. Each parking space within a lot or
garage shall be defined by appropriate signs and/or other markings. All parking spaces
are marked, but not every space has a sign or is specifically designated.

2. Parking Permits: The Director of PTS may issue parking permits to employees or
students of the University and other organizations operating on the campus upon
payment of the appropriate fee. The Director of PTS shall allocate permits, at the
directors discretion, among the faculty, staff, students, and visitors of the University in a
manner intended to serve the needs of the University.

3. Manner of Parking:
A
. No person shall park a vehicle such that it occupies portions of more than one
parking space.

B
. No person shall park a vehicle with the left wheels to the curb unless parked
on a one-way street.

C
. No person shall double park a vehicle.

D
. No person shall park a vehicle in a manner that obstructs Disabled parking
spaces, walkways, driveways, ramps, loading docks, or marked crosswalks.

4. Prohibitions: No person shall
A. park any vehicle on a sidewalk, walkway, patio, plaza, grass, shrubbery or any
unmarked or unimproved ground area.
B. park a vehicle, or permit it to stand in or block access to any area designated as
a fire lane or 15 feet in either direction of a fire hydrant. Fire lanes are designated
by posted signs and/or yellow or red painted curbs. Any emergency authorization
for use of fire lanes must be obtained through UTPD.
C. park a vehicle on a yellow-painted curb or an area with yellow-painted pavement
markings.
D. park a vehicle in an area designated as a bus stop.
E. park in a space with a barricade or remove a barricade, except as authorized.
F. Park a trailer, recreational or mobile home unless coordinated and approved by
PTS.
G. Park or store a bicycle except at designated bicycle parking areas
H. Lend, sell, or otherwise allow another person to use their permit, except as
specifically authorized by these regulations.

5. Loading Zones: Vehicle operators may park in a Loading Zone (LZ) for 15 minutes
to load/unload a vehicle. Once the loading/unloading process has been completed or
the time limit has expired, the spaces must be vacated.

6. Special Parking Circumstances: Parking areas are subject to closure by

the
Director of PTS for special events, construction or other special circumstances.


A. PTS may issue special permits for events to the host department.

B. The Director of PTS may establish fees for special circumstance parking,
including event parking.

7. Disabled Parking: No person shall park a vehicle in a "Disabled" space without a
University permit and appropriate state disabled placard or license plate. Persons with
disabilities whose vehicles display the appropriate disability license plates, permits, or
placards issued by the State of Texas, and disability plates, permits, and placards
issued by other states are exempt from the payment of fees in paid short-term parking.

8. Veteran Parking: Disabled Veterans, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients,
Former Prisoners of War, Pearl Harbor Survivors, and Purple Heart Recipients, whose
vehicles display the special license plates issued by the Texas Department of
Transportation, are exempt from the payment of fees at paid short-term parking and are
further exempt from the payment of fees for any University parking permit for which they
are otherwise eligible, in accordance with State law.

9. Visitor Parking: Official Visitors will be offered no-cost visitor permits, not to exceed
three days without permission of the Director of PTS. All other visitors without a permit
must park at a short-term paid parking space.

10. Emergency Vehicle Parking: Emergency vehicles are exempt from the provisions
of these regulations when being operated in response to an emergency situation.

11. Abandoned Vehicles: The University may deem a vehicle parked on University
property for more than 48 hours without a valid permit to be abandoned and may
remove such vehicle as provided in Section 10 of Chapter VII, Part Two of the Regents
Rules and Regulations.