Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 008 - Department of Higher Education › Division 02 - Colleges and Universities Plans and Operations › Rule 008.02.11-003 - 2011 - 2012 Parking Rules and Regulations for the University of Arkansas

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
In accordance with Act 328 of 1967, Acts of Arkansas, the Board
				of Trustees of the University of Arkansas has established the following
				regulations to facilitate the operation and parking of motor vehicles on the
				University of Arkansas campus. These regulations apply to all persons utilizing
				the lands and streets owned or controlled by the University of Arkansas. UA
				Traffic and Parking Regulations are revised periodically. The most current
				regulations are available on the Transit and Parking web site at
http://parking.uark.edu/
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1.
Introduction
These regulations become effective July 1, 2011 and are in
				effect at all times. Any vehicle operated or parked on UA owned or controlled
				property in violation of Arkansas motor vehicle statutes or these UA
				regulations is subject to being cited, booted and/or towed.
Any motor vehicle parked on UA owned or controlled property
				must either properly display a current UA parking permit or park at a parking
				meter and pay the posted meter fee. Permits are valid only in authorized lots
				or zones designated by map or posted signs and only for the person to whom they
				are registered. Bicycles parked on campus must display a UA bicycle permit.
Permits are not required at metered spaces; however, parking
				meter payment is required.
Short-term parking meters (gold meters) are placed throughout
				campus for loading, unloading, and quick stops at campus buildings. These
				meters have a 30 minute time limit. Vehicles parked at these meters can be
				cited every 30 minutes if the meter is expired. Campus loading zones are only
				for marked commercial vehicles and those with a valid UA loading zone permit.
UA parking permits or parking meter payments are required for
				parking on campus streets, lots and in the Stadium Drive and Garland Garage
				from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday
				through Thursday in designated night reserved lots; and at all times in 24 hour
				reserved spaces, garages, lots and the Duncan Avenue parking meters. The
				responsibility for locating a legal parking space rests with the motor vehicle
				operator.
Cash-less payment options are available for Harmon Avenue
				Garage parking eliminating the need to carry change for campus parking. Contact
				Transit and Parking if you have questions about or wish to purchase any of
				these parking payment options. Razorbucks may be used in any UA parking garage
				for hourly parking payment.
Faculty, staff, students and visitors may purchase a Stadium
				Drive Garage that allows parking in the reserved section of the parking garage
				from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Meter payment in the garage is
				required from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Stadium Garage will
				be used by the Athletic Department for all home football games and therefore,
				must be cleared by midnight before each home game.
The Harmon Avenue Garage is a gated facility with entry and
				exit controlled by an access card. Hourly parking is also available with pay
				stations located on levels 1 and 6. Payment can be made by cash, coin, credit
				card, debit card, Razorbucks or parking may be validated by some departments.
				Permit holders may not allow other vehicles to enter or exit the garage using
				their access card. Doing so will result in the revocation of the access card
				and garage parking privileges without a refund. The owner/driver of any vehicle
				exiting the garage without paying will be charged the full daily rate for the
				garage and referred to the University Judicial Board. Persons not affiliated
				with the UA may be referred to the city prosecutor for theft of services.
The UA assumes no responsibility for loss of or damage to
				private property. Therefore, all unattended vehicles parked on campus should be
				locked.
Parking lot designation signs are color coded and labeled with
				the lot type. Lot designation signs are located at the parking lot entrances
				and within the lots when necessary. Signs designating spaces within a lot are
				placed at each end of the section of spaces they designate and regulate all
				spaces between the signs.
2.
Parking Permit Eligibility and
			 Purchase
Reserved- Issued for a specific lot and will be sold to
				individuals based upon application, to be renewed annually. Priority will be
				given to current reserved permit holders and to disabled persons. Vacancies
				will be filled from the priority list of current applicants based on date of
				application, rank and seniority. Written justification for new All Area and 24
				Hour Reserved permit applicants will be reviewed by the Transit, Parking and
				Traffic Committee Chairperson and forwarded to the Vice Chancellor for Finance
				and Administration with a recommendation for approval or disapproval. Current
				All Area and 24 Hour Reserved permits will be reviewed annually for continuing
				need.
