Parking permits are available for businesses, their employees, and downtown residents to purchase on a daily, monthly, and annual basis. Permits will be available for purchase beginning Monday, December 21, 2009.Eligible applicants must have a place of business, be employed by a business or be a resident located within the Downtown Parking District (map below).
Permits may be purchased in person with a business check at the City's finance and Administrative Services Department, City Hall, Second Floor, 500 Castro Street, Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
A current business license is required in order for an employee of a business or a representative of a business to purchase a parking permit. Parking permit holders may park up to eight hours per day in designated lots and on the two upper levels of the downtown parking structures.
Downtown Public Parking

Parking Permit are valid at the following downtown locations:
- Parking structures at Lots 1 (Bryant Street and Evelyn Avenue) and 3 (Bryant and California Streets) on the top two floors only.
- Parking Lots 6 to 9, 11 and 13
Parking Permits are not valid at the following downtown locations: - Parking structures at Lots 1 (floors 1 and 2) and Lot 3
- Parking Lots 2, 4, 5, or 10
One-Day Permits are valid as noted above.
Two-Hour Limit at parking structures at Lots 1 and 3, and Lots 6 to 9 and 13 (with no return to lot within three hours).
Three-Hour Limit at parking Lot 11 only.