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The City of Portland, Oregon

Portland Bureau of Transportation

Phone: 503-823-5185

Fax: 503-823-7576

1120 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 800, Portland, OR 97204

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Simple Temporary Street Use Permit (Parking Only)

  • Residential or Commercial Move
    Reserve on-street parking to facilitate a residential or commercial move.

  • Simple Parking Permit
    Reserve on-street parking to facilitate things like: loading/unloading for events, short term construction/utility work, tree trimming, etc.

If you would like to to place a container or drop box in the street without reserving parking, please visit our Quick Permit page:

Quick Permit
Permits you to to legally place a Storage Container or Drop Box on the street in an area with no parking restrictions. This permit does not reserve any parking. *Faster turn-around*

Once a Simple Street Use Permit request is submitted:

  • We will review your application, and email you a link to provide payment online..
  • Once we process your online payment and the permit request is approved, we will email you the permit.
  • We have a 7 business day turn around for simple permit requests.

For more information about our process, please visit the Temporary Street Use Application Process page.

Please note that nothing taller than 6ft may be placed any closer than 50ft to a non-signalized intersection.  This generally means that storage containers and moving trucks cannot be any closer than 50ft to a corner, unless that corner has a traffic signal.

Additionally, advance notification to adjacent property owners is required.

Metered Areas: Non-Metered Areas:
  • Fee: see fee schedule
  • The City's Parking Enforcement staff will place the no-parking signs out in advance and enforce any violations of the permit.
  • Violation enforcement and towing are included in the permit price.
  • Fee: see fee schedule
  • The Permit Center will provide you with "No Parking" plastic bags that you are responsible for posting. Post the sign on a street sign or structure (such as a barricade or sawhorse) and place the structure at the curb.
  • The City does not provide you with barricades to place your signs on. You can rent barricades at local companies, please search online for "barricade rentals"
  • If you would like to have the ability to tow, you may opt to have Parking Enforcement involved.
  • Non-Metered Parking Reservation Procedure
       
  •             Barricade                 Bag placed over street sign

Once prepared, permits are available at:
The Permit Center Transportation Counter
1900 SW 4th Ave. 1st Floor, Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503.823.7365  Fax: 503.865.3442  Email: cpac@portlandoregon.gov
Open: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Thurs 8:00 a.m. to Noon