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Parking and Traffic Regulations (D-24)

Original Implementation: September 1, 1961
Last Revision: July 19, 2011

SECTION I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. General: Pursuant to the authority granted by Sections 51.201 et seq., 54.005, 54.505, 65.31, and 71.04 of Title 3 of the Texas Education Code and as approved by the Board of Regents of Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA), these Parking and Traffic Regulations are promulgated to regulate and control parking and traffic and the use of parking facilities, to provide for the issuance of parking permits, and to provide for jurisdiction over offenses. These rules and regulations are supplementary to applicable ordinances of the city of Nacogdoches and the statutes of the state of Texas that govern pedestrians and the use of motor vehicles and bicycles.
   
   
   1. The operation of a motor vehicle or bicycle on university property is a PRIVILEGE granted by the university and is not an inherent right of any faculty/staff member, student or visitor. All faculty, staff, students and visitors who park on university property must have a university parking permit or park in a short-term paid parking space. A parking permit signifies that an individual has been granted the privilege of parking a vehicle on university property and does not guarantee a parking place on campus.
      
      
   2. The university assumes no liability or responsibility for damage to or theft of any vehicle parked or driven on campus. The university assumes no responsibility or any duty to protect any vehicle or its contents at any time the vehicle is operated or parked on the campus. No bailment is created by granting any parking or operating privileges regarding a vehicle on any property owned, leased or otherwise controlled by the university.
      
      
   3. Each person operating a motor vehicle on university property is responsible for obeying all university parking and traffic regulations as well as all city and state parking and traffic regulations. All vehicles operated on the university property must display a valid parking permit 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
      
      
   4. These regulations are in effect at all times on university property.
      
      
2. Administration and Enforcement of these Regulations:
   
   
   1. Parking Appeals: Any person receiving a citation who believes it is unwarranted may enter a plea of not guilty at the Office of Parking & Traffic (P&T). All appeals must be submitted within seven (7) class days of the date of the citation. Appeal forms and other information may be obtained at the P&T office.
      
      Student citations shall be appealed through the Student Government Association’s Supreme Court. Dates on which the Appeals Court meet are posted and made available in the P&T office. Persons wishing to appear before the Appeals Court may do so in lieu of a written appeal. It is the responsibility of the person appealing to obtain the date and time the Appeals Court will meet so that they may appear in person. All decisions of this body are final.

   Faculty and staff citations shall be appealed through the Faculty/Staff Traffic Appeals Board.

   2. Parking and Traffic: The Parking and Traffic (P&T) Division of the University Police Department (UPD) is authorized to enforce these regulations and is responsible for the administrative functions relating to parking permits; establishing procedures and requirements for the issuance of parking permits; the collection of enforcement fees for parking and traffic violations; establishing requirements for the submission of appeals; the processing of appeals from parking and traffic citations; and for management of parking lots and garages. P&T supervises parking enforcement assistants who issue parking citations and provide other services such as lock-out and jump starts.
      
      
   3. The Stephen F. Austin State University Police Department (UPD): UPD is authorized to enforce these regulations at any time or under any circumstances deemed necessary. UPD officers may issue university citations or court appearance citations enforceable in municipal court.
      
      The Board of Regents of Stephen F. Austin State University is authorized to employ campus police personnel. Such officers are commissioned as Texas peace officers and are vested with all powers, privileges and immunities of peace officers in the performance of their duties. As Texas peace officers, Stephen F. Austin State University police officers have county-wide jurisdiction in all counties in which the university owns property.
      
      All persons on university property are required to identify themselves to such officers when requested. Failure to produce identification upon request of an officer may result in arrest and appearance before a magistrate.
      
      The university police shall be vested with the authority to refuse to allow persons having no legitimate business to enter upon any property under the control and jurisdiction of Stephen F. Austin State University and to eject any unauthorized persons from said property upon their refusal to leave peaceably upon request.
      
      The university police are authorized to enforce the Texas Motor Vehicle Code, the Texas Penal Code, and applicable ordinances of the city of Nacogdoches, the parking and traffic regulations of the university, and all other laws.
      
      All accidents, thefts and other offenses that occur on university property or anywhere within the campus area should be reported to the university police immediately. Accident reports should be made prior to moving vehicles. One-vehicle accidents should also be reported. Vehicles should always remain locked.
      
