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PARKING IN PALO ALTO

The City of Palo Alto offers convenient parking options to residents, employees, and visitors through on-street parking, off-street parking lots, and parking garages.

Enforcement of parking regulations is conducted from 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday. Enforcement is NOT in effect before and after those times and on weekends and holidays. Restricted areas such as red curbs, spaces designated for persons with disabilities, and any other locations prohibited by law are always in effect. Parking time limits are also enforced in signed two-hour on-street parking areas outside the Color Zone starting from the south side of Forest Avenue in the downtown area.

Pay a Citation Online

You may pay parking citations online. Click here to pay online.

Residential Parking

The City of Palo Alto developed programs that give preferential use of on-street parking to residents. Learn more about Downtown residential parking, College Terrace residential parking, and Crescent Park residential parking.

Employee Parking

Palo Alto Employers and employees may purchase permits to park on the street, or at any of the area off-street parking lots and garages. Learn more about Downtown employee parking and California Ave employee parking.

Visitor Parking

All day visitor parking permits are also available for all off-street parking lots and garages. Click here to learn more about Palo Alto visitor parking.

Helpful Hints

On-street bike and parking lanes:

On a five feet wide bike lane, parking is prohibited at all times.
On a seven to eight feet wide bike and parking lane, parking is prohibited from 7 AM to 7 PM all day.
On a twelve feet wide bike and parking lane, parking is allowed at all times.
You may pay parking citations online, as well as by mail or in person.
Click to pay online.

Parking:

Parking is prohibited within 15 feet on either side of a fire hydrant as per California vehicle code.
Parking is prohibited in a wheelchair parking space and the access space next to it unless the parked vehicle displays the placard issued by the DMV.
Several motorcycle parking spaces are available in Downtown Business district where you may park for free for up to an entire day.
Electric vehicle outlets are available in the High/Alma south garage, Bryant/Lytton garage, and on the “A” level of the Civic Center garage. There is no charge to use these outlets.

PALO ALTO PARKING NEWS

Downtown Residential Preferential Parking Annexation Petition Due 11/6/2015. If your neighborhood streets have been impacted by the new Downtown Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) district, you can complete a…. READ MORE
Petition Available to Opt into RPP District. If your streets have been impacted by the new Downtown RPP district, you may complete a petition process to opt…. READ MORE
Residential Preferential Parking program launches Sept. 15. In-person permit assistance and informational noticing planned for initial two weeks. Next Tuesday, Sept. 15 marks the official start of…. READ MORE
RPP Update: Citation Warnings will start the week of Sept. 15, 2015. As of September 15th, vehicles parking on-street for more than 2 hours in the Downtown RPP district will be required…. READ MORE
Downtown RPP Permits now available! New parking rules in effect Sept. 15. As of September 15 vehicles parking on-street for more than 2 hours in the Downtown RPP district will be required…. READ MORE

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DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL PREFERENTIAL PARKING [RPP]

The City of Palo Alto offers Residential Preferential Parking Programs designed to help preserve the integrity of residential neighborhoods. Through these programs, residents are given preferential use of on-street parking.

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