University of New Hampshire

Parking Regulations

ARTICLE I Purpose, Scope, and Authority

Section 1. Purpose and Scope

A. These regulations control motor vehicle parking on all property owned, leased, or used by the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The act of parking a motor vehicle on University property is a privilege and implies acceptance by the owner and/or operator of the responsibility to see that the motor vehicle is parked in compliance with these regulations.

B. These regulations are designed to promote the orderly and safe movement of all motor vehicles, provide for pedestrian safety, ensure free and continuous access to buildings, structures, ways, lots, parking areas and spaces, roadways, as well as access to all facilities for public safety purposes.

Section 2. Authority

A. The President of the University of New Hampshire, with chief executive authority granted by the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees under authority of New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, adopts these regulations as University policy.

B. These Parking Regulations are effective immediately and will remain in force until official amendments are formally adopted, at which time the amended policy shall take precedence. The version posted at www.unh.edu/transportation/parking/regs.htm, as edited by UNH Transportation Services, shall be considered the latest amended version.

ARTICLE II General Definitions and Procedures

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Section 1. Campus Resident Any individual residing in University owned and operated housing facilities.

Section 2. Car/Van Pool Any group, comprised of two or more individuals, who are eligible to purchase parking permits to utilize designated parking areas on the University of New Hampshire.

Section 3. Citation A notice, either a warning or ticket, upon which a Transportation Services or Police Department employee records an occurrence involving a parking regulation violation.

Section 4. Commuter Student Any student residing in other than housing owned and operated by the University of New Hampshire in Durham. For purposes of issuing parking permits, only commuter students living more than one (1) mile from campus and at least one-quarter (.25) miles from a Campus Connector stop are eligible to obtain a commuter parking permit.

Section 5. Crosswalk That part of a way at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalk of the opposite sides of the way measured from the curbs, or in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable way in an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing in lines or other markings on the surface.

Section 6. Faculty Faculty employee status shall meet the description of Academic Faculty as defined by the University System of New Hampshire policy manual, Section USY.V.C.6.

Section 7. Fire Lane Any paved area near a university building, or leading to a university building, and/or an area near a fire hydrant, marked by a sign and/or yellow pavement striping, indicating an area that must be kept free and clear of all obstructions to enable access by emergency vehicles.

Section 8. Illegally Parked For the purpose of defining an illegally parked vehicle on the UNH campus, the following shall pertain: Any vehicle not parked in a designated parking space, as described in Section 14, or in violation of the restrictions and limitations presented herein, will be considered to be parked illegally and be subject to enforcement as described herein. Furthermore, any vehicle that has four or more outstanding fines beyond the appeal process period and parked on UNH property shall be considered illegally parked and also subject to the enforcement policy. Any vehicle parked without a valid permit when one is required or parked at an expired parking meter is subject to enforcement. Any vehicle belonging to an owner whose parking privileges have been revoked that is parked on UNH property shall be considered illegally parked and be subject to the enforcement policy.

Section 9. Motorcycle/Moped Any motorized 2-wheeled cycle or scooter that needs to be registered with a state Motor Vehicle Department is a motorcycle/moped. Any motorized cycle capable of up to 30mph and/or with a piston displacement of up to 50cc are mopeds; over 30mph and/or 51cc and over are motorcycles. Side-car, 3-wheel, or other custom oversized cycles must be permitted and parked as 4-wheel vehicles.

Section 10. Overnight For the purposes of parking, overnight describes parking for any length of time between midnight to 7 a.m., inclusive.

Section 11. Owner For the purposes of enforcement, billing and collection of fines, the “owner” shall include vehicle operator, registrant, temporary parking permit holder, owner, and/ or student or other individual recording an association at the owner’s residence. Furthermore, a UNH student, faculty or staff member hosting a visitor to campus may be held liable for any parking fines and violations issued on the vehicle(s) operated by their guest(s). In all cases, the owner shall have full responsibility for adherence to these regulations, including liability for any fines and penalties imposed herein.

Section 12. Parking The standing of a vehicle, either occupied or not, unless obeying an officer, traffic sign or signal, or while actively making emergency repairs (operators of disabled vehicles should contact Transportation Services immediately to agree to terms for leaving/moving the vehicle).

Section 13. Parking Meter A regulatory device that must be paid to obtain usage of a certain parking space for a prescribed period of time. Parking meters are installed to provide parking for short periods of time, primarily to serve visitors to UNH. Parking at meters is limited to one full cycle of the maximum time allowed on the meter. Continual “feeding” of meters is prohibited.

Section 14. Parking Space A unit of space, duly marked (lines painted on a paved surface) for the purpose of providing space for one vehicle. All vehicles parked on UNH property must park within a space, except where explicitly allowed or directed. A handicap parking space shall include any hash-marked “access-aisle” adjacent to the space, designed for maneuvering a wheelchair or other mobility device while entering or exiting a vehicle.

Section 15. Parking Violations Notice A “citation” or “ticket” upon which a Transportation Service or Police Department employee records a violation of a parking rule or regulation (non-moving violation) by the vehicle cited.

Section 16. Parking Violations Record A copy of the citation or an electronically produced ticket will be placed on the violator’s vehicle. Transportation Services will keep a record of all parking violations (see Article X). The violation will be recorded and applied whether or not the violator’s copy is found or acknowledged by the owner.