      
3. Authority: P&T and UPD are authorized to enforce these regulations:
   
   
   1. Through the issuance of university citations and collection of enforcement fees, including the periodic billing of unpaid citations and the referral of individual cases pertaining to unpaid campus citations to a national collection agency;
      
      
   2. Through the impoundment of vehicles interfering with the movement of vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic, blocking a sidewalk or space for those with disabilities, loading dock, ramp, cross-walk, entrance, exit, fire lane, or aisle;
      
      
   3. Through the impoundment or immobilization of vehicles for unpaid enforcement fees or display of a lost, altered or stolen parking permit;
      
      
   4. By the suspension, revocation or denial of campus driving privileges, parking permit and garage access privileges to those who have fragrantly violated these regulations;
      
      
   5. By requiring either the vehicle owner or operator or the person who purchased the permit to appear in court for certain moving violations or at a university hearing for non-payment of outstanding charges or other violations of these regulations;
      
      
   6. By barring re-admission and by withholding grades, degree, refunds and official transcript of any student for non-payment of outstanding charges in accordance with university standards;
      
      
   7. By disciplinary action against employees or students who fail to abide by these regulations;
      
      
   8. By such other methods as are commonly employed by city governments or state agencies in control of traffic regulation enforcement.
      
      
   9. Violation of the university parking & traffic regulation is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $200.
      
      
4. Proof: The issuance of a citation reflecting the existence of any parking or traffic control device, sign, short-term spaces, signal or marking at any location on university property shall constitute prima facie evidence that the same was in existence and was official and installed under the authority of applicable law and these regulations. When any person is charged with having stopped, parked and left standing a motor vehicle on the campus, in violation of any provision of these Parking and Traffic Regulations, proof that said vehicle was, at the date of the offense, bearing a valid university parking permit shall constitute prima facie evidence that said vehicle was then and there stopped, parked, and left standing by the holder of the parking permit. If the vehicle does not bear a valid university parking permit, proof that the vehicle at the date of the offense alleged was owned by an individual is prima facie proof that said vehicle was then and there stopped, parked and left standing by the individual.
   
   
5. Responsibility:
   
   
   1. The person to whom a university parking permit is issued is responsible for any citation issued with respect to a car displaying that permit or a vehicle registered through P&T by that person.
      
      
   2. If the vehicle does not display a valid university parking permit and is not registered through P&T to any university permit holder, then the person to whom the vehicle is registered through the Texas Department of Transportation at the time of issuance of the citation and that individual’s university affiliate (faculty, staff or student) are responsible for the citation.
      
      
6. Collection Methods: The university may arrange for collection of debts due to the university pursuant to these regulations in the following manner:
   
   
   1. Permit payments may be deducted from employee payroll checks with the employee’s permission. Deductions for all permit purchases will continue until the full price of the permit is paid or until the permit is returned. Employees are responsible for monitoring their paychecks to ensure that proper deductions are being made for their SFA parking permit.
      
      
   2. A financial hold will be placed against students for past due debts.
      

SECTION II: DEFINITIONS

COMMUTER: SFA students without a SFA housing assignment.

CONTRACT EMPLOYEE: Any person employed by a business, which has contracted to operate a business or service function of the university, who is not a member of the faculty, staff or student body.

DISABLED VEHICLE: Any vehicle that has mechanical failure that prevents it from being operated at all or impedes the vehicle's operation for a period of more than three (3) weeks.

FACULTY/STAFF: Any person employed by the university, regardless of whether the person is employed with or without salary, including casual employees.

FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS: A clear and obvious violation of these rules and regulations, including but not limited to possession of a lost, stolen or altered permit; possession of a permit by someone other than the original purchaser; receipt of 10 or more citations within one academic year; or any violations that substantially impact the daily operations of the university or the health and safety of others.

IMMOBILIZATION: Impoundment of a vehicle in place.

MOTORCYCLE/MOPED/MOTOR SCOOTERS: A self-propelled device with at least two wheels in contact with the ground during operation; a braking system capable of stopping the device under typical operating conditions; a gas or electric motor; and a deck designed to allow a person to stand or sit while operating the device.

P&T: Stephen F. Austin State University Office of Parking & Traffic.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANT: Employee of P&T who controls the parking of motor vehicles; issues parking citations in parking lots, garages and along streets at SFA; provides guidance and directions to visitors; assists with special-event parking; provides special services such as escort, vehicle unlocks and jump starts; and immobilizes vehicles in accordance with these regulations.

PARKING PERMIT: Permit issued by P&T that authorizes parking on university property.

PARKING SPACE: An area designated for vehicle parking by pavement or curb markings or signs. Any area not so marked is not a valid parking space.

PERMIT REQUIREMENTS: a permit is required at all times on campus, with the exception of semester intersessions.

PRIVATE CONTRACTOR: Any person employed by a business, but not affiliated with SFA as faculty, staff or student, which has contracted to operate a business or service function of the university.

RESIDENT: SFA students who have a current SFA on-campus housing assignment.

SEMESTER INTERSESSION: the period between the day following published last day of SFA finals of one semester and the beginning of the next semester (first day of class) and SFA spring break.

SFA: Stephen F. Austin State University

SHORT TERM PARKING SPACE: Any parking space for which the payment of an hourly rate is required.

