MVSC Permit

Per City Code 7-2-6(G).

The purpose of this program is to allow customers to reserve public parking spaces and/or other public right-of-way spaces for loading and unloading of moving vehicles and/or storage containers without obstructing traffic flow.

*   MVSC Permit is NOT MANDATORY if moving party does not wish to reserve parking space(s)

*   MVSC Permit is MANDATORY for storage container placement in public right-of-way

FEES: 

Moving Vehicle 

• $120.00 fee will be charged per location, per occurrence within  the regular parking area per ordinance 130-O-18. Additional charges may apply within the metered parking area.

Storage Container

• $120.00 fee will be charged per storage container per occurrence per week or less.
• Allocation of space will not be allowed for more than 3 consecutive weeks.

Cancellation Fee

• Any permit cancellation requested by a customer will be assessed a $25 cancellation fee upon its approval.

REVIEW,  APPROVAL AND ISSUANCE PROCESS:
The application will be reviewed and approved on a “first-come, first-served” basis by the Public Works Agency. Upon the approval applicant will be notified by designated personnel via an email, and presented with several payment options.

• Application must be submitted no less than 10 (ten) business days prior to actual date(s) requested.
• The email notification of approval and a fee payment fully processed by Designee or through the Collector's office, combined together, are hereby to certify that the “MVSC Permit” is being issued to the applicant.
• There will be no official notice in any form sent to the customer confirming the issuance of the permit, unless requested by applicant.
• For any questions or inquires, please contact Capital Planning & Engineering by emailing MVSCPermitApplication@cityofevanston.org

APPLYING: 

Please follow the "Google Forms Application" link below:

• MVSC Permit Application
  • Provide all of the required information by typing it in the corresponding fields. Please note that you are providing an electronic signature for the application.

IMPORTANT: 
City personnel sets up a "No Parking Zone" area at least 48 hour prior to the date(s) approved for such activities in the regular parking lane, or it allocates a "No Parking Zone" area at least 2 hours prior to the times/dates approved for such activities in the metered parking zone.

INSURANCE:
A certificate of insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 naming the City of Evanston as an additional insured must be produced by the company providing storage container services before the permit can be approved. It is the applicant's responsibility to inform the company of such requirement. (Please note that these requirements only apply to storage container permit applications)

PENALTIES:
The penalty for placing a storage container shall be $500 per day if the permit expires and the obstruction remains. However, the Director of Public Works Agency may extend the permit upon request by the applicant. The penalty shall be $500 per day for obstructing the public way without a permit (except in cases of emergency). However, if all permit requirements are subsequently met and a permit is issued, the penalty may be reduced to an amount equal to the fee scheduled for such permit. (Please note that these penalties only apply to storage container permit violations)