Section 17. Sidewalk The paved area for pedestrian traffic alongside a vehicle roadway, or any pedestrian walkway.

Section 18. Staff Employees Staff employee status shall meet the description of one of the non-student employee relationships defined by the University System of New Hampshire policy manual, Section USY.V.C.6.

Section 19. Student Student status shall be defined within the Student Rights, Rules and Responsibilities, Article I, Definitions, Paragraph 2. Student employee status shall be defined by the University System of New Hampshire policy, Section USY.V.C.6.

Section 20. Vehicle Any mechanical device in, upon, or by which any person or properties is or may be transported or drawn upon a way, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or track.

Section 21. Visitor For purposes of parking, any person, other than a student, employee, and contractor employed through a contract with UNH, or commercial vendor licensed to do business on campus, which parks a motor vehicle on UNH property shall be considered a visitor. All visitors parking on UNH property must do so in accordance with these parking regulations. Visitors must park in designated visitor areas (with permit), or at paid parking meters. Visitors may also park in available spaces in lots where and when permit enforcement hours are not in effect.

Section 22. Way For the purposes of this document, a way shall constitute any highway, street, avenue, road, alleyway, park or parking lot that has been designated for public use.

ARTICLE III Duties of the Transportation Services

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Section 1. General It will be the duty of Transportation Services to enforce, and establish procedures to enforce the provisions of these regulations, and make recommendations to amend the same. To expedite special events or public safety concerns, this office may direct parking as the situation requires, notwithstanding the provisions of these regulations.

Section 2. Restricted Parking/Closing of Parking Lots.

The Director of Transportation Services or designees are authorized to permit, limit, or prohibit parking on any parking lot, area, space, land, or parts thereof when in their discretion such action is necessary because of an existing condition or event (see Article VIII, section 3). Prior notice of such circumstances will be posted.

The Director of Transportation or designees is authorized to close temporarily any parking lot for reasons similar to those noted in Part A, above.

Section 3. Use of University Parking Lots University parking lots are provided for the intended use of parking. Permission for any other use, i.e. parades, vendors, races, fairs, displays, or other purposes must be obtained in writing from the Director of Transportation Services or designee, at least ten work days prior to the event.

Section 4. University Police Department The University Police Department, under the direction of the Chief of UNH Police, shall, in addition to the responsibilities of that office to enforce and control any moving traffic on university ways, is also authorized to issue citations to enforce the University parking regulations contained herein

ARTICLE IV Registration

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Section 1. Registration Requirement

All vehicles parking on University property Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., must obtain and display a lot-appropriate, valid parking permit, or be parked at paid parking meters. Permits or paid meters are not required on official University holidays or weekends. Excluded from these enforcement hours are resident lots, which require the displaying of a lot-appropriate valid permit at all times and reserved spaces: 24 hours per day, every day. These requirements are in effect throughout the year.

In most cases, extended permits or renewals will be issued by the semester (fall, spring, summer) or year (September 1 through August 31), depending on parking permit category, to eligible applicants based on space availability. Such permit sales/renewals will be conducted by Transportation Services.

Section 2. Parking Priorities

A. Parking at UNH will follow a priority schedule that supports the missions of the University--teaching, research and public service. The priority is established as follows:

a. Faculty/Staff

b. Commuter Students (outside a one mile radius of Thompson Hall and at least .25 miles from a Campus Connector stop).

c. Resident Students: Limited parking permits for campus resident students are issued according to a structured distribution process. Opportunities exist for priorities according to class rank, order of application arrival, etc., and are subject to deadlines and restrictions. No campus resident is entitled to a parking permit. (see Article V, Section 13).

d. Visitors

Section 3. Eligibility

In addition to the permit eligibility requirements established within Article V, Transportation Services shall establish procedures for and limits to permit sales/renewals.

Each applicant for a parking permit must possess a valid driver’s license, a valid motor vehicle registration, a valid vehicle inspection sticker, and must have no outstanding parking tickets over ten days old.

Parking vehicles on University property is limited to specifically designated areas and spaces and a valid parking permit appropriately affixed must be displayed in or on the vehicle.

Permission to operate a vehicle on University property is a privilege granted by the University and as such may be denied, removed, or suspended by the Director of Transportation Services or designee.

Qualified applicants may obtain a parking permit by completing the application form available from Transportation Services or using the on-line application service. Unless specifically authorized, no person may obtain, hold or display more than one valid permit at a time. Persons who falsify information to obtain a permit or display an altered, unauthorized, counterfeit, fraudulent, or unauthorized additional parking permit(s) will be subject to a fine, towing at owner’s expense, and/or impoundment of vehicle and revocation of their campus parking privileges.

Persons whose eligibility to hold a particular category of permit changes or ends before the scheduled expiration of that permit are no longer eligible to hold or use said permit, and the permit is void. In some cases, the permit may be exchanged for a different category of permit, on an availability status. Those who use a permit for which they are no longer eligible are subject to a fine.

