Occasional Use Parking Permits

Welcome to the Occasional Use Parking Permit Request System.

Occasional Use Parking Permits are NOT valid during snow clearing operations.

Occasional Use Parking Permits information

Exemptions

• This permit ONLY provides exemption from the following regulations in the Traffic By-law:
• 3 hour time limit; and
• No Parking from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. December 1 through April 1

NOT exempt

• All other regulations in the Traffic By-law (no parking, no stopping, commercial vehicles, hydrants, etc.)

Area of use

• Permit is ONLY valid in 3 hour parking areas
• Permit is NOT valid where signs are posted with other conditions while those conditions are in effect. Outside of those condition hours, the space reverts to a 3 hour limit and a permit can be used
• Permit is NOT valid in downtown paid parking spaces at any time
• Permit is NOT valid in No Parking areas

During winter control - IMPORTANT

• Parked vehicles which interfere with winter control operations are subject to a minimum fine of $60, and may be tiered for repeat offences
• Interfering means causing a plow or salter truck to veer off path and go around a vehicle or preventing a plow or truck from entering an area or street. For road safety reasons, the road needs to be cleared and salted from curb to curb
• Permits do not exempt vehicles from this regulation
• For information on the status of the City’s winter control operations, visit www.oshawa.ca/snow

Start / end validity

• Permits will be valid one hour from issuance
• Until that time, vehicles need to comply with all parking regulations
• Permits expire on midnight of the last day (similar to hotel bookings but end validity or ‘check out’ is midnight of last day)

Permit / confirmation

• No permit is required to be displayed - Officer handheld devices will advise if plate has a valid permit
• If email address is provided, a confirmation will be emailed

To receive a permit

• Permits can be issued 24 hours a day, seven days a week, using this online booking tool.
• You may also call or visit Service Oshawa between 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, or 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
  • Note: O.U.P.P.s cannot be issued more than 14 days (2 weeks) in advance.

Owner vesus customer

• It does NOT need to be the registered owner of a vehicle who receives, cancels or modifies a permit

Changes and cancellations

• If requested, can be made by Service Oshawa up to day of start of permit
• Once permit has started, current day cannot be cancelled or changed

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