Parking Permits

Permit holders are responsible for following parking rules and instructions when parking at UC San Diego. Follow these guidelines to avoid parking citations.

Permits are:

• Never valid in a restricted, undesignated, patient or reserved parking space, including where posted: “A” Permit Required 24 Hrs a Day/7 Days a week
• Non-transferable unless registered for carpool or department use.
• UC San Diego property—resale is prohibited
• Not a guarantee that a space will be available. A lack of space is not considered valid justification for violation of UC San Diego parking regulations.

The permit holder is responsible for the cost of the permit from the time of purchase until it expires or you cancel it.

Note: Parking on university property is at your own risk. Always lock your vehicle and remove or conceal valuables.

Look for these painted symbols on the ground to identify spaces.

• A Faculty space
• B Staff space
• S Student space
• SR Student Resident space
• D Discount space
• V Visitor space

• Login to our online system.
• Click “Vehicles” at the top of the page.
• Click “Add Vehicle/Employee ID” at the bottom of the page.
• Add your vehicle information (make, model and license plate number) and click “Next.”
• You will receive an alert that your vehicle has been associated with your permit(s). Confirm your permit number is listed.
• If your permit number is not listed, contact a parking office for assistance.

Parking and Commuter Services offers 2-Hour Official Business (OB) supplement access for departments to facilitate employee parking while conducting travel and time-sensitive official university business. The access is not intended to accommodate an individual’s personal parking needs and may result in a substantial fine if abused.

A valid UC San Diego “A,” “B” or “R” parking permit with OB access allows parking in these areas for a period of 2-hours:

• “A” faculty spaces
• “V” visitor spaces
• Service Yard spaces
• UC vehicle spaces
• Where posted: “A” parking permit required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

The Official Business supplement is NEVER valid in disabled or reserved parking spaces.

Application Process

A department appointed designee is responsible for completing and submitting the Official Business Access Application for consideration. Once submitted, Parking and Commuter Services will review and grant departments access to purchase 2-hour physical OB supplements on an annual recharge basis. 

Approval Considerations

Approval for official business access is determined on predictable and consistent parking access needs using these criteria.

• Does the applicant have meetings or university-specific commitments several times a week that require them to drive their personal vehicle to locations away from their primary worksite?
• Could other transportation modes reasonably support this movement? Examples: Walking, shuttles, use of university vehicles, shared scooters, etc.
• Are the meetings scheduled so tightly that walking to/from the nearest available parking for the employee permit type is unfeasible?