Section 4. Parking Fees Recurrent parking permit fees are as follows:

Permit fees:

i. Faculty/Staff $50.00

ii. Commuter Students $50.00

iii. Fall/Spring Semester Resident Student $200.00 or $350.00

iv. Single Semester Resident Student $125.00 or $225.00

v. Day Passes $6.00 or $8.00

vi. General contractors $50.00

vii. Service, Vendor, Remote Facility $50.00

viii. Motorcycle $25.00

ix. Emergency Services $50.00

x. Volunteer $50.00

xi. Remote Facility $50.00

xii. Hall Director Reserved $450.00

xiii. Departmental Visitor $200.00

xiv. Reserved Parking (Presidential Approval) $1,000.00

xv. Storage trailer $35.00 to $1000.00

Permit fees will neither be prorated nor refunded for partial-term use.
Faculty, staff and students participating in summer sessions (May 30 to August 31) are required to purchase a permit at the following rates:

i. Summer Faculty/Staff $35.00

ii. Summer Commuter $35.00

iii. Summer Resident $35.00

iv. Summer Maintenance Contractor $35.00

v. Summer Motorcycle $10.00

Holders of valid faculty/staff or commuter permits may obtain motorcycle permits but may not bring both their motorcycles and their other passenger vehicles to campus at the same time.
Daily permits are sold to visitors and attendees of workshops, conferences, seminars, institutes, special events and short non-credit courses. The rate is $10.00 per day per vehicle. The fee may be arranged in advance, and paid by the attendee or by the department hosting the program.

Section 5. Expiration of Parking Permit

Permits expire as printed or written on the permit and/or permit literature, or upon an individual’s termination (of employment, enrollment, etc.) with the University.

Contractor permits expire at the conclusion of the construction project or on August 31^st. Service and Vendor permits expire on August 31^st or at the conclusion of a contracted vendor service.

Section 6. Transferability University parking permits are not transferable to other individuals. The intended use of a parking permit is only for the person to whom the permit was issued.

Section 7. Revocation of Parking Privileges or Permits

University parking privileges and/or permits may be revoked or suspended by the Director of Transportation or designee for the following reasons:

Accumulation of four or more unpaid citations.
Chronic or habitual violations of parking regulations, regardless of payment status.
Possession or use of a stolen or lost permit, or the altering of a parking permit.
At the discretion of the Director of Transportation or designee for any just cause.

Section 8. Lost/Stolen Permits

It is the responsibility of the permit holder to secure his/her permit. Lost or stolen permits should be reported to Transportation Services immediately. Depending on the circumstances, a temporary permit may be issued while efforts are made to recover the lost/stolen permit. If the permit is not recovered, a replacement permit may be issued. If the permit is recovered after the replacement is issued, it shall be returned to Transportation Services.

A fine will be assessed and possible legal and/or disciplinary action initiated to the user or registered owner of a vehicle displaying a permit that has been reported lost or stolen.

Section 9. Failure to Register and Properly Display

Failure to apply for, obtain, and properly use and display a valid parking permit while parked on University property will subject the vehicle operator or registered owner to enforcement measures. Such measures shall include the issuance of a citation and a fine and/or removal of the vehicle from University property.

Decal-type permits must be affixed to the lower, driver-side portion of the vehicle’s front windshield using the decal’s own front adhesive. Hang-tag type permits must be suspended from the inside rear-view mirror in the front windshield so that the permit number may be clearly seen from the outside. If a vehicle doesn’t have a rear-view mirror, the hang-tag must be clearly displayed on the driver’s side dashboard. Placard permits must be clearly displayed on the driver’s side dashboard. Motorcycle permit stickers must be affixed to the front left wheel fork.

Section 10. Open Parking

There is no permit requirement in Faculty/Staff and Commuter lots or metered spaces after 6:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, or all day on weekends or university holidays. Continual, protracted, or excessive overnight parking in these lots by non-campus residents is not permitted.

Exclusions to this policy:

When the lots or portions thereof are reserved and/or blocked off for a special event or circumstance.
During the winter parking ban, the period of open parking concludes immediately at midnight in all but lots specifically exempted under the winter parking ban policies (see Article VIII)
Resident parking lots, service spaces, load zones, handicap-accessible spaces, and reserved spaces have a permit requirement 24 hours a day, every day.
During other circumstances at the discretion of the Director of Transportation Services.

ARTICLE V Permit Classifications

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Section 1. Commuter Permit

Commuter Permits are restricted to UNH commuter students residing one (1) mile or more from the UNH Durham campus and at least one-quarter (.25) miles from a Campus Connector stop, and are valid only in lots designated for commuter parking. UNH Law and UNH Manchester commuter permits are valid in Lot A and West Edge Lot only. City of Manchester-issued permits are not valid anywhere at UNH Durham.

Graduate Assistant (“GA”) permits are issued to graduate students with a qualifying Assistantship or Fellowship, as determined by the UNH Graduate School. GA permits are valid for up to twelve months, but otherwise are used the same as Commuter permits.

After-midnight parking for commuter and GA permit holders during the Winter Parking Ban limits parking to designated overnight parking lots (see Article VIII, Section 1).

Section 2. Contractor Permits

Contractor permits are limited to general contractors and subcontractors who are doing business with the University.

Contractors are responsible for the purchase, issuance and instructions for use of these permits to their subcontractors.

