INDEX
PAGE
INTRODUCTION 1
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1-1. Definitions 2
1-2. Regulating; Delegating of Authority 3
1-3. Posting Notice of Ordinance and Regulations 3
1-4. Publications of Ordinance and Regulations 3
1-5. Filing of Ordinance and Regulations 4
1-6. Liability 4
1-7. Cooperation with Civil Authorities 4
1-8. Rules of Evidence 4
1-9. Trust Accounts 5
1-10. Parking on Streets or Roads of the Town of Chapel Hill 5
ARTICLE II. PAYMENTS & COLLECTIONS
Section 2-1. Payment Methods 6
2-2. Non-Paying Patrons 6
2-3. Replacement Fee 7
2-4. Returned Checks 7
2-5. Collection Methods 7
2-6. Civil Suits for Recovery of Penalties 8
ARTICLE III. PARKING
Section 3-1. Method of Parking 8
3-2. Disabled Vehicles 9
3-3. Parking Zones 9
3-4. Permit Fees 14
3-5. Special Event Parking 16
3-6. Metered Spaces 19
3-7. Controlled-access Lots 20
3-8. Visitor Parking at Carolina Inn 24
3-9. Parking at Horace Williams Airport 24
3-10. Parking at the Institute of Government 24
3-11. Parking in the Vicinity of Friday Center Drive 24
3-12. Parking in the Morehead Building Planetarium Lot 24
3-13. Parking at Odum Village 24
3-14. Reserved Parking 24
3-15. Visitor and Conference Parking 25
3-16. Bus Stops 25
3-17. State-owned Vehicle Parking 25
3-18. Motorcycle/Moped/Motorbike Parking 26
3-19. Bicycle Parking 26
3-20. Temporary Parking Restrictions 27
3-21. Night Parking 27
3-22. Acquisition of Non-University Parking Support 28
3-23. Idling at Air Intake Valves 28
3-24. Signs 28
ARTICLE IV. PARKING PERMITS
Section 4-1. Parking Permits 28
4-2. Special Parking Permits 30
4-3. Display of Permits 33
4-4. Counterfeiting/Altering Parking Permits 34
4-5. Obtaining Parking Permits Through Unlawful Means 34
4-6. Unauthorized Display of Parking Permits 35
4-7. Reinstatement of Eligibility 35
ARTICLE V. TRAFFIC
Section 5-1. Interference with Traffic 35
5-2. Fire Lanes/Fire Hydrants 36
5-3. Sidewalks, Grass or Shrubbery 36
5-4. Speed Limits 36
5-5. Stop Intersections 37
5-6. U-Turns Prohibited 37
5-7. Vehicular Traffic at Marked Crosswalks 37
5-8. Pedestrian Obstructing Traffic 37
5-9. Passenger Pick Up and Discharge 37
5-10. One-way Streets 37
ARTICLE VI. CONTROL
Section 6-1. Penalties 38
6-2. Police Regulations 40
6-3. Repeated Offenses 40
ARTICLE VII. FEES
Section 7-1. Vehicle Impoundment Fee 41
7-2. Vehicle Immobilization Fee 42
7-3. Impoundment of Abandoned and Derelict Vehicles 42
7-4. Disposal of Abandoned and Derelict Vehicles 42
7-5. Bicycle and Skateboard Impoundment Fee 45
7-6. Disposal of Junked Bicycles and Impounded Skateboards 44
ARTICLE VIII. APPEALS
Section 8-1. Appeals 44
ARTICLE IX. REPEALS
Section 9-1. Former Regulations Repealed 45
The Ordinance Regulating
Traffic and Parking
on the Campus of
The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
This Ordinance defines the general operations and policies for traffic and parking on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (hereinafter referred to as University or UNC). The provisions set forth in this Ordinance are designed to ensure the safety and protection of all users of the system.
Effective Date - August 15, 2007
Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, pursuant to Chapter 116, Article 1, Part 6 of General Statutes of North Carolina:
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
The words
and phrases defined in this section have the meaning indicated when used in this
Ordinance, unless the context
clearly requires another meaning:
1.
"Campus" means all property that (i) is owned or leased in whole or in part
by The State of North Carolina and (ii) is
subject to the general oversight of the Board of Trustees of The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill excepting and excluding:
a. property leased to another not located within one of the areas set out in Sec. 3-3;
b. the University Lake watershed; and
c. property held for use as an official residence for administrative officers of
The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
2. "Motor vehicle"
means every licensed vehicle that is self-propelled and every vehicle
designed to run upon the highway
that is pulled by a self-propelled motor vehicle. This includes automobiles,
trucks, motorcycles and any other licensed
motor-powered, passenger-carrying device.
