A Vendor permit allows qualified persons to make curbside stops while making delivery or service calls on campus.
Rates & Refunds
Am I Eligible?
You are eligible for a Vendor permit if you or your company provides goods, or repair or maintenance services to the UCSB campus. Students, employees of the University, and vendors occupying outdoor stalls at the University Center are not eligible. You may be asked to provide proof of your eligibility.
Where Can I Park?
Legitimate places for curbside stops are:
- Service/restricted (white-curbed) spaces
- Green-curbed spaces (time zones)
- 20-minute (yellow-curbed) loading zones
You may also park in any of the lots or structures on campus, with restrictions noted below. 8 Parking is specifically allocated to vendor parking during business hours
Areas to Avoid
A Vendor permit does not allow you to park in spaces that are reserved, red-zoned or otherwise prohibited, or in spaces/lots marked for faculty, Coastal Access, or “H” permit holders. The permit does not allow you to obstruct a walkway. If you park at a meter, it must be paid.
How Do I Apply?
Is Renewal Automatic?
Annual permits expire on June 30. Thirty-day permits expire at the end of thirty consecutive days. A 30-day permit purchased on October 1, for example, expires on October 30 and is invalid on October 31.
What Are My Permit Options and How Much Do They Cost?
- An annual Vendor permit costs $900.00 per year. Unless otherwise posted, the permit allows you to park all day in a valid location on campus.
- A 30-day Vendor permit costs $75.00. Unless otherwise posted, the permit allows you to park all day in a valid location on campus.
- A daily Vendor permit costs $10.00.
- Short-term parking may be purchased by the hour (up to three hours) or the day. See the Short Term Rates table for prices. The short-term Vendor permit is sold exclusively at Parking Services.
Payment by cash, credit card, or check is accepted at the Parking Services office.
Permit Returns and Refunds
Annual permits that are not being used must be returned to Parking Services to qualify for a refund. See here for more information about our permit return policy.
ePermits
- In order for an ePermit to be valid, the vehicle's license plate must be affixed to the exterior of the vehicle, unobstructed, and fully visible from the drive aisle of the parking lot or structure.
- Parking ePermits are granted for the purpose of transportation to and from campus. Garaging (storing) your vehicle on campus is prohibited unless you are an "H" ePermit holder with an active lease agreement in the assigned parking lot.
- Parking ePermits are issued solely by Parking Services and are assigned after verification of eligibility.
- ePermits are not transferable between friends or family members.
- ePermits are issued when the applicant has paid the required fee, resolved all delinquent parking citations and provided proof of eligibility.
- Failure to provide and maintain accurate information on the parking ePermit application may result in citation, fine, the loss of parking privileges and referral to the Campus Police or the Dean of Students for disciplinary action.
- You will not receive a physical permit, because your license plate acts as your ePermit number. You may be subject to citation if you neglect to associate your license plate on your Parking account at http://tps.ucsb.edu/parking-permits/ePermits.