Freshmen & Sophomore Student Parking Appeals

UC Santa Cruz has a parking permit prohibition for first and second-year residential students who live in any on-campus and off-campus University Housing; students with this status are ineligible to purchase a permit to park on campus. The parking permit prohibition applies to all types of campus parking permits (except motorcycle permits), including temporary daily, weekly and monthly permits.

On rare occasions parking expections are granted by the Parking Review Panel, if there is a legitimate need, such as: economic need when a student must rely on income from a job not served by public transportation, family need, including care of a sick or disabled relative, or frequent medical/dental appointments not served by public transportation.

To expedite your appeal review the checklist of necessary paperwork listed on the appeal form, and submit all required appeal information and paperwork simultaneously. Submitting documents separately will delay the outcome of your appeal. Do not print out the parking permit application and mail it with your appeal documents.

Temporary permits will not be issued while an appeal is pending.

Get a printable Appeal for Parking Exception Form.

If you receive notification that your appeal is approved complete the online parking permit application.

Learn more about the first and second-year residential student parking prohibition.

Learn about off-campus long term parking resources.