I. PURPOSE:
This policy stipulates the parking requirements
for all American University students, faculty
and staff. In accordance with Washington, DC regulations
and the university's good neighbor policy, parking
is restricted on the residential streets surrounding
the main campus, Tenley campus, and the Washington
College of Law. All members of the university
community including students, faculty, staff,
visitors and guests are required to park on campus
or to use public transportation.
II. DESCRIPTION:
Parking at the university is by permit every weekday
between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm. Hourly
permits are valid in the Nebraska lot and Katzen
Garage and can be purchased from the Pay-As-You-Go
machines in the lot or from the Transportation
Services office. Nebraska Commuter Lot and Katzen
Garage permits may also be purchased from the
Transportation Services office in daily and weekly
increments. Loading permits (valid for up to 20
minutes) can also be obtained in the Transportation
Services office free of charge.
III. REGULATIONS - STUDENTS: All students must provide a signature to indicate they have read and understand its terms, regardless of whether they drive to school or are eligible to have car on campus. Signing the policy is a condition of student registration and signifies the student's acceptance of its terms and conditions during his or her entire time at the university.
A. COMMUTER STUDENTS
1. All full-time and part-time commuter students
who drive to and from the university must register
their vehicle with the university and purchase
a commuter permit. Freshman students are not permitted
to have cars on university property or in the
neighborhood surrounding the university's main
and Tenley campuses. The permit allows commuter
students to park at all times during the week
and weekend in the Nebraska parking lot and Katzen
Garage.
2. If a commuter student acquires a car during
the academic year, the car must be registered
with the university and a parking permit must
be purchased. Permit holders whose status changes
from commuter to resident or vice versa during
the academic year, must notify the Transportation
Services office promptly.
3. Commuter students who have already purchased
a permit from the university may register additional
vehicles to the same permit. If a permit is found
in an unregistered vehicle (or a vehicle registered
to a different permit), the vehicle is subject
to a citation for falsification.
4. Commuter students who purchase a District of
Columbia Zone 3 parking permit and reciprocity
sticker can deduct the purchase price from the
cost of the Nebraska permit. Proof of purchase
must be presented within 30 days after beginning
of the semester. In exchange for the discount,
students agree not to use the Zone 3 while engaged
in activities at the main campus, Tenley campus
or the Washington College of Law.
B. MAIN CAMPUS RESIDENT STUDENTS
1. Freshman students and Washington Semester
students are not permitted to have cars on university
property or in the neighborhood surrounding the
university's main and Tenley campuses. In addition
to fines listed below, failure to comply with
this regulation is a violation of Section 17 of
the Housing Agreement. This regulation also applies
to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate
resident students who do not possess a valid AU
parking permit. Washington Semester students may
be granted an exception for a permit with written
authorization from the Dean of the Washington
Semester Program.
2. All eligible resident students who use a car
while at the university must register their vehicle
with the university and purchase a permit. The
permit allows eligible resident students to park
at all times during the week and weekend in the
Centennial garage, the McDowell lot, and Nebraska
Hall lot. Every effort will be made to assign
parking based on residence hall assignments, but
no guarantee can be made. All resident student
permits are valid in the Nebraska lot and Katzen
Garage in case of overflow.
3. If a resident student acquires a car during
the academic year, the car must be registered
with the university and a parking permit purchased.
Permit holders whose status changes from commuter
to resident or vice versa during the academic
year, must notify the Transportation Services
Office promptly.
4. Resident students who purchase a District of
Columbia Zone 3 parking permit and reciprocity
sticker can deduct the purchase price from the
cost of the resident permit. Proof of purchase
must be presented within 30 days after beginning
of the semester. In exchange for the discount,
students agree not to use the Zone 3 while engaged
in activities at the main campus, Tenley campus
or the Washington College of Law.
