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SFMTA raises annual contractor parking permit to $3,074; agency projects $1.7M in revenue
Summary
The board approved an increase in the SFMTA contractor parking permit — which allows licensed contractor vehicles to park without time limits in RPP and metered areas — raising the annual fee to $3,074 and estimating roughly $1.7 million in annual revenue
The SFMTA board voted April 1 to increase the annual contractor parking permit fee to $3,074 (with a six‑month permit set at $1,315.37), a roughly 27% increase from the fiscal‑year‑2024 rate. Diana Hammond, senior manager of revenue collection, told the board the permit program — established in 1982 — allows licensed contractors (for example HVAC and pest‑control businesses) to park without meter payment or time limits while they perform field work.
Hammond said the SFMTA's 10‑year permit pricing model balances administration costs and an estimate of foregone meter revenue. Because the program does not require contractors to record meter usage, staff said precise usage is hard to measure; the agency assumes 50% of use occurs at metered spaces and 50% in RPP zones, and bases the permit's meter-recovery portion on a weighted average meter rate. The rate increase, Hammond said, is estimated to generate about $1.7 million in revenue per year.
During public comment the San Francisco Electrical Contractors Association asked the board to consider discounts for locally based firms and raised concerns about the economic burden on small, multi‑vehicle contractor businesses. SFMTA staff said the permit is charged per vehicle and noted that, under the current program, each vehicle used by a firm in the field must have its own permit.
The board approved the fee increase by unanimous roll call; staff will publish the revised fees consistent with the Transportation Code and implement the new rates in the next renewal cycle beginning in May.
