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No Street Sweeping & Residential Permit Tickets in SF

If you forget to move your car, don’t worry… Plus meters down to 50¢/hr
By - posted 3/17/2020 No Comment

Thanks to the SF Gate for tipping us off that the Mayor issued a tweet today (3/17) saying that the city SF won’t issue parking tickets for street sweeping through the end of March.

Update –  Starting June 15th, SF will resume issuing tickets for street sweeping

Of course, don’t be a dick and purposely leave your car on the street just because you can. They are still going to be street sweeping and it will make the streets dirtier. But if you happen to forget to move your car, you’ve got a grace period for the rest of the month.

SF Parking Enforcement Updates

Effective on Tuesday, March 17 at midnight through the end of March, the SFMTA will not ticket for mechanical street cleaning. Street cleaning tickets issued on March 17 will be waived. However, it is crucial that we still clean our streets to prevent trash buildup and local flooding. Please still move your car for street cleaning if you can.

Enforcement will also be temporarily suspended for the following:

  • 72-hour parking limit and towing
  • All time limit parking (e.g., 1-hour, 2-hour, etc.)
  • Residential Permit Parking (RPP) permits
  • Commuter shuttles
  • Peak-hour towaway zones
  • Street cleaning

The SFMTA will continue enforcing parking rules that impact health and safety:

  • Fire hydrant zones
  • Red and yellow zones; and “No Stopping” or “No Parking” zones
  • Blocked driveways and double parking
  • Parking in bike or transit lanes
  • Parking meters (see below)

Parking Meters: Given the significant shifts in parking demand, the city is implementing a temporary rate change for all parking meters citywide beginning on March 18 through the period of the Public Health Order. However, due to different meter types and payment options, the rate change may take up to five business days to be reflected in some meters. Please continue to check the meter rates until full implementation on March 24.

By 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, all meters will be reduced to their base rates through April 7:

  • $0.50/hour for vehicle parking
  • $0.10/hour for motorcycle parking

We are maintaining a minimal fee to ensure there continues to be turnover around essential services, such as grocery stores, medical facilities and banks.