The College provides parking spaces for students in the east and west designated parking lots. Students who park on campus must obtain a vehicle registration decal from Owen Hall for each vehicle he/she will park on campus. There is no charge for the parking decal.
A student seeking a parking decal must present a valid driver’s license and the make, model, and license plate number of the vehicle being registered. Parking decals are not transferable from one vehicle to another or from one student to another
The parking decal must be affixed to vehicles in the place and manner designated at the time the decal is issued. Each permit expires when the respective student is no longer registered at the College.
Any change in ownership of a registered vehicle must be reported immediately to Owen Hall. On-campus parking space is limited; therefore, a decal is not a guarantee of an available parking space. CVCC reserves parking spaces for visitors in designated areas. Visitors are not required to register with the CVCC Police and Campus Safety Department. CVCC students are not permitted to use visitor parking spaces.
Parking for Students with Disabilities
A student who needs special parking accommodations due to a disability must present appropriate documentation from a medical doctor stating the nature, extent, and expected duration of the disability. Parking accommodations for students with disabilities are handled through the College ADA Coordinator. The LRC staff, located in Owen Hall, will issue the parking permit to the student at the direction of the ADA Coordinator.
Parking and Traffic Rules and Violations
- Parking is prohibited in loading and no parking zones.
- All stop signs must be obeyed.
- CVCC Police and Campus Safety Department must be notified of any personal vehicles left on campus overnight.
- Driving and parking on the grass and sidewalks is prohibited.
- Authorized College golf carts may not be driven on sidewalks.
- Double parking is prohibited.
- Blocking driveways, entrances and exits to parking areas or buildings is prohibited.
- In all lots that are marked with parking spaces, vehicles must be parked heading into spaces. Please do not back in.
- Vehicles must have an official state issued handicap car tag or hang tag to be parked in accessible parking spaces.
- Only visitors to the College may park in visitor parking unless prior approval has been granted for exceptional situations by CVCC Police and Campus Safety Department.
- Vehicles must enter and exit campus at the designated entries and exits. Vehicles entering the parking lots between Wilson and Wallace Halls must enter at the entrance closest to Brassell Hall and exit at the exit located by IPAC.
It is a violation for:
- a student to park anywhere on campus without a parking decal.
- a student to park anywhere on campus except in the designated student parking spaces in the west parking lot (near the Brassell Hall) or the east parking lot (near the Instructional and Performing Arts Center).
- a driver to exceed the 15 m.p.h. on-campus speed limit or to drive in a reckless manner or violate any of the on-campus traffic signs.
- a motor vehicle to be left on campus for more than three consecutive days. If a vehicle is left on campus for more than 72 continuous hours, it may be towed at the owner’s expense.
Parking and Traffic Citations and Fines
Citations will be issued for traffic and parking violations. The person in whose name a vehicle is registered is responsible for on-campus traffic and parking violations involving that vehicle. Each violation will result in a citation and a fine. A student who receives a fine for any serious traffic violation, such as speeding, reckless driving, etc., may also be referred to the Student Discipline Committee.
Traffic and parking fines must be paid within three (3) school days. Traffic and parking fines are as follows:
- No decal displayed: $10.00
- Parking in yellow marked areas: $10.00
- Repeat offender: $10.00
- Parking in faculty/staff or reserved areas: $10.00
- Handicap violation: $25.00
- Parking in visitor area: $10.00
Traffic and parking fines must be paid in the Business Office. Vehicles parked on the grass, in loading zones, yellow-curbed areas, backwards in the parking space, or in other prohibited areas where immediate removal is necessary may be towed at the owner’s expense in addition to the imposition of a citation and a fine.
A student who wishes to discuss and/or appeal a traffic/parking citation must contact the Chief of Police in Brassell Hall, Room 204, and complete an Appeal Form. An appeal must be filed within ten calendar days of the date on which the ticket is issued. If an appeal is not received by the Chief of Police within the ten-day period, the right to appeal will be considered waived.