Faculty/staff - Full-time UA employees and part-time UA
				employees who work at least 1,000 hours annually and are not enrolled in more
				than five class hours each semester. Graduate students are not eligible for
				Faculty/staff permits.
Resident Reserved - Currently enrolled students residing in UA
				housing facilities, with priority based on criteria established by University
				Housing.
Student - Currently enrolled students.
Remote - All students, faculty and staff.
Bicycle - Anyone parking a bicycle on campus.
Annual Vendor/Visitor - Vendors providing business services to
				the campus.
Temporary parking permits are available for purchase by
				visitors and University students and employees who do not have an annual
				permit.
Parking permits may be purchased at the Transit and Parking
				Department, Administrative Services Building, 155 S. Razorback Road, Monday
				through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the Harmon Avenue Garage,
				Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Permits may also be
				purchased on the Internet at
http://parking.uark.edu
under My Parking
				Account. A parking permit will not be issued to any person or vehicle that has
				unpaid UA parking citations.
Annual parking permits are designed to be transferred to a
				replacement vehicle. Each vehicle parked on campus should be registered with
				the Transit and Parking Department.
3.
Bicycle Parking
All bicycles parked on campus must display a UA Bicycle parking
				permit. Permits must be permanently attached to the seat tube below the
				horizontal bar or displayed in a locking permit holder attached to the
				handlebars. Locking permit holders are available from Transit and Parking. The
				permit must be visible and legible. Any permit that becomes illegible must be
				replaced. Damaged bicycle permits will be replaced at no charge.
Bicycles are subject to all state and local motor vehicle laws
				pertaining to street travel. Bicycles are to be parked in a manner that does
				not block pedestrian paths or building or emergency access and must be secured
				with a commercially available lock to prevent theft. Unsecured bicycles will be
				immobilized or impounded if considered a habitual violator. Bicycles may be
				secured to handrails and non-painted light poles as long as they do not block
				pedestrian paths or create a safety hazard, only if there are no bicycle loops
				or racks within the immediate area.
Bicycles parked in a manner that obstructs handicap access,
				blocks pedestrian paths or otherwise creates a safety hazard or are secured to
				trees and landscaping, sign posts, parking meter posts or painted light poles
				will be immobilized or impounded. Bicycle security devices may be removed by
				whatever means necessary to impound the bicycle. The university will not be
				liable to the owner of this device for the cost of repair or replacement.
				Bicycles may not be parked, stored, or left standing in the lobby, hallway, or
				room of any academic or administrative building except within private offices
				with the approval from the department head or building executive. Policies and
				procedures governing the storage of bicycles inside any facility owned,
				operated or managed by University Housing, may be found in the current
				Residence Hall Handbook. A copy of the Residence Hall Handbook can be viewed on
				line at:
http://housing.uark.edu/handbook/
Bicycles will be identified as abandoned if missing a major
				component such as pedals, handlebars, or chain and/or has flat tires. Abandoned
				bicycles are subject to being impounded. Impounded bicycles will be held for 60
				calendar days before disposal. A list of impounded bicycles shall be posted on
				the Transit and Parking webpage under Parking Control for a minimum of 60 days.
Claiming an impounded bicycle requires registering the bicycle,
				providing proof of ownership (a sales receipt or a notarized statement of
				ownership providing make, model, color, and location at the time of
				impoundment); providing the owner's name and ID, signing a statement of receipt
				for the bike and payment of all citations and fees due for the bicycle. There
				will be a $10 charge for the return of an impounded bicycle or the removal of
				an immobilization device. All outstanding fees must be paid before the bike
				will be released.
4.
