Zone V Parking Permit Program Overview

Background

After years of discussions about parking in Eliot, and two years working with a task force of residents and businesses the Zone V permit area was launched in October 2024. This permit program is designed to make parking easier for Eliot residents when there are large events nearby, especially during the months of October through May when large events affect the neighborhood most frequently. 

The permit area was evaluated in 2025, and changes are being made later this year that go in effect starting on Dec. 31, 2025. The changes include the following:

• The Lloyd Event District will expand to include the Zone V permit area.
  • Parking restrictions in the Zone V permit area will only be in effect when there are large events in the Rose Quarter that activates the Lloyd Event District.
  • Vehicles without Zone V permits will be required to pay to park.
• The Zone V permit area will be in effect year-round due to the WNBA Portland Fire games at the Moda Center beginning in 2026.
  • The Zone V permit area will include areas west of I-5 to prioritize parking for residents.
  • Parking will not be restricted and pay-to-park requirements will not be in effect when the Lloyd Event District is not active.

Learn more about the upcoming changes to Zone V and the Lloyd Event District.

Zone V permit area map

View full size image of A map showing the signed Zone V permit area in blue and eligibility area yellow. The Zone V permit area is in the Eliot neighborhood and is roughly bounded by Russell St to the north, Broadway Ave to the south, N Larabee to the west and NE MLK JR Blvd to the east.

When the Lloyd Event District is active and there are large events that attract at least 10,000 attendees in the Rose Quarter and Oregon Convention Center, on-street parking inside the permit area is pay to park and limited to five hours. Those with Zone V permits may park beyond the 5-hour limit without paying the hourly pay-to-park rate. You can view the Lloyd Event District schedule on the Lloyd Event District webpage.

Residents in the shaded areas of the map as well as businesses, nonprofits, and their employees, are eligible for permits. No one is required to purchase a parking permit. 

This area will be converting to a pay-to-park area for vehicles without Zone V permits soon. Learn more about the upcoming changes.

Resident parking permits

Annual resident permits are intended to be used for vehicles owned by the resident. Annual guest permits are intended to be used by frequent visitors but can also be used by other guests if only one vehicle is using the permit at a time - you can update the license plate number in the online permit system. Daily guest permits can be useful when you have two or more guests that need to park when there are large events at the same time.

These permits allow residents and their guests to park longer than two hours during the evening and months parking restrictions are in place. Once the Lloyd Event District and pay-to-park expansion happens, these permits will allow guests of residents and businesses to park without payment for as long as needed in signed areas. All residential and guest permits are paperless. PBOT uses an online, license-plate based system.

Annual permits

Full price permits will be $155, and income-based permits will be $65. 

Income-based permit applicants must provide a recently dated copy of their award letter, or other proof of eligibility or participation, in one of these qualifying programs when applying or reapplying for an income-based Zone V permit:

• Employment-Related Daycare (ERDC) – this program is administered in Oregon by the Department of Early Learning and Care
• Regulated Affordable/ Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Subsidized Housing
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• Oregon Health Plan (OHP) members – also known as Medicaid in Oregon
• Pell Grant
• Sewer, Stormwater, and Water financial assistance program – this program is administered by the City of Portland
• Social Security Department Disability (SSDI)
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – also known as Oregon Trail Card in Oregon
• Temporary Assistance for Domestic Violence Survivors (TA-DVS)
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)

No one is required to purchase a parking permit. There is no limit to the number of permits each household can purchase.

Guest permits

Regardless of whether they decide to purchase a residential permit, all households in the new permit area (and within the buffer eligibility area) have access to guest parking permits. Households can purchase one annual guest permit for $110, and up to 100 daily guest permits in sets of 10 for $23.

Businesses and nonprofits operating in the shaded areas of the map whose employees need to park on the street when the Lloyd Event District is active are currently eligible for permits. 

• Employees can purchase one annual permit for $155, with two an income-based rate of $65. Employees are not eligible to purchase guest permits.
• Businesses and nonprofits in the shaded areas of the map may purchase one annual guest permit for $110, and up to 100 daily guest permits sold in packs of 10 for $23. 

All employee and guest permits are paperless. PBOT uses an online, license-plate based system.

Apply for a Zone V parking permit (first time applicant)

Reapply for a Zone V parking permit (existing permit holders)

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