Customer Service Support
You can submit applications for all our permit types through the Seattle Services Portal.
For customers who need language assistance or technical coaching, visit our Permitting Customer Service Support page for more details.
Parking Permits
Parking is a key piece of the transportation puzzle. As a limited resource that’s often in high demand, SDOT manages on-street parking to:
- balance competing needs (transit, customers, residents, shared vehicles),
- move people and goods safely and efficiently
- support business district vitality, and
- create livable neighborhoods.
Below you will find variety of specialized parking permits that may be employed to help accomplish these goals.
Related Services
Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) Permits
                Learn about RPZs and how to get a parking permit for your neighborhood Zone.
            
            Commercial Vehicle Load Zone Permits
                CVLZ provide a special parking space for service delivery vehicles to stop on busy streets
            
            Heavy Haul Network Permits
                Permits for overweight vehicles using our Heavy Haul Network help reduce congestion around the ports
            
            Temporary No Parking Zone Reservation
                Temporary No Parking Zones are established to restrict regular parking on short-term basis
            
            Service Zone Permits
                These permits are issued for the purpose of parking service trucks in the right of way
            
            Shuttle Vehicle Permits
                No vehicles other than permitted shuttle buses can park, stop, or load in designated zones
            
            Downtown Traffic Control Zone Permits
                Permit allows vehicles 30 feet or longer to operate within the Downtown Traffic Control Zone Monday – Friday, 9AM – 3PM
            
            Over Legal Trucks Permits
                All oversized vehicles and loads traveling within Seattle must obtain a permit to operate
            
            Car Share Permits
                In Seattle, there are two types of car share permits: Free-Floating and Designated
            
            Music Venue Zones
                Music Venue Zone Permit Program will provide reliable parking and loading space for touring musicians and their crews at [...]