Parking permits explained

Parking permits give everyone who needs parking fairer access. There are permits to help you park near your home, the water, your local foreshore club, or to deliver a service. Our parking permits allow you to park in a certain area.

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Parking Permit application processing times

We are currently experiencing a high demand for parking permits and would like to thank you for your patience as we work to process these for you.

If you’ve applied online for a resident, combined resident and foreshore or foreshore permit, you will be covered for the first 60 days after you have lodged your online application without needing to display the permit.

Visitor permits are only valid when displayed. If you urgently require a visitor permit, please attend a customer service counter during opening hours with your supporting documentation, and a visitor permit can be assessed and the permit issued on the spot.

If you have applied online and wish to collect your permit from the St Kilda or Port Melbourne Town Hall, please let the ASSIST team know you have already applied online when you arrive.

Status	Processing time
Normal	Registration permits: 21 days Visitor permits: 5 days
Very busy	Registration permits: 28 days Visitor permits: 10 days
Extremely busy	Registration permits: 45 days Visitor permits: 15 days

Please allow an additional 5 business days for your permit to arrive via Australia Post.

Wait times last updated 27 September 2023.

What Parking Permit do I need?

Parking permits give everyone who needs parking fairer access. There are permits to help you park near your home and the foreshore. Our parking permits allow you to park in a certain area.

Permit type	Who applies	Format	Parking rules	For	Cost	Cost to replace
Resident	Resident	Window sticker	Park in your area, no time limits	1 year	$90	$25
Foreshore	Resident	Window sticker	Free parking, to time limits	1 year	$68	$25
Combined resident and foreshore	Resident	Window sticker	Park in your area, no time limits and use it to attend the foreshore for free parking to time limits	1 year	$142	$25
Visitor	Resident	Paper permit on dash	Park in your area, no time limits	1 year	$126	$25

Do you have a concession card?

Eligible concession card holders are only required to pay a flat fee of $25 per residential parking permit (this includes resident, combined, foreshore and visitor permits). Parking Permit replacement fees apply.

Other types of parking permits

Permit type	Who applies	Format	Parking rules	For	Cost	Cost to replace
Foreshore club	Club member		Free parking, to time limits	1 year	$150	$25
Musicians loading	Venue			1 year	$88	$25
Temporary	Organisations and other applicable persons		Dependent on requirements	various	$65 per bay, per day	n/a
Temporary – moving house	Resident		Park in your area, no time limits	1-3 days	free	n/a
Temporary – film	Film crews		Dependent on requirements. Please Contact Council for a quote	Various	$65 per bay, per day	n/a
Tradesperson	Property owner or Tradesperson	Paper	Park near client address (in area). Residential job only	1 week	$60	n/a
Community service	Organisation		Park outside client residential property, display permit on dash	1 year	$25	$25
Accessible – individual	Individual or carer	Window sticker	Dependent on permit	various	free	n/a
Accessible – organisation	Organisation	Window sticker	Park in disability parking bays, double time, or free in paid areas	1 year	free	n/a
Member of Parliament	Eligible MPs	Paper permit on dash	Lodge a request online via My Port Phillip	various	free	$25

Short stay accommodation parking

Short stay accommodation and rentals are usually rented via online providers like AirBNB, Stays and Booking.com. Property owners can’t get or keep residential parking permits (including visitor permits) if they do not live at the property. Parking permits cannot be used for any commercial purposes.

If you have concerns about parking related to a short stay rental property, let us know. We can investigate. Go online to make your request anytime. You can call us on 03 9209 6777 if you prefer.

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