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Parking Regulations

Document Updated:February 11, 2008

Parking at Sacramento State

This page will provide you with information on the different types of parking permits, where parking permits are valid and how to properly display parking permits. A valid parking permit is needed to park at Sacramento State . California State laws and Sacramento State parking regulations that pertain to parking are enforced 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. To accommodate the diverse parking needs of the campus community, Sacramento State offers various types of parking permits, most of which may be purchased in advance with a campus ID card (OneCard) at the Student Financial Service Center (SFSC) office located in Lassen Hall, or the University Transportation & Parking Services (UTAPS) office. Parking permits are valid only for the period of time specified on the parking permit and for the parking spaces intended unless otherwise posted. Parking permits may not be transferred from one person to another. A parking permit is valid for use only by the person who purchased the parking permit. Student may possess only one valid semester parking permit at a time. Faculty and staff may only possess one semester or payroll deducted permit at a time. It is important to familiarize yourself with the various types of parking permits Sacramento State offers and the locations in which they are valid. A parking permit does not guarantee the holder a parking space in any given area at any given time. Types of parking permits available and their usage are listed below. This page may not include all parking regulations

PURCHASE OF PARKING PERMITS:
All students, faculty and staff are eligible to purchase a parking permit. Weekly and semester parking permits are available for purchase by showing a valid Sacramento State OneCard at the Student Financial Services Center (SFSC) in Lassen Hall or the University Transportation & Parking Services (UTAPS) office. These locations accept cash, personal check, Visa, MasterCard, and Sacramento State OneCard as valid forms of payment. Daily parking permits are available from a daily parking permit machine or at the University Transportation & Parking Services (UTAPS) office. Certain parking permits may be purchased online. Please refer to our online parking services section for more information.

DAILY PARKING PERMIT:
Daily parking permits are valid in student parking lots. Daily parking permits must be displayed with the dated side up on the driver's side of the dashboard. Daily parking permits may be purchased from one of the daily parking permit machines located throughout the campus. The parking permit machines accept $5 bills, $1 bills, and silver coins. Select machines also accept the Sacramento State One Card. A Sacramento State parking permit is required for all vehicles, even if parking permit machines are not in service. For your convenience, daily parking permit machines are available in parking lots and in the University Transportation & Parking Services (UTAPS) office. If a daily parking permit machine is not functioning properly, a daily parking permit must be purchased from another machine. Daily parking permits are not refundable. For daily general public parking rate, contact University Transportation & Parking Services (UTAPS) at (916) 278-PARK.

Location of daily parking permit machines that accept the One Card are: Information Booth #1, Information Booth #2, Lot7 and Lot 8.

STUDENT PARKING PERMIT:
During the Fall and Spring semesters student parking permits are valid in student parking spaces. Student parking permits must be displayed in the following ways only: Hangtags must be displayed from the rear view mirror. Adhesive parking permits must be adhered to the driver's side of the windshield. Place the parking permit just above the vehicle identification number (VIN) so that parking enforcement can clearly see your VIN. Please do not impede your vision through the windshield.

WEEKLY PARKING PERMIT:
Weekly parking permits are available to Sacramento State faculty, staff, and students. Weekly parking permits may be purchased in one (1) week increments.

Usage of the weekly parking permit is the same as faculty/staff, student, or Residence Hall semester parking permits. Weekly parking permits are not refundable.

OVERNIGHT PARKING:
An overnight or Residence Hall parking permit is required to park overnight at Sacramento State . Contact the UTAPS office to obtain an overnight parking permit. Camping is not allowed at Sacramento State .

FACULTY/STAFF PARKING PERMIT:
Faculty/staff parking permits and emeritus parking permits are valid in faculty/staff as well as student spaces, unless otherwise posted. Faculty/Staff and emeritus parking permits are not valid in Parking Structure II. Most faculty and staff may also pay for their parking permits on a monthly basis via payroll deduction. Payroll deducted parking permits are available at the Student Financial Services Center in Lassen Hall. Faculty/staff parking permits must be displayed in the following ways only: Hangtag parking permits must be displayed from the rear view mirror. Adhesive parking permits must be adhered to the driver's side of the windshield. Place the parking permit just above the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) so that parking enforcement can clearly see your VIN. Please do not impede your vision through the windshield.

NON-TEACHING FACULTY SUMMER PARKING PERMIT:
Faculty members in a non-working capacity, who come to the campus during the Summer, may request a courtesy non-teaching faculty/staff parking permit. This permit is intended to accommodate the occasional visit to the campus to facilitate academic endeavors. Faculty members who are in a working capacity during the summer are required to purchase a parking permit for that period of time.