Visitor Parking
Temporary Visitor permits may be used by persons other than
				current UA students, staff and faculty members. Annual Vendor/Visitor permits
				are for use only by vendors serving the UA campus and only while performing the
				service. Visitor permits may not be used by university students or employees.
				Campus visitors, with a temporary visitor parking permit, may park in regular
				metered spaces without paying the meter fee (short-term and garage metered
				spaces excluded) and in parking lots designated as Faculty/Staff, Student or
				Remote. Meter fee payment is required at short-term meters (gold housings) at
				all times. Campus visitors should park parking in lots designated as
				Faculty/Staff, Student and Remote. Campus visitors without a current permit
				should park at a parking meter or an hourly spaces in a garage and pay the
				posted meter or hourly fee. Visitors and vendors may obtain a temporary visitor
				parking permit from the Transit and Parking Department. UA units or individuals
				receiving visitors are expected to promptly contact the Transit and Parking
				Department (575-PARK) to make parking arrangements. UA units may purchase daily
				visitor parking permits, garage access cards, or meter codes for garage parking
				from the Transit and Parking Department and issue them only to visitors. Please
				call 575-PARK for information.
5.
Responsibilities of Parking Permit
			 Holders
Each parking permit holder is responsible for safeguarding
				his/her permit, proper permit display on his/her vehicle and for any parking
				violation charges issued to that permit. Permits must be completely affixed by
				the manufacturer's adhesive and displayed on the inside of the front
				windshield, lower left corner, on the driver's side. Temporary hangtag permits
				must be displayed on the inside mirror support and be visible through the
				windshield from outside the vehicle. Permits may not be reproduced, altered,
				defaced, bartered, transferred or sold to another individual. Permits are to be
				removed prior to sale or transfer of a vehicle, or upon termination of UA
				employment or enrollment.
A stolen permit will be replaced for $5 if a copy of the police
				report is provided. A $5 replacement fee will be charged for replacement of a
				damaged permit when the permit is returned. A destroyed permit will be replaced
				for $5 when proof of the permit's destruction in provided. All other permit
				replacements will be charged the current permit fee.
6.
Parking Permit Fees
Parking Permit Fees by Permit
						  Type
Permit Type
Monthly Rate
Reserved:
Parking Garage
$57. 12
Employee 24 Hour
$72. 64
Employee All Area
$58. 18
Employee
$41. 91
Resident Student
$55. 88
Disabled Person Reserved:
Employee
$41. 91
Student
$11. 52
Non-Reserved:
Visitor/Vendor
$11. 52
Faculty/staff with Annual Salary over
						  $30,000
$11. 52
Faculty/staff with Annual Salary under
						  $30,000
$8. 91
Student
$6. 46
Remote
$4. 35
Motorcycle
$4. 35
Scooter
$. 59
Emeritus
Free
Temporary
$5. 38 per day or $21. 52 per week
Bicycle
Free
Annual permits may not be purchased by the month. Monthly
				payments may be made by employees who pay for their permit via payroll
				deduction. The fee for annual permits will be the monthly rate times the number
				of months remaining in the permit year, except for Resident Reserved permits
				which have a special proration schedule. Permit refunds of less than $25 will
				not be issued.
Annual Student permits expire on August 15 and annual Reserved
				and Faculty/staff July 31 or upon termination of University employment or
				withdrawal from the UA. Temporary permits are valid only for the date(s) listed
				on the face of each permit.
7.
Designation and Use of Parking
			 Areas
Designation of UA parking lots and specific parking spaces is
				the responsibility of the Transit, Parking and Traffic Committee and the
				Transit and Parking Department. Parking lot designations are indicated by
				permit color on the parking map included in these regulations, and on-site by
				colored signs. Sign and stall markings are considered to be correct and take
				precedence over conflicting parking map designations. Any area not specifically
				designated for parking is considered a No Parking zone, which may not be
				posted. Your permit type and parking lot signs designating where you may park
				on the UA campus are as follows:
Reserved - Parking for assigned Reserved and All Area permit
				holders only. Each lot is designated by matching permit and lot sign letter.
