Parking Services

Effective July 1, 2023, there are new parking rates in the Downtown Parking District per City Council Resolution NS 30,131(PDF, 199KB) , City Council Resolution NS 30,132,(PDF, 308KB) and City Council Resolution 2023-07.(PDF, 163KB) Select these resolution links to review the new rates.

Currently, Downtown employees can take advantage of $75/month subsidized parking permit(PDF, 433KB) in Locust, River-Front and Soquel-Front Garages.

Parking Services manages and maintains four downtown parking structures and nearly 30 surface parking lots throughout the City. We offer some of the lowest parking fees along the Central Coast with safe and convenient parking options never more than a few blocks away. We offer convenient parking payment options including:

• ParkCard which means you never need to search for coins and you can avoid parking tickets. Watch our ParkCard video.
• ParkMobile pay-by-app(PDF, 5MB) with download available at the ParkMobile website.

Parking Services is comprised of four divisions: Parking Office, Parking Enforcement, Off-Street Parking and Parking Maintenance.

Resources

• Pay Parking Ticket
• Visitor Parking Brochure(PDF, 261KB) Servicios de Estacionamiento(PDF, 185KB)
• Park Card Information and Purchasing
• ParkMobile Payment Application and ParkMobile Information(PDF, 5MB)
• Electric Vehicle Parking and Charging(PDF, 134KB)
• Funding opportunities available for installation of public and private EV charging stations(PDF, 512KB)
• Zipcar Locations Map
• Wharf Parking(PDF, 67KB)
• Locals Wharf Parking Pass 2024(PDF, 106KB)
• Parking Smartphone Application (to find parking lots and rates)
• Parking for Hope(PDF, 2MB)

Electric Vehicle Parking and Charging

• Electric Vehicle Parking and Charging Details(PDF, 803KB)
  As of January 1, 2015, electric vehicles must pay the same parking rates throughout the entire City as all other vehicles.
• Map of Electric Vehicle Parking and Charging Stations(PDF, 134KB)
• Monterey Bay Electric Vehicle Alliance (MBEVA)
  The Monterey Bay Electric Vehicle Alliance (MBEVA) is a California grassroots public-private partnership comprised of diverse stakeholders in the tri-county region of Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties whose overall mission is to promote rapid adoption of plug-in electric vehicles.
• Plugshare.com
  Find an electric vehicle charge station anywhere worldwide.