Fremont, CA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Covered area
- Mission Peak neighborhood only
- State authority
- Cal. Veh. Code Sec. 22507
- Petition threshold
- 60% of addresses must sign
- Visitor permits
- Max 2 per address
- Temporary permit cap
- 72 hours per permit
- Program sunset
- Expires July 7, 2033
Summary
Fremont's only preferential parking program covers the Mission Peak neighborhood under Municipal Code Article XI, adopted under California Vehicle Code Section 22507. Residents must petition for and renew annual or visitor permits through the police department, and the entire temporary program is set to expire automatically on July 7, 2033 absent a new city council vote.
This article authorizes the establishment of a temporary permit parking program for the Mission Peak neighborhood only. This article may be referred to as the "permit parking ordinance," and is adopted pursuant to the preferential parking provisions of Cal. Veh. Code Sec. 22507. All words, phrases, and terms used in this article shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions set forth in the California Vehicle Code, unless otherwise specifically defined herein. ... This permit parking ordinance shall automatically expire on July 7, 2033. This permit parking ordinance may be extended only by an ordinance of the city council approved at a public hearing noticed in accordance with Cal. Gov't Code Sec. 65090, at which the city council finds, after reviewing evidence regarding the effectiveness of the Mission Peak neighborhood permit parking program, that an extension of the permit parking ordinance will be in the best interests of the city.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 02-2026, passed May 5, 2026).
Full Breakdown
840 as the area roughly bounded by Mission Boulevard, Antelope Drive, Vineyard Avenue, and Stanford Avenue, plus the streets around Cougar Circle, Boar Circle, and Lynx Drive. The program is adopted under the preferential parking authority in Cal. Veh. Code Section 22507, and no permit parking area may be formed anywhere else in the city while this temporary program remains in effect. 860(b)(8), followed by a noticed public hearing before the city council under Cal. Gov't Code Section 65091. The police department issues three permit types: an annual resident permit per registered vehicle, up to two annual visitor permits per address, and temporary permits capped at 72 hours each, all for an annual fee set by the city's master fee schedule.
Permits must display all markings visibly from the street, and annual resident permits must be permanently affixed to the vehicle. 060. 970 sets the entire program to expire automatically on July 7, 2033 unless the city council, after a public hearing on the program's effectiveness, votes to extend it.
Violations & Fines
Parking in the Mission Peak zone during restricted hours without a displayed, valid permit violates Section 10.05.950 and is enforced by the Fremont Police Department, which the chief of police can also authorize other public safety agencies to enforce under Section 10.05.975. Selling, transferring, or using a permit issued to someone else, or using an annual resident permit on a different vehicle than the one it was issued for, violates Section 10.05.930 independent of any parking-time violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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