STUDENT: Any person who is or has been within the last six months registered and enrolled at the university (including but not limited to online students, special students, part-time students, auditing individuals, teaching assistant students, graders and research assistants).

IMPOUND: securely hold a vehicle until certain conditions are met for its release.

UNIVERSITY: Stephen F. Austin State University

UNIVERSITY PROPERTY: includes all properties under the control and jurisdiction of the Board of Regents of Stephen F. Austin State University.

UPD: Stephen F. Austin State University Police Department

VEHICLE: Includes, but is not limited to, automobiles, buses, trucks, trailers, motorcycles, motor scooters, motorbikes, mopeds, bicycles, golf carts, club cars and tractors.

VENDOR: An individual or company not affiliated with university that provides goods or services to the university.

VISITOR: Any person who is not a faculty, staff or student member or official visitor of the university or otherwise eligible for a SFA parking permit.

SECTION III: TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

1. Compliance: Every vehicle operator shall comply with these regulations, state law and all traffic control devices at all times, unless otherwise specifically directed by P&T or UPD. State and local laws pertaining to operation of motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians on public streets apply on the campus and streets owned and operated by the university.
   
   Vehicles are prohibited at all times from parking in reserved spaces without a proper permit, no-parking zones, tow-away zones, fire lanes, crosswalks, loading zones or service driveways, on lawns, curbs or sidewalks, barricaded areas or in any manner which obstructs the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
   
   
2. Special Instructions: No person shall fail to comply with any instruction related to traffic or parking given by a university police officer or director of P&T or a P&T parking enforcement assistant.
   
   
3. Temporary Restrictions: The director of P&T or chief of UPD or their designee is authorized to temporarily implement restrictions that govern parking and traffic relating to construction, emergency situations or special events on campus, and by agreement with the city of Nacogdoches, on public streets. Notice of such restrictions may be given by the posting of temporary signs or barriers or in any other area deemed appropriate.
   
   
4. Speed Limits: 20 mph on campus roads, 10 mph in parking lots and service drives and 5 mph in parking garages is the maximum speed limit, at all times, unless otherwise posted.
   
   
5. Traffic Obstruction: No person shall park or bring to a halt on the campus any vehicle in such a manner as to interfere with normal vehicular or pedestrian traffic or jeopardize safety or university property.
   
   
6. Vehicles in Buildings: With the exception of wheelchairs, ADA scooters or other devices specifically authorized by the director of P&T or chief of UPD or their designee, no person shall place, use, park or otherwise leave a vehicle within any university building other than a parking garage at any time.
   
   
7. Sidewalks, Grass or Shrubbery: No person shall drive a vehicle on a sidewalk, walkway, patio, plaza, grass, shrubbery or any unmarked or unimproved ground area unless such areas are signed and marked for driving, except as specifically authorized by P&T or UPD.
   
   
8. Passenger Pick-Up and Drop-Off: No person shall stop a vehicle on any street, alley or driveway on the campus for the purpose of picking up or dropping off a pedestrian without first drawing up to the right-hand curb.
   
   
9. Pedestrians: Pedestrians have the right-of-way at marked crosswalks, in intersections and on sidewalks extending across a service drive, building entrance or driveway. Pedestrians crossing a street at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles on the street. No pedestrian shall stand on the traveled portion of any street, alley or driveway in such a manner as to obstruct or prevent the free flow of traffic.
   
   
10. Reserved Spaces: Several parking spaces, regardless of the area in which they are located, are reserved 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week for service vehicles, residence hall directors, handicapped or as loading zones. This also includes UPD business, police vehicles only, visitor spaces and VIP parking spaces at Hall 20. Parking areas are generally reserved for the type of permit holder indicated by signs from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except as otherwise indicated. Parking lots 8W (north of McKibben Education Building) and 15 (HPE Complex) are reserved Monday through Friday until 8 p.m.
    
    
    1. A portion of Lot 47 (Commuter Lot), as identified by metal signs, is reserved for band practice on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after 3:30 p.m. Vehicles will be towed, at owner’s expense, from this area during this designated time.
       
       
    2. Some lots may be reserved for tailgating events before, during and after each home football game. These reserved areas will be identified by signage placed out the day before the game designating the time the area must be clear of vehicles. Vehicles inside this area after the specified time may be towed at the owner’s expense.
       
       
    3. Pecan Park (Lot 54): All spaces facing the pavilion are reserved for non-SFA park patrons ONLY.
       
       
11. Motorcycle Spaces: Several parking spaces too small for conventional vehicles have been designated for motorcycles by curb markings. Spaces so marked are for two-wheeled motor vehicles only. Motorcycles may not park in no-parking zones, fire lanes, reserved spaces or any other space not deemed a legal parking space.
    
    
12. Head-In Parking: All vehicles, except motorcycles, must park head-in and within a defined space in lots and streets having angled or head-in parking.
    
