Some areas of Santa Monica have high volumes of visitors consuming scare parking resources, and residents petitioned the City to apply parking controls. You can imagine living near the beach and never being able to get a parking space because of tourist or convention traffic. Street parking in Santa Monica varies according to the published preferential parking map. Some neighborhoods do NOT have restrictive parking on certain streets, other neighborhoods require a permit. read more
If you currently have parking permits for an address in Santa Monica and are moving to a new address that also requires preferential parking permits, you will need to provide updated proof of residency and apply for new permits. read more
Temporary permits are valid in preferential parking zones only, and are valid within a two-block radius of your address. Temporary permits generated by this website are free. Temporary permits issued by the Parking Office cost $2 each per day. To request and print one-day temporary permits, please enter the following information. All fields are REQUIRED. If you do not know your account number, please call or email our office during regular business hours. read more