3. "Park" means to leave a motor vehicle unattended by any person authorized to, or capable of, moving it immediately
upon the direction of a law or parking control officer. Notes in vehicles, activated hazard lights, or a running engine do not
render the vehicle "attended."
4. "Chancellor" means the Chancellor of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
or his/her delegate.
5. "Visitor" means any individual other than a student or employee of either UNC or UNC Hospitals and any of their
contract or temporary employees.
6. "Moped/Motorbike" means every two-wheeled vehicle that is self-propelled by means of
a motor and is not licensed by the State of North Carolina and is capable of carrying passenger(s).
8.
"Booting" means to immobilize a vehicle through the use of a device
designed to be attached to the rear tire / wheel
that renders
the vehicle inoperable.
9.
"Parking Coordinator" means a department-assigned staff member who acts as
a liaison with the UNC-Chapel Hill
Department of
Public Safety.
10.
"Parking Permit" means any identification assigned by the UNC-Chapel Hill
Department of Public Safety to be
displayed on
a vehicle for parking legally on the campus.
11. “State-owned Vehicles” are all vehicles, including service vehicles, owned by the State of North Carolina.
Sec. 1-2. Regulating; Delegating of Authority
1. The
Chancellor is authorized to adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations and
to establish such administrative
procedures as he/she may deem necessary or advisable for the administration,
interpretation, and enforcement of this Ordinance.
2. The Chancellor may delegate administrative responsibilities imposed on him/her by this Ordinance to the Director of
Public Safety and other officers of the University that the Chancellor may choose.
3. The
Department of Public Safety operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a
week. In-office customer service is
available from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on
University-recognized holidays. Regulations may be
enforced at any time deemed necessary by special event activities or other
circumstances.
Sec. 1-3. Posting Notice of Ordinance and Regulations
The
Chancellor, through his designated administrative officers, shall cause to be
posted a public notice of traffic and
parking restrictions imposed by or pursuant to the authority of this Ordinance
and by Chapter 116, Article 1, Part 6 of the General
Statutes of North Carolina. Once posted, these restrictions are in effect at all
times unless otherwise stated.
Sec. 1-4. Publications of Ordinance and Regulations
The
Chancellor, through his administrative officers, shall cause copies of this
Ordinance and regulations issued
pursuant hereto to be printed and made available to students, faculty, and
employees of the University.
Sec. 1-5. Filing of Ordinance and Regulations
A certified copy of this Ordinance and all regulations issued hereunder, except temporary police regulations, shall be filed in:
1. the Office of the President of The University of North Carolina;
2. the Office of the Chancellor of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
3. the Office of the Secretary of the State of North Carolina;
4. the Office of the UNC Director of Public Safety; and
5. the Office of Student Affairs.
The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no liability or
responsibility for damage or theft to any vehicle
parked in or on University properties subject to the jurisdiction or control of
the Board of Trustees of the University. The provisions
of this Ordinance shall apply to all operators of all vehicles, public and
private, and they shall be enforced twenty-four hours a day
except as otherwise specified by this Ordinance. It shall be unlawful for any
operator to violate any of the provisions of this
Ordinance except as otherwise permitted by The Ordinance or General Statutes of
North Carolina.
The
operator of any vehicle shall obey the lawful instruction of any law enforcement
officer, parking control officer, official
traffic signs or control devices appropriately placed and in accordance with
provisions of these regulations.
Sec. 1-7. Cooperation with Civil Authorities
The
Chancellor shall cooperate with all law enforcement authorities of the State of
North Carolina and its political
subdivisions in enforcing this Ordinance and issuing regulations hereunder. When
the Town of Chapel Hill enacts an Ordinance
that, pursuant to G.S. 116.44.5, supersedes any portion of this Ordinance or any
regulation issued hereunder, the Chancellor shall,
upon receiving a certified copy of such Ordinance from the town clerk,
immediately cause to be removed all parking meters, signs
and other devices or markings erected or placed on a public street by authority
of the superseded Ordinance or regulations.
