Students are permitted the privilege of maintaining a motor vehicle on the Eckerd College Campus as long as they observe campus parking policies and procedures and applicable city and state traffic laws. The privilege of maintaining a vehicle on campus may be rescinded if a student fails to observe the regulations outlined below:

All campus buildings, roadways, and parking areas are the private property of Eckerd College: however, all roadways and parking areas are still subject to ticketing by local law enforcement agencies. All persons and motor vehicles, including motorcycles, golf carts, mopeds and any motorized vehicles entering the private property of Eckerd College are bound by all Florida state traffic laws, College parking signs, and College parking policies and procedures when driving or parking a vehicle on campus. All parking lots on campus are decal parking only, and all vehicles on campus must be registered including motorcycles and scooters. Eckerd College Campus Safety and Security operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

PARKING REGULATIONS ARE ENFORCED 24 HOURS A DAY, THE ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR INCLUDING SUMMER, HOLIDAYS AND BREAKS. Faculty, staff and student parking is permitted in designated areas only. Pedestrians have the right-of-way on campus streets at all times. Drivers should always be cognizant of the large amount of pedestrian traffic on campus and adjust to slower speeds as necessary or indicated. The speed limit on campus streets is 25 mph and 5 mph in all parking lots and all residential areas. Faculty, staff, student, and visitor vehicles are not permitted on pedestrian walkways or on the campus lawns and should only be driven on authorized campus streets and parked only in designated parking areas.

Vehicles brought to campus should be registered immediately. All visitors are bound by campus parking/ traffic signage and regulations. Faculty, staff and students are responsible for any use of their vehicles when on campus regardless of who is driving the vehicle. Eckerd College student parking decals must be prominently displayed on the upper left hand corner (driver's side) of the front windshield and the lower left hand corner of the rear windshield. Eckerd College student parking decals on motorcycles or scooters must be prominently displayed on the windshield or the left side of the vehicle.

There are no guaranteed spaces for a particular parking area. Parking permits are not transferable. Copies of the parking regulations are available upon request from the Office of Campus Safety and Security in Brown Hall, (727-864-8260).

Disabled Vehicles

If your vehicle is disabled for any reason, or parked illegally due to emergency circumstances, you must notify the Office of Campus Safety and Security immediately (any time day or night) at 727-864-8260. All such situation are subject ot verification.

Definitions

• Residential Students: Students who live in one of the College’s residential facilities.
• Non-Residential Students: Students who are full and part-time (commuters, PEL students) who do not reside in one of the College’s residential facilities.
• Faculty and Staff: Individuals who are full or part-time employees of Eckerd College and/or contractual agencies.
• Visitors: Individuals who are visiting the College and who have no formal affiliation with the College.
• Weekend: Friday at 5:00 pm through Monday at 7:30 am.

Registration Fee Structure

• Residential Students: $100.00 per school year, per vehicle.
• Non-Residential Students, PEL Students and ELS Students: $35.00 school per year.
• Visitors: No fee.

In order for a student to register a vehicle they must present a valid Drivers License and current Vehicle Insurance

Any vehicle that has received more than three failures to register vehicle tickets may have their vehicle towed at the owners expense.

Fees are not refunded in case of withdrawal or suspension from the College.

General Parking Regulations

Display of Parking Decals/Hang Tags: All student vehicles operated on campus, including those being operated temporarily, must be registered with Eckerd College and have current parking decals prominently displayed on the upper left hand corner (driver's side) of the front windshield and the lower left hand corner of the rear windshield. Parking decals should be affixed to the outside of the vehicle windshield with the parking decal registration number clearly visible. Eckerd College student parking decals on motorcycles or scooters must be prominently displayed on the windshield or the left side of the vehicle.

Faculty and Staff parking hang tags must be displayed at all times. Faculty and Staff who were former Eckerd College students are required to remove student decals from their vehicle.

Parking Spaces: Vehicles must be parked in a designated marked space (valid white lines on both sides of the vehicle). There are no guaranteed spaces within a designated parking area.

Fire Lanes, Grass, Walkways and Unmarked Pavement: Parking is not permitted in fire lanes, on the grass or walkways, or on unmarked pavement.

Freshmen Student Parking: All Eckerd College Freshmen students must park in the North Parking Lot, South Lot or GMSL dirt Lot.

Non-Residential Student Parking: Commuting students must park in the North Lot, South Lot, or GMSL dirt Lot.

Visitors: The Upham Administration Building parking lot is designated for Visitor's parking from 7:30am to 5:00pm, Monday-Friday. This parking lot is open for general parking on weekends. The Admissions Parking areas are reserved for guests of the Admissions office Sunday-Saturday from 9:00am-5:00pm.

Handicapped Parking: Individuals who park in designated handicapped spaces must have a valid State issued handicapped parking hang tag, decal, or license plate indicating that the driver of the vehicle requires this type of parking space. Temporary handicapped or special needs parking permits are available from the Florida State Division of Motor Vehicle.

Towing: Eckerd College reserves the right to tow any vehicle at the owner's expense, in incidences that include, but are not limited to vehicles parked illegally, vehicles that pose a safety concern or vehicles that deem to be abandoned, or vehicle that are not registered.

Parking Appeals

The parking appeal process is designed to assist individuals who have been ticketed in error. All appeals of tickets issued for violation of the College's Parking policies and procedures must be submitted, in writing, using the online Parking Appeal Form available on the Eckerd College Office of Campus Safety and Security website. Telephone appeals will not be accepted. Appeals must be submitted by the individual who registered the vehicle. All appeals must be submitted within ten (10) business days of the date the citation was issued. Appeals submitted after the 10th business day appeal timeframe will not be considered.

Tickets charged to the student's account cannot be appealed at the Office of Campus Safety. The charge can be appealed through the Bursar's Office. The appeal process can be found online.

Fines

Vehicle operators apprehended operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, in an unsafe manner or involved in major violations of College traffic regulations may have their parking and driving privileges suspended. All violations accrued by any driver operating a motor vehicle will be charged to the registrant of that vehicle.

Violation	Fine
Parked in Handicap Space	$250
Failure to Register Vehicle	$200
Failure to park in Freshmen Lot	$100
Parked in Trustee Space	$100
Parked in Faculty / Staff Area	$50
Parked in Visitor’s Space	$50
Parked in No Parking/Loading Zones	$50
Parking on Grass / Walkways	$50
Not Parked in a Marked Space	$50
Parking which blocks traffic	$50
Parked in a Fire Lane	$50
Improper display of parking registration/decal	$50

The following actions are violations of College policies and may be referred to the Community Standards for appropriate Conduct Action (Please see Eckerd College student handbook):

• The illegal transfer of an Eckerd College parking permit.
• Providing false parking or registration information.
• Violation of College parking policies.
• Violation of Florida state traffic laws.
• Reckless Driving Policy: anyone operating a motor vehicle in an unsafe manner while on college property may have their driving privileges suspended and/or face conduct action. This includes, but not limited to failure to stop at intersections designated with a stop sign, excessive acceleration on any campus road or in campus parking lot, racing a motor vehicle on College property, or endangering individuals in or around the vehicle.
• Excessive Noise Policy: While on Eckerd College property, students are not permitted to use an audio system in a vehicle to play music at excessive levels. Excessive levels are defined as any level that causes a disruption to the community.

The College is not liable for any damages to or loss/theft to any person's vehicle while on campus.