    
13. Parking Designations: Parking areas are designated by signs and/or color coding on a map obtained from the UPD, P&T the Visitor Information Booth or online at the P&T website at http://www.sfasu.edu/documents/parking_map.pdf. These signs and maps indicate the type of permit holder for which the area is reserved. Certain lots are reserved for permit holders assigned to that lot only.
    
    Certain parking spaces have been designated as 20-minute parking spaces. These spaces are so designated to provide short-term parking for business access to the Stephen F. Austin State University Post Office, student center offices and other designated areas.
    
    Parking more than 20 minutes is prohibited. Citations may be issued for each 21-minute segment of parking overtime. Parking in the 20-minute spaces does not require an SFA parking permit.

SECTION IV: PARKING REGULATIONS

1. General: A vehicle operator shall park only in a parking space as authorized by the parking permit displayed or as otherwise specifically authorized by P&T or UPD. Each parking space within a lot or garage shall be marked or defined by appropriate signs and/or other markings. Parking in a garage requires either the appropriate SFA permit, or in the case of the Student Center Garage, payment by the hour.
   
   
   1. A permit must be obtained for each academic year or portion thereof. Permits for the current academic year may be obtained at any time during the academic year. Persons may complete a permit application for the next academic year beginning April 1 and the permits will be mailed to the address provided by applicant on the first business day in August.
      
      
   2. A permit must be displayed on the vehicle no later than the first business day that the vehicle is brought on campus.
      
      
   3. Only the permit for the current academic year should be displayed.
      
      
   4. Vehicles owned by students cannot normally be registered in the name of a faculty or staff member, unless approved by the chief of police or the director of P & T or their designee.
      
      
   5. Anyone whose SFA status changes must update their permit to reflect that change no later than the first university business day after the change takes place. If the permit number of a returned permit is legible, then the replacement permit will be issued for $15. Otherwise, the regular fee will be charged.
      
      
   6. A vehicle should not be sold with the parking permit still displayed.
      
      
   7. Damaged parking permits should be replaced immediately through the Parking & Traffic office.
      
      
2. Use of Parking Permits: no person shall lend, sell or otherwise allow another person to use their permit, except as specifically authorized by these regulations.
   
   
3. Permit Requirements: a permit is required at all times on campus, except if parked in the Student Center Garage or the short-term paid spaces in Lot 21 or during intersessions when parking without a permit is authorized in commuter and resident spaces only. Vehicles are eligible to park only as authorized by the class of permit issued. (Section V.2, Permits, “Classes of Permits and Eligibility,” sets forth the classes of permits and eligibility requirements).
   
   All faculty, staff, students (full or part-time) or employees of private contractors or other government agencies assigned to Stephen F. Austin State University, who operate a vehicle on university property, regularly or occasionally, are required to obtain a parking permit.
   
   
4. Manner of Parking: No person shall:
   
   
   1. Park without a current parking permit or payment of the designated short-term parking, except as specifically authorized by the director of P&T or the chief of UPD or their designee.
      
      
   2. Park a vehicle such that it occupies portions of more than one parking space.
      
      
   3. Park a vehicle with the left wheels to the curb unless parked on a one-way street.
      
      
   4. Double park a vehicle.
      
      
   5. Park a vehicle in a manner that obstructs “disabled” parking spaces, walkways, driveways, ramps, loading docks, or marked crosswalks.
      
      
   6. Park any vehicle on a sidewalk, walkway, patio, plaza, grass, shrubbery or any unmarked or unimproved ground area.
      
      
   7. Park a vehicle or permit a vehicle 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 UPD.
      
      
   8. Park a vehicle in a no parking zone
      
      
   9. Park a vehicle in an area designated as a bus stop.
      
      
   10. Park in a space with a barricade or remove a barricade, except as specifically authorized by P&T or UPD.
       
       
   11. Park a trailer, recreational vehicle or mobile home on university property unless specifically coordinated and approved by P&T.
       
       
   12. Park or store a bicycle except at designated bicycle parking areas.
       
       
5. Loading Zones: Loading zones/docks are intended for the delivery of bulky items that cannot be carried long distances. The operator of a vehicle making deliveries must be actively loading or unloading the vehicle with the flashers engaged, and may not be parked in the loading zone for longer than 15 minutes. When loading/unloading is completed, the vehicle must be relocated to the assigned lot. If the loading/unloading activity will take longer than 15 minutes contact P&T for assistance.
   
   
6. Disabled Parking: No person shall park a vehicle in a "disabled" space without a university permit and appropriate state disabled placard or license plate. Disabled parking is provided in all parking lots on campus. These spaces are reserved 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week for the holders of state handicapped parking placards or license plates. A current SFA permit is also required. Only the person to whom the disabled plate or placard is issued may use the permit for such parking.
   
