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Rules for parking cards for residents of Reykjavík. No. 370/2021.
The Reykjavík Parking Service (“Bílastæðasjóður”) issues parking cards, hereinafter referred to as Resident Cards, to residents living in Resident Card Zones within Reykjavík, in accordance with further conditions set out here. The Resident Card grants the user permission to park a vehicle free of charge, in paid parking spaces, within the Resident Card Zone, subject to the limitations specified in Article 5.
Resident Cards may only be issued to residents of an apartment who meet all of the following conditions:
An apartment is not considered to include usage privileges, if a confirmed joint ownership agreement stipulates that the apartment does not include the right to use the parking space. Where there is no joint ownership agreement, and the number of apartments is greater than the parking spaces within the plot, a declaration of transfer of use is sufficient, listing the apartments that have the right to use the commonly-owned parking spaces within the plot.
Resident Cards may only be issued to applicants who meet all of the following conditions:
Resident Cards may only be issued to vehicles that meet all of the following conditions:
Each Resident Card is valid within a defined Resident Card Zone. These areas shall be determined by the Planning and Transportation Council and advertised publicly. Resident Cards do not grant cardholders the right to free parking in P4 paid parking zones. Neither do the cards grant cardholders the right to free parking in the following streets and zones:
Reykjavík Parking Service must publish an overview of the area of validity for Resident Cards on its website.
Applications for Resident Cards must be made electronically through the website of Reykjavík Parking Service. The Resident Card application must, at a minimum, disclose the following:
If the applicant is not the registered owner of the apartment according to Article 2, the signed consent of the owner of the apartment must be included with the application. Reykjavík Parking Service shall make the property owner consent form available on its website.
If the applicant is not the registered owner, nor the keeper of a vehicle in accordance with Article 3, a second confirmation must be included with the application, for example a vehicle leasing contract. Reykjavík Parking Service must obtain other necessary information from the applicant and from the public registries, such as Registers Iceland, the Real Estate Registry, and the Vehicle Registry, as applicable, and in accordance with applicable laws. The applicant must be allocated a Card for the area of validity where the applicant is domiciled. If the applicant is domiciled at the boundary of two areas of validity, the applicant may choose in which area they wish for the Resident Card to apply. Reykjavík Parking Service shall publish application instructions, and key information about the Resident Card program on its website.
Resident Cards shall be issued electronically for a period of one year at a time, but never for a longer period than the authorization from the owner of the apartment or the agreement governing the use of the vehicle. A Resident Card becomes inactive if the conditions for its issuance are no longer fulfilled. The holder of the Resident Card must notify Reykjavík Parking Service if the conditions the issuance of the Resident Card are no longer fulfilled due to changed circumstances of the cardholder, such as the transfer of legal domicile, sale of a vehicle, or other similar incident.
For the issuance, changes, and renewal of the Resident Card, a fee must be paid in accordance with the advertised tariff. The fee shall be paid once the application has been approved. A Resident card is not activated until the payment has been received by the Reykjavík Parking Service.
Reykjavík Parking Service may invalidate a Resident Card if the cardholder is found to be misusing the card. The holder of a card that has been invalidated due to misuse is not eligible for a new card for a period of 2 years from the date of invalidation for the previously issued card. Reykjavík Parking Service can also invalidate a Resident Card if it becomes aware that the conditions for the granting of a Resident Card are no longer fulfilled, without the cardholder notifying the Service in accordance with Article 7. Reykjavík Parking Service shall notify the cardholder of the invalidation of a card according to the above.
These rules, established by the authorization contained in the second paragraph of Article 86 of the Traffic Act No 77/2019, as amended, were adopted by the Planning and Transportation Council on March 10, 2021 and the City Council meeting on March 18, 2021 will take effect at the time of publication. At the same time, the previous Rules No 591/2015 on the Parking Cards of Reykjavík Residents are repealed.
The Mayor of Reykjavík, March 19, 2021.