Wright State University

3601.1 General Policy
3601.2 Bicycle Parking
3601.3 Visitor Parking
3601.4 Permits and Fees
3601.5 Campus Shuttle
3601.6 Violations and Fines
3601.7 Impounding a Vehicle
3601.8 Fine Payments
3601.9 Appeals
3601.10 Amendments

Policy number: 3601

Subject: Parking
Date issued: Revised/May 2006

Authority: Ohio Revised Code, Sections 3345.21, 3352.03, and 4503.44; Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 4511; Board Resolution 83-57 (May 27, 1983); Vice President for Business and Fiscal Affairs

References: Department of Parking and Transportation

3601.1 General Policy

  1. All persons operating vehicles and bicycles on campus are responsible for complying with the Wright State University parking policy and the vehicle laws of the State of Ohio, Greene County, and the City of Fairborn.

  2. The following policies apply to all vehicles operated on campus, including but not limited to motor vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles.

    1. Pedestrians have the right of way at all times.

    2. Permits or fees are required in all parking lots from 6 am until 10 pm, Monday throughThursday, and from 6 am until 4 pm on Friday. Handicap, state vehicle, and specifically assigned reserved spaces and resident lots are restricted at all times.

    3. Responsibility for locating a legal parking space resides with the vehicle operator. Lack of an available parking space is not justification for violation of parking regulations. Permit parking spaces in specific lots are not guaranteed to be available.

    4. The university assumes no responsibility for vehicles or their contents, including lost or stolen permits.

    5. Campus permits are sold and issued only by the Department of Parking and Transportation.

    6. The legal permit registrant, vehicle owner(s), vehicle operator, and/or permit holder is responsible for all violations involving the registered vehicle.

    7. Permits must be attached to the inside rear view mirror with the identification visible from the front of the vehicle.

    8. Transferring the permit to the vehicle being used is the responsibility of the permit holder.

    9. Only one permit may be purchased or issued per individual.

    10. Due to the limited availability of restricted parking spaces, the sale and issuance of permits may be discontinued at the discretion of the Department of Parking and Transportation.

    11. Parking regulations are in effect at all times.

    12. The maximum vehicle speed limit on all campus roads, as well as in all parking lots, is 20 mph, unless posted otherwise.

    13. Overnight parking is not permitted. Exceptions are noted in paragraph 3601.4 e) of this policy.

    14. Vehicles must be parked inside the specified parking space lines.

    15. Two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles must be parked in lined out areas, except next to handicap spaces and fire lanes. If a lined out area is unavailable, faculty/staff may use a standard size B space, and commuter students may use a standard size C space.

3601.2 Bicycle Parking

  1. Bicycles must be parked in bicycle racks. Bicycles should not be parked in campus buildings (except student residence hall rooms) or locked to trees, light/sign posts, fences, handrails, etc.

  2. Bicycle riders are required to ride on designated roads as motor vehicles.

  3. Operating a bicycle or motorcycle on sidewalks, grass, all trails, or inside campus buildings and tunnels is prohibited.

3601.3 Visitor Parking

  1. Visitors and alumni to the main campus may park in Visitor Lots 2 and 9 for $1.00 per hour or for a maximum of $5 per day. When visiting campus, Wright State University retirees may park in visitor lots at no charge, (unless reemployed) with appropriate ID.

  2. The booths at the entrances to Lot 2 (near the Student Union) and Lot 9 (near Allyn Hall) are open from 8 am until 10 pm, Monday through Thursday, and from 8 am until 3 pm on Friday. After the booths are closed on Monday through Thursday, a valid Wright State University main campus parking permit is required for a vehicle to be parked legally.

  3. Visitors who require a handicap parking space for lots other than visitor lots may obtain a permit at the booths located at the entrances to Lots 2 and 9.

  4. Visitors to the university libraries may purchase a visitor parking permit for $2 at the circulation desk in the Paul Laurence Dunbar Library.

3601.4 Permits and Fees

  1. Faculty and Unclassified and Classified Staff Reserved (A) Parking Permits

    1. Faculty and unclassified and classified staff who presently have reserved (A) parking permits, are currently employed full time on campus, and have not previously retired are eligible to reapply for a reserved permit.

    2. Reserved permits are sold on an annual basis for a fee of $396.

    3. Reserved parking permits are valid only for reserved spaces within the assigned lot.

    4. Holders of reserved permits also may park in faculty/staff, commuter student, visitor, and remote lots. In addition, holders of reserved permits may park in unrestricted Nutter Center Lots 1 through 9, except during scheduled events.

    5. Reserved permit spaces are restricted to reserved permits until 4 pm only, Monday through Friday. After 4 pm, any holder of a valid Wright State University parking permit, excluding remote parking permits, may park in an unspecified reserved space.

