PARKING REGULATIONS

These procedures are intended to promote safe and orderly movement of traffic within District property for the safe and orderly parking of vehicles.

All applicable provisions of the California Vehicle Code are expressly applicable both on and off paved roadways.

Parking of motor vehicles is limited to designated areas. Fee permits are required. Vehicles parked in violation of the provisions of this code are subject to fines, towing, and/or impoundment.

All persons who enter college property are charged with knowledge of the provisions of this procedure and are subject to the penalties for violations of such provisions.

In accordance with Section 21113a of the California Vehicle Code, it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in these procedures.

SECTION I – PARKING REQUIREMENTS

The District provides facilities for vehicles for the sole purpose of conducting College business. The District assumes no liability for damage or loss to private vehicles, their occupants, or contents while on College property. Drivers, other than staff and students, who require vehicles on campus in order to conduct business related to the College, may obtain temporary or campus services permits. Daily permits may be purchased at each campus.

PART A. GENERAL

1. DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY: The operation and parking of any motor vehicle on campus shall be the responsibility of the vehicle operator. Parking is permitted only with the proper acquisition and display of an appropriate valid and current parking permit.
   
   Students may not use parking areas reserved for staff between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays. Unless otherwise marked, students may use staff areas after 5:00 p.m.
   
2. TEMPORARY REGULATIONS/INSTRUCTIONS: Occasionally special short-term conditions arise that may require suspending portions of these regulations, or may require additional temporary regulations and/or instructions. Citations may be issued to persons violating any temporary signs, barricades, or markings.
   

PART B. ELIGIBILITY

1. STUDENTS: All students who have paid the required fee are eligible for first-come, first-served parking in general parking lots.
2. STAFF: All full-time and part-time staff are eligible for parking in staff lots. The term "staff" does not include tutors, student assistants, or work-study employees.
3. DISABLED PARKING: Disabled placards or specialized vehicle license plates are available from the Department of Motor Vehicles to those individuals with qualifying medical conditions. Such placards or license plates allow individuals with disabilities to park in spaces denoted by blue curbs, appropriate signage, and the international disabled symbol. Holders of disabled placards or license plates are also authorized to park in any parking space available, including staff spaces. Disabled placard or license plate holders are required to procure and display a College of the Redwoods parking permit while parked in spaces, including spaces for individuals with disabilities, on campus.
   
   Persons with short-term disabilities requiring them to park near classes or offices may apply for special permits at the Disabled Student Services Office. This special permit will allow the individual the right to park in Medical Permit or Staff spaces. The special permit does not allow the individual to park in the blue Disabled Parking spaces.
   
4. RESIDENTIAL HOUSING PARKING: Residents of College Housing who wish to park a vehicle on campus shall purchase special parking permits that allow parking in either general parking lots or reserved residential housing parking lots. Such permits have an additional tab identifying the holder as authorized to park overnight on campus. These permits can be obtained at the Housing Office.
5. ONE-DAY PARKING PERMITS: One-day parking permits are available from permit dispensing machines at the Eureka and Mendocino Coast campuses and at the Administrative Office at the Del Norte campus. These permits are only for use in any general parking lots and are good only on the date printed on the face of each permit. They are not valid in staff or residential housing parking lots.
6. VISITOR PARKING: A visitor coming to the College on official business may obtain a Visitors Parking Permit. These permits are only for use in general parking lots and are only good for the date on the face of the permit. These permits can be obtained at the Eureka Security Office and the Administrative Offices at Del Norte and the Mendocino Coast campuses.
7. CAMPUS SERVICES PARKING PERMIT: Commercial or private vehicles providing essential services to campus classrooms and offices are eligible to receive a Campus Services Parking Permit which will permit parking close to the building where services are being provided. Vehicles may park in an area designated for “Authorized Vehicles Only.” Campus Services Permits are also honored in all parking lots on campus. These permits can be obtained at the Eureka Security Office and the Administrative Offices at Del Norte and the Mendocino Coast Campuses.
8. VOLUNTEER WORKERS: Individuals who volunteer to work in a College program on a regular basis, and are not students or employees, will be provided with appropriate permits free of charge. These permits are only for use in general parking lots and are only good for the date on the face of the permit. These permits can be obtained at the Eureka Security Office and the Administrative Offices at Del Norte and the Mendocino Coast campuses.

