About parking permit system

A certificate of use will be issued to those who have difficulty walking or those who need consideration when moving, such as those with disabilities, those who need nursing care, and pregnant women.
It is a system that promotes the proper use of parking lots for wheelchair users installed in public facilities and commercial facilities.
For details, please see page of parking lot use certificate system (outside site) for person with a disability in Kanagawa.

After confirming that you are eligible for the program in Yokohama, we will return your certificate to the applicant Address.
Currently, applications are flooded, and it will take some time to return your usage certificate.
Of those who have applied, those who did not have any deficiencies, we are preparing to be able to return the prospect of about one month.
I'm sorry, but thank you for your understanding.

At the time of application, please attach a copy of the following documents (such as Address, name, date of birth, and places where it can be confirmed to meet the grant criteria).
Grant criteria, confirmation documents, expiration date list (outside site) for each category

In addition to the application form and required documents, a copy of proxy/agent's identity verification documents (driver's license, my number card, etc. name, Address, date of birth) is required.

You can apply for both electronic application and mailing to Kanagawa Prefecture or Yokohama City.
There is no difference depending on the application destination.

Please mail the application form and required documents to the address below.
Envelopes and postage will be borne by you.

〒231-8588
Kanagawa Welfare Children's Mirai Bureau Welfare Department Community Welfare Division Coordination Group
(Not required in Address)

Please mail the application form and required documents to the address below.
Envelopes and postage will be borne by you.

〒231-0005 6-50-10, Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
Addressed to Health and Social Welfare Bureau Health and Welfare Division Usage Certificate System

Application forms are also available at Public Relations Section in each district.

From November 2024, the parking permit system by Kanagawa Prefecture (a parking lot use certificate system for people with disabilities, etc.) will start.
With the start, the Yokohama City Parking Permit System will be integrated into the prefectural system.
In addition, you can continue to use the usage certificate issued by Yokohama City after November.

Even if you do not have a certificate of use, you can park if you have difficulty walking or need consideration for moving.
This system does not permit parking in a parking lot for wheelchair users, but by posting a usage certificate when parking, it is possible to park with peace of mind and promote proper use. is.

The use certificate does not guarantee that you can always park in the parking lot for wheelchair users.
In addition, you cannot receive other services such as discounts for persons with disabilities by issuing a certificate of use.

We have concluded mutual use agreements with other prefectures that have already introduced the parking permit system.
Local governments that have not introduced the system can post a certificate of use, but it has no effect.

For businesses that set up and manage parking lots
Cooperation of companies setting up and managing parking lots is indispensable for improving the use environment of wide parking lots.
In Yokohama City, we have compiled desirable management and operation in parking lots to improve the usage environment.

Based on the maintenance of parking lots that conform to the maintenance standards stipulated in the Yokohama City Welfare Town Development Ordinance, we have compiled measures to create a more accessible environment for those who need the parking lot.

Use the international symbol mark indicating that it is a facility that can be used by persons with disabilities, indicating that it is a parking lot for wheelchair users. Regarding the display method, it will be installed in a position where it can be confirmed even if a car is parked around, and installed in a size that can be distinguished from the driver's seat. In addition, the display on the road surface will be painted in a position that will not be hidden even if the car is parked.
For international symbols, please contact the Japan Rehabilitation Association for Persons with Disabilities.
About international symbol mark (outside site)

In order to curb improper use of parking lots for wheelchair users, we will call attention by posting. In addition, we will show the necessity of a wide parking lot, and if you do not need it, we will guide you to use other parking lots.
As we made alert notice notice and enlightenment poster, please use after downloading.

Putting a triangular cone in the center of the parking lot as a result, such as wheelchair users need to pause the car to other places and remove the cone, or the cone itself cannot move heavily. There are cases where parking is not possible.
Triangular cones, etc. are placed in the zebra zone next to the parking lot, rather than in the center of the parking lot, where wheelchair users etc. get off the car and do not affect the flow line leading to the entrance of the building.
In addition, when arranging triangular cones etc. in the center of the parking lot in order to prevent improper use, we will establish a system that allows staff etc. to move it immediately.

In order to distinguish and stand out parking lots for wheelchair users from general parking lots, color-coded by road surface painting.

In order to prevent improper use of parking lots for wheelchair users, we will try to grasp the usage situation, such as patrols of staff, and call out for proper use as necessary.

In order to prevent improper use of parking lots for wheelchair users, we will distribute educational leaflets and call out by broadcasting in the facility. In addition, in parking lots for wheelchair users, the car is detected by sensors, etc., and attention is drawn by voice.

If you are a wheelchair user, open the car door completely and set the wheelchair.
In order to transfer from a car to a wheelchair, a wide parking space is required.