Contractor permits are valid only inside construction sites and specifically designated parking areas. These parking areas may be established in any campus parking area, based on availability, at the discretion of Director of Transportation Services.

Contractor permits will not be issued to University employees or others who possess, or are eligible to possess another category of parking permit as herein defined.

After-midnight parking for vehicles with displayed contractor permits during the winter parking ban is limited to within construction sites or in areas authorized by the Director of Transportation Services.

Section 3. EMS Permit Ambulance service permits are issued to the local Ambulance corps and are valid only at the Ambulance Building during actual emergencies.

Section 4. Emergency Services Permit

Emergency Services permits are limited to emergency services personnel employed by the Durham Fire Department, University Police Department, and the Emergency Dispatch Center.

These permits are valid in the Emergency Lot (behind Zais Hall), the parking lot assigned to Fire personnel (adjacent to the Ambulance building), and the lot assigned to the Police Department. These permits may also be used in standard Faculty/Staff spaces.

After-midnight parking for vehicles with Emergency Services permits during the winter ban limits parking to designated overnight lots and Emergency Services areas (see Article VIII, Section 1).

Section 5. Emeritus Permit Emeritus permits may be issued to faculty upon whom the USNH Board of Trustees has officially conferred Emeritus status, or selected staff upon approval of the President. This permit is valid in all faculty/staff parking lots, and may be used to park at parking meters without charge.

Section 6. Faculty/Staff Permits

Faculty/Staff permits are restricted to UNH Faculty and Staff members.

These permits are valid in designated Faculty/Staff parking areas only (see Article VI).

After-midnight parking for Faculty/Staff permit holders during the Winter Parking Ban limits parking to designated overnight lots (see Article VIII, Section 1). Qualified holders of “Third Shift” faculty/staff permits are entitled to limited exemption to the Winter Parking Ban.

Tenants of University housing (campus dorms and apartments) are not eligible to obtain a Faculty/Staff parking permit.

UNH Law and UNH Manchester Faculty/Staff permits are valid in Lot A and West Edge Lot only. City of Manchester-issued permits are not valid anywhere at UNH Durham.

Section 7: Forest Park Permit

A. Forest Park permits are limited to Forest Park tenants only. Each Forest Park apartment is assigned one parking space, with a corresponding number of the assigned apartment. This permit or the associated parking space may not be loaned, sold or leased to anyone other than the assigned Forest Park tenant.

B. These permits are only valid in the specifically designated parking space. The permit requirement for these spaces is 24 hours a day, every day.

C. Forest Park permits are not valid in the Forest Park visitor spaces.

D. The Forest Park permit is the property of UNH, and must be returned to the Forest Park office when the tenant moves out.

Section 8. Handicap Permit

A. The University of New Hampshire does not issue handicap parking permits. State-issued handicap plates and/or placards are required in all UNH handicap-accessible spaces.

B. The use of a state-issued handicap plate or placard in University lots or spaces must be accompanied by a University-issued permit, e.g. faculty/staff permit, commuter sticker, visitor hang-tag, etc. In designated handicap accessible spaces, the accompanying permit may be any valid permit. In standard, non-accessible spaces, the accompanying valid permit must be appropriate for that lot.

C. Holders of state-issued handicap plates or placards may park for free at unreserved parking meters or visitor spaces in Lots C, H, or T, up to the maximum number of hours the meter or visitor permit, if fully paid for one cycle, would allow. The person to whom the plate/placard is issued must be in the car when it is being parked.

D. After-midnight parking with handicap plates/placards during the winter ban periods is limited to designated overnight lots and handicap-accessible spaces (see Article VIII, Section 1).

Section 9. Motorcycle Permit

A. Motorcycle permits are issued to any eligible faculty/staff or commuter student for parking a motorcycle or moped. Non-freshman campus residents may purchase a motorcycle permit, but will not be entitled to a permit for any other vehicle.

B. These permits are valid in designated Motorcycle parking spaces and areas. These permits are not valid at parking meters. Motorcycles may park in metered parking spaces by payment of the required parking meter fee and according to the regulation of metered spaces (see Article II, Section 13). Motorcycles and mopeds may not park in standard parking spaces designed for other passenger vehicles. Mopeds, but not motorcycles (see Article II Section 9) may park at a bicycle rack, but may not lock up to fixtures that are not bicycle racks.

C. After-midnight parking for motorcycles during the winter parking ban limits parking to designated overnight lots (see Article VIII, Section 1).

Section 10. Recreation Pass Permit

A. “Rec Pass” permits are issued to holders of current Recreation Passes (issued by the Department of Recreational Sports) who are not UNH students or employees.

B. Recreation Pass Permits are valid only in Lot A.

Section 11. Remote Facility Permit

A. Remote Facility Permits may be issued to off-campus offices, departments, and other units affiliated to the University of New Hampshire, for infrequent travel to campus on university business.

B. These permits may be shared among eligible employees of the unit to which the permit is assigned.

C. Unless approved by the Director of Transportation or designee, only one Remote Facility permit shall be assigned to any off campus unit.

D. These permits are valid in any Faculty/Staff parking areas only (See Article VI).

E. After-midnight parking for Remote Facility permit holders during the Winter Parking Ban limits parking to designated overnight lots (see Article VIII, Section 1).