   
   1. Handicapped permits and temporary handicapped permits are issued by the county tax assessor-collector of any Texas county.
      
      
   2. Only vehicles displaying a handicapped permit or temporary handicapped permit may park in “Reserved for Handicapped” parking spaces or any other area designed for disabled persons such as an access ramp or curb cut. These vehicles must also display a valid Stephen F. Austin State University parking permit.
      
      
   3. A vehicle displaying a valid SFA parking permit and a valid handicapped permit may park in any non-reserved parking space on campus. Reserved parking spaces are reserved 24 hours a day/ seven (7) days a week for service vehicles, residence hall directors, visitors, and loading zones.
      
      
   4. Permits assigned to vehicles displaying appropriate disabled parking placards will be issued in compliance with Texas Transportation Code, Section 0681.0006 Parking Privileges: Persons with Disabilities and Section 0681.0008 Parking Privileges: Veterans with Disabilities.
      
      
   5. Faculty/staff members who have a valid handicap placard or license plate issued by the state of Texas may purchase a commuter permit for $50 in lieu of a faculty/staff permit.
      
      
7. Temporarily Sick or Injured Permit: A temporary permit, valid for up to one week, may be obtained by a person who is temporarily disabled, due to illness or injury, to park in areas other than the area designated on his/her regular valid permit. An application for this permit must be accompanied by a doctor’s statement. Parking assignments will be made in keeping with available resources. Those requiring disabled parking in excess of one week must obtain a state temporary disabled placard by completing the form (http://www.adaptiveaccess.com/handicap-license.pdf).
   
   
8. Visitor Parking: Official visitors, not otherwise eligible for a university parking permit, may be offered no-cost visitor permits, not to exceed three days without the specific permission of the director of P&T. Visitor parking is set aside for special interest areas of the university. These spaces may not be utilized by university personnel, students or employees of private contractors assigned to Stephen F. Austin State University. These spaces are reserved for bona fide visitors to the university. Visitors should obtain a visitor parking permit from Parking & Traffic office or the Information Booth on Vista Drive. Visitors are required to show a valid driver’s license to obtain a visitor permit.
   
   
9. Emergency Vehicle Parking: Emergency vehicles are exempt from the provisions of these regulations when being operated in response to an emergency situation.
   
   
10. 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 683.001 – 683.078 of The Texas Transportation Code.
    
    
11. Disabled Vehicles: If a vehicle becomes temporarily disabled and cannot be parked in its assigned area, it must be reported to the University Police Department. The fact that the vehicle is temporarily disabled will be recorded, and an officer will either render assistance or authorize temporary parking. Temporary parking will only be authorized for 24 hours or less. If parking for a longer period is necessary, authorization must be renewed at 24-hour intervals. Temporary parking will not be authorized in areas that are not parking spaces (tow-away or no-parking zones, etc.) or in disabled parking. A permit may not be purchased for display on a disabled vehicle. For these purposes, a disabled vehicle is a vehicle that has been disabled for more than three weeks.
    
    
12. Short-term Pay Parking (Student Center Parking Garage and the numbered spaces in Lot 21): Short-term pay parking is available in these locations for parking without a permit and paying the hourly rate.
    
    
13. Student Center Parking Garage Fees: The use of the Student Center Parking Garage is deemed Pay-Per-Use 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Persons parking in the Student Center Parking Garage must enter the garage by pulling a ticket or use a garage entry card. The forms of payment accepted by the equipment will be posted at the entrances to the garage. Permit and hourly rates may be found on the Parking Fees Table located in Appendix A.
    
    
14. Special Events: Any university department hosting an event on campus may request event parking. Some of the available resources include:
    
    
    • Student Center Parking Garage: The individual department is responsible for notifying P&T within 48 hours of the event with the number of permits/passes needed for the event. See university policy, Building Security/Special Events (F-5.) Passes for the Student Center Parking Garage will not be issued without a minimum of 48-hour notice. This is to allow for the parking arrangements to be made to accommodate the visitors to campus. The fee for a department to utilize the parking garage for an event is $8 per day for up to 9 passes, $6 per day if 10 or more are purchased or $3 per day if 30 or more are purchased. The amount will be charged to the requesting department via Inter-Departmental Transfers (IDTs).
    • Lot 21: Pay station pin codes are available to SFA departments for special event parking for $5 each for up to eight (8) hours of parking. Pin codes for Lot 21 will not be issued without a minimum of 48-hour notice. This is to allow for the parking arrangements to be made to accommodate the visitors to campus. The amount will be charged to the requesting department via Inter-Departmental Transfers (IDTs).

SECTION V: PARKING PERMITS

1. Issuance of Permits: The director of P&T may issue a parking permit to any employee or student of the university and vendors or contractors operating on the campus upon payment of the appropriate fee. The director of P&T shall allocate permits, at the director’s discretion, among the faculty, staff, students and visitors of the university in a manner intended to serve the needs of the university.
   
