Policies & Regulations
University employees, volunteers, contractors, vendors
or agents and are generally recognizable as a low
speed or utility vehicle, such as, but not limited to,
utility terrain vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles
designed for work uses, and golf carts, club car
or conveyance. Please refer to the Golf Cart Policy
posted at
2. Any person who accepts the privilege of operating
a golf-cart on University premises is deemed, by
so doing, to have the knowledge, training and skill
to safely operate this vehicle and shall be fully
accountable for their actions and the consequences
thereof.
3. Golf-cart Enforcement. Golf-carts shall be operated in
accordance with the following specific regulations:
i. Golf-carts shall not be parked within 20 feet of
the entrance or exit of any building, except at
loading docks or designated golf-cart parking.
ii. Operators shall stop golf-carts at all blind
intersections and sound their horns before
proceeding.
iii. Golf-carts shall not be parked in any manner
likely to obstruct or interfere with the flow of
pedestrian or vehicular traffic in heavily traveled
areas. This includes, persons in wheelchairs
or mobility assistance devices. In addition,
golf carts shall not park in the following areas:
fire lanes, handicap parking, meter parking,
on sidewalks or ramps that would impede
handicap accessibility.
iv. Operators shall not bring a golf cart to rest for
any period of time in the middle of roads and
walkways.
v. Golf-carts may be driven on sidewalks only
where streets and/or parking lots are not
available. Golf carts are not permitted in any red
zones as identified on the maps which can be
found at
vi. Golf-carts shall not be driven through buildings
or breezeways, covered walkways, landscaped
areas or golf cart free red zones as identified on
the maps which can be found at
Golf carts shall not be driven through the Green Library
breezeway or any other building except: 1) under
circumstances of police or medical emergency, 2) in
order to provide maintenance service to a location in a
specific building or to grounds in which large amounts
or heavy equipment and supplies, but not people, are
being transported to the work site, 3) in order to make
a delivery of large amounts or heavy materials which
cannot be otherwise transported to a specific location in a
building, 4) in order to assist a handicapped individual or,
5) when conducting a pre-approved University tours.
vii. Use of ear phones, eating, texting, or the use of
any device that may hinder the proper and safe
operation of golf carts is prohibited.
Enforcement
a)
Violations
. Failure to abide by any of the provisions
of these regulations shall be considered a university
parking infraction. The University may enforce
university parking infractions through use of warnings,
citations and fines, vehicle immobilization, towing
and any other means authorized by statute. Towing
fees vary according to type of vehicle. If a third party
towing company is used, the charge will be contingent
upon the towing company fees.
b)
Enforcement hours
. Metered parking is enforced
daily, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. including
weekends and holidays. Parking areas designated
as Faculty/Staff shall be enforced between the hours
of 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
unless otherwise indicated by signage. Parking in all
other areas, including Executive, Administrative and
Disabled shall be observed and enforced at all times.
Only one citation per day will be issued for each
violation in the same location on the same vehicle.
c)
Schedule of Fines
. The schedule below establishes
fines for the various categories of violations which are
considered to be university parking infractions:
Unlawfully Parked in Disabled Space. . $250.00
Virtual Permit Fraud . . . . . . . . $100.00
Immobilization Fee. . . . . . . . . $50.00
Hazardous Parking. . . . . . . . . $25.00
Restricted/Improper Parking . . . . . . $25.00
Golf-Cart Violation. . . . . . . . . . $25.00
Invalid Permit. . . . . . . . . . . $20.00
Parking on Grass . . . . . . . . . . $20.00
Overtime Parking in Meters. . . . . . $20.00
Expired Permit. . . . . . . . . . . $20.00
Deactivated Permit. . . . . . . . . $20.00
Improper Permit Registration. . . . . . $20.00
Crosswalk Light Violation. . . . . . . $20.00
Head-in Parking Only . . . . . . . . $15.00
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.00
Parking in Unauthorized Areas
Restricted Executive/Admin. . . . . . $30.00
Restricted Faculty/Staff. . . . . . . . $25.00
Restricted Housing. . . . . . . . . $25.00
No Carpool Permit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00
Restricted Electric Vehicle Space. . . . $25.00
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