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Shared Cars

Car Share

There are publicly sponsored and privately operatated car share programs operating in the city of Sacramento. Learn more about these programs and the permit process to operate a car share program. 

Our Community Car Share Program (OCCSP)

The City of Sacramento works in partnership with the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) to expand the OCCSP to income-qualified residents near car share sites.

Under this program, residents may reserve an electric vehicle at an affordable rate. The goal is to provide mobility options to households in areas where such opportunties were once limited and reduce apprehension about electric vehicle technology.

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Our Community Car Share

Program details and registration

Qualified car share providers

The City of Sacramento does not determine rental rates or regulate the type of vehicles offered for service. Please view terms and conditions prior to booking services with any provider. 

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Car share operator program

The Mobility and Sustainability Division of the Department of Public Works offers specialized parking permits for car share operators who deploy car share fleets for use in the Sacramento region. Reduced permit fees are offered for each zero-emissions electric vehicle (ZEV) deployed into operation. 

The official permit fee structure has been effective since July 31, 2018, with program eligibility requirements effective since August 28, 2018. These resolutions established fees and a process to issue permits to car share operators with specified criteria, such as insurance requirements; vehicle branding; community outreach; monitoring; and reporting.

Resolution 2018-0355

Eligibility criteria for car share operators

Resolution 2018-0313

Car share permit fee structure. Fees change each fiscal year.

2019 revision

Revision to Resolution 2018-0355

VEH §22507.1

California vehicle code authorizing car share and rideshare programs

Car share parking permits

Parking permits for car share fleet vehicles are in the form of virtual permits, enforced by Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology. During each annual renewal period, car share operators must include an updated list of license plates, make, and model for each fleet vehicle that will be in operation in Sacramento. Permits are monitored by City of Sacramento Parking Enforcement.

Virtual permits allow members to park with an exemption at either dedicated spaces, or any legal parking space on the street, depending on the permit type. However, the cost of that parking is paid by the car share operator. 

Prior to the start date of each fiscal year, the operator must purchase a permit for each vehicle it intends to deploy. Car share operators have the discretion of whether they choose to pass these parking costs, or any parking citations, to their members. 

Car share operators are offered three types of permits. Permits must be paid for prior to conducting operations in the city of Sacramento.

* denotes operator's discretion whether to pass these costs to members

Car share parking permits

Apply for parking permits for car share fleet vehicles

Terms Free-floating permit Dedicated space permit
Member parking Members may access or return vehicles at any legal parking space on the street, within city limits (Home Zone)

Permit does not exempt member from "No Parking Any Time" zones or any space posted with words or restrictions in red font. 

 		Members access or return vehicles at designated parking spaces on the street that are reserved for operator's exclusive fleet. 

Maximum 2 spaces per city block face may be dedicated for car share. 

 
Parking metersPermit valid at meters with no extra payment required. Permit cannot be used to park at meters with time limits of 30 minutes or less.

Meter fee is already paid through operator permit. * 		Members must pay if not parked in operator's dedicated parking space.
Posted time zonesPermit provides exemption in any space on the street with a time limit of one (1) hour or more. 

Member may park on the street beyond the posted time limit, up to 72 hours per State law. 		Members must obey posted time limit if not parked in operator's dedicated space.
Special terms20% of fleet must be deployed in communities identified as low-income or with a  disadvantaged population10-calendar day posting requirement for new spaces to allow public comment prior to approval
Parking citations Citations will be issued for vehicles parked illegally or not within approved scope of exemptions.*Citations will be issued for vehicles parked illegally, including in dedicated spaces.*
BenefitsMembers have freedom to access or return vehicles in locations convenient to them. Members have a dedicated parking space, without hassle of finding a place to access or park.

Parking permit fees

Permit fees are based on the current City Fee & Charge Report and subject to change each fiscal year: 

  • Base Permit Fee: $806 (metered space), $720 (non-metered) 
  • Vehicle type (gas or electric)
  • Parking space type (metered or non-metered)
  • Permit type (dedicated, free-floating, or dedicated public EV charging space)  

Permit fees are charged at lower rates for any zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) in the operator's fleet to incentivize expanded mobility options while delivering air quality benefits in our neighborhoods.

Operators must pay all fees prior the start of each fiscal year (June). Permits are valid for a full fiscal year (July 1 - June 30).

For Free-floating permits, operators must provide the technology to track actual parking sessions during the fiscal year. The payment in June for these permits are a deposit that wll be compared to actual parking time to determine final fees. 

Vehicle Type Dedicated space Free-Floating (Deposit)
GasMetered: Base Permit Fee

Non-metered: Base Permit Fee		Metered: Base Permit Fee

Non-metered: 25% discount Base Permit Fee
ElectricMetered: 25% discount Base Permit Fee

Non-metered: 25% discount of Base Permit Fee		Metered: Base Permit Fee

Non-metered: 50% discount Base Permit Fee
Public-use EV spaceMetered: 50% discount Base Permit Fee

Non-metered: 50% discount Base Permit Fee		N/A

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