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Parking Services

Annual & Monthly Parking Permit Programs

Effective January 1st, 2020 short-term, all on-street and off-street pay parking rates and monthly parking permits are set out in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636. Payments for on-street and off-street pay parking can be made either by entering your licence plate number into the meter, which would be recognized by the City’s Licence Plate Recognition Program for confirmation of payment (a paper receipt can be issued if selected by the user), or by using our AutoPay cellular-based system. For more information, please see our Pay Parking page.

The following map shows the on-street and off-street parking areas that are available for monthly permit parking. 

Monthly On-street Permit Parking
Monthly Parking is also available for off-street parking in the three existing parking lots including Brighouse Park, Gateway Theatre and the Lawn Bowling Green. 

Note: Availability of space is subject to demand. Please refer to the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 for current applicable rates.

Monthly On-street Permit Parking
Pay parking encourages increased turnover for the limited on-street parking spaces available in Richmond City Centre. In addition, public safety is enhanced by the increased presence of uniformed patrollers on City streets. Revenue from pay parking helps to offset rising City costs and moderate tax increases.

Apply for a Monthly Parking Permit
To apply for or renew a monthly parking permit, please complete this online form:

Monthly Parking Permit Application

For more information on pay parking call the City of Richmond Parking Office at 604-276-4345 or contact us via email at parkingpermit@richmond.ca.

To purchase a permit for McDonald Beach, please refer to the McDonald Beach Annual Permit Application.

Complimentary Parking Year-Round for Richmond's Veterans

Richmond residents who possess valid ICBC Veteran issued licence plates, are able to park for free, every day of the year, at on-street parking meters and city owned off-street operations at Gateway Theatre, Bowling Green and Brighouse Park.  To receive complimentary parking, Veterans must complete and submit, the no-fee application below or email veteranparking@richmond.ca to request an application via mail.  A photocopy of your ICBC registration paper must accompany the application.

Two Ways to Apply for a Complimentary Parking Permit
1. Online - complete the following form:

Veterans Parking Program Application

2. Mail - print and complete the PDF Document Veterans Parking Program Application and send to:

Community Bylaws - Veterans Parking Program
Richmond City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road
Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1.


Your complimentary parking automatically renews each year if you continue to meet the programs’ eligibility requirements.

How to Obtain Veteran Licence Plates
An application form can be obtained from ICBC  (Veteran plates) or any Autoplan broker. For more information, on the Veteran plates, contact ICBC or any Autoplan broker.

Note: Veterans must adhere to parking limits (normally 2 hours on-street even though parking is free of charge) and all other traffic regulations within the Traffic Bylaw No. 5870 and/or the Parking Off-Street Bylaw No. 7403.

For more information on the complimentary Richmond Veterans Parking Program, please contact Community Bylaws, at veteranparking@richmond.ca  or 604-276-4345.

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