coins and bills) and credit cards.

How to Pay on Foot

1. When entering the parking garage, take a ticket from the entry terminal and keep it with you.

2. When you are ready to leave, visit a Pay on Foot machine before returning to your vehicle.

3. Insert your ticket into the indicated slot. The machine will display the parking cost.

4. Insert cash or a credit card to pay the displayed amount.

5. Take your exit ticket from the machine.

6. Drive to the exit and insert your exit ticket in the terminal to open the gate.

You can also pay with a credit card at the exit terminal as you leave the garage.

EXTRACT FROM GENERAL REGULATIONS OF BY-LAW 2017-301

Parking Prohibited - Whether Signs Have Been Erected or Not

1. In excess of three (3) hours, Monday to Friday, between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm 
2. In excess of six (6) hours on weekends and statutory holidays, between 7:00 am and 7 pm
3. within 300 metres of previous parking space within one (1) hour
4. within 9 metres of an intersection
5.  within 3 metres of a fire hydrant
6. within 1.5 metres of a driveway
7. on a roadway which is 6 metres or less in width
8. on any portion of a highway not intended for vehicle parking
9. during snow removal and street sweeping operations 
10. angle parking is permitted on a highway where the angle has been designated by signs or markings on the roadway
11. no person shall remain parked on any highway where there are parking meters unless such vehicle is parked entirely within the area designated as a parking meter space

 Stopping Prohibited - Whether Signs Have Been Erected or Not: 

1. within a pedestrian crossover, within 30 metres of the approach side of a pedestrian crossover or within 15 metres of the leaving side of a pedestrian crossover 
2. within thirty (30 m) metres of the approach or leaving side of a roundabout
3. within 34 metres of the approach side of a bus stop and within 18 metres of the leaving side of a bus stop 
4. within an intersection or crosswalk
5. between the hours of 7:00 am to 7:00 pm within 30 metres of the approach side of a school crosswalk and within 10 metres of the leaving side of a school crosswalk
6. upon a bridge, within an underpass or within 30 metres of any such structure unless parking is otherwise permitted by signs 
7. on or partly on or over a sidewalk

No person shall park or stop any vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked or stopped on any highway except as follows:

1. where there is a raised curb, on the right side of the roadway, having regard to the direction in which the vehicle was travelling, with its right front and rear wheels parallel to and not more than fifteen (15) centimetres away from such curb; or
2. where there is no curb or a rolled curb, on the right side of the highway having regard to the direction in which the vehicle was travelling, with the right front and rear wheels parallel to and as near to the right hand limit of the highway as is practicable without stopping over any part of a highway which is landscaped or which is not intended for the use of vehicles