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St. Cloud State University

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Introduction/General Information

ATTENTION: All employee and student lots are enforced 52 weeks of the year.

Use your Camps Card!
Your SCSU Campus Card may be used in the pay lots and 4th Avenue Parking Ramp

 

 

 

The following procedures and regulations have been developed and are monitored to maximize all available on-campus parking space to meet such needs for students, employees and visitors of the University.

Authority for establishing parking and traffic regulations on the State University campuses was granted to the Minnesota State College and University Board and in turn to the State University campuses by Minnesota Statute, Section 169.966, subdivision 8 (1984) and the Minnesota State University Board Internal Rule 402 F.l.e. The President of St. Cloud State University has approved these regulations.

As an alternative to parking on campus, the Metro Transit System provides convenient bus service to the campus from many locations within the St. Cloud area. The campus bus stop is at the north side of the Performing Arts Center. For more information on this service call the Metro Transit System at (320) 251-RIDE.

Pedestrians have the right of way at crosswalks and street intersections at all times. At intersections controlled by signals, pedestrians shall comply with the signal.

Questions concerning parking regulations should be directed to the Public Safety Office, 526 Fourth Avenue South, or by calling (320) 308-3453, (320) 308-3333 after business hours or by e-mail: pubsafe@stcloudstate.edu.

Visitor Parking

  • Parking for visitors to the St. Cloud State University campus is available at the newly constructed 4th Avenue Parking Ramp.  The ramp is located at 516 Fourth Avenue South, just north of the James W. Miller Learning Resources Center.  Fully automated, the ramp accepts Campus Card, credit cards, debit cards and cash.  It also offers an intercom for 24-hour access to the Public Safety Department’s Dispatch Center. Street parking also is available, but make certain that a city permit is not required. Visitors may also park in any of the pay lots which include South Pay and Miller Pay.. The hourly fee is $1.00/per hour. Please remember that Miller Pay lot is limited to one hour parking.

Vendor Parking

  • When providing a continued service to SCSU, any vendor must obtain a Vendor’s Permit from Public Safety. The Parking Coordinator will review and must approve all requests for vendor permits before issuance of said permit. A predetermined annual fee is charged for these permits. Paylots or street parking must be utilized.

Parking Permits

  • A permit is required for all lots from 7 am to 7 pm Monday through Thursday and 7 am to 3:00 pm on Friday. Exceptions include pay lots and metered stalls.

Parking Regulations (general)

  • A parking stall is valid when lines are on both sides of the vehicle. (This pertains to paved lots.)
  • 3 am to 7 am, Monday through Thursday - NO PARKING in ALL lots (except for A, E, and Q permit holders)
  • 7 am through 7 pm Monday through Thursday, and 7 am to 3 pm on Fridays
  • "SIGNED" Areas (e.g. 15 minute, disability, maintenance vehicles, etc. are ENFORCED 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Stateview Apartments

  • Stateview apartment residents who have purchased a parking permit have a designated parking space available Monday – Friday.  If a vehicle is parked in your space during the week, please call Public Safety at (320)308-3333 and we will attempt to locate the owner.  If you wish to have your space made available as soon as possible, please indicate this when calling Public Safety and arrangements will be made to have the vehicle removed.
  • If a vehicle is parked in your space over the weekend, please park your vehicle in a lot close to your apartment.  Please call Public Safety and we will make an effort to locate the vehicle’s owner.

Summer Parking

  • Effective May 11, 2009 all student lots (yellow signs) will require a parking permit.
  • 2008-09 permits will be valid through the end of First Summer Session July 10, 2009
  • 2009-10 permits will be valid beginning Second Summer Session, July 13, 2009
  • Permits cannot be transferred to another individual for the summer as this will be considered a fraudulent permit.
  • Overnight parking is available in lots A1, A2, A3 and E Lots for students residing on campus.
  • Student resident lots (Yellow Signs) are enforced Sunday beginning at 3:00 pm through Friday at 3:00 pm
  • All other "student lots" are No Parking nightly from 3 am to 7 am

