Parking Regulations
Effective August 1, 2006

These regulations are established and published for the safe control of traffic and parking on the College campus and at off campus sites. These regulations apply to Students, Faculty, Staff, and Visitors to the campus.

General Provisions

Parking on campus throughout the year, including break periods for Faculty, Staff and Students is by decal only. Visitor parking is permitted in marked spaces during business hours only. Overnight parking is prohibited; exceptions may be granted for Faculty, Staff and Students by Campus Police.

The registration of a vehicle on campus does not guarantee a parking space, but affords the registrant an opportunity to park in authorized parking areas when parking space is available. The exception is when a Faculty or Staff member purchases an annual decal at the premium rate. This permits the holder to designate a particular space within designated Faculty/Staff parking areas for exclusive use during the academic year. The space will be designated by a number and sign.

The College is not responsible for losses due to theft or damage to vehicles while parked on College-owned property or while parked on any property leased by the College.

The Thomas Nelson Community College Parking Services Office and Campus Police are responsible for the administration and enforcement of these regulations and may impose traffic control restrictions as required. Conference parking, special events parking, and all temporary parking requirements of the College are to be scheduled and approved through Campus Police by the College sponsor and/or host.

All vehicles must display current Division of Motor Vehicle registration plates and must also be covered by liability insurance.

Infractions of these parking regulations are the responsibility of the person who registered the vehicle on campus.

Vehicle Registration

All vehicles operated and parked on College property and off campus sites by Faculty, Staff and Students must be registered annually with the College’s Parking Services Office. The Parking Services Office is located in Diggs Hall, room 109. The registration year extends from September 1 to August 31. All parking decals expire on August 31.

Faculty and Staff must register their vehicle each year during the months of July or August. All new Faculty/Staff must register their vehicle within ten (10) days of employment. Vehicle Registration cards are available in the College’s Parking Services Office. To obtain a parking decal, the person registering the vehicle must present a current vehicle state registration, a EMPLID number, and present a driver’s license. Registration cards must be completed and turned in to the College’s Parking Services Office, which will issue a parking decal for the appropriate registration year. Decals must be permanently affixed to the vehicle in accordance with college policy.

Students must register their vehicle each year at the Parking Services Office by no later than the end of the second week of the semester or within twenty-four (24) hours after having been obtained, if the class for which the student registered begins after the second week of the semester. To obtain a parking decal, the person registering the vehicle must present a current vehicle state registration card, be a currently registered student, present a driver’s license, and know his/her student/EMPLID number. Vehicle registration cards must be completed and turned in to the Parking Services Office, which will issue a parking decal for the appropriate registration year. Decals must be permanently affixed to the vehicle in accordance with college policy.

Parking decals must be affixed in accordance with instructions issued with the decal.

Persons with a registered vehicle who need to operate a different vehicle temporarily, not to exceed five (5) times per semester and /or no more than fourteen (14) calendar days, must secure a temporary permit, at no charge, from Parking Services Office or Campus Police.

Physically disabled persons must display the Commonwealth’s handicapped license plate or placard to park in handicapped spaces on campus. Faculty, staff and students operating motor vehicles that display handicapped license plates or placards must also register their vehicle with the Parking Services Office and obtain and display a parking decal.

Registration Fee

All fees must be paid by cash or check only. Checks must be made payable to TNCC Parking Fund.

Faculty and Staff will be required to pay a registration fee of $30 per year. Students will be required to pay a fee of $20 per year. Faculty and staff employed by the College at the beginning of the summer will be allowed to purchase a decal for a fee of $15. Students entering the College at the beginning of the summer semester will be allowed to purchase a decal for a fee of $10. Additional decals will be sold for one-half the appropriate fee which will be $15 for faculty and staff and $10 for TNCC students.

Faculty, staff, and students who have a TNCC registered vehicle that has been sold/traded (or the area which houses the decal has been replaced) are required to remove and return the number portion of the previously assigned decal back to the Parking Office for a replacement at no charge. Anyone unable to fulfill the requirements must pay the appropriate additional decal fee.

Designated parking decals for Faculty and Staff are available at a cost of $220 per year. This will entitle the decal holder to request a particular space to be designated for his/her exclusive use. Space designations apply; Faculty and Staff must designate a space in a Faculty/Staff lot.

