Step 1: Create an account by clicking CREATE ACCOUNT. Be sure to indicate if you are creating the account profile as an individual resident or as a licensed business
Step 2: Once you are logged in, select ADD RESIDENT PARKING PERMIT
Step 3: Select ADD VEHICLE
Step 4: Add your vehicle’s details, including its license plate number.
Your vehicle will be saved in the system
Step 5: Complete the process by selecting your permit type: Resident
Parking Permit, Temporary Resident Parking Permit, Temporary Worker Parking
Permit or Business License Parking Permit.
Step 6: Upload your Vehicle Registration and Proof of Residency
Step 7: View and accept the Terms and click SUBMIT. You will see a pop
up confirmation page. Click YES to continue.
Your permit will be submitted to us for review. You will be
notified via email after your permit has been approved or if we need further details.
If you still need help, call us at 403.762.1294.
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Residential & Guest Parking Permits
Terms & Conditions
RESIDENT PARKING PERMIT
(RPP)
A Residential Parking Permit (RPP) is a free, vehicle-specific parking permit
issued by the Town of Banff and is available to all Banff residents whose
vehicles are legally registered in the Province of Alberta and where the vehicle
registration indicates a Banff address (physical Banff address, Banff PO box or
both).
RPPs are valid for one year unless otherwise noted.
RPPs are also available for special circumstances where the applicant is only
in Banff temporarily (maximum 6 months) for the purpose of employment. Other
situations may qualify such as vehicle repair shop loaners
RPPs allow the permitted vehicle to park for free in the Pay Parking Zone for
up to 3 hours as well as in the Residential Parking Zone for up to 72 hours.
Permit holders must sign in on either a pay station or on the parking app or
web portal to verify their free parking sessions. All posted regulations and
regulations in the Town of Banff Road Sidewalk and Trail Use Bylaw 16-9 still apply.
Anyone applying for an RPP must first create a user account with the Town of
Banff.
Licensed Businesses
A holder of a current Town of Banff Business License is also eligible to apply
for a RPP as long as the vehicle associated with the RPP is registered in the
licensed business name.
Where an RPP is issued to a business, the intent is that the permitted vehicle
is used for business purposes including but not limited to deliveries for that
specific business, trades vehicles requiring parking near workplaces in the
residential parking zones and the provision of general transportation for
employees of the business.
RPPs will not be issued to businesses whose business license is not current and
paid as per the Town of Banff Business License Bylaw.
RPPs are not available for taxi or rental car fleets or for Commercial Passenger Buses with capacity of more than 10 passengers.
RPPs issued for licensed businesses allow the permitted vehicle to park for
free in the Pay Parking Zone for up to 3 consecutive hours as well as in the
Residential Parking Zone for up to 72 hours. All posted regulations and
regulations in the Town of Banff Road Sidewalk and Trail Use Bylaw 16-9 still apply.
Any business applying for an RPP must first create a business user account with
the Town of Banff.
GUEST PARKING PERMITS (GPP)
A Guest Parking Permit is a free, vehicle-specific parking permit issued by the
Town of Banff.
Any resident who lives within either the Pay Parking Zone or the Residential
Parking Zone (the inner zone) may apply for a Guest Parking Permit (GPP).
GPPs are intended for short-term, temporary use for the guests of the
qualifying resident and allows those guests to park in the Residential Parking
Zone.
Vehicles with GPPs are still required to pay when parking in the Pay Parking
Zone.
GPPs are available for a maximum of 120 days per calendar year.
GPPs are not available for the vehicles of paying guests of Bed and Breakfast
homes.
Anyone applying for a GPP must first create a user account with the Town of
Banff
RPPs and GPPs may be reviewed by the Town of Banff at any time.
The Town Engineer may revoke any permit, Parking Permit or authorization given
or made under the terms of this Bylaw if:
a) The permit holder or Parking Permit holder fails to comply with the terms
and conditions of the permit; or
b) The Town Engineer is of the opinion that the permit or authorization or
Parking Permit was given in error or on the basis of false or inaccurate
information; or
c) occupied areas indicated on the permit are required by the Town for other
purposes.
