Parking Permit Rules and ProcedureS
(Updated as of 3/3/21)
The SAC will start selling permits on 3/16!
IMPORTANT - having a permit allows you to park in designated parking spaces for students on campus. It does not automatically guarantee you a space in the lot.
In order to obtain a permit you must pick up a registration form in the Student Activities Center (SAC) or download from this site, and take it home for your parents to sign. Return to the SAO with the completed form, your driver’s license, your student body card, and a check for $30 made out to Gunn High School. You may only purchase your permit in the SAC.
Parking Permit Tags - $30 per permit: Parking Permit Form
In order to obtain a permit you must pick up a registration form in the Student Activities Center (SAC) or download from this site, and take it home for your parents to sign. Return to the SAO with the completed form, your driver’s license, your student body card, and a check for $30 made out to Gunn High School. You may only purchase your permit in the SAC.
Parking Permit Tags - $30 per permit: Parking Permit Form
The Student Activities Office (SAO) will sell approx. 190 parking permits to students with a current drivers license on a first come, first served basis:
Beginning late March: Parking Enforcement by PAPD begins! Do not drive to school unless you have a permit or you risk getting a ticket - buy your permit the day before.
For the complete CA Vehicle Code on this topic: Vehicle Code, Section 12814.6, Provisional License for Minors Distinctive Driver's License
Be sure to hang your tag from your mirror and don’t forget to take it with you if you switch cars. If for some reason you cannot hang it from your mirror – put it next to your VIN number on your dash.
Parking Enforcement on Campus
Parking will be monitored weekdays by the Palo Alto Police Department. There are no warnings!!! Students who park in Staff Parking spaces, who do not have a permit, or who park in spots that are not designated for parking will be ticketed at a cost of $46.00 (or more, if they have raised the rates).
Miscellaneous
If you forget your permit one day, you may obtain a temporary permit from the Main Office. If there is no parking in the lot, please let the Main Office know. Do not park illegally even if the lot is full; you will get a ticket.
The SAO is not responsible for lost or stolen permits or fire/theft/damage/vandalism of your vehicle. If you are driving a car with shoddy locks or a convertible, you are taking a chance that your permit may be stolen. If you lose your permit or it is stolen, you will have to buy a new one.
Beginning late March: Parking Enforcement by PAPD begins! Do not drive to school unless you have a permit or you risk getting a ticket - buy your permit the day before.
- IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE A PROVISIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE (have not yet had their license a year): You will be unable to purchase a carpool permit until you have had your license for one year, due to restrictions in CA Vehicle Code Section 12814.6. The only exception is if your parents provide you with a letter stating that you are allowed to drive a family member to and from school. The Student Activities Center will need a copy of this letter on file before a Carpool Permit will be issued to a student with a Provisional Driver's License.
For the complete CA Vehicle Code on this topic: Vehicle Code, Section 12814.6, Provisional License for Minors Distinctive Driver's License
Be sure to hang your tag from your mirror and don’t forget to take it with you if you switch cars. If for some reason you cannot hang it from your mirror – put it next to your VIN number on your dash.
Parking Enforcement on Campus
Parking will be monitored weekdays by the Palo Alto Police Department. There are no warnings!!! Students who park in Staff Parking spaces, who do not have a permit, or who park in spots that are not designated for parking will be ticketed at a cost of $46.00 (or more, if they have raised the rates).
- If your tag is not in the proper spot on a day of PAPD enforcement, you will get a ticket! Do not come to the SAC to get tickets cleared. That is a matter between you and the police.
Miscellaneous
If you forget your permit one day, you may obtain a temporary permit from the Main Office. If there is no parking in the lot, please let the Main Office know. Do not park illegally even if the lot is full; you will get a ticket.
The SAO is not responsible for lost or stolen permits or fire/theft/damage/vandalism of your vehicle. If you are driving a car with shoddy locks or a convertible, you are taking a chance that your permit may be stolen. If you lose your permit or it is stolen, you will have to buy a new one.