Student Permit Rules

Eligibility

• Must live outside of the designated boundary (approximately 2.0 miles away from campus).
• Generally, you are not eligible to purchase Student Commuter permits if you live within the following zip codes: 94702, 94703, 94704, 94705 (west of Claremont Ave), 94709, and 94720.
• For students not eligible to purchase the Student Commuter ('S') permit, parking may be available at the Stadium Parking Garage (2175 Gayley Rd, 510-704-7126) or City of Berkeley Parking Garages and Lots.

Rules:

• Valid every day, from 5:00 am to 2:00 am the following day in 'S' (Student Commuter) parking spaces.
  
• After 10:00 am on weekdays (Monday through Friday), permits are valid in 'S' (Student Commuter) carpool parking spaces.
• After 5:00 pm on weekdays (Monday through Friday) and all day on weekends (Saturday and Sunday), permits are also valid in 'C' (Central Campus), 'F' (Faculty/Staff), and 'H' (Hill Area) parking spaces.
• Permits are not valid for overnight parking from 2:00 am to 5:00 am.
• Parking is subject to posted regulations and may be restricted or reserved for special events.
• Permits are not valid in designated reserved parking spaces or red zones.
• Vehicles are required to park in designated marked parking spaces.
• Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Semester parking permits purchased through our online channels will be paperless and stickerless so please ensure that your vehicle's license plate is entered correctly as enforcement will be conducted by visual inspection of vehicle license plates.  If a permit is shared by multiple vehicles, only one vehicle is allowed to park on a particular day (additional shared vehicles parking on the same day must purchase a separate permit online, through the PayByPhone app, or at a pay station).