  2. Faculty/Staff (B) Parking Permits

    1. Faculty/staff are permitted to purchase faculty/staff (B) parking permits. Graduate and teaching assistants are not eligible for B permits.

    2. The fees for faculty and staff permits are: annual, $110; single quarter, $30; weekly, $3; daily, $1.50.

    3. Faculty/staff permits are valid in:

      1. Lots 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 (gated) 10, 11, 12 (gated), 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20. Signs at the entrances to the lots indicate that faculty/staff parking spaces are located within the lots.

      2. Unrestricted spaces in Nutter Center Lots 1 through 9, except during scheduled events.

      3. Unspecified reserved spaces after 4 pm, Monday through Friday, and on Saturday and Sunday.

      4. Visitor Lots 2 and 9 after 8 pm, Monday through Thursday, and after 3 pm on Friday.

      5. Lot 16 (Frederick A. White Health Center) after 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

    4. Faculty/staff parking spaces are identified in all lots with yellow lines, and commuter student spaces are identified with white lines. In consideration of commuter students, faculty/staff should use commuter spaces only when faculty/staff spaces are unavailable.

    5. Faculty/staff permit holders are not permitted to park in other restricted spaces that may be painted with yellow lines.

    6. Gated Lots 8, and 12 require the use of a Wright 1 Card to enter. Faculty/staff cards are activated when a permit is purchased.

  3. Commuter Student (C) Parking Permits

    1. Commuter students are eligible to purchase commuter student (C) parking permits.

    2. The fees for commuter student permits are: annual, $85; fall/winter/spring quarters, $67; single quarter, $24; weekly, $2.50; daily, $1.25.

    3. Commuter student permits are valid in:


      1. Lots 1, 4 ,6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, and 20. Signs at the entrances to the lots indicate that commuter student parking spaces are located within the lots.

      2. Unrestricted spaces in Nutter Center Lots 1 through 9, except during scheduled events.

      3. Most faculty/staff (B) reserved spaces after 4 pm, Monday through Friday,and on Saturday and Sunday.

      4. Visitor Lots 2 and 9 after 3 pm on Friday.

      5. Lot 16 (Frederick A. White Health Center) after 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

    4. Commuter student spaces are identified in all lots with white lines, and faculty/staff spaces are identified with yellow lines.

    5. Commuter student permit holders are not permitted to park in other restricted spaces that may be painted with yellow or white lines.

  4. Handicap Parking Permits

    1. Disabled individuals may contact the Office of Disability Services for information about and assistance with obtaining a state issued handicap parking permit.

    2. To park on the Dayton Campus and at the Eugene W. Kettering Center, in addition to displaying a state handicap placard:

      1. Handicap faculty, staff, and contract staff must purchase a faculty/staff permit.

      2. Handicap students must purchase a commuter student, resident, or remote permit.

      3. Remote permits are valid in Lot 20 and in Nutter Center Lot 9. Specific information about permits and fees can be found in this section (3601.4).

    3. Handicap parking spaces are located in Visitor Lots 2, 9, and 16; Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 (gated), 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, and 20; and, near the entrances to all of the residential buildings.

    4. A student who needs to access the handicap spaces in gated Lot 8 must request that the Department of Parking and Transportation activate the Wright 1 Card. (Faculty/staff Wright 1 Cards are automatically activated when a permit is purchased.) A person who is unable to use the Wright 1 Card reader may request a remote gate opener from the Department of Parking and Transportation.

  5. Resident Student Parking Permits

    A student who is a resident is not permitted to purchase a commuter (C) permit.

    1. A student who is a resident may purchase a parking permit for his/her respective community lot. However, a residential community lot permit is sold subject to parking space availability for each residential community. Remote Lot 20 is available for a resident who is unable to purchase a permit for his/her respective community lot.

      1. Forest Lane (L) Lot FL. A Forest Lane resident may purchase a permit valid in Forest Lane Community Lot 8. If a legal parking space is unavailable in Lot 8, a Forest Lane permit holder may use the white lined commuter spaces in Lot 4.*

      2. Hamilton Hall (H) Lot 4. Hamilton Hall second year and above residents may purchase a permit valid in the white lined spaces of Lot 4.*

      3. The Honors Community (D) Lot HC and The Woods (W) Lot W. Permits for the residents of The Honors Community and The Woods are sold to second year and above, due to limited parking in Lots HC or W. If a legal parking space is unavailable in Lots HC or W, a permit holder may park in the white commuter parking spaces in Lot 4 or in Lot 20.*

        1. A first-year resident of The Honors Community, The Woods and Hamilton Hall are assigned to Lot 20 and may purchase a remote parking permit for Lot 20 and for Nutter Center Lots 7 and 8. Open parking is available in the upper lots of the Dayton Campus (faculty/ staff, commuter student, and visitor lots) after 3pm on Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday. Paragraph 3601.4 (f) contains additional information about remote permit parking regulations. Section 3601.5 provides information about shuttle service to and from Lot 20.

