Resident parking permit rules

  • Court 17 Residents who want to park a vehicle on campus MUST purchase a Resident Parking Permit. Residents are not eligible for any other permit type. 
  • A resident permit allows you to park 1 vehicle in the parking garage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
    • You may add a second alternate vehicle to your permit, but both vehicles may not be parked in the garage at the same time
  • A valid, mounted license plate must be visible at all times - do not back in to a stall if you do not have a proper front license plate
  • The $342 quarterly fee will be charged to your student account with your tuition and housing charges each quarter
  • Parking permits do NOT provide free charging at the EV charging stations. Please see this page for charging rates. 

 

Please note: Vehicle maintenance work and repairs are not allowed in any UW Tacoma parking garage or lot. If you need a place to change your oil or do some repair work, check out Self-Serve Garage at 6239 S Adams St in Tacoma. You can rent a repair bay, hydraulic lift, tools, and even an experienced mechanic!

How to purchase a resident parking permit

Residents can request a permit when registering for student housing prior to the start of the academic year. After move-in, permits can be requested using our new webform:

Click here to request a Court 17 Resident Parking Permit

Transportation Services will send you an email confirmation once your permit is set up. If you receive any citations for not having a permit once this has been done, PLEASE LET US KNOW ASAP and make sure you double-check that you provided the correct license plate number!  

  • The parking permit fee will be charged to your student account quarterly (2024-2025 cost is $342 per quarter)
  • Resident permits expire in mid-September, OR upon move-out

 

How to view or manage your parking permit

Once your permit is issued, you can view and manage it just like any other UWT Parking Permit - in our Online Parking Portal. See this page for guidance on navigating the portal. The Portal allows you to change the vehicles associated with your permit, review your permit details (such as start and end dates), as well as view, pay or appeal parking citations.  

 

Who to contact

  • For signing up for a permit or canceling your permit please use the button above

  • For questions about your parking permit, parking rules, to get help with managing your permit, please contact Transportation Services (transit@uw.edu)

  • For billing and all other questions, contact Housing & Residence Life (court17@uw.edu) 

 

If you purchased the wrong type of permit, or have received citations for parking in Court 17 

  • DO NOT IGNORE CITATIONS! Please contact us immediately at transit@uw.edu. If you receive a citation, that means that either your permit is not set up correctly, or you are not adhering to the parking terms and conditions (you can review them here). Vehicles will be booted and potentially impounded for excessive unpaid citations in late status. 
  • Residents are not eligible for any type of parking permit other than the Resident permit. If you purchased the wrong type, please request a Resident Permit (as instructed above) and let us know that you will need to have your original permit cancelled & refunded. If we determine that a Court 17 resident has purchased the incorrect permit type, we will cancel and refund the incorrect permit and work with the student and with Housing & Residence Life to issue the correct permit.