When a
vehicle is found to be in violation of this Ordinance it shall be considered
prima facie evidence that the vehicle was
parked by:
1. The person to whom University parking permit for the vehicle is registered;
2. If no parking permit
has been issued for the vehicle), the person, company, corporation or firm in
whose name the
vehicle is registered with the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles or the
corresponding agency of another state
or nation; or
3. The son,
daughter, spouse, or ward of the registered owner enrolled in or employed with
The University of North
Carolina at
Chapel Hill or UNC Hospitals.
The prima
facie rule of evidence established by Sec. 1-8 shall not apply to the registered
owner of a leased or rented
vehicle when said owner can furnish evidence that the vehicle was, at the time
of the parking violation, leased or rented, to
another person. In such instances, the owner of the vehicle shall, within
reasonable time after notification of the parking violation,
furnish the Department of Public Safety with the name and address of the person
or company who leased or rented the vehicle.
All monies
received from parking fees and penalties imposed by this Ordinance, as well as
any parking impact fees, shall
be placed in trust accounts and may be used for the following purposes:
1. to
defray the cost of administering and enforcing this Ordinance and Chapter 116,
Article 1, Part 6 of the General
Statutes of
North Carolina;
2. to develop, maintain, and supervise parking lots, areas and facilities;
3. to
provide bus service on the campus and to participate with the Towns of Chapel
Hill and Carrboro, in a public
transportation system serving the University community;
4. as a
pledge to secure revenue bonds for parking facilities issued under Chapter 116,
Article 21, of the General
Statutes of
North Carolina; and / or
5. for any other purpose related to parking, traffic, and transportation on the campus as authorized by the Chancellor.
Sec. 1-10. Parking on Streets or Roads of the Town of Chapel Hill
Except as expressly permitted by this Ordinance, it is unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle:
1. on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and
2. on those
portions of the following streets in the Town of Chapel Hill where parking is
not prohibited by The Ordinance
of the Town
of Chapel Hill:
a. both sides of Battle Lane for its entire length;
b. both sides of South Road from Country Club Road to South Columbia Street;
c. both sides of Country Club Road from Raleigh Street to South Road;
d. both sides of Raleigh Street for its entire length;
e. both sides of Pittsboro Street for its entire length;
f. both sides of Boundary Street from East Franklin Street to Country Club Road;
g. both sides of Park Place for its entire length;
h. both sides of South Columbia Street from East Franklin Street to Manning Drive;
i. both sides of Cameron Avenue from Raleigh Street to South Columbia Street;
j. both sides of McCauley Street from South Columbia Street to Pittsboro Street;
k. both sides of Ridge Road between Country Club Road and Manning Drive; and
l. all sidewalks.
Nothing in
this Ordinance shall be construed as recognition by the Board of Trustees of The
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill as a prescriptive easement in any street specifically
named herein.
ARTICLE II. PAYMENTS AND COLLECTIONS
Payments
owed to the UNC Department of Public Safety
may be made in
the following ways (the Department reserves
the right or the ability to change payment methods for operational efficiency):
1. Cash (not
recommended to be sent through the mail) except unrolled coins (receipts will
not be given until
coins are properly rolled);
2. Checks or money orders (payable to the UNC Department of Public Safety);
3. UNC and UNC Hospitals Payroll Deduction;
4. University Account Adjustment Request (AJ-1) (to be used by University departments for transferring funds);
5. University Departmental Direct Fund Transfers (following DPS Accounting Services guidelines);
6. MasterCard/VISA;
7. UNC - One Card;
8. Cash Keys (meter activation);
9. On-line Payments
1. Vehicles Left on Pay Operations Lot
Vehicles
remaining after pay operation sites close will be issued a notice to pay. The
notices will be automatically entered
into the
parking system. Persons not leaving the appropriate parking fees in the honor
box will have 10 days to forward
payment,
after which a 10.00 late fee will be added to the parking charge, and a billing
notice will be sent to the registered
owner of the
vehicle. The appropriate fee is determined based on the time the vehicle
entered the lot as is indicated on
the ticket
issued at time of entry until the posted time of lot closing.
2. Failure to Pay Upon Exiting a Pay Lot
The owner of any
vehicle exiting a visitor / patient parking facility without paying or otherwise
having parking validated
will be sent a billing notice for a full day’s parking.
A lost or
stolen parking permit must be reported immediately to the Department of Public
Safety and an affidavit must be
filed. A lost permit will be replaced at a charge of $25.00 or the face value of
the permit, or whichever is less. The replacement fee
shall be refunded if the missing permit is found and returned to the Department
of Public Safety.