        2. Residents of The Honors Community or The Woods may purchase temporary or guest permits valid only in remote Lot 20 for 25 cents per night and for 50 cents per week.

        3. Resident students should contact the Wright State Police Department for information on escort service from Lot 20 after shuttle hours.

      4. The Village (V) Lot V. A resident of The Village may purchase a permit valid in Lot V. V permit holders may use the white lined commuter spaces.*

      5. College Park (P) Lot P. A resident of College Park may purchase a permit valid in Lot P.*

      6. University Park (U) Lot U, A resident of university park may purchase a permit valid in Lot U.*

        *A resident with a permit for his/her respective community lot may park in any faculty/staff, commuter student, or unspecified reserved spaces from 4 pm until 6 am, Monday through Friday, and on Saturday and Sunday.

    2. Fees

      1. The fees for resident parking permits are: annual, $85; fall/winter/spring quarters, $67; single quarter, $24; weekly, $2.50; daily, $1.25.

      2. The fee for a parking permit for residents of The Honors Community (D) and The Woods (W) is $67 for fall/winter/spring quarters.

      3. The remote (R) permit is valid in Lot 20 and in Nutter Center Lots 7 and 8. The fees for remote parking permits are: fall/winter/spring quarters, $15; fall/winter or winter/spring quarters, $10; single quarter, $5; weekly, 50 cents; daily, 25 cents.

    3. First-year residents of The Honors Community, The Woods and Hamilton Hall must purchase remote permits. Other students who are residents also have the option of purchasing remote permits.

    4. Guest parking is available in Visitor Lots 2 or 9, from 8 am until 10 pm, Monday through Thursday, and from 8 am until 3 pm on Friday. The fee is $1.00 per hour. Guest permits for visitors staying overnight or after 9 pm may be purchased at the Department of Parking and Transportation, from 8:30 am until 5 pm, Monday through Thursday and 4:30 p.m. on Friday, or at the Visitor Booth in Lots 2 or 9, from 8 am until 8 pm, Monday through Thursday, and from 8 am until 3 pm on Friday. Visitor permits are valid in commuter student Lot 4 and The Village Lot V (by the gazebo) for a fee of $1.25 per night or $2.50 per week.

    5. Residential community permits are valid in unspecified Nutter Center Lots 1 through 9. Remote permits are valid in Nutter Center Lots 7 and 8. Residential and remote permits are not valid in Nutter Center lots during scheduled events.

  6. Remote Lot (R) Student Parking Permits (refer to campus shuttle information in section 3601.5)

    1. Resident and commuter students are eligible to purchase remote parking permits.

    2. The fees for remote parking permits are: annual, $20; fall/winter/spring quarters, $15; quarterly, $5; weekly, 50 cents; daily, 25 cents.

    3. Remote permits are valid only in Lot 20 (spaces identified with white lines) and in Nutter Center Lots 7 and 8. Remote permits are not valid in Nutter Center lots during scheduled events.

    4. Open parking is available in the proximity lots of the Dayton Campus in faculty/staff and commuter student lots after 3 pm on Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday.

    5. Remote permits are valid in commuter (C) student spaces during quarter breaks.

  7. Service/Vendor Contractor Parking Permits

    1. Service/vendor contractors may purchase service vehicle permits for an annual fee of $110; single quarter, $30; weekly, $3; daily, $1.50. Service/vendor contractors should contact the Department of Parking and Transportation for information and lot locations.

    2. Service/vendor contractors visiting the Dayton Campus may park in Visitor Lots 2 or 9 for $1.00 per hour or for a maximum of $5 per day.

  8. Temporary Parking Permits

    Temporary permits are available at no charge to holders of valid annual, multi-quarter, or quarterly permits, when the valid permit has been forgotten or is unavailable to be displayed. Temporary permits generally are issued for one day only.

  9. Replacement Permits

    Replacement permits are available for $5 to an individual whose valid permit has been lost or stolen.

  10. Refunds

    1. A person who purchases a parking permit and subsequently determines that he/she does not require the permit may return the permit and request a refund at the Department of Parking and Transportation. Permit fees will be refunded according to the following schedule:

      1. Quarterly permits prior to the beginning of the quarter, 100 percent; during the first two weeks of the quarter, 70 percent. Refunds will not be granted after the first two weeks of the quarter.

      2. An annual permit and a fall/winter/spring or multi-quarter permit will be refunded on a prorated basis.

      3. Refunds for faculty and staff who have purchased a permit through payroll deduction.

        1. The Department of Parking and Transportation will notify the Payroll office when the faculty or staff member returns a permit. The Payroll office will stop deductions beginning the first pay period following notification.

        2. Any balance owed on a permit that has not been returned to Parking and Transportation will be deducted from the faculty or staff member's final paycheck.

