603.00 Parking and Vehicle Operation

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Parking – General

  1. The administration may establish and restrict certain parking areas on campus as available only to employees (or classes of employees), handicapped individuals, or certain types of vehicles (e.g. motorcycles, service vehicles). All other parking areas on campus shall be available to students, staff and the general public.
  2. Vehicles shall be parked totally within those areas specifically designated as parking spaces by parking blocks and/or painted surface lines; all other areas shall be construed as "no parking" zones. Only one vehicle shall legally be parked within the boundaries of any given parking space.
  3. Parking is prohibited at all times on grass, where it would mar the landscaping of the campus, create a safety hazard, interfere with the use of college facilities, or any area not specifically paved or graveled for parking use. Such areas will include, but are not limited to, posted no parking zones, yellow zones, fire access areas, crosswalks, and sidewalks.
  4. Except with permission of the administration, vehicles may not be parked on campus longer than 24 hours. A vehicle which appears to be abandoned, with or without current college registration, may be disposed of in accordance with State of Illinois statutes.
  5. All parking decals are to be displayed on the passenger's side of front windshield.
  6. Motorcycles may be parked only in areas designated and posted for motorcycle parking. Bicycles may be parked only in bicycle racks provided for that purpose.

Restricted Parking for Persons with Disabilities

Parking spaces shall be provided to persons whose vehicles display either a disability license plate or the State of Illinois disabled parking placard in the front window.

Speed Limit

The speed limit is established as 20 mph on college roadways unless otherwise posted, 30 mph on College Drive, and 15 mph in parking lots.

Enforcement

  1. Vehicles utilizing college facilities that are in violation of college parking or vehicle operation policies may be issued notice of violation and/or towed at the owner’s expense. Examples of towing violations will include, but are not limited to, the following:
    1. Obstructing traffic, creating a safety hazard, or parked in a no parking zone.
    2. Unauthorized use of a handicapped or any other reserved space.
    3. Abandonment of a vehicle.
    4. A vehicle which has received three (3) or more parking violations during a semester.
  2. Violation fines will be assessed as approved by the Board of Trustees and published in the Campus Parking Regulations and on the college’s website.
  3. For students, appeals of parking violations must be made in writing to the deputy chief of police within five (5) working days of the writing of the violation. The results of the appeal will be communicated by the deputy chief of police within five (5) working days of the receipt of the appeal. Parking appeals by employees can be made to the Police Department.

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