EMERITUS PARKING PERMIT:
Emeritus faculty and staff who are not working for pay are eligible to receive a courtesy emeritus parking permit. Emeritus parking permits are provided to retired faculty and staff to encourage them to return to enjoy the life of the campus, including attending events, lectures and other campus activities. Emeritus faculty and staff who return to the campus after retirement to work for pay are required to pay to park during that time. Emeritus parking permits are valid in faculty/staff and student parking spaces.

MOTORCYCLE PARKING PERMIT:
A motorcycle parking permit is required to park a motorcycle at CSU Sacramento. Motorcycle parking permits are valid only in motorcycle parking spaces. As an alternative to purchasing a motorcycle parking permit, persons who drive vehicles and motorcycles may purchase a vehicle parking permit and exchange it for a motorcycle hangtag. The motorcycle hangtag may be displayed in a vehicle or on a motorcycle. While displayed on a motorcycle, the parking permit is only valid in motorcycle parking spaces. While displayed in a vehicle, the parking permit is valid as a faculty/staff or student parking permit as indicated on the parking permit. It is the parking permit holder's responsibility to ensure the security of the parking permit. Hangtag parking permits used on motorcycles will not be replaced by UTAPS if they are lost or stolen.

RESIDENCE HALL PARKING PERMIT:
Student parking permits may be exchanged at no cost for Residence Hall parking permits or purchased directly at the UTAPS office. Residence Hall parking permits are issued to persons who live in the Residence Hall complex. Residence Hall parking permits are valid in the Residence Hall Lot, Lot 11 and Lot 2 student section. Residence Hall parking permits issued to students are not valid at any time in faculty/staff spaces in Parking Structure I or in the faculty/staff spaces located immediately around the Residence Hall complex area.

CARPOOL PARKING PERMIT:
Carpooling at Sacramento State is encouraged. Carpoolers may share the price of a parking permit and may park in preferential designated carpool areas. Faculty/staff and student parking permits may be exchanged at no cost for carpool parking permits or purchased directly at the University Transportation & Parking Services (UTAPS) office. A carpool consists of two or more persons per vehicle, who must arrive in a carpool space together. Student carpool parking permits are valid in the student carpool spaces in Lot 2 and Parking Structure I (Student Section). Faculty/staff carpool permits are valid in the student carpool spaces and faculty/staff carpool spaces in Lots 1 and 4. Carpool spaces are enforced as such until 11:00 am. After 11:00 am, student carpool spaces are enforced as student spaces and faculty/staff carpool spaces are enforced as faculty/staff spaces.

OFF-PEAK PARKING:

During off-peak parking periods, most student and faculty/staff parking spaces are open to all Sac State parking permits. NOTE: A Faculty/Staff parking permit is required at all times in the Faculty/Staff section in Parking Structure I and Faculty/Staff spaces located around the Residence Hall complex . A Residence Hall parking permit is required at all times in Residence Hall spaces in Lot 2.

An off-peak parking period is defined as: Monday-Friday after 4:30pm during the Fall and Spring semesters, Saturday, Sunday, campus closure holidays, Summer, Winter intersession, Spring Recess and Finals week.

PERMITS FOR PERSON WITH DISABILITIES :
At Sacramento State , each parked vehicle must have a valid parking permit. To park in disabled parking spaces on campus, a valid Sacramento State parking permit and disabled person placard or license plate must be displayed. Disabled persons may park in timed spaces without time restrictions when they display a valid Sacramento State parking permit and disabled person placard or license plate. Loading zones are intended for active loading and unloading and are not considered to be parking spaces. Disabled placards and license plates are not valid in loading zones.

OPEN TOP OR UNSECURED VEHICLES:
For open top or unsecured vehicles, a hangtag parking permit may be exchanged at the University Transportation & Parking Office (UTAPS) for a parking permit that will be adhered to the lower corner of the driver's side of the windshield. Place the parking permit on the outside of your window in the lower corner within 5 inches of the bottom of the window (CVC 26708-3). Place the parking permit just above the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) so that parking enforcement can clearly see your VIN.

TIMED PARKING SPACES:
Short-term parking without a valid Sacramento State parking permit is available in timed parking spaces throughout campus. The spaces are for parking only for the period of time posted, i.e., 5, 10, 15, 30, and 45 minutes. Timed parking spaces may be used by the same vehicle only once in each parking lot in a 24-hour period.

