Gresham, OR Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)

Gresham Revised Code § 8.25.020, Extension of Parking Time, in GRC Article 8.25 (Parking), is the section that creates the residential parking permit. It works as an exemption from time limits, not as a free-standing district ordinance, and the designation power sits with the manager rather than being mapped in the code text.

Start with the limits the permit lifts. Subsection (1) says that where maximum parking time limits are designated by sign, the aggregate time of all stops of any vehicle cannot exceed the posted limit. Three tiers apply: within any eight hour period where a period in excess of two hours is posted, within any four hour period where one or two hour parking is posted, and within any two hour period where a period of less than one hour is posted. Subsection (2) applies those limits within the same public parking lot or on either side of the street within the same block between intersections, so moving a car across the street does not reset the clock.

Subsection (3) is the permit exemption. The limits do not apply to a vehicle with a valid residential parking permit in residential areas designated by the manager. A resident in a designated area may obtain a permit upon sufficient proof of residency. The section prints no fee, no cap on permits per household, no permit term and no list of accepted documents, so those details are set outside the text of § 8.25.020.

A second provision covers the stricter case. GRC 8.25.010(2)(f) makes it unlawful to park on a public or private street without having a valid permit issued by the manager where official signs designate that parking is allowed only with a permit. Time limits themselves are effective only between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. under § 8.25.010(2)(b), except on Sundays and holidays.

Do not confuse this permit with the others in Article 8.25. Monthly parking permits under § 8.25.030(2) apply only to reserved areas of public parking lots, are sold for a fee prescribed by council resolution, and must be displayed in the vehicle window. The recreational vehicle permit under § 8.25.015 is a no-cost permit for up to 72 hours, capped at six per eligible property each year. Neither lifts the on-street time limits.