A permit
reported stolen will be replaced free of charge on a one time only basis. In
order for a stolen permit to be replaced
free of charge, a police report must be filed for such permit. Permits reported
lost or stolen may not be replaced without the approval
of the Director of the Department of Public Safety or his / her designee.
Any payment
made by a check that is returned by the bank and not cleared upon notification
shall necessitate that a hold be
placed with the University Registrar or that the amount be deducted from an
employee's paycheck. Returned checks of non-affiliated individuals or companies
will be forwarded to a collection agency if not cleared upon notification. A
$25.00 service charge shall be
imposed for all returned checks.
No parking
permit may be issued to any individual who has outstanding debts to the
Department of Public Safety. The
Department of Public Safety may reduce or retain any refund from the
cancellation of a permit to clear all outstanding balances
associated with the account. Failure to pay debts within the required time frame
can result in the University arranging for the
collection of fees assessed against faculty, staff, students, and visitors in
the following manner:
1. Debts owed by employees of the University and UNC Hospitals may be deducted from payroll checks.
2. Debts owed by students necessitates that a "hold" status be placed with the University Registrar.
3. The
Attorney General for the State of North Carolina may recommend the use of a
collection agency to collect debts
from
individuals whose debts may not be collected by payroll deduction or by other
means.
4. Failure
to pay civil penalties or other just debts owed to the Department of Public
Safety within ten calendar days of
the date of
the citation(s) or incurrence of the debt will result in a $10.00 late payment
fee being assessed on each unpaid
citation or
other transaction.
5. Debts
owed by individuals not eligible for payroll deduction may be subject to
garnishment of North Carolina State
income tax
refund.
Sec. 2-6 Civil Suits for Recovery of Penalties
When the
Chancellor in his sole judgment determines that civil penalties validly imposed
for violation of this Ordinance
cannot or will not be collected through normal administrative procedures, he may
request the Attorney General of North Carolina
to bring a civil action against the offender in the name of the State for the
recovery of the penalty.
ARTICLE III. PARKING
The
Chancellor shall cause each area in which parking is permitted by this Ordinance
to be surveyed and developed for
parking. Each parking space shall be defined by appropriate signs and painted
lines (when the parking area is paved). Parking
spaces in unpaved lots will be marked by wheelstops.
When parking
spaces have been marked off in the area in which parking
is lawful, vehicles shall be parked within the spaces so designated at all
times.
1. Some
spaces shall be marked for compact vehicles. These spaces shall be fifteen feet
in length and five feet in width,
with two and
one-half feet of hatching between spaces. It is unlawful for any vehicle to
occupy more than the five-foot
portion of
the space. Signs shall be posted or on-ground markings shall designate compact
spaces.
2. It is
unlawful at any time to occupy portions of more than one space when such is
defined by painted lines or to park
in any
portion of the area not clearly designated for parking.
3. When
spaces are designed at an angle (diagonally) to a street curb or dividing
median, vehicles shall be parked therein
with the
front of the vehicle next to the curb or median. When parking spaces are
parallel to a curb or dividing median,
vehicles
shall be parked with the front of the vehicle facing the direction of travel
authorized for that side of the street or
driveway.
It is
unlawful to leave a disabled vehicle parked in violation of this Ordinance
without immediately notifying the Department
of Public Safety. If the vehicle is obstructing traffic, in a reserved space, or
creating a hazard, it must be moved immediately.
No vehicle will be placed on the disabled vehicle list more than one time
per month unless the operator will accept assistance
from the Department of Public Safety or a tow firm. Persons who exceed the
limitations for placing their vehicle on the disabled list
and do not accept assistance shall be subject to the appropriate penalty if the
vehicle remains parked in violation of this Ordinance.
If the Department of Public Safety has permits available for the lot in which
the vehicle is parked, the operator may be required to
purchase a permit rather than be placed on the disabled list.
Any person
parking a motor vehicle in the parking lots and areas described in this section
(3-3) must display the appropriate
permit for that lot or parking area during those days and hours specified at the
entrance to such lots or areas. Any vehicle parked
without displaying a valid permit is subject to the issuance of a civil penalty,
vehicle immobilization/booting, and/or towing.
If the
assigned zone is full, a temporary permit for an alternate zone may be obtained
from the Public Safety Department
located off Manning Drive. UNC Hospitals’ employees may obtain temporary permits
from the Hospital Parking Office.