Accessible Parking

  • In compliance with Minnesota Law, use of accessible parking stalls is restricted only to those vehicles bearing state issued accessible license plates or a displayed state issued certificate.
  • Parking with a state disability permit cannot park in D and I lots
  • Disability stalls are enforced 24/7
  • Individuals with disabilities should apply to the State Department of Public Safety. Temporary arrangements are available for employees and students. Requests to obtain a temporary permit must be accompanied by a physician’s statement defining reason for request of temporary disability parking. Public Safety charges a fee for a temporary permit. The limit is set at two weeks for a temporary permit. You may not park in signed disability stalls with the temporary permit. You are permitted to park in only regular stalls, not in "signed" (i.e. 15 min; state vehicle, handicap) stalls.

Winter Restrictions and Lot Maintenance

  • Effective annually from November 1st through March 31st.
  • Parking Lots A1, A2, and E lot may need to be vacated on Wednesdays between 3-6 pm to support snow removal and lot maintenance in these lots. Note: On all Wednesdays in this time span, please check with Public Safety prior to 3 pm or look for hall posted notification to learn if, in fact such snow removal and/or maintenance will actually occur on each specific Wednesday.
  • Notification is made to Residential Halls by Wednesday. Vehicles must be moved for both snow removal and lot maintenance.
  • Q Lot must be vacated between the hours of 1-5 pm on all Saturdays beginning November 1st through March 31st.. No exceptions are made. This action supports snow removal and lot maintenance in Q Lot. Vehicles in Q Lot may be moved on Fridays after 3 pm to any other overnight lots (A,1, A2, amd E) as long as the vehicles are moved back to Q lot, by the following Sunday at 3 pm when overnight lot parking enforcement resumes. Citations will be issued for non-compliance. Towing at owner/operators expense may be necessary to perform University operations.

Disabled Vehicles

  • Public Safety can assist with "dead battery" concerns, by providing a "jump start" to a vehicle’s battery. This service is provided at "no charge" to any vehicle parked on-campus. If such an attempted assistance is unsuccessful, the on-scene Officer can assist with contacting an appropriate towing service or repair shop.
  • If a vehicle is determined to be inoperable and appropriate assistance is not immediately available, and it is not necessary for current parking concerns to have that disabled vehicle immediately removed from its parking space, Public Safety personnel may grant a temporary permit (maximum of 24 hours) for that vehicle. Specific time frames for which temporary parking permits may be issued are as follows:
    1. Any SCSU student or employee, holding a valid permit for a specific lot may obtain a temporary permit for a maximum period up to 24 hours.
    2. Persons who have disabled vehicles parked in a metered or pay stall may obtain a temporary permit up to a maximum period of 4 hours.
    3. All other circumstances of disabled vehicles parked on campus must be addressed with Public Safety and will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
    4. Public Safety will not accept descriptive information over the telephone, and failure to obtain and display a valid temporary permit may cause a vehicle to be towed at the owner/operator’s expense.

Overnight Parking

  • Overnight parking, by valid SCSU permit, is permitted only in parking lots A, RAMP, E and Q. Overnight parking is strictly prohibited in ALL SCSU parking lots for any vehicle that is specifically designed, equipped and/or used for sleeping and/or overnight accommodations (i.e. personal vehicle, camper, motor home) Sleeping and/or staying overnight in any vehicle on campus, by anyone is not permitted.
  • Vehicles associated with a specific commercial vendor assigned to do business with the University, may park overnight in the lot(s) in which each such vehicle is designated to park; however, as stated, there is no overnight staying or sleeping permitted in these vehicles on-campus. All vendors’ vehicles must obtain a parking permit from Public Safety and pay the appropriate vendor’s fee for that parking privilege.

