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Apply For Parking Permits

Car Share Permits

Car share operators are legally required to obtain operator permits from the City of Sacramento to offer services in Sacramento. Car share parking permits will not be issued without an approved operator permit.

The Department of Public Works - Mobility and Sustainability Division, serves as the program lead, working in coordination with the  department's Parking Services Division for enforcement of the permits on the street.

Car share permits are in the form of virtual permits assigned to specific vehicles within a car share operator's fleet. 

These permits allow customers to park on the street at either dedicated spaces, or any legal space on the street, without requiring the customer to personally pay the meter or move the car if it goes over any posted time limit (at non-metered spaces).  The cost of parking is included in the permit that the operator pays to the City of Sacramento at the start of each fiscal year. Any transfer of parking cost to the user is at the discretion of the car share operator. 

Permit types

Approved car share operators are offered two types of permits. Permits must be paid for prior to conducting operations in the city of Sacramento:

  • Dedicated Space: operator maintains specifc spaces on the street to park fleet (up to 2 spaces per city block)
  • Free-Floating: fleet vehicles are legally parked by users on city streets for other users to locate and use via operator's reservation system. 

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

Apply for car share operator permit

Car share operators are required to obtain approval from the Department of Public Works - Mobility and Sustainability Division prior to deploying any vehicles or conducting any operations in the city of Sacramento. 

Car share parking permits will not be issued until an application and associated fees are paid in full. Permits must be renewed every June and are effective for the following fiscal year, which is July 1st - June 30th. 

Car share program

View more details of the program and application

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