      4. Refunds will not be granted for temporary or replacement permits.

      5. Refunds will not be granted for quarter breaks; refunds will not be granted for annual permits after summer quarter B term and annual faculty/staff permits after fall quarter.

      6. The holder of an A parking permit who requests a refund will relinquish the right to repurchase the reserved permit.

      7. Any outstanding fines or fees will be deducted from the refund amount.

3601.5 Campus Shuttle

During fall, winter, and spring quarters, Monday through Friday, the Campus Shuttle provides transportation to and from Lot 20, the residential communities, and the McLin Gym at the Nutter Center. No shuttle service is available during university observed holidays, and breaks. Limited shuttle service to campus communities and to the McLin Gym is provided during summer quarter. Schedules are available on the shuttles, at the Parking and Transportation office, and at http://www.wright.edu/admin/parking/shuttle.html.

3601.6 Violations and Fines

    This policy applies to all vehicles operated on campus, including but not limited to motor vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles.

  1. Parking Violations

    The following parking violations are subject to a fine of $25 to $250.

    1. Parking in a handicap space, or in the striped access aisle, without a legal handicap license plate or permit. According to the laws of the state of Ohio, a first violation is punishable by a minimum fine of $250, not to exceed $500, plus any towing charges.

    2. Obstructing a fire lane, the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, parking in any part of a road, pedestrian/handicap access ($100 fine, plus towing fee).

    3. Parking in any area not designated for parking, disregarding painted lines, or not entirely within one space ($50 fine, plus the cost to repair any damage to university property).

    4. Displaying an illegal parking permit, a permit reported stolen or lost, or a permit that is reproduced or altered ($100 fine, plus towing fee).

    5. No/improper or improperly displayed permit in reserved (A), faculty/staff (B), state/United States government, service, vendor, visitor, or any space other than student commuter or resident spaces ($50 fine).

    6. No/improper or improperly displayed permit in student commuter or resident spaces ($25 fine).

    7. Parking in excess of posted time limit ($25 fine).

  2. Violators of the university parking policy may be referred to appropriate authorities for disciplinary action in addition to paying outstanding fines and towing charges. A student may be referred to the Office of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services. A faculty or staff member may be referred to his/her dean or department director, and his/her vehicle may be impounded.

  3. A hold will be placed on a student's registration and transcript if he/she has $100 or more in unresolved fines. The Department of Parking and Transportation reserves the right not to issue a permit to any person with $100 or more in unresolved fines.

3601.7 Towing/Booting a Vehicle

  1. Vehicles may be towed or booted for the following violations:

    1. The vehicle is parked in a manner that creates a hazard to safety or construction progress or that obstructs or impedes the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

    2. The vehicle is parked with an illegal or invalid permit.

    3. The vehicle has accumulated $100 or more in unresolved fines or fees.

    4. An unauthorized vehicle is parked in a handicap space, reserved space, visitor lot, gated lot, state/United States government space, service/vendor space, or any other restricted space.

    5. The vehicle is obstructing a fire lane.

  2. Vehicles will be continued on the eligibility list for towing/booting until fines are paid to less than $100. The university is not responsible for damage resulting from vehicle towing/booting or any other condition as defined by this policy or by Chapter 4511 of the Ohio Revised Code.

3601.8 Fine Payments

  1. Fines may be paid with cash, check, Wright 1 Card, Visa, MasterCard, or Discover Card at the Parking and Transportation office or by mailing the Violation Notice with the appropriate fine amount to Parking and Transportation. Do not mail cash; a canceled check, money order stub, or bank statement will serve as a receipt. The Violation Notice should be included with the fine payment.

  2. Any Violation Notice that has not been paid or appealed within one month of issuance shall be considered unresolved.

  3. A fine must be paid in total; partial fine payments cannot be accepted.

3601.9 Appeals

  1. Appeal forms and information concerning the appeal procedure are available at the Department of Parking and Transportation. Appeals must be filed within one month of issuance of a Violation Notice. The Parking Advisory and Appeals Committee must approve late filing exceptions. The committee, consisting of one student member, one faculty member, and one staff member, has been established to ensure fairness and equality of treatment.

  2. The fine for a violation that has been appealed and denied is due immediately upon receipt of the notification of the appeal denial.

  3. Two appeals per quarter will be approved for any permit not displayed if the permit holderparked in the appropriate zone.

  4. A reappeal of a decision may be filed in the Department of Parking and Transportation. The reappeal will be forwarded to the representative committee. Reappeal forms are available at the Parking and Transportation office. A reappeal must be filed within two weeks of the decision of the original appeal. The chair of the committee must approve a late filing exception.

3601.10 Amendments

The Parking Advisory and Appeals Committee and the Department of Parking and Transportation
reserve the right to make amendments to the university parking policy.

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