Removal of a Vehicle from Permit Use/Display

  • When a vehicle for which a specific University permit has been issued is no longer the property of the registered permit holder, that permit holder is responsible to advise the proper Public Safety officials that said vehicle is no longer valid to display the assigned parking permit; and any new or additional vehicle obtained by the registered permit holder needs to be added to the Public Safety records, enabling that vehicle to properly display the student’s or employee’s valid parking permit.
  • Department of Motor Vehicle records must reflect new owners name and personal information. If vehicle obtains parking citations and owner information has been transferred, the person to whom that said vehicle is registered - - in Public Safety’s records will be responsible for any and all on-campus parking violations, until such time as the proper transfer of said vehicle to its rightful owner/operator has been completed in Public Safety and with the State’s Department of Motor Vehicle Registration and it is determined the violations were issued after the date of sale/transfer.

Collection of Fines

  • Fines may be paid in the Cashiers' Office, Room 123, Administrative Services or by placing the payment for a citation in the ticket/citation envelope and depositing it in the "drop box" located near the northeast entrance of the Administrative Services Building or on the northwest side of Public Safety. . Failure to pay fines will result in the denial of future parking privileges, release of grades, transcripts, academic phone registration for the upcoming semester.

Autoclamp and Towing Policies

Circumstances under which vehicles may be autoclamped and/or towed at the owner/operators expense shall include (but not be limited to) the following:

Autoclamps

  • Vehicles displaying a permit that have been reported lost or stolen.
  • Vehicles displaying a permit that has been altered in any way, forged, created by anyone other than authorized departments or created for own personal use on SCSU property.
  • Displaying of past year or expired permits.
  • An autoclamp fine will be issued on the 3rd and all subsequent citations (paid or unpaid) in any academic year.
  • Autoclamp fines will be issued when the above criteria have been met, whether or not a clamp has been physically attached to a vehicle’s tire.
  • Autoclamps are released upon payment of "all" outstanding unpaid citations. Payment must be made prior to release of autoclamp.
  • After the 1st (physical) autoclamp, vehicle is subject to tow.

Towing

  • Obstructing traffic, impeding emergency responses, impeding university operations, blocking pedestrian traffic, etc.
  • Vehicles parked in lot scheduled for snow removal, lot maintenance or repairs.
  • Vehicles parked in a posted tow designated area. (Sign posted)
  • Vehicles autoclamped for 24 hours.
  • Vehicle in a childcare stall without a valid childcare permit, or misuse of said permit. (Parking other than drop off/pick up times)
  • Any vehicle that is being issued it’s fourth (4th) citation or more, and has been physically autoclamped at least one time before.

Permit Fraud

  • Students who commit permit fraud, including, but not limited to, any altering of a valid parking permit, displaying the permit of another persons, or creating and/or displaying a false permit, will lose all on campus parking privileges for the remainder of the current semester and one (1) subsequent semester in addition to other University Sanctions. All permit fraud will be communicated to the University’s Judicial Coordinator, located in the Atwood Center. For more information, you may contact them at (320) 308-3111.

Shuttle Bus

  • The Husky Shuttle, operated by the Metropolitan Transit System, runs a regular route with a daytime schedule beginning at 6:40 am every ten minutes until 5:30 pm. The Sundowner is an evening bus which runs from 5:40 pm to 12:40 am. Times are subject to change annually.
  • For information on the bus schedule, you may contact Public Safety or pick up a brochure with dates and routes shown at Atwood Center or you may contact the Metro Bus directly at (320) 251-RIDE.

Motorcycles

  • Motorcycles follow the same permit process and parking regulations as vehicles.

Parking Appeals Committee Procedures

  • You must file an appeal within 5 business days of the ticket issue date. For more information, call Public Safety at (320) 308-3453. An appeal form may be obtained from the Public Safety Department.
  • The Appeals Committee is comprised of volunteers consisting of student, faculty, and staff. The decision of the PAC is final. Failure to pay fines will result in legal or other action to ensure the debt is satisfied, i.e. conciliation court, records, transcripts, and revocation of phone registration privileges.
  • Parking Violations must be paid to have an autoclamp removed. You will be reimbursed if an appeal is dismissed.

Resident Permit Holders

Resident permit holders must reside in the residence halls in order to possess a resident permit. Permit must be surrendered if moving off campus.