Seven-Day Paid Parking Starts in February at Cal Poly
Contact: Aaron Lambert
805-756-5856; [email protected]
SAN LUIS OBISPO — On Feb. 1, Cal Poly will transition to a Seven-Day Paid Parking program that will help ensure safe, well-maintained parking facilities throughout campus.
Starting Saturday, Feb. 1 campus visitors will need to purchase a parking permit on Saturdays and Sundays in addition to weekdays. Cal Poly will join 16 other CSU campuses that have seven-day parking permit requirements.
Students, faculty and staff who have a valid parking permit will not be affected, nor will visitors for Performing Arts Center events, as their ticket includes parking. Parking permits will continue to be required for attendees of athletics events.
California law states that permission to park on campus is granted to those persons who have paid a parking fee. These laws stipulate that each campus must generate revenue to fund the construction, operation and maintenance of all parking structures and lots on campus without the help of state or tuition funding. CSU policy — directed by the California State Legislature — requires each campus to fund the operation and maintenance of its parking structures and lots.
Just as at all CSUs, Cal Poly’s parking facilities are self-supporting and do not receive any taxpayer funding. The funding used to fiscally support campus parking facilities comes from parking permit revenue.
Under the new seven-day policy, parking permits will be required 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. All short-term hourly and metered parking areas will be enforced seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. All resident parking areas will continue to be enforced seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Evening/weekend parking permits are available for students, faculty and staff who do not already have a valid parking permit. These permits allow for parking in most lots throughout campus after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.
Daily parking permits are easy to purchase online, via parking apps such as ParkMobile and PayByPhone, or in person at parking kiosks located in the parking structures.
