Student Parking Permits
A valid parking permit must be displayed at all times on the UC Irvine campus.
Student permits are available online at myCommute by logging in with your UCInetID. All available zones will appear and may be purchased on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may alter your zone based on availability. In order to renew your current zone, purchase your new permit while your current permit is still valid.
Student permits may be purchased using any major credit card Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
Medical, motorcycle, and car/motorcycle permits may be purchased directly from the Transportation and Distribution Services Office. Permits can be mailed or picked up on campus. A UCI ID card is required to pick up a permit from one of locations: Parking Permit Pickup Points
Permit Types:
"S" Zone Commuter
S
Zone 1-6 commuter permits are VALID:
Permit Eligibility
- Undergraduate commuters
- Graduate commuters
Rates
- $10.00 per day
- $35.00 per week
- $62.00 per month
Where and When to Park
Zone 1-6 commuter permits are VALID:
- 7:00am to 12:00am in all unmarked stalls in all "S" parking areas within the selected zone:
Zone 1: Mesa parking structure (MPS) and lots 14, 14A, 36, ARC, CT Zone 2: Lots 82, 83, 84, 36, ARC, CT Zone 3: Lots 16, 16H, 36, ARC, CT Zone 4: Anteater Parking Structure (APS) and lots 17A, 36, ARC, CT Zone 5: Social Science Parking Structure (SSPS), and lots 17A, 36, ARC, CT Zone 6: Student Center Parking Structure (SCPS), and lots 5, 36, ARC, CT - 7:00am to 12:00am in East Campus Parking Structure (ECPS) white stalls only (all other stalls prohibited)
- After 3:00pm Monday-Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday in all "S" parking areas within any zone commuter zone. (See list above)
- After 5:00 pm Monday-Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday in all "AR" stalls not marked "Enforced 24 Hours"
- In Resident stalls
- In Service stalls
- In Disabled or Medical stalls
- For overnight parking
- In Pay by Space or Metered stalls
- In any specially marked stalls
"P" Preferred Zone Commuter
AR
Zone 1-6 preferred permits are VALID:
Permit Eligibility
- Undergraduate commuters
- Graduate commuters
Rates
- $14.00 per day
- $49.00 per week
- $81.00 per month
Where and When to Park
Zone 1-6 preferred permits are VALID:
- 7:00am to 12:00am in all unmarked and "AR" stalls in all "S" parking areas within the selected zone:
Zone 1: Mesa parking structure (MPS) and lots 7, 14, 14A, 36, ARC, CT Zone 2: Lots 81, 82, 83, 84, 36, ARC, CT Zone 3: Lots 12A, 16, 16H, 36, ARC, CT Zone 4: Anteater Parking Structure (APS) and lots 17A, 18C 36, ARC, CT Zone 5: Social Science Parking Structure (SSPS), and lots 1, 17A, 36, ARC, CT Zone 6: Student Center Parking Structure (SCPS), and lots 5, 36, ARC, CT - 7:00am to 12:00am in East Campus Parking Structure (ECPS) white stalls only (all other stalls prohibited)
- After 3:00pm Monday-Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday in all "S" parking areas within any zone commuter zone. (See list above)
- After 5:00 pm Monday-Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday in all "AR" stalls not marked "Enforced 24 Hours"
- In Resident stalls
- In Service stalls
- In Disabled or Medical stalls
- For overnight parking
- In Pay by Space or Metered stalls
- In any specially marked stalls
"R" Resident
R
Permit Eligibility
- On-campus residents, residents of American Campus Communities who have not purchased parking with the housing community, and off-campus residents who need 24 hour parking
Rates
- $14.00 per day
- $49.00 per week
- $93.00 per month
Where and When to Park
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the parking area designated for your resident permit type:
Permit Type Eligibility Parking Area "R-MC"
Mesa CourtMesa Court residents Lots 5, 14, and 14A "R-ME"
Middle EarthMiddle Earth residents Lots 17A, 18R and CT
(Additional parking available Monday - Friday between 5:00pm and 8:00am, and all day Saturday and Sunday, in unmarked stalls on level 3 and above in the Anteater Parking Structure [APS])"R-APS"
Middle Earth-Anteater Parking StructureMiddle Earth residents (space limited)
Resident Assistances (RAs) for Middle EarthAnteater Parking Structure (APS) 3rd floor and above only "R-CV"
Campus VillageCampus Village residents - Lots 16AE, 16AW, 16B
- In the marked RESIDENT stalls in lot 13 (all other stalls prohibited)
- In unmarked stalls in lots 16H, 82, 83"R-PV"
Palo VerdePalo Verde residents Lots 17A, CT "R-AV"
Arroyo VistaArroyo Vista residents Lots AV1, AV2, and AV3 "R-CT"
Off-campusResidents of off-campus apartments or residents of apartments owned by American Campus Communities-VDC, VDCN, CDS, and PDS Lot CT ONLY - After 5:00 pm Monday - Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday in open campus lots (not parking structures) in unmarked and "AR" stalls not marked "Enforced 24 Hours"
- During ARC operating hours, in the ARC lot, lot 36 and the white stalls in ECPS, except for "R-AV" and "R-CT" permits
"E" Evening
Permit Eligibility
- Undergraduate commuters
- Residents of VDC, VDCN, CDS, and PDS
- Graduate commuters
Rate
- $35.00 per month
Where and When to Park
- 5pm to 12am in unmarked general stalls and "AR" reserved stalls that are not marked "Enforced 24 Hours"
"MX" Motorcycle
Permit Eligibility
- Undergraduates
- Graduate commuters
Rate
- $35.00 per month
Where and When to Park
- In motorcycle stalls on-campus; please click here for locations
Car/Motorcycle Combined Permit
- If you would like the option to park a car or motorcycle with a single permit, please visit the Transportation and Distribution Services office. A combination permit (GN) is available at the Preferred, Commuter, or Resident rate.
MBA Permit
Permit Eligibility
- FEMBA, EMBA, and HCEMBA students only
Rate
- $35.00 per month
Where and When to Park
- After 4:00pm Monday - Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday in unmarked and "AR" stalls not marked "Enforced 24 Hours"
- All day Friday, in the unmarked stalls in all "S" parking areas