C. WASHINGTON
COLLEGE OF LAW STUDENTS
1. Washington College of Law (WCL) policy
stipulates that first-year students are not permitted
to park their vehicles in the WCL garage. First-year
WCL students can, however, purchase a permit from
Transportation Services that allows them to park
in both the Nebraska lot and the Katzen garage.
2. All other WCL students should purchase their
permit from the WCL directly. Such permits are
also valid in the Nebraska lot and the Katzen
garage.
IV. REGULATIONS - FACULTY AND STAFF
A. FULL-TIME FACULTY AND STAFF
1. All full-time faculty and staff who
wish to drive to and from the university must
register their vehicle with the university and
purchase a full-time faculty/staff permit. Full-time
faculty/staff permits are valid at all times during
the week and weekend in all faculty/staff lots.
The exceptions are the President's office building
lot, the New Mexico Avenue building lot, the Brandywine
garage, the 4620 Wisconsin garage, and the 4200
Wisconsin garage. Access to these lots is restricted
to each respective building's staff and is subject
to availability. Individuals may inquire with
the Transportation Services office whether a waiting
list is available for access to one of these lots.
Faculty/staff permits are not valid in resident
student spaces (Centennial garage, McDowell lot
and Nebraska Hall).
2. Full-time faculty and staff may elect payroll
deduction as a method of paying for their parking
permit. Deductions will be either monthly or bi-weekly,
depending on the frequency of the employee's paycheck.
3. An individual's full-time status (i.e. student
vs. staff) is determinative for purposes of assessing
parking rates and applicable regulations. If a
full-time university employee is also a full-time
student, his or her employment status takes precedence.
4. Evening/Weekend Staff: Full-time staff who
park less than full-time (28 hours) during normal
parking hours, due to evening and/or weekend shifts,
are eligible for the purchase of a part-time staff
permit. In order to process such requests, Transportation
Services must receive written verification of
this status from the individual's supervisor.
This permit cannot be paid through payroll deductions,
and must be paid for up front and in full. Full-time
evening/weekend staff may purchase a part-time
permit for up to three months, after which time
evening/weekend status must be re-verified by
a supervisor.
B. ADJUNCT FACULTY : All adjunct faculty who wish to drive to and from the university must register their vehicle with the university. They will then be given a permit valid in the Nebraska lot free of charge. This permit is not valid in any other lots at the university. As with other members of the AU community, full-time status determines parking permit eligibility. If an Adjunct is also a full-time faculty, staff, or student, he or she must purchase the appropriate full-time permit.
C. PART-TIME STAFF
1. All part-time staff directly employed by the
university who wish to drive to and from the university
must register their vehicle with the university
and purchase a part-time staff permit. Part-time
staff permits are valid at all times during the
week and weekend in all faculty/staff lots, with
the exceptions noted above under full-time faculty
and staff (see III.A.1).
2. Part-time staff are not eligible for payroll
deduction and should pay for their parking permits
up front and in full. Part-time staff may purchase
permits annually or in monthly increments.
3. An individual's full-time status (i.e. student
vs. staff) is determinative for purposes of assessing
parking rates and applicable regulations. If a
part-time university employee is also a part-time
student, his or her student status takes precedence.
D. EMERITI FACULTY : All emeriti faculty may request a faculty/staff parking permit free of charge valid in all faculty/staff parking lots. This permit may be updated and reissued periodically.
V. FEES: The university's current fee schedule for parking permits is available online. The university reserves the right to adjust parking rates from time to time. For additional information about parking rates and regulations, access the university's parking website.
VI. NEIGHBORHOOD ENFORCEMENT: Any member of the University community who parks in the surrounding neighborhood in an an effort to circumvent the parking policy will receive a $75.00 fine. Each repeated violation will result in a fine of $75.00 per offense.
VII. APPEALS: Appeals for American
University parking tickets must be made within
30 calendar days from the date the ticket was
issued. The appeal process is an administrative
process and is outlined in Appealing
a Parking Ticket.
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