It is unlawful to
park a motor vehicle within any zone other than the one authorized by permit, as
displayed on the registered
motor vehicle. Vehicles displaying a valid special permit obtained through the
UNC Department of Public Safety may park as indicated
by use of those permits and their related restrictions.
Any main campus permit shall be valid in R Zones.
A guide
that summarizes the regulations and a map depicting the parking zones is
available at the Department of Public Safety.
Parking zones are described as follows:
Zone A
Aycock Circle
Battle Lane
Spencer
Zone BD
Business School Deck
Zone BG
Bell Tower
Zone Bicycle
Those areas designated by bicycle racks or specifically designated bicycle parking areas
Zone CAP/H-CAP
Bible Church
Chatham County Park and Ride
Friday Center Park and Ride
Franklin Street Park and Ride
Hedrick Park and Ride
725 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Zone CD
Craige Deck
Zone CG
Helipad
Zone FC
Fraternity Court
Zone FG
EPA Gated
Zone JD
Jackson Deck
Zone K
Ehringhaus
Zone KSD
Knapp-Sanders Deck
Zone L
Craige
Morrison Circle
Zone M
Hinton James
Zone MC
Those areas posted or specifically designated for motorcycles and motorbikes and mopeds
Zone MD
McCauley Deck
Zone ND
Cobb Deck
Zone NG1
Swain
Zone NG3
Caldwell
Steele
Zone N1
440 North
440 South
Zone N2
Morehead Planetarium
Porthole
Zone N3
Bynum
Emerson Dr.
Hickerson House
Love House
Peabody
Zone N5
Boundary Street
Forest Theater
Park Place
Zone N7
University Relations
Nash
Zone N8
Undergraduate Library
Zone N9
International Studies
Zone N10
University Development
Zone PD
Cardinal Deck
Zone PR
Estes Resident
Zone RD
Rams Head Deck
Zone R1
Electrical Distribution
Physical Plant
Zone R2
Art Building
Administrative Office Building
Zone R3
Cameron-Graham
Cogeneration Facility
Zone R4
Frank Porter Graham
Zone R5
Zone R6
Continuing Education
Day Care Center
School Leadership Program
WUNC
Zone R7
Bolin Creek
725 Airport Rd.
Zone R8
Hedrick Building
Zone R9
Cone Tennis Facility
Zone R10
Chapel Hill North
Zone SFH
Baity Hill
Mason Farm Residence
Zone S1
Public Safety
Zone S3
Knapp
Law School
Navy Field
Ridge Road
Law Programs
Zone S4
Stadium Drive
Avery
Zone S6
Bioinformatics
Dental School
EPA
EPA Loading
Glaxo
Isaac Taylor
Mason Farm Road
South Chiller
Zone S8
Kenan Field House
Zone S9
Dean E. Smith
Zone S10
Boshamer
Zone S11
Bowles
Koury
Manning
Smith
Zone S12
Bernard Street
Branson Street
Community Building
Hibbard Drive
Jackson Circle
Mason Farm Road
Branson Overflow
Community Building
Mason Farm Overflow
Zone T
Outdoor Recreation
Zone W
Beard
Pursuant to Section
1-2, the Chancellor may provide for subdivision of and for addition or deletion
of lots to or from any one of
these zones and may change traffic flow patterns and hours of operation as
deemed necessary or advisable for the administration
or enforcement of this Ordinance.
Permit fees are
established based on an employee’s base salary as of April 1st prior
to the beginning of the permit year. The salary
scale determined on April 1st will be used for the entire permit year
and will not change if salary changes occur during the permit year.
If employment begins after April 1st, the starting day base salary
will be used to determine permit price.
