Business Affairs Office
Parking Permits

All faculty, staff and students (including full and part time) who park motor vehicles on the UMC campus are required to purchase and display a valid UMC parking permit on their vehicle. Permits may be purchased at the Business Affairs Office located at 121 Selvig Hall.

Permit For 2007-2008 Academic Year*

Parking permits are not refundable and are only valid for lots indicated. Hang tags are issued upon payment and are to be hung (colored side facing out) on the vehicle rear view mirror. Motorists are encouraged to lock their vehicles, as any permit which is lost, destroyed, or stolen must be replaced at full price.

Lost or stolen permits should be reported immediately to the Business Affairs Office located at 121 Selvig Hall and to Campus Security in Centennial Hall. If a parking permit is found it should be returned to the Business Affairs Office. Hang tags should be removed while driving if vision is impaired.

Visitor permits are available at the Business Affairs Office. Other UMC offices may also issue visitor permits which are valid for no longer than one business day.

For those who purchase the "all lots annual permit" - Duplicate permits are only available to UMC staff and are intended as a convenience to staff who may bring different vehicles to campus. The duplicate permits do not cover situations where one family will have two vehicles on campus at the same time.

WARNING:  Possession of lost, stolen, or counterfeited parking permits will result in towing of vehicle and may result in criminal prosecution.

Guidelines

The UMC campus has nine lots (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I) available for campus parking. The lots are shown in blue in the map on the right. Handicapped spaces are available in each lot.

Overnight parking is allowed only in lots C, D, E, and F.  Lots A and K  have designated overnight parking (signage) in the row between the two entrances across from the new head house.

The UMC campus observes an open parking policy which allows vehicles with valid parking permits to park in open spaces on a "first-come first-served" basis in all lots.

Parking is not permitted on streets, in loading zones, or in any spaces other than those designated in the seven parking lots. All vehicles are required to be parked within the designated spaces.

For the 2007-2008 year, those who purchase the "all lots" permit will be allowed to park on the right lane of the mall road. The areas where permit parking is allowed will have the appropriate signage and no overnight parking will be allowed. Mall parking is considered a temporary parking solution and may be discontinued at any time.

Parking in the Ag Research Center parking lots by UMC staff/students is not permitted as this is part of the Northwest Experiment Station (NWES permits required).

Enforcement

All lots are monitored randomly on a daily basis by security personnel. Ticket fines are paid to the Crookston Police Department. Unauthorized vehicles in loading zones, no parking zones, reserved parking spaces, and handicapped spaces are subject to be ticketed, towed and stored at owners expense. Violators who have received more than two tickets during the academic year will be subject to be towed and stored at the owner’s expense for each subsequent ticket.

Appeals

Tickets may be appealed in writing by notifying Security Services at 122 McCall Hall. Parking violation appeals must be accompanied by a written statement within ten working days of the issuance of the ticket to the Office of Residential Life/Security Services, Room 122 McCall Hall, UMC.

Other Issues

• Vehicles may need to be moved at times for snow removal purposes.
• All motor vehicle accidents on campus must be reported immediately to the Crookston Police Department as required by law.
• All campus events which will bring more than 50 visitors to the campus must be coordinated with Facilities Management (8491) and Campus Security (8530).
• Special "service vehicle" hang tags will be issued to specific employees of the University who occasionally park a University or personal vehicle in a "service vehicle only" parking space in order to complete their job responsibilities. The special hang tags will be authorized by the parking committee (through an application process) and may only be used in the circumstances described above and does not allow employees to avoid purchasing a parking permit for regular parking on campus.

Reserved Parking

Faculty, staff, and students may choose to purchase a special reserved parking permit. The reserved permit is an annual permit for a reserved parking space in either D lot, E lot or the F-Reserved lot. The reserved parking space includes an electrical outlet for cold temperatures. The price of the reserved parking permit for the 2007-2008 year is $110 plus tax.

Reserved Parking Guidelines

Reserved parking spaces are provided in two UMC parking lots. Seventy-nine spaces are available in D lot, fifteen spaces in E lot and fourty spaces are available in the F-Reserved lot.

Outlets will be energized 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

Users are encouraged not to connect their vehicle to the electrical outlets if they know they will not be using their vehicle the following day.

Reserved Parking Enforcement

Only those vehicles with the reserved parking permit will be allowed in the reserved parking spaces. Signage identifies the spaces as "reserved - special permit required". Unauthorized vehicles in reserved parking spaces will be ticketed, towed and stored at the owner’s expense.

Only those vehicles with the appropriate reserved parking permit may use the electrical outlets provided.

Any vehicle without a valid reserved parking permit, which is plugged into a reserved parking outlet, will be ticketed, towed and stored at the owner’s expense.

Tickets may be appealed in writing by notifying Security Services at 122 McCall Hall. For information on parking appeal procedures, call Campus Security (281-8530).

Other Issues

• Vehicles may need to be moved at times for snow removal purposes. Communications will be sent to via email and voice mail to notify students. Failure to move vehicles when necessary will result in vehicles ticketed, towed, and stored at the owner’s expense.
• All motor vehicle accidents on campus must be reported immediately to the Crookston Police Department as required by law.
• Those vehicles with reserved parking permits are allowed to park in any of the UMC parking lots (similar to an all-lot-parking permit).
• See below for a diagram of the parking configuration for both of the reserved parking areas.

Please direct any questions to the Business Affairs Office.