Section 12. Reserved Permits and Spaces

A. General All reserved spaces required a reserved parking permit twenty four (24) hours a day, every day.

B. Residence Hall Directors

1. Residence Hall Directors permits are only valid in reserved Hall Director spaces, and are available only to Residence Hall Directors and Assistant Hall Directors. Resident Assistants are not eligible for reserved parking.

2. These reserved permits and parking spaces may not be used by anyone other than the permit holder to who the reserved permit/space was issued.

C. Presidentially Approved

1. Reserved parking permits and spaces may be issued to employees by prior approval from the President of the University.

2. All approved reserved parking applicants shall pay the appropriate permit fee and shall be assigned a reserved parking space at a location designated by the Director of Transportation Services. Reserved parking fees may not be paid for by use of University funds and must be paid for by personal funds of the applicant.

3. Reserved parking permits are only valid for parking in the reserved parking space assigned to the permit holder.

D. Departmental

1. Department Chairs and Directors may apply to the Director of Transportation Services for a reserved parking space for departmental use. Departmental Reserved Parking is limited by space availability.

2. All approved departmental reserved parking applicants shall pay the appropriate reserved space fee and shall be assigned a reserved parking space at a location designated by the Director of Transportation Services. Reserved parking fees may be paid by use of University funds.

3. Limited Departmental Visitor permits shall not come with a reserved space but shall be used as designated by Transportation Services.

Section 13. Resident Permits

A. Resident permits are restricted to eligible students residing in campus housing.

B. Resident permits are issued according to a declining priority of class from graduate students, seniors, juniors and to other resident students at the discretion of the Director of Transportation Services or designee. Permits are limited by availability, with sophomores generally last in priority. Freshmen campus residents are not eligible for parking permits of any kind.

C. Certain resident permit sub-categories are limited to residents of a specific dorm(s) or apartment complexes:

a. Gables Permits, issued to eligible students residing in the Gables Apartments, with parking restricted to the Gables parking lot.

b. Woodside Permits, issued to eligible students residing in the Woodside Apartments, with parking restricted to the Woodside parking lot.

c. E/E1 Permits, issued to eligible students residing in campus Area III, and The “Quad” residence halls, with parking restricted to E or E1 lots.

d. Resident West permits, issued to eligible students of any residence hall or campus apartment complex, with parking restricted to the West Edge Lot, or Mast Road I Lot.

D. Vehicles with resident permits parked in areas designated for other permit categories are subject to enforcement procedures.

E. Campus residents may not use a UNH Manchester of UNH Law permit on the Durham campus.

Section 14. Service Permit

A. Service permits are limited to service personnel employed by the University of New Hampshire.

B. Applications for this type of permit must be accompanied by documentation signed by the Dean or Vice President of the unit in which the applicant is employed. Documentation is subject to annual renewal.

C. Service Permits are valid in designated service spaces for a maximum of two hours. Service permits are also valid in faculty/staff lots.

D. After-midnight parking of vehicles with service permits during the winter parking ban limits parking to service spaces or designated overnight parking areas (see Article VIII, Section 1).

Section 15. Temporary Permits

A. Temporary permits may be issued to visitors, students, or employees by Transportation Services under a variety of circumstances.

B. Temporary permits are limited by availability of parking space.

C. Depending on the circumstances of the temporary permit issuance, the daily rate of $10.00 may apply.

D. The temporary permit is valid in the location and for the duration specifically indicated on the temporary permit.

Section 16. Trustee Permit

A. Trustee permits are limited to USNH Trustees and individuals designated in writing by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

B. These permits are valid in all legal parking lots and spaces including parking meters, but excluding campus resident spaces, handicap-accessible spaces, service spaces, and reserved spaces. Trustees wishing to park in excluded areas are subject to obtaining a permit for those areas, subject to the normal regulations.

C. After-midnight parking for Trustee permits during the winter parking ban limits parking to designated overnight lots (see Article VIII, Section 1).

Section 17. Vendor Permits

Vendor permits are limited to individuals or companies not employed or affiliated with the University, but who are on campus to do occasional contracted services, e.g. servicing existing campus equipment. These permits are valid in service spaces for a maximum of two hours, or in Faculty/Staff lots.

Section 18. Visitor Permits

A. Visitor permits are restricted to visitors of the University.

B. Visitor permits are valid only in the Visitor Lot at the Visitor Information Center at the Parking and Transit Building and in other campus spaces/areas designated for visitor parking. They are valid for the specific date/time and parking lot specified on the permit.

Section 19. Volunteer Permits

A. Volunteer permits are limited to UNH volunteer departmental workers (volunteers to student organizations and non-affiliated organizations doing business on campus are excluded).

B. Documentation from the UNH organization sponsoring the volunteer must be provided at the time of application. The sponsoring department is responsible for recovering and returning volunteer permits that are no longer needed.

