Student Parking Permits

All students who park vehicles on the UC Irvine campus are required to display parking permits. Parking permits may only be purchased on-line with Mastercard, Visa, American Express, or Discover. Medical, motorcycle, and overnight parking for University Town Center residents may be purchased directly from the Parking and Transportation Office.

Student permits will be available for purchase online at http://www.parking.uci.edu at the myCommute login with your UCInetID. All students will have parking zone choice on a first come, first served basis so purchase early to receive the zone of your choice. You may purchase the same zone for the entire academic year or select different zones each quarter. All available zones will appear on your myCommute account for your selection. Permits may be picked up from a Parking Transaction Kiosk.

Student Commuter

Student Commuter Parking Permits are valid in unmarked stalls in all "S" parking areas of the zone designated on the permit only. Please check the lot entrance sign upon entering. Student Commuter Permits are not valid in Preferred/Reserved, Resident, Metered, Service, Disabled parking stalls, lot 1, lot 12B, lot 8, lot CT, or any specially marked stall. Student Commuter “S” and Student Preferred “P” permits will be valid in all zones after 3:00 p.m. Monday – Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. Student Commuter Permits are valid in AR Reserved Stalls (non 24-hour reserved) after 5 P.M. on weekdays and all day Saturday and Sunday. Student commuter permits are not valid for overnight parking.

Click here for a map of the student commuter zones.

Permits purchased on-line with pick-up option are not valid until printed and obtained from a Parking Transaction Kiosk.

Student Commuter Preferred

Student Commuter Preferred Permits are valid in the Reserved and unmarked parking stalls in the zone designated on the permit. Commuter Preferred Permits are not valid in Resident, Metered, Service, Disabled, or specially marked parking stalls.

Click here for a map of the student commuter zones.

Commuter Preferred permits are sold in limited quantities and are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Permits purchased on-line with pick-up option are not valid until printed and obtained from a Parking Transaction Kiosk.

Evening Commuter

Evening Parking Permits are valid between 5:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday in all unmarked parking stalls and in most Reserved/Preferred stalls, except those marked "enforced 24 hours."

* University Extension Permits must be purchased from the University Extension office.

Permits purchased on-line with pick-up option are not valid until printed and obtained from a Parking Transaction Kiosk.

Campus Student Resident

The following information refers to policies and permits issued directly by Parking and Transportation Services:

Communities: Arroyo Vista, Campus Village, Mesa Court, Middle Earth.

Student Resident Parking Permits are valid in assigned Resident parking lots near each housing area and allow students to park their vehicles over night in Resident parking lots. Resident Parking Permits are not valid in other housing areas' Resident parking, including graduate and privately owned apartment communities (see below), or at any time in the Pereira, Mesa, and Social Science parking structures, Commuter, Commuter Preferred/Reserved, Metered, Service or Disabled parking stalls. You may park on campus in any OPEN lot (not a parking structure) in unmarked stalls or non-24 hour enforced AR stalls after 5 pm Monday - Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday.

Campus Village, Mesa Court, and Middle Earth resident permits are valid in the ARC lot during ARC operating hours.

Your resident permit is valid 7 days a week in the following lot assignments (Resident permits are not valid in Parking Structures at any time):

Arroyo Vista
All AV lots

NOTE: Arroyo Vista resident permits are NOT valid in the ARC parking at any time.

Campus Village
16AE, 16A, 16B, 13R, 16 (marked "resident" stalls only), 16H, 82, 83

Mesa Court
5, 14, 14A, 1B

Middle Earth - APS
Anteater Parking Structure (APS) 3rd floor and above only. In all unmarked stalls, and AR stalls not marked "enforced 24 hours," in open campus lots (no other parking structures besides APS) after 5:00 pm Monday – Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday.

Middle Earth
Lots 17A, 18R, CT. Valid in the Anteater Parking Structure (APS) ONLY Monday –Friday between 5:00pm and 8:00am, and all day Saturday and Sunday.

*Reminder: If you move out of on-campus housing you MUST exchange your resident permit for a commuter permit. You must provide written documentation from the housing office of your contract cancellation. Citations issued for failure to exchange permit will not be cancelled.