The fees shall be charged as follows:
|
Student Pricing |
||||||
|
Permit |
|
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
|
ALG |
|
$ 639 |
$ 671 |
$ 705 |
$ 733 |
$ 762 |
|
Reserved |
|
$ 575 |
$ 604 |
$ 634 |
$ 659 |
$ 685 |
|
Gated |
|
$ 464 |
$ 487 |
$ 512 |
$ 532 |
$ 553 |
|
Non Gated |
|
$ 353 |
$ 371 |
$ 389 |
$ 405 |
$ 421 |
|
PR (Estes Drive) |
|
$ 266 |
$ 280 |
$ 294 |
$ 306 |
$ 318 |
|
Motorcycle Permit (no on-campus permit) |
|
$ 147 |
$ 154 |
$ 162 |
$ 168 |
$ 175 |
|
Motorcycle Permit (with on-campus permit) |
|
$ 36 |
$ 38 |
$ 40 |
$ 42 |
$ 44 |
|
Permit |
Scale in Thousands (Based on Salary) |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
|
ALG/RS |
<$25 |
$ 883 |
$ 905 |
$ 928 |
$ 965 |
$ 1,004 |
|
$25-<$50 |
$ 926 |
$ 972 |
$ 1,021 |
$ 1,062 |
$ 1,104 |
|
|
$50-$100 |
$ 1,065 |
$ 1,172 |
$ 1,288 |
$ 1,340 |
$ 1,394 |
|
|
>$100 |
$ 1,382 |
$ 1,659 |
$ 1,991 |
$ 2,071 |
$ 2,154 |
|
|
ALG |
<$25 |
$ 662 |
$ 679 |
$ 696 |
$ 724 |
$ 753 |
|
$25-<$50 |
$ 695 |
$ 729 |
$ 766 |
$ 797 |
$ 829 |
|
|
$50-$100 |
$ 799 |
$ 878 |
$ 966 |
$ 1,005 |
$ 1,045 |
|
|
>$100 |
$ 1,037 |
$ 1,244 |
$ 1,493 |
$ 1,553 |
$ 1,615 |
|
|
Reserved |
<$25 |
$ 595 |
$ 610 |
$ 625 |
$ 650 |
$ 676 |
|
$25-<$50 |
$ 625 |
$ 656 |
$ 689 |
$ 717 |
$ 746 |
|
|
$50-$100 |
$ 719 |
$ 791 |
$ 870 |
$ 905 |
$ 941 |
|
|
>$100 |
$ 933 |
$ 1,120 |
$ 1,344 |
$ 1,398 |
$ 1,454 |
|
|
Gated |
<$25 |
$ 481 |
$ 493 |
$ 505 |
$ 525 |
$ 546 |
|
$25-<$50 |
$ 505 |
$ 530 |
$ 557 |
$ 579 |
$ 602 |
|
|
$50-$100 |
$ 581 |
$ 639 |
$ 703 |
$ 731 |
$ 760 |
|
|
>$100 |
$ 754 |
$ 905 |
$ 1,086 |
$ 1,129 |
$ 1,174 |
|
|
Non Gated |
<$25 |
$ 365 |
$ 374 |
$ 384 |
$ 399 |
$ 415 |
|
$25-<$50 |
$ 383 |
$ 402 |
$ 422 |
$ 439 |
$ 457 |
|
|
$50-$100 |
$ 440 |
$ 484 |
$ 532 |
$ 553 |
$ 575 |
|
|
>$100 |
$ 571 |
$ 685 |
$ 822 |
$ 855 |
$ 889 |
|
|
AM,PM,NR,SR,PDV |
<$25 |
$ 274 |
$ 281 |
$ 288 |
$ 300 |
$ 312 |
|
$25-<$50 |
$ 287 |
$ 301 |
$ 316 |
$ 329 |
$ 342 |
|
|
$50-$100 |
$ 330 |
$ 363 |
$ 399 |
$ 415 |
$ 432 |
|
|
>$100 |
$ 429 |
$ 514 |
$ 617 |
$ 642 |
$ 668 |
|
|
Motorcycle Permit (no on-campus permit) |
<$25 |
$ 153 |
$ 157 |
$ 161 |
$ 167 |
$ 174 |
|
$25-<$50 |
$ 160 |
$ 168 |
$ 176 |
$ 183 |
$ 190 |
|
|
$50-$100 |
$ 184 |
$ 202 |
$ 222 |
$ 231 |
$ 240 |
|
|
>$100 |
$ 238 |
$ 286 |
$ 343 |
$ 357 |
$ 371 |
|
|
Motorcycle Permit (with on-campus permit) |
<$25 |
$ 35 |
$ 36 |
$ 37 |
$ 38 |
$ 40 |
|
$25-<$50 |
$ 36 |
$ 38 |
$ 40 |
$ 42 |
$ 44 |
|
|
$50-$100 |
$ 41 |
$ 45 |
$ 50 |
$ 52 |
$ 54 |
|
|
>$100 |
$ 54 |
$ 64 |
$ 77 |
$ 80 |
$ 83 |
|
The
Chancellor is authorized to change permit prices (higher or/lower) once per
permit year prior to the beginning of the
permit year. Notice of such change shall be given at least 60 days prior to the
beginning of the permit year. Any such change
shall be reported to the Board of Trustees for information and shall be recorded
in the minutes of the Board of Trustees as an
amendment to this Ordinance.
