Apply for a no-stopping zone in Essen

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Responsible authority

Amt für Straßen und Verkehr der Stadt Essen

Alfredstraße 16345131 Essen

Telephone: +49 201 88-0
Fax: +49 201 88-66529
Email: baustellen@amt66.essen.de

In-person advice or submitting an application is possible by prior appointment.

Submitting an application

To set up a no-stopping zone, you need a traffic-law order.

The application can be submitted using the form “Umzug” or via the City of Essen’s online service.

Official information and forms

The direct online application is accessed via the official service page.

PROVIDERS

Required documents

Application

Use the form “Umzug” or the City of Essen’s online service.

Traffic sign plan

For commercial applicants, a traffic sign plan is generally required:

Scale: 1:100 to 1:500
Submission: in duplicate

Sketch for private individuals

Private individuals can submit a sketch as an alternative to the traffic sign plan. The sketch should clearly show:

exact location of the no-stopping zone
affected side of the road
start and end of the zone
required length

Declaration of commitment

Private applicants must also enclose the Verpflichtungserklärung zur Verkehrssicherungspflicht.

Details in the application

The application should in particular contain the following details:

name and address of the applicant
telephone number and email address
moving address
date of the move
start and end of the required period
exact location of the no-stopping zone
length or required number of parking bays
if applicable, details of the removal vehicle
if applicable, details of the local parking situation

Deadlines

The application must be submitted at least 15 Tage before the start of the measure.
If no-stopping signs are required, you must also allow for an installation lead time of four days.
The signs with an additional time plate must be put up at least 96 hours before they become valid.

To plan reliably, you should submit the application as early as possible.

Signage

The no-stopping signs can be obtained and put up by yourself or organised by a provider.

Make sure that:

the approved signs are used,
the signage is in place at least 96 hours in advance,
the installation is documented with photos as well as the date and time,
the signs are removed after the approved period has expired.

Special use and construction sites

If public road space is also to be used for containers, scaffolding, construction site equipment, pallet trucks, lifts or other objects, a separate special-use procedure is required.

The no-stopping zone alone does not automatically permit this additional use.

Special use of roads for construction measures and construction site signage

Separate documents, deadlines and fees apply to special uses.

Further exemptions

Moving within a pedestrian zone

An additional exemption may be required to drive into a pedestrian zone.

Ausnahmegenehmigung zum Befahren einer Fußgängerzone

Existing no-stopping or no-parking restriction

If the move takes place in an area with an existing no-stopping or no-parking restriction, at a pay-and-display machine or in a residents’ parking bay and there is no need to set up a separate no-stopping zone, a separate exemption may be required.

Exemptions from no-stopping and no-parking restrictions

Processing time

The application should be submitted at least 15 Tage before the start of the measure. If documents are missing or there are particular local conditions, processing may take longer.

Fees

Fees are charged for the traffic regulation order. The amount depends on the type and scope of the measure applied for. A fixed general fee is not stated on the official service page.

Additional costs may arise for:

rental of the signs
installation and collection
provider
other special-use permits

Apply for a no-stopping zone in Essen