LOST, STOLEN, AND COUNTERFEIT PARKING PERMITS:
If a parking permit is lost or stolen, please report the loss to University Transportation & Parking Services (UTAPS). UTAPS will record the parking permit as lost or stolen and will enforce the parking permit as such. UTAPS does not replace lost or stolen parking permits. Upon reporting a lost or stolen parking permit, UTAPS may authorize the purchase of a replacement parking permit. It is a violation to display a lost, stolen, or counterfeit parking permit and may result in a parking citation being issued and/or other Sacramento State correction action.

VISITORS:
Visitors may purchase daily parking permits from one of the daily machines located in student lots 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 5th floor of Parking Structure I, both Visitor Information Booths or at the UTAPS office. Visitors may also utilize timed parking spaces for short-term visits. If you need additional information, please visit the Sacramento State Visitor Information Center in Sacramento Hall which is normally staffed Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Visitor Information Booths are located at the Esplanade and on State University Drive, South near College Town Drive. Please see our homepage for operational hours.

BICYCLES:
Bicycles are permitted on all campus roadways. Bicycles are not permitted on walking paths and sidewalks. For your convenience, Sacramento State offers a bicycle parking compound on campus. The use of the bicycle parking compound is free of charge. The bicycle compound is located adjacent to the Guy West Bridge on the east side of campus and is normally staffed Monday - Thursday from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm and Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm when Fall and Spring semester classes are in session. Although the bicycle compound is staffed to help deter theft, bicycles parked in the compound are parked at the owner's risk. Bicycle lockers are available for a fee through the Peak Adventures Office in the University Union. For additional information, please contact UTAPS at (916) 278-PARK to obtain a bicycle brochure.

PUBLIC SAFETY:
Public Safety will assist you with vehicle lockouts, dead batteries, lost and found and theft reports, as well as emergency situations. Please call (916) 278-6851 for assistance.

HORNET EXPRESS SHUTTLE AND PUBLIC TRANSIT:
Sacramento State encourages using alternative commute options. The Hornet Express Shuttles provide convenient transportation to and from the residential areas of La Riviera Drive , Howe/ArdenFair, and Fulton/Bell as well as certain stops on campus. The Hornet Express is available free of charge to all Sacramento State faculty, staff, and students with a valid Sacramento State OneCard. The Hornet Express Shuttles normally operate when fall and spring semester classes are in session. For additional information, please contact the Hornet Express Office at 916-278-5483 to obtain a Hornet Express brochure, or visit the Hornet Express website.

NIGHT SHUTTLE SERVICE:
The Hornet Express Night Shuttle is a demand-responsive service transporting the campus community to and from the various locations on campus and to vehicles parked on campus. Night Shuttle service is available Monday-Thursday from dusk until 11:00pm when fall and spring semester classes are in session. For Night Shuttle service, please dial x87260 from any campus telephone. The shuttle will typically arrive within 15 to 20 minutes.

SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT:
Sacramento Regional Transit services the Greater Sacramento Area and has several buses that arrive at and depart from Sacramento State throughout the day. Sacramento State students may ride any Sacramento Regional Transit bus or light rail train free of charge with a Sacramento State OneCard and valid student commuter sticker affixed to the back of the card. Employees may purchase an employee commuter sticker for $20 per year at the UTAPS office or the Student Financial Services Center (SFSC). The employee commuter sticker is valid on any Sacramento Regional Transit bus or light rail train.

PARKING CITATIONS:
The recipient of a citation has 21 days from the citation date to pay or appeal a citation (CVC 40215). If payment or an appeal is not received within 21 days, a reminder Notice of Delinquent Parking Violation will be mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle. There is an additional 14 days from the date of the notice to pay or appeal the citation. Failure to pay or appeal the citation by the 14th day after the date of the reminder notice may result in the following actions:

Forfeit of all rights to an appeal of the citation.

A late fee may be added to the cost (penalty) of the citation.

A hold may be placed on the registered owner's vehicle registration with the Department of Motor Vehicles preventing registration renewal until all outstanding citation and late fees are paid in full.

A hold may be placed on the Sacramento State student's academic records.

The recipient of a citation may be responsible for any collection costs related to collecting the debt.

Multiple unpaid citations may result in the immobilization or towing and impounding of the vehicle at owners expense.

TO PAY A CITATION:
Please click on "On-line Parking Services" on the right-hand navigation menu above.