New Year’s Day (Observed) Parking Rules in SF | How Not to Get a Ticket

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Since New Year’s Day fell on a Sunday in 2012, thankfully on New Year’s Day (observed) on Monday, January 2, 2012 the city of San Francisco is going to reward you with a ticket-free day of parking… mostly…

Although parking hazardously is always ticketable and towable –  as is parking in a red or blue zone –  almost everything else is yours for the parking.

But watch out when the clock strikes midnight the night January 2nd, it’s actually January 3rd and all parking rules are back in force.

Parking Enforcement Schedule & Rules
New Year’s Day Observed (Monday, January 2, 2012)

The Good News

• Street Sweeping: Not enforced for either M-F or 7-Day
• Residential Permit Parking: Not enforced
• Commuter Towaway: Not enforced
• Parking Meters: Not enforced
• Yellow Curbs : Commercial loading & unloading parking zones are not enforced
  

 

The so-so News

• Green Zone: May Be Enforced (short term parking – usually 10 mins Monday-Saturday 10am to 6pm) we’ve gotten conflicting information about the Green Zone – Parking Enforcement HQ said it is enforced, but our on-the-street meter-dude said Green Zones are not enforced…
• White Zone: Passenger loading zones are enforced (5 minute limit), but only while the business (and some apartment buildings) is open – if the business that paid for the zone (usually the one right in front of the white zone) is closed, it’s free parking. (but beware some businesses are 24 hours even though they may look closed – Our parking enforcement source recommended you find a security guard for the building and ask.)

The Bad News:

• Red Zone: Enforced
• Blue Zone: Enforced (Handicap)

Source: SFMTA Holiday Enforcement,  SFMTA Color Curb Program Details, Finding the Sweet Spot

Parking Enforcement Rules – San Francisco
New Year’s Day(Observed) 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012

Quick New Year’s Weekend Parking Tips:
– Saturday 12/31: New Year’s Eve: A normal day and subject to all normal parking regulations
– Sunday 1/1: New Year’s Day: Free Parking except white, red and blue zones
– Monday 1/2: New Year’s Day (Observed) Free Parking except for Port of SF meters, white, blue and red zones
– Tuesday 1/3:  A normal day and subject to all normal parking regulations

• Street Sweeping (M-F): FREE PARKING (Jan 1st and Jan 2nd)
• Street Sweeping (7-Day): FREE PARKING  (Jan 1st and Jan 2nd)
• Residential Permit Parking: FREE PARKING  (Jan 1st and Jan 2nd)
• Commuter Towaway: FREE PARKING  (Jan 1st and Jan 2nd)
• Parking Meters: FREE PARKING  (Jan 1st and Jan 2nd)
• Parking Meters (Port of San Francisco): FREE PARKING  (Jan 1st only)
  – Warning: Port of San Francisco Meters – Mostly along Embarcadero from Fisherman’s Wharf down to the ballpark – while free on January 1st, will be enforced on January 2, 2012)
• Yellow Curbs: FREE PARKING – Commercial loading & unloading parking zones are not enforced
• Green Zone: FREE PARKING – Short term parking – usually 10 minutes – Monday – Saturday 10a to 6pm will not apply on New Year’s Day 2012 because it falls on a Sunday.
  – Warning: Green Zones may be enforced on January 2, 2011 – We’ve received conflicting information as to whether Green Zones are enforced on Holidays that fall within Monday through Saturday – Parking Enforcement HQ told is it IS enforced, while our on-the-street meter-dude told us Green Zones are NOT enforced on holidays… so be cautious.
• White Zone: ENFORCED – No special rules for New Year’s Day – These white  passenger loading zones are enforced with a 5 minute limit, but only while the business in front is open – if the business that paid for the zone (usually the one right in front of the white zone) is closed, then it’s free parking. But beware some businesses are 24 hours even though they may look closed and in some cases, there are white zones in front of apartment complexes which would be enforced 24 hours – Our parking enforcement source recommended you find a security guard for the building and ask.)
• Red Zone: ENFORCED
• Blue Zone: ENFORCED (Handicap)
• Hazards: ENFORCED – Parking hazardously is always subject to citation and towing

 

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