   A parking permit will be issued upon application and payment of the parking permit fee to P&T. An individual may only use one parking permit at any time. A hangtag parking permit is transferable to any passenger vehicle being operated by or for the transportation of the permit holder. Ownership of all permits remains with the university and is not transferable.
   
   The director of P&T may issue special permits for events to the host department. Parking areas are subject to closure by the director of P&T for special events, construction or other special circumstances. The director of P&T may establish fees for special circumstance parking, including event parking.
   
   Bicycles: The university does not require the registration of bicycles; however, owners are encouraged to have bicycles marked for identification purposes at UPD. Information is located on the UPD property registration page online at http://www.sfasu.edu/upd/property-registration.asp. UPD will record bicycle serial number and description and make available an engraving tool to mark bicycles for identification. There is no charge for this service.
   1. Every person operating a bicycle on university property must give the right-of-way to pedestrians at all times, keep to the right of the roadway and obey all traffic signals.
      
      
   2. Bicycles may not be parked on sidewalks or in university buildings at any time. Bicycles are to be parked in bicycle racks. Bicycles may not be left on porches or walkways and may not be chained to trees, light poles, shrubs, art objects, handrails or stairways.
      
      
   3. Bicycles parked in violation may be impounded and removed to the University Police Department and a $25 fee charged for release.
      
      
2. Classes of Permits and Eligibility:
1. Faculty/Staff:

Class "AA"
Eligibility: SFA faculty and staff as designated by the president and vice presidents
Price: Refer to Appendix A for rates
Where: valid in any space on university property, except disabled spaces (unless a state disabled placard or license plate is displayed), or reserved spaces (service truck, hall director, visitor, etc.).

Class “F”
Eligibility: SFA faculty and staff
Price: Refer to Appendix A for rates
Where: valid in the faculty/staff lots except Aikman Drive, which requires an AA permit, disabled spaces (unless a state disabled placard or license plate is displayed), resident spaces or reserved spaces (service truck, hall director, visitor, etc.).

Class “PG” – Student Center Garage Permits
Eligibility: SFA faculty and staff
Price: $725 for 12 months
Where: valid for parking in the Student Center Parking Garage
NOTE: Garage Permits require purchase of a regular permit.

Class “M”
Eligibility: SFA faculty and staff
Price $50 for 12 months
Where: valid in any area designated for motorcycle parking, reserved, visitor or any legal parking space, except along Aikman Drive.

Class “B” – Faculty/Staff Class “B” Daily Surface Permit
Eligibility: SFA faculty and staff
Price: $2 each (minimum purchase of 5 permits)
Where: valid in the faculty/staff lots except Aikman Drive, which requires an AA permit, disabled spaces (unless a state disabled placard or license plate is displayed), resident spaces or reserved spaces (service truck, hall director, visitor, etc.).


2. Student

Class “PG” – Student Center Garage Permits
Eligibility: SFA students
Price: $725 for 12 months
Where: valid for parking in the Student Center Parking Garage
NOTE: Student Garage Permits require purchase of a regular permit.

Class “C” - Commuter Student Surface Permit
Eligibility: SFA students not living in university housing
Price: $70 for 12 months
Where: valid for parking in the Commuter Student surface spaces on campus.

Class “H” - Resident Student Permit
Eligibility: SFA students with a current SFA housing assignment
Price: $95 for 12 months
Where: valid for parking in the Resident or All Permit spaces on campus

Class “M”
Eligibility: SFA Students
Price $60 for 12 months
Where: valid in any area designated for motorcycle parking or any legal parking space except along Aikman Drive

Class “S” - Commuter Student Daily Surface Permit
Eligibility: SFA students without a SFA housing assignment
Price: $2 each (minimum purchase of five permits)
Where: valid for parking in the Commuter Student surface spaces on campus

Class “K” - Resident Housing Student Daily Surface Permit
Eligibility: SFA students with a SFA housing assignment
Price: $2 each (minimum purchase of five permits)
Where: valid for parking in Resident or All Permit spaces on campus

3. Other

Class “W” – Fitness Permit
Eligibility: Student Recreation Center members not otherwise eligible for an SFA permit. Those who are the spouse of a faculty or staff member are eligible, provided the member’s SFA-affiliated spouse has purchased a valid parking permit.
Price: $20 for 12 months
Where: valid for parking in Commuter Student surface spaces and only when using the Student Recreation Center

Class “CV” – Contractor/Vendor Parking Permit
Eligibility: Any non-affiliated vendor, salesperson, technical representative, other service personnel (such as copier repairers) or contractor. Students, faculty and staff are not eligible for vendor/service permits.
Price: $156 for 12 months
Where: valid for parking in Faculty/Staff spaces when conducting university business. Class “CV” permits are not valid in Resident parking areas or along Aikman Drive.

