To use your TAP parking benefits, your vehicle must be registered to your ePermit portal account and associated with your permit.

TAP Membership Status

Your TAP membership status matches the eligibility criteria for parking permits, as described on the Transportation & Parking website.

IF YOU ARE... VALID PARKING INVALID PARKING

Academic/Faculty and qualify for a Faculty (“A”) parking ePermit.

Your vehicle license plate number is associated with an “A” TAP status virtual ePermit

  
  • Parking lots and structures marked “A" on the campus map.
  • Spaces within lots marked “Faculty At All Times” or “Faculty/Staff At All Times”
    
  • Parking spaces/areas marked “Restricted”, “Reserved” or “Vendor Only”
  • UCSB Housing parking spaces for residents and visitors... Housing-Staff may parking in housing staff designated spaces in Housing parking lots
  • Coastal Access spaces on weekdays from 7:30am to 5:00pm
  • Metered spaces
  • University off-campus residential parking
IF YOU ARE... VALID PARKING INVALID PARKING

Staff qualify for a Staff (“B”) parking ePermit.

Your vehicle license plate number is associated with a “B” TAP status virtual ePermit
  • Parking lots and structures marked “B” on the campus map.
  • Spaces within lots marked “Faculty/Staff At All Times
    
  • Parking spaces/areas marked “Restricted”, “Reserved”, “Faculty At All Times” or “Vendor Only”
  • UCSB Housing parking spaces for residents and visitors... Housing-Staff may parking in housing staff designated spaces in Housing parking lots
  • 15 Parking on weekdays from 7:30am to 5:00pm
  • Coastal Access spaces on weekdays from 7:30am to 5:00pm
  • Metered spaces
IF YOU ARE... VALID PARKING INVALID PARKING

Graduate Student Staff "B" qualify for a "45% employed Graduate Student" parking ePermit.

Your vehicle license plate number is associated with a “B” TAP status virtual ePermit
  • Parking lots and structures marked “B”on the campus map.
  • After 5pm Monday-Friday and all day on weekends a Night and Weekend parking permit is required.
  • More details available here
    
  • Parking spaces/areas marked “Restricted”, “Reserved”, “Faculty At All Times” or “Vendor Only”
  • UCSB Housing parking spaces for residents and visitors... Housing-Staff may parking in housing staff designated spaces in Housing parking lots
  • 15 Parking on weekdays from 7:30am to 5:00pm
  • Coastal Access spaces on weekdays from 7:30am to 5:00pm
  • Metered spaces
IF YOU ARE... VALID PARKING INVALID PARKING

Student commuter who lives two miles or more from campus and qualify for a Student (“C”) status parking  ePermit.

Your vehicle license plate number is associated with a “C” TAP status virtual ePermit
  • Parking lots and structures marked “C” on the campus map.
  • More details available here
    
  • Parking lots marked “Faculty/Staff At All Times”
  • Parking spaces/areas marked “Restricted”, “Reserved”, “Faculty At All Times”, “Faculty/Staff At All Times” or “Vendor Only”
  • Housing residential parking spaces
  • 15 Parking on weekdays from 7:30am to 5:00pm
  • Coastal Access spaces on weekdays from 7:30am to 5:00pm
  • Metered spaces
IF YOU ARE... VALID PARKING INVALID PARKING

Student commuter who lives two miles or more from campus and qualifies for a Student (“C”) status parking virtual ePermit

Your vehicle license plate number is associated with a “C” TAP status virtual ePermit
  • Parking lots and structures marked “C" on the campus map.
  • More details available here
    
  • Parking lots marked “Faculty/Staff At All Times”
  • Parking spaces/areas marked “Restricted”, “Reserved”, “Faculty At All Times”, “Faculty/Staff At All Times” or “Vendor Only”
  • Housing parking spaces
  • 15 Parking on weekdays from 7:30am to 5:00pm
  • Coastal Access spaces on weekdays from 7:30am to 5:00pm
  • Metered spaces
IF YOU ARE... VALID PARKING INVALID PARKING

Student commuter who lives two miles or more from campus and qualifies for a Student (“C”) status parking virtual ePermit

Your vehicle license plate number is associated with a “C” TAP status virtual ePermit
  • Parking lots and structures marked “C” on the campus map.
  • More details available here
    
  • Parking lots marked “Faculty/Staff At All Times”
     map.
  • Parking spaces/areas marked “Restricted”, “Reserved”, “Faculty At All Times”, “Faculty/Staff At All Times” or “Vendor Only”
  • Housing residential parking spaces
  • 15 Parking on weekdays from 7:30am to 5:00pm
  • Coastal Access spaces on weekdays from 7:30am to 5:00pm
  • Metered spaces