Facilities Reservations & Event Services
Our Office

940 W. First St.
530-898-6118
fres@csuchico.edu

Regular Hours
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Monday–Friday

Summer Hours
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday-Thursday

Mailing Address
Facilities Reservations
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929–0925

Event Parking

Parking Permits

  • Any vehicle parked in a campus parking lot on a weekday is required to have a parking permit. Violations will be cited. Permits may be purchased by a designated campus department host, or by the guest through the Passport Parking app or through various permit dispensers. 
    • The guest parking permit may be a physical permit or a digital permit based on the vehicle license plate.
    • Weekends, no permit required but must park in a marked stall.
    • CA State Exempt plates do not require a permit but must park in designated general parking.
    • Accessibility stalls require the appropriate DMV plate/placard and a campus parking permit.
  • Weekdays up to 5 p.m., only General parking areas are available for guest parking.
    • After 5 p.m. many reserved permit spaces are available for any permit use.
  • All parking spaces on campus are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Purchasing a parking permit does not guarantee a parking space.
  • Reserving parking spaces for an event is not available.

Loading and Unloading

  • All fire lanes, red curbs, no parking areas, bike lanes and all other locations not specifically marked as a designated yellow loading zone or posted time limited parking are prohibited for use as loading and unloading. Violations will be cited.
  • Authorized yellow loading zones and posted time limited parking for the main campus are located:
    • Student Services Center
    • O’Connell Technology Center
    • Yolo Hall
    • Aymer J. Hamilton
    • Holt Hall
    • Short term unloading is available in two designated spots on Warner St., enforced by the City of Chico.
  • Loading or unloading may also be done in campus parking lots with the appropriate parking permit for the stall being used.

Campus Core (gate) Access

  • For event use, only vehicles cleared through Facilities Reservations and Event Services are permitted in this area.
  • Vehicles not cleared through Facilities Reservations and Event Services are NOT allowed gate access. 
  • Emergency access can be requested through University Police Dispatch (530) 898-5555. Access is not guaranteed.
  • Vehicles should be directed to appropriate parking or loading areas by Facilities Reservations and Event Services or a designated campus event host.
  • Vehicles with access must adhere to 5 mph.
  • All pedestrians have priority to paths of travel.
  • Vehicles must not drive or park off pavement on grass, dirt, or landscaping.
  • Vehicles may not block or use fire lanes, accessible parking stalls, or doorways.
  • Campus core access is not authorization for long term parking. Access is for loading or unloading only. Once done, the vehicle must leave the campus core.

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