Resident parking permit; application

Due to considerable parking pressure in urban areas caused by visiting, delivery, commuter and resident traffic, it has become increasingly necessary in recent years to implement so-called "parking space management". This means that parking within a parking management zone is only permitted with a parking ticket, parking meter or parking disk. Parking space management is also intended to make living in urban areas more attractive again and thus reduce settlement pressure on rural areas and the urban exodus, especially where private parking spaces (within walking distance) are not available or not available in sufficient numbers.

In particularly congested parts of cities (e.g. often inner city areas), residents' parking areas can be set up in the interests of those who live in these areas and special parking permits can be used to create opportunities for long-term parking specifically for the benefit of the residents of the affected district. This is often done with the additional signs "Residents with parking permit ... free" or "Only residents with parking permit ... ". However, visitors and commuters may not be locked out of the cities by the reservation. Therefore, only some of the parking spaces in the cities can be reserved. Another way to create special parking rights is to exempt residents in parking management zones from the obligation to park with a parking ticket, parking meter or parking disk.

In order to be able to prove their entitlement to permanent parking in the managed area to control bodies, i.e. in particular police and municipal traffic control officers, the person who actually lives and is registered in this area must have a resident parking permit and display it clearly in their vehicle.

• Actual residence (often main residence) and registration with this residence in the managed area
• Owner of a motor vehicle or proof of permanent use of a motor vehicle (including car sharing)

• Identity card or passport
• Registration certificate part I (vehicle registration document)
• If you are not the owner of the vehicle, a confirmation from the vehicle owner that you are allowed to use the vehicle permanently (owner's declaration)