SECTION II - PROCEDURES

PART A. FEES/PERMITS

The Board of Trustees and California State Law provide that a schedule of parking fees be established in order that funds may be provided for service, maintenance, improvement, and expansion of parking facilities.

1. All persons parking on campus must pay fees as prescribed below except those who qualify for adjusted rates under Education Code 76300(g) as verified by the Financial Aid Office:
   
   FEE SCHEDULE
   
   Automobile/Truck:
   Annual (August to August) Permit $50.00
   Fall or Spring Semester $30.00
   Winter Session $6.00
   Summer Session $10.00
   One-day Permit $1.00
   
   Motorcycles:*
   Annual (August to August) Permit $25.00
   Fall or Spring Semester $15.00
   Winter Session $3.00
   Summer Session $5.00
   One-day Permit $1.00
   
   *If an Automobile/Truck permit is purchased, and a motorcycle is the individual's second vehicle, a motorcycle permit will be provided at no additional charge.
   
   Staff Parking Permits: The first staff permit is provided free of charge. Additional permits for staff members cost $5.00. Additional permits may be purchased for vehicles registered to the staff member when the vehicle will be used as alternative transportation. Staff permits are not for the use of dependent children for the purpose of attending classes. As students, they are required to procure and display student permits and park in general lots.
   
2. PLACEMENT OF PARKING PERMIT: Parking permits must be displayed face out on either side of the lower windshield or face out on the rearview mirror. It is the driver's responsibility to ensure that all numbers on the permit are visible from the exterior of the vehicle.
   
   One Day and temporary permits, such as visitor and vendor permits, should be placed face up on the driver's side of the dash so as to be visible from the exterior of the vehicle.
   
3. TRANSFER OF PERMIT
   
   A parking permit is not transferable to other individuals.
   
4. REPLACEMENT OF PERMIT: In the event that a permit must be replaced due to damage or loss, there will be a $2.50 replacement charge.
   
5. MISUSE OF PARKING PERMITS: All parking permits sold, issued, or granted to any person as permission to park a vehicle on campus, are and shall remain the property of College of the Redwoods during the period it is in effect. The College reserves the right to revoke a parking permit for cause at any time before the expiration date of the permit.
   
   1. No person shall have in his/her possession, use, or display any counterfeit or altered permit, or have in his/her possession, use, or display for use as a valid permit, any permit not specifically authorized by College of the Redwoods.
   2. No unauthorized person shall intentionally deface, destroy, or unlawfully remove any parking permit from a vehicle.
   3. No person who has been issued a parking permit shall give, lend, or allow any person to use such permit to obtain parking privileges to which he/she is not entitled.
   4. No person who is not the legitimate holder of a parking permit shall fraudulently use any permit to obtain parking privileges to which he/she is not entitled.
      
6. CARPOOLING: College of the Redwoods encourages staff and students to carpool by allowing individual parking permit holders to place as many license plates as they desire on their permit. While one person must be the designated owner of a permit, that person can place the license plate numbers of other authorized vehicles on the permit to permit carpooling by simply moving the permit to the vehicle being used at the time.
   

PART B. PARKING

1. WHERE TO PARK: A parking permit does not guarantee a parking space in any given area at any given time. The responsibility of locating a legal parking space rests with the permit holder. Private vehicles must be parked in a marked parking space unless a vendor or other special short-term permit of authorization is displayed. Lack of a parking space at any given time or location is not considered a valid excuse to park a vehicle in an area or space that is in violation of the conditions for which the parking permit was originally issued.
   
2. NO PARKING: It shall be unlawful to park at any red or yellow painted curb or at any area with an erected or posted sign that designates it as a "No Parking" area.

