RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS

 

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• About this Program
• Cost of Permit
• How to Apply
• Map of Residential Parking Permit Areas
• Program Regulations
• Ineligible Addresses
• Adding a Street
• Property Owner Affidavit (PDF)

 About this Program...

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• The purpose of the residential parking permit program is to prevent commuter parking on residential streets.
  
  
• People who live in an area covered by the Residential Parking Permit Program may purchase permits from the Madison Parking Division Office. These permits allow residents of that area to exceed the posted one or two hour parking limit on the street.
  
  
• Several permit parking areas in the Central Business District are very crowded due to a large number of vehicle owners living in the area and there being only a few streets suitable for residential parking. Therefore, the permits allow residents of an area to park for longer than one or two hours when they find a space.
  
  
• A Residential Parking Permit does NOT guarantee you a parking place.  It allows you the right to park IF you find a parking space.
  
  

• We suggest that residents of Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9 seek alternatives to on-street parking for their vehicles. The number of permits issued is greater than the number of on-street parking spaces available in these areas.
  Map of Residential Parking Permit Areas

 Cost of Permit:

The permit cost is $21.00 for the Sept. 1, 2007 to Aug. 31, 2008 period.

 How to Apply for a Residential Parking Permit:

1.         You must live in an area shown on the Residential Parking Permit Boundaries map.  (Click here for map of Residential Parking Permit Areas.)

Some addresses may not be eligible.  (See table, below)

2.         The vehicle for which you are requesting a permit must be properly registered.

To change your registration to your permanent address, fill out Post Office Change of Address Form #PS3575 (available at any US Post Office) or call the Wisconsin Department of Transportation at (608) 266-2353.

3.         Outstanding parking tickets must be resolved before you apply for a residential parking permit.  If you have questions about the status of parking tickets, call the Madison Police Department at (608) 266-4170.

If you pay your tickets online the same day you are applying for a parking permit, you must provide a copy of your confirmation email.  

4.         You must bring the following with you when you apply for a parking permit:

Your vehicle registration form.  If this is not possible, we may be able to access this information if you know your license plate number, but delays are likely or we may not be able to process your application.

Your valid driver’s license.

Proof of where you are living.  A lease signed by you and the owner/rental agent is required as proof of residence. 

In lieu of a current lease, a notarized “Property Owner Affidavit” may be used.  (Click here for Property Owner Affidavit PDF.)

5.         The vehicle for which you are requesting a permit must be owned by you, your child, your parents/step parents, legal guardian, spouse or registered domestic partner, or be a leased or company vehicle which is assigned to you.  If it is a company vehicle, a letter (on company letterhead) stating that you are the assigned driver of the vehicle is required. 

6.         Permits can be obtained between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday from the Madison Parking Division located in room 100 of the Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.  (Click here for map.)

All permit applicants are required to complete an “Application” form or a “Renewal Application” form.

 Residential Permit Program Regulations

• Permits allow you to park only on designated streets in your area. These streets are identified by an area number which is located in the lower left-hand corner of the one- or two-hour parking sign. If there is no number on the one- or two-hour sign or a different number than the number on your permit, your permit does not apply to that street.
  
  
• Permits do not apply to streets that are metered.
  
  
• Permits do not allow you to park more than 48 hours on a street.
  
  
• Permits do not exempt you from alternate side parking regulations, or any other parking restrictions other than the one- or two-hour restriction on designated streets.
  
  
• Residential Parking Permits are NOT presently available at the following addresses because of restrictions placed on the conditional use approvals of the buildings:

 Ineligible Addresses:

Residential Parking Permits are NOT presently available at the following addresses because of restrictions placed on the conditional use approvals of the buildings:

Other addresses may be added in the future.

 To Request Installation of Residential Permit Parking on Your Street...