Info for businesses

Info for businesses

Businesses can support customers, employees and ParkSJ

Customers

Businesses wishing to offer patrons validations beyond the first 90 minutes must “opt in” with the City Department of Transportation. The cost to businesses is $5 per hour or $1 per 12 minutes. Contact the City’s parking operator at (408) 794-1090.

Employees

Discounted Downtown Employee Parking Permit

Effective October 2026, the City of San José offers a Discounted Downtown Employee Parking Permit, at 50% off the Global Monthly Permit rate, to employees working at businesses within the City’s parking meter districts and earning no more than 50% over the current minimum wage, not including gratuities.

Apply for the program at: http://sanjose.spplus.com/form. Before the discount is applied, employment and wage information will be verified during the application process.

Promoting Parking in DTSJ

Parking in Downtown San Jose doesn’t have to be a hassle! With resources like ParkSJ.org, visitors can easily locate parking spots that fit their needs. This toolkit provides downtown businesses, arts groups and events with the resources needed to promote the convenience of downtown parking, including real-time availability updates, parking maps, and information about affordable options such as 90 minutes of free parking at select ParkSJ garages. 

ParkSJ

Cut and paste onto your websites:

90 minutes of FREE parking is available to all downtown visitors at the following garages:

Please note: The 90 minutes of free parking at participating garages is not available during special events or when pre-payment is in effect.