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Parking

The City of Owen Sound has over 800 parking spaces. See our parking map for full details.

Parking passes for Municipal lots are now available at the Owen Sound Transit Terminal, located at 1020 3rd Avenue East. The Transit Terminal’s hours of operation are Monday to Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Fees

Courtesy of local downtown merchants and the City of Owen Sound, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, the following applies:

2 hours of free parking in the downtown core
5 hours of free parking in all municipal lots

Parking is free on Saturday, Sunday and City holidays.

Accessible Parking

An accessible parking permit allows you to park for free in any parking space downtown Owen Sound - all time limits and other rules still apply. You must have an accessible permit to park in an accessible parking space. All of the permit, including the expiry date, must be visible.

To apply for an accessible parking permit, or to renew an existing permit, contact Service Ontario.

Monthly Parking

Buy a monthly lot pass at City Hall or the Transit Terminal for $30.00/month or $20/month after the 15th day of the month. Please note - you can only use your lot pass in parking lots, and it does not guarantee you a space.

Overnight Parking (1 a.m. to 7 a.m.)

From April to November, you may park in parking lots or on most streets at night for no charge.

From December to March (winter parking):

Do not park on any City streets at night.
You may buy a night parking pass for $20.00/month at City Hall to park in the overnight parking area in Parking Lot 5 (800 block of 3rd Avenue East) and Parking Lot 9 (700 block of 1st Avenue East).

Parking Fines

Fines range from $20 to $350; some tickets have a lower fine if you pay early.

Parking and Traffic By-laws, Policies and Legislation

For more information, please see the following:

Owen Sound

Grey County

Grey County parking and traffic by-laws

Ontario

Highway Traffic Act

Parking Equipment

Please use the report a concern section of this site or call 519-376-4440 ext. 1227 to report any missing or broken equipment like parking meters, parking signs etc. To help us serve you better, please provide the location and nature of the problem.

Parking Management and Enforcement

The objective of parking services is to:

"Contribute to a vital downtown core by supplying adequate and convenient parking while maintaining a system of cost recovery."

All parking services are paid for by user fees and by a contribution by the Owen Sound Downtown Improvement Association (DIA). No funding is paid by property taxpayers. All revenue is used to provide services and any excess revenue at the end of the year must be held in a reserve account for future equipment or capital improvements.

Parking Enforcement Officers are available to answer questions about parking services and to enforce the rules to ensure safety, proper traffic flow and that spaces are used properly (i.e. for people with disabilities).

Paying a Ticket

You may pay a parking ticket as follows:

By cash, cheque or debit at City Hall, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
By cash or cheque or in the City Hall after hours drop box
By mailing a cheque (do not send cash in the mail) with the parking ticket number, addressed to: City of Owen Sound, 808 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound ON N4K 2H4 Attn: Parking
You can pay by credit card online (we do not take Visa Debit or Debit Mastercard online)

We do not take payments over the phone at this time.

If you wish to dispute a ticket, complete the Parking Ticket Review form or request a trial.