				All Area permits are not authorized to park in Reserved CC in lot 26, east of
				the Administration Building.
Faculty/staff - Parking for Faculty/Staff, Emeritus and
				Reserved permit holders.
Resident Reserved - Parking for assigned Resident Student
				Reserved permit holders only. Each zone is designated by matching permit and
				lot sign zone number. All Area permits are not authorized to park in Resident
				Reserved lots.
Student - Parking for Reserved, Faculty/Staff, Resident
				Reserved, Emeritus and Student permit holders.
Remote - Parking for Reserved, Faculty/Staff, Resident
				Reserved, Student, Emeritus and Remote permit holders.
Bike Loops/Racks - Parking for bicycles only.
Parking Meters - Parking for anyone paying the meter. Parking
				at an inoperable meter is prohibited. Vehicles parked at expired meters can be
				cited once before noon and once after noon.
Short-term Parking Meters - These meters are in gold colored
				housings and require payment at all times. They provide 20 minute parking for
				brief stops at campus buildings. Violators parked at these meters can be cited
				every 20 minutes.
Motorcycle - Parking for motorcycles only (50cc and over engine
				displacement). Motorcycles may also park in unoccupied parking meter spaces by
				paying the meter fee. Motorcycles may not park in Faculty/Staff, Student or
				Remote parking spaces or in the Harmon Avenue Garage. Reserved permit holders
				who also purchase a Motorcycle permit or an approved permit display device may
				park in their reserved lot in place of their primary vehicle. Faculty/staff
				permit holders may purchase an approved permit display device to display their
				Faculty/staff permit on their motorcycle and park it in motorcycle parking.
				This eliminates the need to purchase an additional motorcycle permit.
Scooter Parking- Scooters (two wheeled motorized vehicles under
				50 cc) parked on campus must display a current UA scooter permit and may park
				only in designated scooter parking areas. According to Arkansas Law, scooters
				may not be ridden on the sidewalk. The scooter permit does not authorize
				parking in UA motorcycle or car parking spaces.
Reserved lots 4, 7, 8 and 61 are reserved for Reserved and
				Faculty/staff permit holders from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through
				Thursday, during the fall and spring semesters.
8.
Accessible Parking
Annual ADA parking permits will be issued at the normal cost to
				any student or employee who has a state handicap parking placard or license
				plate issued in their name. Temporary ADA parking permits will be issued for
				the same length of time as the state temporary placard or for a maximum of
				seven (7) days based on an appropriate and licensed physician's statement
				recommending a temporary ADA permit. The appropriate permit type, with the
				addition of an ADA logo, will be issued for the standard fee. The ADA logo will
				not be issued on a Remote permit. The ADA permit allows parking in lots
				designated as Faculty/Staff, Student and Remote. Meter payment is required when
				parking at a parking meter. Campus visitors who have a state issued ADA placard
				or vehicle license may park in an ADA parking space by displaying a current UA
				temporary parking permit along with their ADA placard or vehicle license. The
				UA permit must be visible from outside the vehicle through the windshield.
9.
Special Events
			 Parking
UA units or individuals sponsoring any special campus event
				requiring parking for visitors are responsible for requesting parking
				arrangements two weeks before the event. UA Policy 320. 1 covers the parking
				requirements for special events.
a.
			 Visitor parking arrangements for special campus events must be coordinated
			 with, and will be controlled by, the Transit and Parking Department, 575-PARK.
b. Razorback football, basketball
			 and baseball athletic parking lots will be designated by signs. Vehicles must
			 be moved from athletic parking lots two hours before each basketball game and
			 by midnight before each football and baseball game. Additional special events
			 parking information is available on the Transit and Parking website at
http://parking.uark.edu
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