Parking & Transportation
Downtown Parking
The City of Chico is deploying a new parking management system for metered locations around the downtown and campus areas. Users can pay with coin or card through Smart Meter Kiosks, smart Meters, and via mobile payment using the Passport Mobile application.
For information on how to utilize the kiosks, Click HERE.
What You Need to Know:
Parking Permit Information
Apply
for a Municipal 10-hour parking lot or residential parking permit
online.
Or, download an application and bring the completed form to
the Finance Front Counter during regular business hours.
- Request for Administrative Review Form
- Hardship Waiver Form
- Business License Tax Application
- Flat Rate Tax Application
- DPBIA Tax Application
- Animal License Application
- Municipal 10-Hour Parking Lot Permit Application
- Preferential Parking Notice
- Preferential Parking Residential Permit Application
- Preferential Parking Guest Permit Application
- Preferential Parking Service Permit Application
- Parking Violations - Administrative Review Form
- Monthly Report of Motel Transient Rent Charges and Uniform Transient Occupancy Taxes Due
- Home Occupation Permit Application
- Read more
Experience Chico by Bike
The City of Chico encourages the use of bicycles for transportation, recreation and fitness. The City’s Traffic Division provides accommodations for bicyclists on many roads, like the numerous bike racks in the downtown area and the dozens of bike paths and bike lanes throughout the city.
Streets, Sidewalks, and Alley Grading
Our street maintenance section is
responsible for maintaining more than 300 miles of streets and
includes repairing potholes, eliminating hazardous sidewalk
conditions with temporary repairs, repairing pavement failures
prior to resurfacing or replacement, grading shoulders and
alleys, graffiti removal in the public right-of-way, and
responding to other emergency street conditions as needed.
Signals, Streetlights, Markings & Signs
Traffic Signals
Please call us immediately if you see a
traffic signal out or not operating properly. (530) 894-4200,
Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm or (530) 897-4911 after hours.