Sec. 3-5. Special Event Parking
The
Chancellor may cause any lot to be reserved Monday through Friday, after 5:00
p.m. and on selected weekends to
accommodate special event parking, i.e., for concerts, plays, athletics, and
other events. A maximum charge of $10.00 per car,
$20.00 per limousine, $30.00 per RV, and $40 per bus may be charged for use of
these lots. Excluded from this fee are lots
approved for use under Section 3-5 (2, 3), football and basketball parking.
Parking in
certain lots or areas will be reserved for athletic events held in Kenan
Stadium, the Dean E. Smith Center, and
other athletic facilities for specifically authorized persons. Management of the
lots or areas is the responsibility of the Department
of Public Safety. Special permits are required and shall be issued and
controlled by the Athletic Department / Educational Foundation /
Department of Public Safety. Sample permits shall be provided to the Director
of Public Safety.
The
Director of Public Safety is authorized to remove and / or cite vehicles parked
in reserved spaces prior to football and
basketball games pursuant to Section 3-20. On the day that the relocation
occurs, a list of all vehicles moved will be forwarded to
the Department of Public Safety.
1. Notification to Permit Holders
The Chancellor will take one or more of the following steps to inform permit holders of special event parking policies:
a. Information electronically mailed to all permit holders affected by special event parking,
b. Informational signs posted at the entrances to lots reserved for football, basketball, and other special events,
c. Press releases, and
d. Other methods as appropriate.
2. Football Parking
a. Parking in the following lots or areas, during football home game days, is
reserved for specifically authorized
persons. Special permits issued and controlled by the Athletic Department,
Educational Foundation, and Public
Safety are required for the following lots:
Bell Tower
Boshamer Tennis Courts
Bowles / Business School Deck
Cardinal Deck
Craige Deck
Crescent
Dean E. Smith
Dogwood Deck (4th and 5th levels)
Fetzer Drive
Highway 54 Lot
Koury
Manning Lot
Navy Field
McCauley Deck
Outdoor Recreation
Paul Green Theatre
Rams Head Deck
Ridge Road between Manning Drive and Stadium Drive
Public Safety
Knapp-Sanders Deck
Smith Lot
Stadium Drive
Undergraduate Library Lot
Williamson Drive
Women’s and Children’s
b. Parking spaces in the following lots will be reserved for
working employees with permits and others as defined by
the Chancellor. Those vehicles already parked in lots reserved for working
employees will not be required to move:
Craige Deck
Dogwood Deck
Peabody/Phillips
Beard
Steele
Swain
c. Parking is prohibited at the metered spaces on South Road between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight
on home football game days to accommodate routing of incoming and outgoing
traffic.
d. Parking in the following lots is reserved for the Chancellor's Office on
football home game days. Vehicles
already parked in these lots will not be required to move unless otherwise
posted.
Morehead Planetarium
Bynum
Steele
Caldwell
3. Basketball Parking
a. Parking is reserved for specifically authorized persons in the following lots
or areas, Monday through Friday
after 5:00 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays during basketball games held in the
Dean E. Smith Student
Activities Center. Special permits issued and controlled by the Athletic
Department are required for the
following lots:
Bowles / Business School Deck
Craige Deck
Koury Natatorium
Manning
Public Safety
Rams Head Deck (up to 50 Spaces)
Smith
Williamson Drive
b. Parking spaces in
the following lots will be reserved for working employees with permits and
others as defined
by the
Chancellor. Those vehicles already parked in these lots will not be required to
move.
Bell Tower
Craige Deck (CD Permit Holders)
Cardinal Deck
Jackson Deck (JD Permit Holders)
c. The Director of Public Safety is authorized to designate other parking areas as public pay parking.
