Parking
is free for up to two hours, both on street and off street. Free
three-hour parking is available at the Civic Center, and at the Cowper/Webster
and Alma/High street garages in marked spaces.
Color zones: Downtown is divided into four color zones: purple,
coral, lime and blue. Motorists may park in any one zone for up to
two or three hours based on posted signs but are prohibited from
parking in that zone again for the rest of the regulated day (8 a.m.-5
p.m.). Mon-Fri 30-minute zones are exempt from re-parking regulations.
Yellow commercial-loading, white passenger-loading and disability
designated spaces are exempt from the reparking requirement..
Visitor parking: For a one-day pass, pay $15 and park in off-street
lots and parking garages. The pass may be purchased at the Revenue
Collections desk at City Hall. Permit parking for employers and employees
can be purchased for any of the seven downtown lots. Permits for
more than one vehicle are available. There may be a waiting list.
Call 650/329-2317 or visit Revenue Collections at City Hall. Costs
for long-term permits: $325 a year, $105 a quarter. Sheraton: $70
a year, $25 a quarter. One-day permits: $15 per day, $60 per space
a week for large commercial vehicles and construction workers.
California Avenue area: The lots around California Avenue
are two-hour lots. You need to wait five hours before parking again
in the same lot. Permits are available and may be used in all lots.
$40 per quarter, $100 a year. One-day permits are $5.There is a 1-3
month waiting list. Call Revenue Collections, 650/329-2317
Parking
is free for up to two hours, both on street and off street. Free
three-hour parking is available at the Civic Center, and at the Cowper/Webster
and Alma/High street garages in marked spaces.