C. UNH employees and students do not qualify for this type of permit.

D. Volunteer permits are valid in Faculty/Staff parking spaces.

ARTICLE VI Classification of Parking Lots

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Section 1. Faculty & Staff parking lots:

Section 2. Commuter parking lots
M Lot
G1 Lot
Mast Road II

Section 3. Resident Lots
E/E1 Lots
Forest Park North & South
Gables Lot
Woodside Lot

Section 4. Mixed-Use Lots (eligible permits)

A Lot (fac/staff & commuter permits)
S Lot (fac/staff & commuter permits)
Mast Road I (resident west & commuter permits)
West Edge (fac/staff, commuter & resident west permits)

Section 5. Timed Lots/Spaces:
C Lot
H Lot (Visitor Section)
T Lot
Visitor Info Center Lot

Section 6. Off-category parking within classified lots; non-category areas. Many lots with a primary classification will include a certain number of spaces of with a different classification, e.g. parking meters or load zone. With such spaces, the specific space designation is the prevailing regulator, not to be over-ridden by the lot’s primary classification. Some areas are comprised solely of spaces with specific designation, with no lot classification.

Section 7. Non-designated areas. Areas and spaces not designated for campus parking are in most cases not considered legal parking areas, or else not part of the parking governance.

Section 8. Changes to Classification. The classification of campus parking lots and areas, including areas not normally designated for parking, is subject to change on a temporary, extended, or permanent basis.

ARTICLE VII Illegal Parking

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Section 1. General

A. No persons will allow or permit any vehicle under their supervision/control to stand or park on University property in violation of these regulations.

B. Any vehicle found in violation of these regulations shall be considered illegally parked.

C. The operator, registrant, and/or “registered owner” of each vehicle has full responsibility for adherence to these regulations, including any fines or penalties imposed.

Section 2. Abandoned or Unregistered Vehicles

A. Transportation Services will use reasonable judgment in an attempt to locate the owner of vehicles suspected of being abandoned or unregistered, prior to their removal from University property.

B. Motor vehicles with evidence of abandonment or non-registration in parking lots or other University property will be towed away at the owner’s risk and expense.

C. Any vehicles found without a valid license plate will be considered abandoned and removed from UNH property at the owner’s risk and expense.

Section 3. Operating Condition of Motor Vehicles Every motor vehicle parked on University property must be kept in condition of mechanical repair so that it can be moved at any time under its own power. Inoperative vehicles parked on campus may be ticketed and towed from University property at the owner’s risk and expense.

ARTICLE VIII Restrictions and Specialized Parking

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Section 1. Winter Parking Ban

A. The Winter Parking Ban (WPB) shall ordinarily commence each year on December 1 at 12:00 a.m., and shall ordinarily end at 6:00 a.m. on March 31. If conditions warrant, the starting and ending date can be changed with public announcement. During the WPB, parking is restricted during the hours of 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. nightly, regardless of weather conditions. Parking for all motor vehicles, unless otherwise specified by Transportation Services, is prohibited in all parking lots and/or spaces, except for those specified in “B” and conditionally in “C”, below. The WPB will be in effect to facilitate snow removal operations. Vehicles parked in prohibited areas during the Winter Parking Ban will be issued a citation and/or towed at the owner’s expense.

B. Exempt Lots. The parking lots and areas where parking is permitted during the WPB are (with permit considerations):

a. Lots E and E1 (E/E1 permit required 24 hours/7 days)

b. Woodside Lot (Woodside permit required, 24 hours/7 days)

c. Emergency Services Lot (Emergency Service permit required 24 hours/7 days)

d. Forest Park (tenant’s Forest Park permit required 24 hours/7 days)

e. Hall Director Spaces (residing Hall Director’s permit required 24 hours/7 days)

f. Health Services Patient/Physician Reserved Spaces (Health Services permit required 24 hours/7 days)

g. Mast Road I Lot

h. Gables Lot (Gables permit required 24 hours/7 days)

i. Lot A, Section 4

j. West Edge Lot

k. Visitor Center Lot

l. Service spaces (eligible permit required 24 hours/7 days)

m. Handicap accessible spaces (proper permits required 24 hours/7 days)

C. Weather-Conditional Lots. On nights where no snow emergency is declared, parking is available without a permit in Lot B and Lot C from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. and in Lot H (fac/staff section) and Lot T from 12:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. These lots are closed and unavailable for parking during declared Snow Emergencies, when after-midnight parking would be reduced to the areas in listed in “B” until the snow emergency is lifted.

D. It is the responsibility of the motorist to ascertain the status of the Winter Parking Ban, and the weather-conditional lots. Normal daytime permit regulations resume at 7:00 a.m. following weekday unless otherwise declared.

Section 2. Resident Halls—Special Provisions During the move-in and move-out periods, e.g. the beginning of fall semester and the end of Spring Semester, special provisions may be made for parking while loading and unloading belongings. Such provisions are at the direction of the Director of Transportation Services. No other such special provisions exist.

Section 3. Special Events Parking From time to time a special event, conference, workshop, institute, construction project, reconfiguration of campus parking, or other such activity may cause the reservation, closure, or reclassification of part or the whole of a campus lot. During such occasions, the classifications and/or availability of campus lots or spaces within are subject to change.

Section 4. Residing in a vehicle. Residing in a vehicle parked on campus, temporarily or otherwise, is prohibited without the explicit permission of the University Police Department.

ARTICLE IX Towing/Immobilization

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Section 1. General

A. Vehicles found in violation of the provisions of these regulations or parked in a manner that constitutes an unsafe condition may, at the direction of the Director of Transportation Services or designee and at the risk and expense of the owner/operator, have their vehicles moved, immobilized and/or removed from University property.