Class “RF” – Retired Faculty/Staff Parking Permit
Eligibility: Any SFA retiree who does not receive compensation for employment from SFA
Price: No charge
Where: valid for parking in Faculty/Staff spaces.



3. Display of Permits: Permits shall be displayed on the vehicle according to the instructions furnished on the permit. Each academic year a permit holder who fails to display their permit will be allowed three warnings for parking in an authorized area without displaying the permit.
   
   
4. Surrender or Removal of Permits:
   
   
   1. Termination of relationship with SFA: A permit holder shall return their permit to SFA when the permit holder’s relationship with the university terminates. Permits not returned to SFA remain active, and the permit holder is responsible for the permit fee.
      
      
   2. Permit holders are required to remove and surrender their permit:
      
      
      1. In the case of a decal permit when there is a change in ownership of the vehicle
      2. When a replacement permit has been issued
      3. Upon revocation of the permit
         
         
5. Expiration of Permits: Permits expire on the date listed on the face of the permit.
   
   
6. Payment of Permit Fees: When an application is made for a permit, the fee charged will be for the entire permit period or for the entire unexpired portion of the permit period. See Appendix A: Parking Fees Table for specific permit fees.
   
   
7. Lost/Stolen Permits: A permit holder shall immediately report to P&T any lost/stolen permit and complete the associated report. Lost/stolen permits may be replaced for a fee (see Appendix A: Parking Fees Table). Any permit recovered after such a report has been filed must be returned to P&T immediately. Use of a permit that has been reported as lost/stolen is subject to fines and penalties as described in these regulations.
   
   
8. Permit Refunds: A permit is non-refundable and is not transferable from the person to whom it is issued to another individual. Resale of parking permits is prohibited and will be considered a false or fictitious permit.
   
   
9. Permit Misuse: Misuse of any permit shall result in confiscation of the permit, and no permit shall be issued to that individual for at least one year thereafter. P&T is authorized to suspend campus parking and driving privileges on university property for any person whose vehicle is cited for displaying a lost, stolen or altered permit, or any SFA parking permit not issued in accordance with these regulations. Students will be referred to the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, and faculty/staff will have the matter forwarded to the appropriate dean, director or department head for disciplinary action. Violators who are found in possession of a lost, stolen or altered permit shall also pay the annual cost of the permit type they fraudulently used. 

   
   
   

SECTION VI: SPECIAL SERVICES

 

1. Escort Services: The University Police Department and Office of Parking & Traffic offer escort service upon request between dusk and dawn to individuals requiring transportation to and from residence halls, academic buildings and/or vehicles. To receive an escort, either request in person at the University Police Department or by telephone at 936-468-2608. The University Police Department also provides escort 24 hours a day to local hospitals for emergencies when immediate medical care is not needed. For further information on the escort service, call the University Police Department at 936-468-2608.
   
   
2. Jump Starts and Vehicle Unlocks: Services such as battery jump starts and vehicle unlocks are offered by the University Police Department as time permits. The University Police Department does not change flats, push cars or perform other automotive service.
   
   
3. Special Events: P&T employees will assist SFA event sponsors with convenient and effective access while limiting the impact the event traffic will have on campus parking. P&T offers services such as barricading spaces, placement and removal of cones, golf cart service, etc. Event parking management will be directed by:
   • Available parking spaces
   • Expected attendance
   • Costs that may be incurred by department sponsoring event
   • Expected/potential impact on regular users of the area
   • Logistical ability of P&T to manage event
   • Whether or not the event is university or non-university sponsored
     

SECTION VII: ENFORCEMENT

1. Parking and Traffic Citations:
   
   A) Issuance: Any person violating these regulations may receive a citation.
   
   B) P&T Authority: University parking enforcement assistants are authorized to write university parking citations.
   
   C) UPD Authority: UPD officers are authorized to issue university citations and court appearance citations for violation of these regulations. It is the general policy of the university to issue court appearance citations only for moving violations and for any violation when the individual's driving or parking privileges have been suspended, although UPD may issue a court appearance for any appropriate violation. All vehicles driven on Stephen F. Austin State University property are subject to all university traffic regulations, state of Texas motor vehicle codes and city of Nacogdoches motor vehicle laws. Moving violations may be issued on a city of Nacogdoches traffic citation or filed in the office of the appropriate justice of the peace or with the city of Nacogdoches Municipal Court.
   
   Fees for parking violations may be paid in person at the university business office between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or mailed to:

   
   Stephen F. Austin State University
   Business Office
   P.O. Box 13053, SFA Station
   Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3053
   
   
2. Failure to Discharge Court Appearance Citations: Failure to discharge a court appearance citation may result in the issuance of an arrest warrant.
   
