Residential Parking Permits (RPP)

Mission

DDOT shall ensure that the guiding priority for parking and curbside management in residential areas in the District of Columbia is the benefit of neighborhood residents.

DDOT jointly administers the Residential Permit Parking Program (RPP) with the Department of Public Works (DPW) and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The purpose of the RPP program is to regulate commuter use of the curbspace in residential areas and to ensure neighborhood stability.

DC DMV will issue a residential parking permit (RPP) to allow any DC DMV-registered private vehicle or vehicle with reciprocity to be parked without restriction in the permit area of the vehicle’s registered address.

The RPP is a permit number designation on your vehicle registration sticker, which is located on the driver side of your windshield, reflecting the zone you live in.

To be eligible for an RPP, your street must be zoned for RPP.

You may display only one RPP zone sticker at a time.

If you live in a zone on a block that does not have restricted parking, you may not park in restricted areas in your zone. If your block does have restricted parking and street signs indicating the restrictions, you may not park even on your own block beyond the restricted time unless you have an RPP for your zone. RPP blocks are certified by DDOT. Information on the RPP program is available on the DDOT website. A database of District blocks and their parking restrictions is available through DDOT.

Procedures & Services

FAQ: What is a Residential Permit Parking zone?

A residential permit parking zone includes all individual blocks incorporated into the RPP program within a specific Ward.

Parking Permits and Redistricting

RPP Map 

FAQ: What is considered an eligible block to be in the RPP program?

Eligible blocks are blocks abutting residential, recreational, and parkland properties. Mixed use residential blocks can be partially incorporated into the RPP zone as well.

In addition, non-residential blocks abutting RPP blocks, blocks within 5 blocks of major traffic generators (commercial districts or a public or private facility accommodating 500+ persons), and blocks with less than 20% free curbspace for residential parking can be considered into the RPP program.

FAQ: How Do I Petition My Block for RPP?

1. Fill out the Residential Permit Parking (RPP) Program Petition and gather the required signatures from your neighbors
2. Once the petition is complete and has enough signatures, submit the form through the 311 Page for RPP Requests. In the 311 portal, applicants should enter their location, fill out the online form, attach the completed RPP petition, and submit.

Resident-Only Petition (ROP)

To apply for the ROP program, please use the Resident-Only Permit Parking Application Form 

Only ANCs can petition for the ROP program. The petition must be included as part of an ANC Resolution and must include at five (5) or more blocks in the ANC that have been part of the RPP program for at least one (1) year.

Petition for Residential Parking Permit

Application for Individuals with Mobility Impairments

FAQ: How is the public notified of blocks incorporated into, or removed from, the RPP program?
If a block is being removed from the RPP program, all impacted households and the corresponding ANC will be notified by written correspondence within 30 days. All changes to the RPP program are published quarterly (every 90 days) in the DC Register, and transmitted to the District Council.

FAQ: When is Residential Permit Parking enforced?
Except on certain blocks modified by petition, RPP is enforced:

• 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM Monday – Saturday, except holidays, in Historic Georgetown
• 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM Monday – Friday, except holidays, on the 2800 block of 30^th Street NE and the 2900 and 3000 block of Yost Place NE
• 7:00 AM – 8:30 PM Monday – Friday, except holidays, throughout the rest of the District

Additionally, certain sides of the street are designated as 'Resident Only' RPP parking. These areas are enforced during the same times as the other side of the street. 

FAQ: Who is eligible for a RPP permit?
Residents with a motor vehicle within the following areas are eligible for a RPP permit:

• Residents residing on a RPP block;
• Residents residing in ANC 1A, 1B, or 1C, regardless of being on a RPP block; and
• Residents residing on a private street in the District.
  
  

FAQ: Who is not eligible for a RPP permit?
Residents trying to register a bus, commercial vehicle, or sightseeing vehicle for a RPP permit are not eligible. Additionally, students with reciprocity permits living near Georgetown University (ANCs 2E, 3D06, and 3D09) or George Washington University (ANC 2A) are not eligible.

FAQ: How much is a RPP permit and where can I get one?

DC DMV issues RPPs to eligible vehicles as part of the vehicle registration process or vehicle registration renewal process. You can visit a DC DMV service center or obtain your RPP online.

The RPP fee structure applies to all eligible vehicles registered at a legal mailing address:

1. $50 for the first vehicle
2. $75 for the second vehicle
3. $100 for the third vehicle
4. $150 for each vehicle beyond the first three vehicles

FAQ: Does a RPP permit reserve a space for me in the RPP zone?
The RPP permit provides permission to park in a RPP zone, but does not guarantee a space.

See Related

• Page:
  Parking (Visitors) (Compendium)
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  Valet Parking (Compendium)
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  Temporary Parking Restrictions (Compendium)
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  Temporary Parking Permits (Compendium)
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  Residential Parking Permits (RPP) (Compendium)
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  Public Parking (Compendium)
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  Performance Parking (Compendium)
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  Parking Prohibitions and Restrictions (Compendium)
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  Parking Meters (Compendium)
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  Parking for Persons With Disabilities (Compendium)
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  Enforcement (Compendium)
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  Electric Vehicles (Compendium)
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  Driveways (Compendium)
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  Diplomat and Embassy Parking (Compendium)
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  Curbside Management (Compendium)