B. Release of vehicles immobilized or towed will be subject to the payment in full of all outstanding fines, towing fees, storage fees, or other such conditions set by the Director of Transportation Services. Unless otherwise authorized, all payments for debts associated with the immobilization or towing must be paid by cash or charge, and must be done between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 pm for the vehicle to be released the same day.

C. Parking in any of the following areas or under any of the following circumstances will constitute a violation of provisions of these regulations and may result in immobilization and/or towing of the offending vehicle:

a. Parked or obstructing any lane of traffic, neutral area, no-parking area, access way, ramp, driveway, reserved space or public way.

b. Parked or obstructing any entrances or exits to any building.

c. Parked or obstructing any area designated as reserved for fire, ambulance, police or other emergency vehicle.

d. Parked or obstructing any area designated as reserved parking spaces.

e. Parked in violation of the Winter Parking Ban (see Article VIII, Section 1).

f. Parked or obstructing any bus stop, bus stop access or egress.

g. Parked or obstructing any designated Loading Zone beyond the maximum designated time limit, or using a designated Loading Zone for purposes other than loading/unloading.

h. Parked or obstructing any fire lane or fire zone.

i. Parked in or obstructing any handicap-accessible space, except those displaying valid handicap permits/placards.

j. Parked on or obstructing any sidewalk, pedestrian crosswalk or curbcut.

k. Parked or obstructing dumpsters.

l. Parked or obstructing snow removal operations.

m. Parked in a posted tow zone.

n. Parked or obstructing special event equipment or arrangements.

o. Abandoned or unregistered vehicles.

p. Parked after revocation of parking privileges.

q. Parked while displaying an unauthorized, counterfeit, or altered permit.

r. Parked without a valid UNH parking permit and/or authorization to park in a University lot or space.

s. Parked illegally so as to obstruct any legally parked vehicle.

t. Parked on UNH property with four or more outstanding tickets and/or fines totaling or exceeding $150.00.

D. Towing, moving, or the use of the autoboot on vehicles made necessary by any of the circumstances above need not be preceded by any warning, advisory, billing statement, etc. other than the regulations herein stated.

E. Under certain circumstances, vehicles may also be towed or otherwise moved if it is determined by the Director of Transportation Services or designee that doing so is necessary for the safe and effective provision of University parking.

ARTICLE X Violations and Fines

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Section 1. Violation Categories and Fines

Failure to display permit………..……………………………… $5.00
Meter Stay limit ………………………………………………. $10.00
Expired Meter……………….……………………...…………. $15.00
Parked over the line…….……………………………….……... $25.00
Wrong side of the street………………………………………… $25.00
Timed Zone over limit…………………..…….……….………. $50.00
No valid permit………………………………………………… $50.00
Chronic Offender Fine ……………………….………………… $50.00
Winter Parking Ban…………………………………..………… $75.00
On Crosswalk/Sidewalk…...………...………………...………. $50.00
Not in Authorized Space ………………………………………. $50.00
Off paved surface………………………………………………. $100.00
In Reserved Space…….………………………………………... $100.00
Fire Lane/Fire Hydrant……………..………………………….. $100.00
Tow Zone ……………………………………………………… $50.00
Handicap Space ………………………………………………… $200.00
Parking After Revocation …………………………………..…… $200.00
Altered/Falsified Permit ………………………………………… $300.00
Illegal Obtaining/Use of Permit…….…………………………… $400.00
Unauthorized removal from impound…………………………... $500.00
Unauthorized removal of auto boot……………………………… $500.00

Section 2. Miscellaneous

Citations for Meter Stay Limit, Expired Meter, or Time Zone violations may be issued as frequently as every two hours of the same infraction. Parking past the maximum time allowed on a parking meter constitutes a Meter Stay violation, even if money is put in the meter, and even if a meter is non-functioning and not accepting money.

With the exception of Meter Stay Limit, Expired Meter, or Time Zone violations, citations for the same infraction may be issued as frequently as once per calendar day.

Multiple citations for a single parking occasion where a vehicle is noted violating two regulations at the same time may occur.

Towing agency charges are separate, and determined by the towing agency.

Chronic Offender tickets may be issued to someone with four or more unpaid tickets, or who holds a balance due of $150.00 or more in outstanding fines/fees/charges. Multiple chronic offender citations may be issued over a period of time for the same unpaid tickets.

An illegal permit/unauthorized use violation may be issued on anyone who uses a permit for which he/she is not/no longer eligible, falsifies credentials, or other manner of inappropriately gaining access to ineligible parking privileges.

Parking fines must be paid within 14 calendar days of issuance. The citation should accompany payment when paid at or mailed to Transportation Services. Failure to pay a citation within 14 days of issuance will result in additional fines and forfeiture of right to appeal. Citations appealed within 10 days of issuance will not be due until 14 calendar days after appeal denial date (see Article XI 3B).

I. All parking citations will be paid directly to UNH Transportation Services. UNH students may also pay at the Office of Business Services.