   
3. University Citations: University citations are issued for offenses listed in Section VIII: Driving and Parking Offenses. Any person receiving a university citation must remit the amount of the charge or submit an appeal to P&T within 14 days after issuance of the citation. Any towing, booting and/or storage fees for removal of an impounded or immobilized vehicle or bicycle must be paid regardless of whether an appeal has been submitted.
   
   
4. Appeals from University Citations: Any person issued a university citation may appeal the citation within seven (7) class days of the citation's issuance by completing the appropriate P&T form. Boot Administrative citations and towing or storage fees are not eligible for appeal. Any citation that is not a warning must be appealed as described in these regulations.
   
   
5. Failure to Pay Citation Charges: Unpaid citations can result in student financial holds preventing students from receiving grades, refunds, official transcripts or graduating. Ten (10) or more violations within one academic year may result in suspension of driving and parking privileges on campus and/or disciplinary action.
   
   
6. Vehicle Immobilization or Impoundment: P&T or UPD may immobilize (boot) or impound (tow/relocate to a storage area) the vehicle of any person who accumulates three (3) or more unpaid parking or traffic citations without a SFA parking permit, violation of the terms of a conditional release, parked in an ADA space without displaying a state ADA placard or license plate, or illegally using an ADA permit assigned to another individual, parked in any space without a permit for that area, or is in possession of a lost, stolen or altered parking permit. All outstanding citations must be paid in full prior to the release of the vehicle. Vehicles may also be booted for other violations of these regulations or state law at the discretion of UPD. The university is not responsible for any damage to the vehicle during booting, towing, relocation, or storage. After notice has been posted on the vehicle, vehicles booted for longer than three (3) days may be impounded (towed to a storage area). The owner and operator are severally responsible for any booting, towing or storage fees.
   
   
   Immobilization (wheel lock): A vehicle may be immobilized in place if:
   
   1. it is parked anywhere on campus without displaying a current permit and has three or more unresolved citations; or
   2. the owner or operator violates the terms of a conditional release; or
   3 it is parked illegally in a handicap space without displaying a proper permit; or
   4. the owner or operator illegally uses a handicap permit to obtain parking privileges; or
   5. it is parked in any space without a permit for that area.
   
   No vehicle may be towed without the express approval of the university chief of police, the director of P&T or their designee.
   
   Fees for tow away will be included on the SFA bill if owner is a student or faculty or staff member. Others may pay at the university business office between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
   
   
7. Suspension of Parking Privileges:
   
   Notices of parking violations may constitute a suspension of parking privileges, and any fee assessed is for reinstatement of parking privileges for operators of vehicles registered with the university.
   
   All violations involving registration of vehicles operated on the properties of the university are violations of the law and SFA Parking and Traffic Regulations. Disposition of these citations at the university is a privilege extended by the university, which may be withdrawn at the university’s option.
   
   Violation of suspension of parking privileges shall result in removal of the vehicle by tow away.
   
   Driving and parking privileges may be suspended by P&T, UPD or the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities if the violator has displayed a lost, stolen or altered permit or other flagrant violations of these regulations. The loss of the privilege of driving or parking a vehicle on campus shall commence immediately following notification of suspension. Such notification shall state the term of the suspension and consequences for violation of the stated terms. The violations of the suspension shall be reported to the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities if the person is a student or to the appropriate dean, director or administrative official for possible disciplinary action if the person is a faculty or staff member.
   
   
   1. If a person whose privilege of driving or parking on campus has been suspended receives a university citation by reason of having a vehicle on campus during the period of their suspension, the period of suspension may be extended and a referral to the appropriate university office may be made for further university disciplinary action.
      
      
   2. A person receiving notice that their privilege of driving or parking on university property has been suspended shall return, without refund, the remnants of the permit issued (or the entire hanging permit) to the P&T office immediately.
      
      
8. Collections: Any charge not paid when due may be forwarded to an outside collection agency or an attorney for collection. The offender will be responsible for paying all costs of collection, including any agency fees and/or reasonable attorney’s fees, which will be added to the total amount due.
   
   
9. No Excuse:
   The absence of sufficient parking spaces on the university campus is not justification for violation of these regulations. Failure to enforce any regulation shall not constitute a waiver of the university’s authority to enforce these regulations. Other improperly parked vehicles do not constitute an excuse for improper parking.

SECTION VIII: DRIVING AND PARKING OFFENSES

2011-2012 Parking Violations

Flagrant violations are enforced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and are subject to immobilization or impound.
** Rates will be posted in the P&T office after competitive bid process. 

APPENDIX A: PARKING FEES TABLE

F permits are prorated monthly

Cross Reference: Parking and Traffic Regulations and Information, Tex. Educ. Code §§ 51.201-.211

Responsible for Implementation: Vice President for University Affairs

Contact for Revision: Chief of University Police

Forms: None

Board Committee Assignment: Academic and Student Affairs