Department Parking Permits

Parking and Transportation Services provides a variety of permits to meet the needs of each department member, whether they park on campus daily or occasionally. Detailed information for each type of permit, available for department members, along with pricing for the 2024-2025 year is listed in the collapsible panels below.

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Department Parking Permit Types

Annual Individual Permit

Description

This permit allows students, faculty, staff, and department members to park in one assigned area at any time (except when needed for special events).
These groups may also park after-hours (5 PM to 8 AM) and on weekends (Friday, 5 PM to Monday, 8 AM) in non-residential, non-visitor parking areas (6 AM daily for E45 and E81). This also excludes E48 and E82.
All Annual Individual permits are virtual, excluding E70. Virtual permit holders will not receive a physical hangtag.
For more information, view the Annual Individual Permit Rules and Regulations.

Availability

This permit is available to Georgia Tech students, faculty, staff, and department members.
August 15 through August 14 of the following year.

Pricing

$795 for full year (This permit may be purchased year-round at a prorated price). For prorated information please contact us.
$35 to replace lost or stolen permit.

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Departmental Permits

Description

Many Georgia Tech faculty and staff use their personal vehicles to travel to several campus buildings to conduct Institute business (meetings, deliveries, etc.). Various permits are available to Departments whose personnel use personal vehicles to conduct Institute business and/or a campus fleet vehicle.

Permit Types

Official Business Permit (OBP)

Allows employees to park in any ungated lots for up to 2.5 hours. This permit allows the use of loading zones while loading and unloading and service vehicle spaces for up to 30 minutes, and any other unreserved, non-gated, or non-metered parking space while conducting official Institute business.
The OPB is not a stand-alone permit. It must be used in conjunction with a valid Georgia Tech Annual Individual, Carpool, Flex, Temporary or Retiree permit.
Permit holders with a physical hangtag must display both the OBP and their valid GT parking permit os use OBP parking privileges.
Virtual permit holders must register their vehicle in their Driver's Seat account, and display the OBP permit to use OBP parking privileges.
To request an OPB, complete the departmental permit request form.
NOTE: Vehicles parked in excess of the allowable limits will be cited and are subject to impoundment.
Official Business Permits are not permitted in E44, Student Health Center patient parking lot, handicap spaces (without a State-issued ADA hangtag), reserved spaces, metered spaces, no parking zones, visitors pay parking areas, or gate-controlled parking areas.

Fleet Vehicle Permits

Vehicles licensed or titled to the Institute or the Institute’s business partners and used in connection with Institute business or activities. This includes low-speed vehicles and golf carts. Department/Fleet vehicles without permits are subject to citation.
To request Fleet Vehicle Permits, complete the departmental permit request form.
- Licence plate number
- Make and model of vehicle
- Campus vehicle number
- Completed IDSS form for journal entry payment containing PeopleSoft number, Doc ID, and Account number.

All Access Permits

Individuals with All Access may park in any gated or ungated campus parking location (excluding Visitors Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, E82, N171 and campus metered parking spaces).

Multi Access Permits

Individuals with Multi Access may park in any gated or ungated campus parking location (excluding Visitors Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, E44, E45, E48, E82, N171, and campus metered parking locations).

Dual Access Permits

Individuals with Dual Access may park in their assigned location for their Annual Individual Permit and one additional parking location (excluding Visitor Lots, E44, E45, E48, and N171).

Availability

These permits are available to Georgia Tech faculty, staff, and department members.
August 15 through August 14 of the following year.

Pricing

$460 for Official Business Permit. This cost must be paid in addition to the amount paid for an applicable campus permit.
$230 for Fleet Vehicle Permit
$460 for All Access Permit. This cost must be paid in addition to the amount paid for an Annual Individual Permit.
$460 for Multi Access Permit. This cost must be paid in addition to the amount paid for an Annual Individual Permit.
$290 for Dual Access Permit. This cost must be paid in addition to the amount paid for an Annual Individual Permit.

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Temporary Permit

Description

This permit allows students, faculty, staff, department members, and visitors to park in ungated parking zones on a basis that matches their needs.
Daily permits are issued for one day and expire at 7 AM the following morning.
Weekend permits are issued for one weekend and permit parking from 5 PM on Friday through 7 AM on Monday.
Weekly permits are issued for one week and expire at 7 AM the morning after the same day of the following week.
Monthly permits are issued for one month and expire at 7 AM the morning after the same day of the following month.
Temporary permits are only valid for the locations and dates indicated on the permit.

