Downtown parking meter zones and fees (Ordinance 704)
Summary
New longer-duration paid parking is coming for downtown workers at the Gazebo lot, the Ace Hardware lot, Dolores Drive, Happy Valley Road and Oak Hill Road — one meter payment covers the workday at graduated rates. Final adoption is set for September 28.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Graduated meter rates will generate parking revenue while freeing short-term spaces for shoppers.
Downtown employees get legal all-day parking, and shoppers get better turnover on prime spaces.
Businesses holding parking leases at the Gazebo lot face lease termination after December 2026.
Mentions & discussions (5)
City Council Meeting - Sep 28, 2026
Ordinance 704 updating parking meter zones and fees was adopted on the consent calendar.
City Council Meeting and Successor Agency - Sep 14, 2026
New longer-duration paid parking is coming for downtown workers at the Gazebo lot, the Ace Hardware lot, Dolores Drive, Happy Valley Road and Oak Hill Road — one meter payment covers the workday at graduated rates. Final adoption is set for September 28.
City Council Meeting - Aug 10, 2026
The city is ending decades-old private leases at two downtown city-owned lots to create paid all-day public parking for employees, pairing with BART's opening of its south lot. Long-time leaseholders worry about losing guaranteed spaces their tenants depend on, and a school buying nearby property wants a parking credit.
City Council Meeting - Jun 22, 2026
The city is moving from study to action on downtown parking: building a full inventory, monitoring data, and converting underused lots. The Ace Hardware lot will become all-day paid employee parking; the Gazebo lot decision was delayed.
City Council Meeting - Apr 27, 2026
A new study found downtown has ample parking (about 55% occupied at peak) but confusing rules and hot spots. The city will manage existing supply rather than build new garages, with Phase 1 work on inventory, employee parking, consistent rules and wayfinding — and a push to analyze losing BART lot parking.
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