Parking

Downtown Parking Committee
Acts as an advisory agency to the City Council concerning the management, maintenance, and operations of the Downtown Public Patron and Commuter Parking lots, including review of operating and capital maintenance budgets, hours of operation, parking fee policies (including 75-minute free policies), and commuting employee parking policies (including shuttle bus programs)

Harbor Commission
Recommend and advise City Council on all matters about the operation of vessels and watercraft within the City harbor. This includes the use, control, operation, promotion, regulation of the harbor, and the construction, improvement, erection, dredging, maintenance, and operation of the harbor and all navigable water, buildings, structures, wharves, docks, piers, warehouses, railroads, appliances, utilities, and facilities relating to the harbor, water commerce, navigation and fishery in and about the harbor.

Transportation & Circulation Committee
The Transportation and Circulation Committee was formed in 1999 by Resolution No. 99-031 on the recommendation of the Circulation Element Implementation Committee. Its purpose is to advise City Council and the Planning Commission on transportation issues, including the Circulation Element to the City General Plan, and various issues dealing with alternate transportation strategies.

Info and RatesEV Parking Permits

EV Charging Locations

City Lot 6
(Granada Garage, 1221 Anacapa St.)
4 Stations (ground level)
30 stations (rooftop level)

City Lot 7
(Library Garage, 1115 Anacapa St.) - 2 Stations

Helena Lot
(217 Helena Ave) - 3 Stations

City Lot 10

City Lot 11
(Old Town Lot, 523 Anacapa St.) - 3 Stations

Harbor Main Lot - Los Baños Pool (125 Harbor Way) - 2 Stations. Harbor EV charging stations are managed by the Waterfront Department and are accessible through the lot towards the boat launch ramp area.

The City of Santa Barbara has installed Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) equipment in many of the public parking lots. ALPR works by detecting license plates to determine entry and exit times. The equipment is used to reduce customer wait times and increase convenience for our customers. The City is committed to protecting customer privacy. Automated License Plate Recognition Policy

On-Street Parking Citations 

Waterfront Parking Fee Violations

Downtown Parking Fee Envelopes

Pay a Parking Ticket

Street Parking

• Residential Parking Permits 
  For residents parking within a parking permit area
• Parking Restriction Waiver 
  For reserved on-street parking for storage containers, moving vans, construction, or special events.
• Oversized Vehicle Permits 
  For temporary parking of Oversized Vehicles on city streets.

Downtown Parking Lots
The City offers convenient and affordable monthly parking permits in select Downtown parking lots. 

Waterfront Parking Lots
The City offers an annual parking permit for the Waterfront parking lots. 
 

The City is implementing new 15-Minute green parking zones in the immediate street blocks perpendicular to State Street in the Downtown Plaza (00 Blocks, East and West of State Street). Parking restrictions in these blocks will be indicated by painted curbs with stencil markings indicating applicable times and days in accordance with Santa Barbara Municipal Code Section (SBMC) 10.48.040. Enforcement of these zones will remain. The map below indicates the impacted areas of the new parking zones. 

Map of new 15-minute green parking zones. 

For information about curb markings, click here to view SBMC 10.48.040