Regional and Retiree - Retiree
Central Campus with Garage Access Retiree Premier Parking
Regional and Retiree - Retiree
Central Campus with Garage Access Retiree Premier Parking
Central Campus w/Garage Access (Retirees Only)
- Permit Year - 2024-2025
- Annual Cost - $498.72
- Monthly Cost - $41.56
Eligibility
This permit is available to retired university employees. Permit eligibility is determined by the university.
Permit Perks
The Retiree permit provides Ohio State retirees with the opportunity to purchase an A equivalent permit at a discounted rate.
- Peak-Hour Access: Of the 30,000+ spaces, 11,000 are designated for only A permit holders during peak hours (5 a.m. - 4 p.m. on weekdays).
- Flexibility: A permit holders may also park in any permit garages and in any of the lower tier, unrestricted spaces (B, C, WA, WB, WC, CX).
Parking Access
| Paid Hourly | With Payment |
| Accessible | No Access |
| State Vehicle | No Access |
| Reserved Spaces | No Access |
Peak: 5 a.m. - 4 p.m. Weekdays
Off-Peak: 4 p.m. - 3 a.m. Weekdays, All Day Weekends
Overnight: 3 a.m. - 5 a.m.
Permit-specific surface lot access information is available here.
During campus-wide events like football games or concerts, an annual access keycard grants free access to all public day-of-event surface lots and garages.
- Present your annual access keycard for no-cost entry into surface lots being sold at an event rate, regardless of final destination.
- If your permit normally provides access to the garage that is being sold at an event rate, you may use your annual access keycard to enter the garage at no cost.
- Keep your annual access keycard available year-round: If you do not have your annual access keycard, you will be required to pay the nonrefundable event parking rate to enter the facility.
Reminders for Permit Holders
We use license plate recognition technology to ensure that parked vehicles have valid permits and are parked in the appropriate areas. It's important to keep your vehicle license plate information current at all times.
- Multiple vehicles may be linked to a permit, but only one vehicle may be parked on campus at a time.
- Paid hourly parking or a valid visitor permit is required for an additional linked vehicle to be parked on campus simultaneously.
- Permit holders are responsible for ensuring license plate information is correct. Failure to do so may result in citations.
If you need to leave your car parked on campus for an extended period of time, contact us to get prior authorization.
Vehicles parked in one area for more than 72 consecutive hours without prior authorization will be cited as abandoned and relocated at the owner’s expense.
Customers with permits that include garage access are provided an annual access keycard (annual permit holders) or a garage access keycard (monthly permit holders).
- Garage gates are activated by scanning the QR code (located on the back of the keycard) on the readers located at garage entrances and exits.
- Keycards may be used to exit only if the last use was for entry, and vice versa. If a ticket is pulled to enter a garage, payment must be made at exit.
These garages are reserved for visitors 5 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday. Permit holders exiting these garages after 8 a.m. on these days are subject to additional fees.
- 12th Avenue (Wexner Medical Center)
- Ohio Union South (South Campus)
- Wexner Medical Center
These garages are reserved for visitors at all times:
- SAFEAUTO (Wexner Medical Center)
- James Outpatient Care Garage
Long-term (more than 72 consecutive hours) and overnight (3 a.m. to 5 a.m. weekdays) permit parking in the following garages is restricted to designated upper levels.
- Lane Avenue Garage: Levels 5 and above
- West Lane Avenue Garage: No Restrictions
- Arps Garage: Levels 4 and above
- 11th Avenue Garage: Levels 3 and above
- Ohio Union North Garage: Levels 4S and above
- Gateway Garage: Levels 4 and above
Additional long-term/overnight parking is available in designated spaces in the 1121 Kinnear Road Lot on west campus.