The following information refers to permits issued by Housing, under the authority of Parking and Transportation Services:

Verano Place, PaloVerde and Vista Del Campo Housing permits are issued by the Housing Officials through the authority of Parking and Transportation Services. Only residents of these areas are authorized to receive this permit, and the permit is valid only in parking lots specific to the housing areas.

Graduate and Privately-Owned On-Campus Apartment Communities (Verano Place, Palo Verde, Santiago, Vista del Campo, Vista del Campo Norte)

The following information refers to policies and permits issued by each of the following specific housing authorities under authority of Parking and Transportation Services:

Communities: Palo Verde, Verano Place, Santiago Apartments, Vista del Campo, Vista del Campo Norte

Parking Alternatives for the Above Residents:

For VDC residents who are unable to obtain a resident permit to park in their housing community lots, or who need additional parking, there are a limited number of campus resident permits available which would allow the resident to park in specific campus parking lots, managed by UCI Parking and Transportation. Parking lots vary based on availability; please inquire directly with the UC Irvine Parking and Transportation office. Permits are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Vista del Campo/Vista del Campo Norte Undergraduate Campus Parking Restrictions
Undergraduate Vista del Campo/Vista del Campo Norte residents are not eligible for commuter parking on the Main Campus before 5 pm. However, VDC residents may purchase an evening commuter permit to park in any general commuter stall 5pm-12am during the week, and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Residents may also purchase campus motorcycle/moped permit, which are valid 6 a.m. - 12 a.m. Monday - Sunday. The ASUCI Campus Shuttle system services these housing communities and the main campus.

Near-Campus Apartment Communities

Communities: Irvine Apartment Communities of the University Town Center, and Parkwest

Parking Alternatives for University Town Center and Parkwest Residents:

Your Parking and Transportation Services office understands that resident parking in the UTC or Parkwest apartment complexes can be difficult. That's why we are offering UTC and Parkwest residents a place to park their car overnight.

For University Town Center or Parkwest residents (anyone living in Berkeley, Ambrose, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, or Parkwest apartments) who are unable to obtain a resident permit to park in their housing community lots, or who need additional parking, there are a limited number of campus resident permits available which would allow the resident to park in specific campus parking lots, managed by UCI Parking and Transportation. Parking lots vary based on availability; please inquire directly with the UC Irvine Parking and Transportation office. Permits are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

University Town Center Undergraduate Campus Parking Restrictions
Undergraduate residents of the Irvine Apartment Communities at University Town Center are not eligible for commuter parking on the Main Campus before 5 pm. However, these residents may purchase an evening commuter permit, to park in any general commuter stall 5pm-12am during the week, and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Residents may also purchase campus motorcycle/moped permit, which are valid 6 a.m. - 12 a.m. Monday - Sunday.

MBA Permit

Parking for MBA Permits

"MBA" may park in any unmarked stall or any non-24 hour enforced stall after 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday, and all day Saturday and Sunday.

The “MBA” permit is valid in the unmarked stalls in all “S” parking areas all day Friday.

Permits are not valid in stalls marked for residents, service, handicap or medical, X, or any other specifically marked stall. Permits are not valid in metered or pay-by-space stalls.

Permits must be fully displayed at all times.

Medical Permits and Disabled Parking

All UC Irvine faculty, staff and students who park a vehicle on campus are required to display a UC Irvine Parking Permit. Persons who have been issued disabled parking placards or license plates from the Department of Motor Vehicles must register their placard or plate with the Parking Office.

An individual who requires temporary access to disabled parking and does not wish to obtain a California DMV Disabled placard MUST submit the following DMV form with a doctor's signature to the Parking and Transportation Services Office. Click Here to download form (391 K .pdf)

If you have any questions regarding disabled parking on campus, please call the Parking Office at (949) 824-7486 or e-mail parking@uci.edu

Motorcycle Parking Permits

All motorcycles and mopeds that park on campus must display Motorcycle Parking Permits. This permit allows the motorcycle to park in any of the designated motorcycle parking areas on the campus. Motorcycles may only park in the designated motorcycle parking areas and may not park in reserved, resident or general vehicle parking spaces.

Please direct questions and/or comments concerning Motorcycle Parking Permits to parking@uci.edu.