J. Failure to respond to a traffic citation will result in one or more of the following actions:

a. Late fees of not less than $5.00 applied starting at 15 days past issuance date.

b. Accumulation of four or more unpaid parking violations or a total outstanding balance due of $150 or more will result in suspension or denial of parking privileges on UNH property without further notice. All unauthorized vehicles parked on UNH property are subject to immobilization and/or towing at the registered owner’s risk and expense (see Article IX).

c. Persistent and chronic violations of traffic and parking regulations may result in suspension or denial of parking privileges on UNH property and/or the issuance of additional citations.

d. Transcripts and/or diplomas or course registration may be suspended or withheld for unpaid parking citations.

e. The registered owner, associated operator, or permitted registrant of a vehicle having an outstanding account may be referred to the University Business Services Office or other agency for collections action after failing to respond to billing statements. This includes, but is not limited to, any statement returned because of misdirection or change of address.

f. The auto-boot may be used by Transportation Services, under the direction of the Director or designee, to immobilize vehicles with multiple violations or excessive fines.

i. A boot removal fine and all outstanding fines must be paid before removal of the boot is authorized.

ii. Removal of an auto boot by Transportation Services is restricted to the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, unless another arrangement is made with Transportation Services.

g. Exception to any of the above may be authorized by the Director of Transportation Services, or designee.

ARTICLE XI Appeals

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Section 1. Purpose A parking citation appeals process exists to provide for review and reconsideration of tickets issued on campus.

Section 2. Who May Appeal Those who feel they can demonstrate circumstances of an enforcement error may appeal to have the citation waived or reduced. Appeals seeking exemption or exclusion from the established parking rules will not be granted. Appeals submitted by anyone whose parking privileges are under revocation will not be considered.

Section 3. Appeals Process

A. Appeals must be submitted in writing to Transportation Services within ten calendar days of the issuance of the citation. The right to appeal is forfeited after the prescribed ten days. Appeals will not be considered whenever the appellant’s parking violation record bears another one or more unpaid ticket over ten days old.

B. Citations properly appealed will be marked as “on appeal”, which will render the fine temporarily not due until a decision is reached.

C. Written appeals will be considered by authorized personnel who will render a decision. An accepted appeal will render the ticket “void”, and no longer due. A declined appeal will reactivate the ticket, and payment of the fine shall be due immediately. Reactivated tickets are subject to a late fee 14 days after the reactivation date.

D. Appellants shall be informed of the decision in writing to the address provided by the appellant. Transportation Services is not responsible for appeal decisions that fail to reach the appellant due to an improperly provided address.

ARTICLE XII Disclaimers and Declaration

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Section 1. Severability If any section of these regulations is held invalid by judicial ruling, said invalidation will not have bearing upon any other section contained herein.

Section 2. Liability The University of New Hampshire shall not be liable for any loss, theft or damage, whether accidental or intentional, including vandalism, which may occur to any motor vehicle or its contents while said motor vehicle is: (a) parked in University property, (b) being subject to incidental or necessary contact due to standard enforcement, (c) being towed or otherwise moved on or removed from University property, or (d) impounded pursuant to University policy. Further, the University of New Hampshire shall not be liable or otherwise responsible, based upon the issuance of any parking permit, for any bodily injury, death or property damage caused by the operation of a motor vehicle pursuant to University parking policy. Further, in full recognition and understanding of the responsibilities, hazards and dangers inherent in the use of University of New Hampshire parking facilities, people using such facilities shall (a) assume all risks and responsibilities involved in using the parking facilities on University of New Hampshire property; and (b) for themselves and their successors: (1) release and hold harmless the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and its trustees, officers, agents, and employees from and against (or with respect to) all claims, demands, actions and causes of action for damages sustained or incurred due to personal injury, property damage, or death, arising from the use of the parking facilities; (2) release and hold harmless or to indemnify UNH and its trustees, officers, agents and employees from and against (or with respect to) all claim demands, actions, and causes of action for damages anyone other than themselves may sustain or incur due to personal injury, property damage, or death arising from their use of the parking facilities; and (3) in the event that their use of the parking facilities causes damage of UNH, to indemnify the University for such loss. This agreement to release and hold harmless or to indemnify shall apply to all claims, demands and actions whether or not the result of negligent acts or omissions on the part of UNH or its trustees, officers, agents or employees.

Section 3. Titles, Headings, Subheadings and Style of Print The body of this document is organized by the use of titles, headings, subheadings in the form of Articles and Sections, and, the print appears in bold face, capital letters, and small capital letters, and the information is arranged in outline form through the use of numeric and alphabetic indications. No special meaning is implied nor should the reader infer any meaning by any or all of these organizing conventions and the parking rules and regulations are stipulated as if these conventions were not present.

Section 4. License Persons acquiring parking permits from the University as herein defined do acknowledge, accept and in all ways understand that by the payment of fees stipulated within these regulations they are granted permission to use University property for parking their respective vehicles. This license is granted by the University to the Permit Holder with the understanding that the Permit Holder agrees, accepts and understands that they, the Permit Holder, are granted no right or benefit of ownership of said property in any manner, shape or form. Permit Holders not in good standing are subject to revocation of this license. Good standing shall mean without any outstanding amount owed for fines extending from violation of these regulations, and/or without any fee amounts herein required unpaid to the University.