The operation of motor vehicles on campus roadways and the registering
of motor vehicles for the purpose of obtaining parking permits to
park in College-controlled parking lots, are to be considered privileges
and not rights of individuals. Lafayette College reserves the right
to deny or revoke such privileges at any time to any and all persons
who fail to adhere to these regulations.
Vehicle Registration
Students authorized and required to register motor vehicles are seniors, juniors, and sophomores. Freshman, except those commuting from
their permanent homes, are prohibited from having custody of motor
vehicles on campus. All sophomores will be assigned to Forks Town Center Lot.
All students who have possession of a motor vehicle while attending
Lafayette must register that vehicle with Public Safety regardless
of where it will be parked. Having possession of a motor vehicle is
interpreted as extending from the time the student arrives in the
Easton area for the purpose of assuming student status until he or
she legally becomes the responsibility of his or her parents or guardian
after leaving the campus.
Students owning/operating motor vehicles at the College shall apply
for registration within 24 business hours after arrival on campus
at Public Safety, Room 11, Marquis Hall. Registration is required
of all students both resident and non-resident.
Special consideration will be given to those students demonstrating
a need for use of a motor vehicle at the College and who normally
are prohibited from maintaining a vehicle at the College. Medical
approvals shall be granted by the College Physician.
An applicant will be required to produce his/her state driver's license
and state motor vehicle registration certificate at the time they
receive their sticker and parking assignment.
The fee charged for registration and a parking assignment on Lafayette
College property is $340 per academic year. The fee charged for sophomore students assigned to Forks Town Center Lot is $210 per academic year. All students residing on campus who own,
operate, or maintain motor vehicles while attending the College; reside
off campus in College owned residences with parking lots (McKelvy
House, Hamilton House and 511 College Avenue); and full-time commuting
students are required to register and pay the $340 parking fee. On-campus
parking assignments will be issued to registered students residing
on campus as near as possible to their place of residence. Those students
assigned to the McKelvy House and Hamilton House lots will not have
the privilege of driving to the campus and parking in the lot at the
rear of Markle Hall from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.
Commuting students will be assigned also to the Markle lot or Sullivan
Road parking lots. Students residing one or more miles from the campus
are considered commuting students.
Students residing in off-campus housing units, both College-owned
or privately-owned housing, who must park on City streets, also are
required to register their motor vehicles at Public Safety. No registration
fee is charged. However, you must pick up your sticker at the Public
Safety Office and display it on the left section of the rear bumper
by September 12, 2008. Failure to do so will result in being charged
$390.00 for Failure to Register. This fine will automatically be billed
to your account.
Individually numbered parking stickers will be issued to each approved
applicant. Stickers are to be affixed to the left section of the rear
bumper. Replacement stickers will be issued free of charge.
All parking stickers remain the property of Lafayette College. Acceptance
of stickers from the College acknowledges an understanding of the
Motor Vehicle Regulations and the registrant's responsibility for
adherence thereto.
No person shall falsely apply for a motor vehicle parking assignment
at the College. Such false application will be reported to the Dean
of Students for further investigation and disciplinary action.
Failure to register a motor vehicle at the College is a violation
of College regulations for which the fine is $390. Also, failure to display the College issued parking sticker is also a violation of College regulations for which the fine is $390.
Students who are not eligible to bring motor vehicles to the Easton
area will be subject to fines and disciplinary action if they bring
motor vehicles to the area.
Lafayette College remains free of all liability for loss of the vehicle
registered and the loss of any of its contents and for damages to
the vehicle except that caused by Lafayette College equipment under
the direct control of Lafayette College agents and employees.
All students will be held responsible for the violations of any vehicle
registered to any members of their immediate families or their guests.
Overnight visitors must obtain a free temporary permit from the Public Safety Office to park on Markle Parking Deck or the Sullivan Road Parking Deck. Daytime visitors may use the short-term visitor parking in front of Markle Hall and the Markle Parking Deck.
Policies
Parking assignments are enforced Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to
5:00 PM and each registrant is expected to park where he/she is assigned.
