Parking
Permit Parking
Per Section 27-27, 27-28 and 27-29 of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of Oshkosh, WI, there is no parking on city streets, 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. unless owner of vehicle was granted permission or has purchased an Overnight Parking Permit. Parking permits are sold online to those who are unable to find parking accommodations.
Using the Passport Parking Permit Portal (Video)
Passport Parking: Frequently Asked Question
Types of permits:
Monthly Permit – Monthly permits may be issued for any street within the corporate limits where parking is allowed on both sides of the streets and shall be valid for thirty (30) days from the date of issuance.
Annual Permit – Annual permits may be issued for any street within the corporate limits where parking is allowed on both sides of the streets and shall be valid for three hundred sixty-five (365) days, except in a leap year where it will be three hundred sixty-six days (366).
3-month Permit in University Parking Area – 3-month permits shall begin on the first day of June and end at midnight on the last day of August and are valid only in the University Parking Area.
9-month Permit in University Parking Area – 9-month permits shall begin on the first day of September and end at midnight on the last day of May and is valid only in the University Parking Area.
University Parking Area: An area bounded by and including these streets:
beginning on Jackson Street at the Fox River to Church Avenue, east on Church Avenue to Franklin Street, north on Franklin Street to West Parkway Avenue, east on Parkway Avenue to Division Street, north on Division Street to Scott Avenue, west on Scott Avenue to Central Street, north on Central to Prospect Avenue, west on Prospect Avenue to Merrill Street, north on Merrill Street to New York Avenue, west on New York Avenue to Jackson Street, north on Jackson Street to Congress Avenue, west on Congress Avenue to the Fox River, including both sides of the streets named.
In the University area and other areas of the community, there are a number of streets for which no permits will be sold or there may be restrictions on the number of permits that will be sold in a particular block.
Guidelines and Parking Permit General Information
- Overnight and City Lot Parking Permits can be purchased online (https://oshkoshwi.cmrpay.com/).
- Permits will be virtual, linked to vehicle license plates.
- Transactions require a credit or debit card and an email address.
- No more than one permit shall be issued on any street for each one hundred fifty (150) feet of street space except where such permit is for a bay in the terrace.
- All overnight parking permits are subject to following:
- Signed/designated No Parking areas
- Vehicles may not stop or park in a designated “Fire Lane.”
- No parking within 10 feet of a fire hydrant (unless an official traffic sign indicates a greater distance)
- No parking within 4 feet of an alley or private road or driveway
- No parking within 15 feet to the near limits of a crosswalk