
One-Day Temporary Permits
Welcome to the City of Santa Monica Parking Permit System!
This site allows current preferential parking permit account holders to request and print one-day temporary permits.
Before you proceed, please note the following:
- You must have an existing and active Preferential Parking Permit or Residential Owner Permit account already set up with the City. This feature requires that you have a currently valid Resident or Visitor parking permit on file.
- A maximum of 25 temporary permits per day or 300 per permit year are allowed for active Preferential Parking Permit accounts.
- A maximum of 3 temporary permits per day or 40 per permit year are allowed for active Residential Owner Permit accounts.
- All delinquent parking citations must be paid in full prior to requesting temporary permits.
- Permits will be generated in PDF format and emailed to you, or you may download the permits directly from this website. In order to view/print, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Temporary permits are valid in preferential parking zones only, and are valid within a two-block radius of your address.
- Temporary permits generated by this website are free.
- Temporary permits issued by the Parking Office cost $2 each per day.
To request and print one-day temporary permits, please enter the following information. All fields are REQUIRED. If you do not know your account number, please call or email our office during regular business hours. Your account number is not printed on your permit.
Please note that your account number is specific to the address. If you have moved, you will need to contact the City to set up a new account.
For any questions, please contact:
City of Santa Monica
GoSamo Center
1444 4th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Email: parking@smgov.net