Every person occupying a parking space in a parking station within the City of Oakland is required to pay the tax to the operator at the time the rent for occupancy is paid. The rate is 18.5% of the rent charged. Parking lot operators are responsible for collecting and remitting this tax along with Parking Tax Return, to the City of Oakland by the twentieth (20th) day of the month following the collection of the tax. For more information, please call (510) 238-3704.