Parking Decals and Allocation of Parking Lots

Faculty/Staff parking decals allow for parking in parking lots designated for Faculty/Staff parking. Student parking decals allow for parking in parking lots designated for Student parking and designated roadway parking spaces.

Faculty/Staff parking decals will not be issued to work-study students or other student workers.

Faculty and Staff parking at the Hampton III Building, located at 525 Butler Farm Road, must display a TNCC Faculty/Staff parking decal on their vehicle. Students parking at the Hampton III Building, located at 525 Butler Farm Road, must display a TNCC parking decal on their vehicle. Student parking begins after 3:00 p.m.

TNCC parking decals are also required at the following off campus locations: Historic Triangle located in the Busch Corporate Center in Williamsburg, TNCC Nursing Laboratory located at 91 E. Mercury Boulevard in Hampton and the College of William and Mary(if enrolled in or teaching a class at that location).

Two-hour (maximum) Visitors’ parking is provided in designated Visitors’ parking spaces. Students, Faculty, and Staff are not permitted to use Visitors’ spaces at any time. Visitors who plan to be on the campus for more than two hours must obtain a Visitor’s permit, which will allow them to park in student lots. Organizations which need blank Visitor permits may obtain them from the Parking Services Office or Campus Police.

Posted reserved parking areas located in various parts of the campus are designated for specific users.

Regulations and Violations

It is a violation to park an unregistered vehicle (unless one is a Visitor to the campus and parks in a Visitor’s space) or to fail to display a current parking decal properly.

Parking Penalties

Fines are payable within 30 calendar days of the offense. Checks should be made out to TNCC Parking Fund. Students who fail to remit fines within 30 days of their violation will have the fines added to their student account by the Parking Office. A $10.00 late fee will be imposed on all tickets not paid within thirty (30) days after having been issued. Students, Faculty, and Staff who fail to remit fines and those who repeat violations of parking regulations may suffer the loss of parking privileges. In addition, Students may be precluded from registering for classes or receiving an official transcript. Faculty, Staff and Students may also be subject to the Commonwealth’s debt set off program if fines are not paid within the time specified.

Vehicles parked overnight without proper authorization, in fire lanes, impeding the normal flow of traffic or normal function of the College are subject to towing at the owner’s or operator’s expense. Unauthorized vehicles parked on campus are subject to being wheel locked or towed.

Faculty, Staff and Students with two unpaid parking fines who incur a fine for a third parking violation will also have their vehicle towed at the owner/operator’s expense after having received a third parking ticket.

Appeals

Tickets for parking violations may be appealed in writing to the College’s Ad Hoc Parking Appeals Committee within ten calendar days of the violation. Decisions of the Ad Hoc Parking Appeals Committee are final.

Decisions of the Ad Hoc Parking Appeals Committee will be communicated to the person making an appeal. If an appeal is denied, the fine must be paid within (10) ten calendar days of the Committee’s notification.

Special-Use Parking Areas and Permits

The College, as a general policy, provides unreserved parking to Faculty, Staff, Students and Visitors on a first-come, first-served basis. However, the College recognizes the fact that there are some situations or needs that require the restriction of parking areas for a special use or issuance of temporary permits to park in otherwise non-parking areas. The following procedure will be followed in establishing any special parking uses:

1. All requests for special use parking arrangements or a change of an existing arrangement will be submitted to Campus Police. The request must contain a description of the need and a justification for the special parking arrangement.
2. Campus Police will review and take action on all requests in the normal course of their activities.
3. Following the direction of the Office of Campus Police decision on any request, the Organization will make arrangements for the identification of restricted parking areas and/or the issuance of any permits, tags or other devices as Campus Police may see fit for the enforcement of the special use.
4. Special use parking arrangements will normally have a maximum of one week’s duration.

Bicycle Parking

Bicycles must be parked in areas provided or parked in a manner that does not impede the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Bicycles must not be parked inside any College building.

Vehicle Towing

Any vehicle that is parked or left unattended in a location that blocks or impedes traffic will be towed at the owner/operator’s expense. This includes any vehicle that blocks or impedes access to a service drive, fire lane, roadway, or other traffic service access.

Vehicles will be wheel locked or towed away if the owner or operator does not make arrangements to pay for any citations previously issued.

Parking Fine Structure
Effective August 1, 2003

Description of Violation Fine:

A $10.00 late fee will be imposed on all unpaid tickets thirty (30) days from the date the ticket(s) was issued.