SECTION III - ENFORCEMENT

PART A PARKING REGULATIONS

1. Moving Violations: State or local law enforcement agencies may enforce moving violations. Moving violations observed by security personnel are reported to the College Administration for possible disciplinary action. Examples of moving violations include:
   1. Exceeding the posted speed limits of 15 miles per hour on campus roadways or within designated parking facilities
   2. Failure to stop at stop signs or observe "Yield" signs
   3. Operating motor vehicle in a prohibited direction on a one-way street or parking lot lane
   4. Failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrians
   5. Driving on inner-campus pedestrian walkways (except for authorized campus service vehicles
   6. Reckless driving as defined by the California Vehicle Code
   7. Operating a vehicle on restricted roadways
2. Illegal Parking
   1. No current valid parking permit visible
   2. Reserved for staff permit parking only
   3. Disabled parking only
   4. Authorized campus vehicle parking only
   5. Designated or posted no parking at anytime
   6. Reserved for residential housing parking only
   7. Parking in red zone
   8. Parking in yellow zone
   9. Double parking
   10. Altered/forged/stolen permit
3. Additional Violations
   1. Altering, damaging, or moving College traffic signs, markings, or signal devices
   2. Failure to obey any lawful order, signal, or direction of College official or other law enforcement officer.
   3. Improper classification of one's vehicle as regulated in Section I, B
   4. Failure to observe temporary parking, or route and detour signs
4. Wheeled Recreational Equipment (except bicycles): In the interest of public safety, no person shall, within the confines of the College grounds or buildings, ride a skateboard, roller skates, roller blades, or any wheeled recreational equipment, regardless of power. First-time offenders shall be warned to remove the wheeled recreational equipment from the College grounds. Subsequent offenses will be referred to the appropriate College official for disciplinary action (Education Code Section 70902 – California Vehicle Code Sections 21113(f), 21967, and 21969).

PART B. ENFORCEMENT

1. CITATIONS: All vehicles parked in violation of these regulations shall be cited. Citations issued by College of the Redwoods are processed through the appropriate agency in accordance with Section 40200 of the California Vehicle Code. Citations are forwarded to the appropriate agency within 72 hours (3 working days) of issuance.
2. OVERNIGHT PARKING: Parking of vehicles on campus overnight, or at any time for the purpose of storage or repairing such vehicle (except for emergency repairs) is prohibited, unless permission is obtained, in advance from Security. The parking of motor homes, trailers, boats, or any vehicle on campus for the purpose of habitation or storage is prohibited. Residential Housing permits allow overnight parking for residents only. Guests of housing residents must be checked in with the housing office. The housing office may issue an appropriate temporary permit.
   1. APPEALS: Individuals who feel that they have been incorrectly or unjustly cited may appeal citations using the following process:
   2. Complete a “Request for Review of Citation.” The Director of Public Services/Security is designated as the College of the Redwoods Citation Review Officer. The Director shall review written appeals of citations and make a determination as to its disposition. Violators shall be notified of this decision within three working days.
   3. If the individual wishes to contest this decision further, a request for additional review by the College Administrative Review Committee may be made by completing additional sections of the same form and depositing the amount of the fine.
   4. If the individual continues to disagree with the findings of that committee, he/she may request a court appointment. Any monies deposited will be forwarded to the appropriate court until the court provides a final disposition.
3. TIME RESTRICTIONS: Other than Residence Hall parking lots, the requirement of a parking permit is not enforced between 5:00 p.m. , Fridays and 7:00 a.m. , Mondays. All other parking regulations are enforced twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week.
4. TOWING, IMMOBILIZING, AND IMPOUNDING OF VEHICLES: Vehicles that appear to be abandoned are referred to the California Highway Patrol who will tow the vehicle after seventy-two hours of notification. Impoundment fees for such removal are the responsibility of the registered owner of the vehicle. Vehicles that have five or more unpaid citations may be immobilized by the College.

PART C. PARKING PERMIT REFUNDS

Refunds will be considered when classes for which a student is registered have been cancelled, or circumstances beyond the student's control require withdrawal. Refunds for parking permits are made only to the person or organization paying the fee. The parking permit must be returned.

After the first week of a given semester, $1.00 is subtracted from the value of the permit each school day that passes following the purchase of the permit. A school day is any weekday that the College is open for instructional purposes. It does not necessarily conform to the individual student's schedule.

Refunds are made by check using the U.S. Mail approximately 10 working days following application for the refund.

Reference:
Education Code Section 76360
Vehicle Code Section 21113

Approved 10/4/82
Revised: 7/7/86 ; 9/9/91 ; 7/11/00 ; 3/5/02 ; 4/5/04