Parking permits conditions - Residential

Time restrictions

Time restrictions for residential parking can be due to your proximity to shopping or business districts or major sporting venues. As the city expands, the time restricted areas will continue to move out with it.

If you have a property with time limits out the front, you may be eligible to apply for up to two permits. There is a no fee for these permits.

We set requirements to ensure that the permit arrangements are fair and reasonable for all residents.

Conditions of operation

Permit conditions

1. Permits are issued at the discretion of the City of Greater Geelong.
2. The issue of a parking permit does not guarantee the availability of a parking space
3. Council reserves the right to review permit costs
4. Parking permits are not valid in:
5. The City of Greater Geelong may withdraw parking permits if deliberate abuses of the scheme are determined.
6. All parking permit conditions can be found on the City's website.
7. To replace a lost or stolen permit, a Statutory Declaration or Police Report is required. Replacement fee $21 applies.

Eligibility

1. A resident must make an application to the City for a residential Parking Permit using the form on the City's website, in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in that application form
2. A resident must have timed parking restrictions of 2 hours or greater in the segment of their street. Corner properties are eligible for a Residential Parking Permit on either street their property abuts but must designate only one street upon application
3. The City will not issue parking permits where:
• a property has been granted a parking waiver as part of a planning (or other) permit associated with the property
• the property is used for business or is rated as ‘Commercial’ or used for commercial purposes
• the intended vehicle is over (4.5) tonnes gross weight or 7.5 metres or more in length
• a multi-unit development with four or more dwellings on the one property
• the City has resolved not to provide Residential Parking Permits during the statutory planning approval process for the subject property.

Number of residential parking permits

If the subject Residence is a:

• Single residence - it is entitled to a maximum of two permits
• multi-unit development of three or less properties - it is entitled to a maximum of one permit per Residence
• a multi-unit development with four or more dwellings on the one property are not eligible for residential parking permits.

Grandfather clause (optional)

Residents who have been issued residential parking permits before 28 June 2023 and have consistently renewed their permits without any significant violations or abuses of the permit scheme are eligible for a grandfather clause exemption.