If your assigned lot is full, use the Markle parking deck or Sullivan
Garage and report the condition immediately to the Public Safety Department.
Two or three wheeled motorized vehicles may be parked only in specific
parking areas on campus and may be driven only on specific campus
roads.
At no time may vehicles be parked in unauthorized and prohibited
areas such as Red Tow-Away Zones, yellow no parking zones, on lawns
and walkways; or in a manner that constitutes double parking, the
blocking of walkways, roadways or fire hydrants, etc.
At no time may vehicles park in faculty residence spaces. Also, vehicles
may not park in spaces reserved for the Bailey Health Center staff
as those areas are reserved at all times.
Lafayette College reserves the right to alter parking assignments
on a permanent or temporary basis when new construction, major repairs,
and emergency situations require such changes.
No persons shall abandon a motor vehicle of any kind on College property.
Should any vehicle parked on campus become disabled, the owner/driver
of that vehicle shall report the condition to Public Safety immediately.
Vehicles requiring repairs shall be tended to by the owner/driver
within 24 hours. Vehicles parked under the above stated regulations
for more than 48 hours will be towed away and stored at the expense
of the owner/driver.
Enforcement & Fines
Public Safety is responsible for the enforcement of the Lafayette
College Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations. Such enforcement is
in effect 24 hours per day, seven days a week.
All persons operating motor vehicles on the campus are expected to
cooperate with officers employed by the College whose duties include
traffic and parking control.
Parking violation tickets will be issued to vehicles illegally or
improperly parked. The owner/operator of a ticketed vehicle is responsible
for its disposition as directed on the reverse side of the copy. Failure
to comply with guidelines will result in disciplinary action taken;
i.e., the withholding of grades or transcripts, denial of registration
for classes, etc.
Any student who accumulates 3 or more tickets during any school year
may be subject to having his/her vehicle towed by Public Safety. The
fine will be $50.00. The vehicle will be towed to an off campus impound
yard. The vehicle owner will be responsible to pay towing fees plus
daily impound storage fees to be determined by the private towing
service which has towed and impounded the vehicle.
Students who wish to appeal parking citations (tickets) must do so
by appearing at Public Safety within 5 business days of the issuance
of the citation. Failure to appeal the citation within the above time
period may result in the loss of the right of appeal. All appeals
must be filed prior to the start of the "year end finals".
Note: Red Tow-Away Zone violations are not appealable.
Vehicles bearing state issued handicapped license plates/hangtags
may use handicap spaces without prior authorization from the Bailey
Health Center. Students seeking a handicap parking assignment, must
apply at the Bailey Health Center. Only after authorization is given
by the Bailey Health Center, and the Public Safety Office issues a
special permit, would you be allowed to park in a Handicap Space.
Parking in a Handicap Parking space is not appealable unless the above
criteria are met.
Unidentified violator's vehicles license plates will be traced to
determine ownership. Owners/drivers in violation will be contacted
and held responsible for payments of initial fines, plus tracing cost.
Tow-Away Policy: Vehicles parked in "Red Tow-Away Zones"
will be ticketed and an automatic fine of $50 + towing cost and daily
storage cost will be assessed. Also, any vehicle which is parked in
such a manner as to obstruct campus roadways or sidewalks may be towed.
Any vehicle parked on campus in a manner which creates a hazard or
impedes traffic flow may be towed at the discretion of the Public
Safety office. Abandoned vehicles may be towed at the discretion of
Public Safety. Owners/operators of illegally parked vehicles towed
from the campus are responsible for the payment of towing fees and
storage fees.
In the event your vehicle is towed from the campus, you should contact
Public Safety to obtain information regarding its recovery. The tow-away
policy is in effect 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Violation Fines
Parking Violations (General/Misc.).....$20.00
Red Tow-Away Zone.....$50.00 + towing and daily storage costs
Failure to Register.....$390.00
License Plate Trace (varies)
Careless/Reckless Driving .....$50.00
Handicap Area.....$100.00
No Parking Zone (yellow) ...$25.00