Availability

This permit is available to Georgia Tech students, faculty, staff, department members, and visitors.
August 15 through August 14 of the following year.

Pricing

$15 per daily permit.
$15 per weekend permit.
$35 per weekly permit.
$110 per monthly permit.
Temporary permits are non-refundable.

Reserved Space Permit

Description

Faculty, staff, department members, and retirees are eligible to purchase reserved parking spaces in their assigned parking zone.
This permit excludes fully retired faculty/staff.
Reserved spaces are only available to the owner of the space 24 hours per day, 7 days a week (with the exception of special events or construction).
To request a new reserved space or change an existing reserved space, please complete the Reserved Space Request form. Once a reserved space request has been approved by the PTS Senior Director, PTS staff will assist the customer in choosing a reserved space in his/her assigned parking location and will install reserved space signage.
PTS staff will enforce reserved stall only upon the request of the reserved space user.

Availability

This permit is available to Georgia Tech faculty, staff, department members, and retirees, excluding fully retired faculty/staff.
August 15 through August 14 of the following year.
Reserved space stalls must be renewed annualy.
Retirees may renew their reserved spaces during the PTS annual renewal period.

Pricing

$750 for reserved space permit. This cost must be paid in addition to the amount paid for an Annual Individual Permit (for faculty/staff and department members) or an Annual Campus Retiree (working part-time) Permit.

Access Reserved Space Permit Form

Vendor/Contractor Permit

Description

Vendors and contractors may purchase this permit to visit the Institute frequently for business purposes.
Georgia Tech department members may also purchase this permit on behalf of vendors and contractors who visit the Institute frequently for business purposes.
Several parking options are available to meet the needs of vendors and contractors. These include:
- Permits for gated parking zones
- Permits for ungated parking zones
- Temporary permits valid for a specific day/time
Annual Vendor/Contractor permits are provided on a moveable hangtag that may be shared by multiple vehicles/drivers of the vendor/contractor's company (one vehicle at a time).
Daily, weekly, and monthly Vendor/Contractor permits are vitual. A physical hangtag will not be distributed. The vehicle's license plate number will serve as the permit.
To view the full rules and regulations for vendor/contractor permits, please visit the Georgia Tech PTS Rules & Regulations page.

Availability

This permit is available to vendors and contractors who visit the Institute frequently for business purposes. Georgia Tech department members may purchase this permit on behalf of such a vendor/contractor.
Vendor/Contractor permits may only be purchased in person at the PTS office. The registration information for each vehicle must be provided upon purchase.
August 15 through August 14 of the following year.

Pricing

Single location permit pricing

$15 per daily permit
$45 per weekly permit
$115 per monthly permit
$865 per annual permit

Ungated zones and loading areas V01 permit pricing

$15 per daily permit
$45 per weekly permit
$130 per montly permit
$1115 per annual permit

Gated/ungated zones and loading areas V02 permit pricing

$15 per daily permit
$45 per weekly permit
$155 per monthly permit
$1325 per annual permit

Access Vendor / Contractor Permit Request Form Rules & Regulations

Additional Information

Payments

Permit Payments

Departments may pay for permits using departmental funds or by check. If using department funds, departments must indicate their appropriate WorkDay Driver Worktag, Expense Ledger Account, Spend Category and Doc ID on the permit request form or Department Sales and Services request form.

Departmental Permit Request Form

Department Sales & Services Request Form

Help

Need Help?

Phone: 404-894-0061

Email: support@pts.gatech.edu

Online Support Form

Returns

Returns / Refunds / Exchanges

Permits are issued and assigned in accordance with Georgia Tech’s academic year. Permits are pre-sold starting in April for the upcoming academic year.

Refundable permits may be returned for prorated refunds to the PTS office before March 31 each academic year. Permits returned after this date will not be refunded. SmartPark, Flex, Motorcycle, and Temporary permits are nonrefundable.

Department members may exchange their Annual Individual permits for a different location by filling out the Permit Return Request form and purchasing their desired permit in My Parking Account.

Department members may also view the Availability page to determine what parking locations are currently available for sale or exchange.

Permit Return Request Form