Campus Parking
Vehicle Registration
- Registration cost: $39 per semester per vehicle. A vehicle is registered only when the valid parking permit assigned to that vehicle is properly displayed.
- The University parking permit Must be affixed to the inside of the front windshield on the passenger side of the vehicle bottom corner. Vehicles on campus without a parking permit will be considered as unregistered and dealt with accordingly.
- All Visitors to campus are required to obtain a temporary parking permit from the Safety & Security office.
Student Registration
All students must register their vehicles. Replacing a lost permit costs $30 and is billed to the student’s account. Please be advised you will need to re-register when the permit expires. Notify Campus Safety & Security regarding any plate changes. Resident student parking is restricted to parking lots assigned to the residence hall in which students are housed.
Faculty and Staff Permits
Faculty and staff are issued permits for parking on the University campus. These permits are issued for the registered vehicle and do not need to be renewed annually. Registration can be in person or online at the department’s website.
HOW TO: Online Vehicle Registration
1. Access CU Peoplesoft
2. Access “MyCU”
3. Click on Navigation button
4. Go to; “Self Service” then CU Vehicle/Bike Registration and Submit
5. Permits must be picked up in person at the Campus Safety & Security Office 24/7.
These regulations have been established to protect the safety of faculty, staff, students and visitors and to control motor vehicle traffic and parking on campus so that University business may be conducted in an orderly manner. The act of parking or driving a motor vehicle on campus is a privilege. It is your responsibility to see that your vehicle is neither operated or parked in violation of these regulations or any regulations/laws of the state.
Fines and Penalties
Any vehicle receiving one or more parking tickets for any violation or for creating a hazard, disrupting traffic flow, etc., is subject to towing without warning, at the owner’s expense. All fines are billed to student accounts and are payable at Student Administrative Services.
Violations and Corresponding Fines
- Parking in a restricted area ($35)
- Parking/driving on lawns/walks ($35)
- Parking in a service area/roadway ($35)
- Vehicle not showing registration ($50)
- Driving through stop sign ($50)
- Parking in an accessible parking area ($75)
- Parking in a fire lane ($75)
- Reckless driving ($100)
- Vehicle tow or boot ($120+)
Appeals
You may appeal a ticket within five business days of the date the ticket was issued. Appeal forms must be submitted on our Intranet page here. Results of appeals are final and will be sent via email.
Unacceptable Defenses
- “There was no convenient space.”
- “I was not familiar with/forgot regulations.”
- “I’m sorry and will not do it again.”
- “I parked where I saw others parking.”
- “Someone else used my car.”
- “I only parked illegally for a short time.”
- “I did not notice the sign.”
Rules & Regulations
Our campus has parking for all types of students, visitors and guests.
- ALL vehicles must be registered with the University through the Office of Campus Safety & Security (ERC Suite 1200). Visitor parking "passes" may be obtained from the office for those needing to park on campus. All parking is on a first come, first served basis.
- All students must update their registration sticker at the start of every fall semester. Students with a change of status during the semester must request a new registration sticker (i.e. commuter, resident). There is a $39 per vehicle per semester parking fee. Students must place their parking sticker on the passenger side bottom inside corner of the windshield.
- The Clarkson "Hill" is primarily a walking campus.
- A Resident, for the purpose of parking on campus, is defined as any non-employee residing on the hill campus.
- ALL Residential students are expected to WALK to and from class.
- All points on the hill campus are within reasonable walking distance. Residents are expected to use vehicles for travel off the campus only.
- A Commuter, for the purpose of parking on campus, is defined as any non-employee not residing on campus.
- A registered Commuter is allowed to park in Lot(s) 25, 29 & 33.
- No overnight parking is permitted in the following lots to facilitate snow removal: Lot 8, *9, 10, 11, 12, 13, *17, 20, 21, 23, 25, 29, 32 and 33.
- NO PARKING is allowed along University roadways.
- NO PARKING and/or driving is allowed on the lawns, sidewalks, or pedestrian paths.
- The campus speed limit is 15 mph; with the exception of the "Access Road" off Route 11 leading to CAMP signed 30 mph. Once you reach the CAMP lot the campus speed limit of 15 mph is in force.
- NO PARKING is allowed in Fire Lanes or Service Drives.
The drive behind Hamlin-Powers is a Fire Lane with designated parking for Handicapped Service Vehicles. - The road between Reynolds and Brooks is a Fire Lane with designated parking for Handicapped & Service Vehicles.
*Indicates designated rows in Lots 9 & 17 that are signed for Employee Parking only, no parking 2 a.m. - 6 a.m. Any vehicle remaining in these areas between 2 a.m. - 6 a.m. are subject to being towed.
Violations: Any vehicle receiving one or more parking tickets, for any violation, is subject to being ticketed and/or towed, without warning, at the owner's expense. All responsibility for finding a legal parking space rests with the vehicle operator. Lack of space DOES NOT justify parking illegally. Any vehicle creating a hazard or disrupting deliveries, traffic flow, etc. is subject to being towed, without warning, at the owner's expense, as is any vehicle without the appropriate University registration sticker. Should you be ticketed, fines are due within five business days at the S.A.S. Office. Appeals must be made in writing and submitted within five days. Any unpaid parking tickets are billed to the offender's account. Violators of Parking Regulations may also be subject to disciplinary action.