Washington Administrative Code › Title 516 - Western Washington University › Chapter 516-12 - Parking and traffic regulations › Section 516-12-400 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases
				mean:
(1)
Accessible parking
			 space.
A parking space identified with a sign bearing the international
			 symbol of accessibility that is restricted at all hours for use by vehicles
			 associated with a valid university parking permit and displaying a valid state
			 disability placard.
(2)
All
			 lot permit (AL).
A parking permit used in conjunction with a valid
			 university parking permit that allows the vehicle access to specific lots on
			 campus. The specific lots are identified on the application.
(3)
Appeals board.
The committee
			 that hears citation and notice of infraction appeals for parking, impoundment,
			 bicycle, and skateboard violations.
(4)
Authorized valid payment.
Any payment accepted by parking services, including the online mobile
			 application and pay stations.
(5)
Assistant director of the student business office and parking
			 services.
The person appointed assistant director of the university's
			 student business office and parking services.
(6)
Automobile.
Any licensed
			 motorized vehicle typically having three or more wheels not classified as a
			 motorcycle.
(7)
Board.
The board of trustees of Western Washington University.
(8)
Business day.
Any day,
			 Monday through Friday (excluding holidays), during which university offices are
			 open or any day until 9:00 p.m. through parking services' web site.
(9)
Campus.
All state owned or
			 leased lands utilized by the university.
(10)
Citation.
Formal written
			 notice of a parking violation.
(11)
Department of public safety.
The office consisting of university
			 police.
(12)
Employee.
Any individual appointed to the faculty, staff, or administration of the
			 university.
(13)
Fee.
Charge for permits and impoundment.
(14)
Fine.
Monetary penalty for
			 a parking violation.
(15)
Guest.
Individual invited to the university and hosted by a
			 department or university official.
(16)
Habitual offender.
A driver
			 associated with vehicle license numbers or permit numbers accruing eight or
			 more paid or unpaid parking citations within a twelve-month period.
(17)
Holiday or university
			 holiday.
A day designated by the university as a holiday or university
			 holiday. Intersession or quarter breaks are not considered holidays. See
			 definition of intersession.
(18)
Impoundment.
The status of a vehicle that has been seized and kept
			 in legal custody by either being immobilized with a wheel lock device or towed
			 from campus.
(19)
Intersession.
A period of time in which classes or final exams are
			 not in session. University business offices are open during this time, except
			 during holidays.
(20)
License
			 plate recognition (LPR).
Technology that uses optical character
			 recognition to automatically read license plate characters.
(21)
Loading zone.
A space in
			 which parking is allowed for a specific time period and which is identified by
			 signage as a loading zone.
(22)
Motor vehicle or vehicle.
Every vehicle that is self-propelled;
			 for example cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Motor vehicle includes a
			 neighborhood electric vehicle as defined in
			 RCW
			  46.04.357. Motor vehicle also includes a
			 medium-speed electric vehicle as defined in
			 RCW
			  46.04.295. Electric personal assistive
			 mobility devices (EPAMD) defined in
			 RCW
			  46.04.1695 and power wheelchairs are not
			 considered motor vehicles.
(23)
Motorcycle.
A motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than
			 three wheels in contact with the ground on which the driver rides astride the
			 motor unit or power train and is designed to be steered with a handle bar, but
			 excluding a farm tractor, a power wheelchair, an electric personal assistive
			 mobility device (EPAMD) defined in
			 RCW
			  46.04.1695, and a moped. Refer to chapter
			 516-13 WAC for further information.
(24)
Parking services.
A unit of
			 the student business office responsible for the university parking
			 system.
(25)
Parking
			 space.
An area specifically marked as a parking space, designated by a
			 sign, wheel stop, painted lines, and/or traffic buttons.
(26)
Pay station.
A parking
			 services deployed and managed machine that issues virtual permits for
			 designated lots.
(27)
Pedestrian.
Any person who is afoot or who is using a wheelchair,
			 a powered wheelchair, or other mobility device for persons with
			 disabilities.
(28)
Permit.
An authorization to park issued by parking services and
			 associated with a vehicle's license plate number.
(29)
President.
The president of
			 Western Washington University.
(30)
Prohibited areas.
Areas other than those designated for parking or
			 a roadway.
(31)
Public safety
			 director.
The person appointed director of the university's department
			 of public safety.
(32)
Registered volunteer.
An individual who is registered with the
			 university's human resources department to perform assigned or authorized
			 volunteer duties as determined by a department of the university.
(33)
Short-term parking space.
Parking spaces that are restricted to hourly or daily limits.
(34)
Student.
Any person
			 enrolled in the university as a student.
(35)
Student business office.
The university's centralized office for financial billing and payments,
			 including parking services.
(36)
University.
Western Washington University.
(37)
University business permit
			 (UB).
A parking permit used in conjunction with a valid university
			 parking permit that allows the vehicle access to specific lots on campus. The
			 specific lots are identified on the application.
(38)
Visitor.
Individual present
			 on campus who is not an employee, guest, registered volunteer, or
			 student.
(39)
Walk
			 zone.
Any area designated by signs or symbols as a place where bicycles,
			 skateboards, and other regulated devices cannot be ridden during specified
			 periods.
(40)
Wheel
			 stop.
A barrier used to ensure a vehicle stops at a proper location in a
			 parking space.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.35.120(12) and
				  28B.10.560. 10-15-021, §
				  516-12-400, filed 7/9/10, effective 8/9/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.35.120(12). 02-07-045,
				  § 516-12-400, filed 3/14/02, effective 4/14/02. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.35.120. 97-17-052, § 516-12-400,
				  filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97; 96-14-006, § 516-12-400, filed 6/20/96,
				  effective 7/21/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.35.120(12). 95-09-047,
				  § 516-12-400, filed 4/17/95, effective 5/18/95. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.35.120(11). 92-06-068
				  (Order 92-01), § 516-12-400, filed 3/3/92, effective 3/31/92; 87-18-001
				  (Resolution No. 6-04-87), § 516-12-400, filed 8/20/87. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.10.560. 85-14-098 (Resolution No. 85-05),
				  § 516-12-400, filed 7/2/85. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   28B.35.120(11). 83-14-014
				  (Order 6-02-83, Motion No. 6-02-83), § 516-12-400, filed 6/28/83,
				  effective 9/19/83.