Enforcement - Types of Parking

Parking Enforcement

Parking, traffic regulations, and the California Vehicle Code (CVC) are enforced under the authority of Section 21113A CVC. In accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 40202, citations may not be informally rescinded by College authorities. Consistent or flagrant violations may cause the vehicle to be towed away at the owner's expense.

Parking Violations for Staff Parking Lots, Red Zones, Green Zones, Yellow Zones, Disabled Parking, Location not designated Parking, parking in two stalls and any valid vehicle code parking violations may be enforced on our district campuses.  There is no overnight parking on any district parking lot without special approval from the Public Safety Department.

Citations for parking violations are processed through a third party vendor. All contested citations are reviewed by the Department of Public Safety and must be processed according to state law. Directions for requesting a hearing are explained on the citation or at www.pticket.com/csm. 

Types of Parking

Employee Parking Permits

At this time, all parking areas designated "Staff Parking" will require a dash board/hanging district staff permit placed fully visible on the dash board or front facing area of the vehicle.

Employees are permitted to park in any staff/student parking lot in a valid marked/lined parking space.

Disabled Parking

Spaces painted blue and marked with the disabled logo are reserved for those persons with a California (or any state issued or disabled veteran) disabled placard or license plate. Students with temporary disabilities who do not have a placard may receive special parking consideration by contacting the College’s Disability Resource Center. Special permits must be displayed as noted on the permit.

EV Charging Stations

EV charging station spaces are intended to support active charging access for all campus community members and do not require a parking permit. Once charging is complete, or when the posted time limit has been reached, drivers are asked to move their vehicles to a regular parking space.

If an EV charging station appears defective or is not functioning properly, please report the issue to by calling the phone number on the charging station, the SMCCCD Office of Sustainability (https://sites.google.com/my.smccd.edu/smcccdsustainability/) or Campus Facilities as soon as possible. A malfunctioning or inoperable charging station does not authorized for parking in a designated EV charging space. Such spaces must remain vacant unless otherwise authorized by campus authorities.