4. Concerts
a. The following lots are reserved for pay parking for the public during
concerts and other non-athletic events in
the Dean E. Smith Center. Those vehicles already parked in these lots are not
required to move:
Bell Tower
Boshamer
Bowles / Business School Deck
Cardinal Deck
Craige Parking Deck
Jackson Deck
Manning
Rams Head Deck
Smith Center
Williamson Drive
Other lots as deemed necessary and so designated by the Director of Public Safety
5. Charter Bus Services
a. The
Department of Public Safety will assist with chartering service for buses with
local companies. A $25.00 fee will
be charged in
addition to the actual cost of the charter services provided.
b. A maximum charge of $40.00 may be charged for charter bus parking for special events.
6. Miscellaneous Events
a. Monitor
Services -- The Department of Public Safety will arrange for monitor services
for small events upon request
of the
sponsoring department. A $22.00 per hour fee, with a 3-hour minimum, will be
charged for each monitor assigned.
b.
Reserving Meters -- The Department of Public Safety may reserve meter spaces for
an event with a charge of $6.00
per meter for
a half a day and $12.00 per meter for a full day.
c. Permit Fees -- The
Department of Public Safety will schedule small events during normal regulation
hours upon the
request of the sponsoring department. A $6.00 per permit fee for on-campus
non-visitor parking lots will be charged
to the sponsoring department.
d. Equipment Set-up -- The Department of Public Safety will provide the
necessary equipment and signs for a special
event. The
following rates apply to event equipment set-up:
1. An hourly rate of $17.00 per staff person for equipment set-up and removal for special event operations.
2. A $40.00 per sign fee, which includes set-up, will be charged to the sponsoring department.
The
Chancellor may designate metered parking spaces within any parking lot or area
on the campus for general use, or
on those portions of public streets as indicated in Section 1-10 and may specify
the length of time for parking in each space.
Meter activation is required Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 9:00
p.m. unless otherwise posted.
1. Activation of
meters: Both on-street and off-street parking meters shall be designed so that
they can be activated by
insertion of lawful coins of the United States or by a cash key obtained at the
Department of Public Safety. Cash keys
are sold with a $10 minimum without a maximum upon payment of a $15.00 deposit.
One dollar and twenty-five cents
shall activate the meter for one hour, and the maximum time for meter parking
will be eight hours. All short-term meters
across campus shall be 75¢ per half-hour, and the maximum time for meter parking
at these meters will be thirty minutes.
2. Multiple
Violations: Vehicles parked in meter spaces without the meter being activated by
lawful coins or cash key
will be
subject to the issuance of a citation for each period of one hour that the
vehicle occupies the space with an
expired
meter.
3. Extended parking at
meters: It will be unlawful for a vehicle to occupy any portion of a metered
space for more than
twenty-four consecutive hours, regardless of whether or not the meter is
activated.
4. Abuse of meters: It
is unlawful for any person to damage, tamper with, willfully break, destroy or
impair the usefulness
of, or open without lawful authority any parking meter installed pursuant to
this Ordinance. It is unlawful for any person to
insert any object into a parking meter that is not a lawful coin of the United
States or cash key.
Sec. 3-7. Controlled-access Zones
The
Chancellor shall cause to be erected at the entrance and exit of each
controlled-access
lot, deck or
area defined in
Sec. 3-3 a gate that can be opened and closed either by assigned methods of
gate-control (gate card, access code, remote control)
or by a gate attendant.
It is
unlawful for vehicles to enter or park in controlled-access
zones
during the posted
controlled-access
hours without
paying the appropriate fee or displaying a valid permit for that
controlled-access
zone. Whether or not a gate is open during the
hours of parking is not an indication that an unauthorized vehicle may legally
drive through and park in the gated
zone.
It is
unlawful for any person to deface, damage, tamper with, willfully break,
destroy, impair the usefulness of,
evade
without tendering due payment
or open without
lawful authority an entry or exit gate or equipment.
A $10.00
fee will be charged
for replacing
damaged access mechanisms,
in addition to the applicable parking fine.
1.
Controlled-access
zones:
Gate-control access will be needed for entry into the designated
controlled-access
zone
as
specified at the entrance of such
zones.
It shall be unlawful to transfer or to use assigned access for vehicles not
registered
for that controlled-access
zone
and for that card.
If any person uses or
allows to be used his or her access device to
knowingly enable another vehicle to enter or exit a controlled-access zone
without paying the applicable parking fee or
permit fee, such person, in addition to being responsible for the applicable
parking fine, shall have their card-access rights
to University controlled-access zones deactivated for a period of one calendar
year. "ALG"
permits are valid in all gated
zones with
the exception of the Cardinal, Dogwood, and Rams Head Decks and all surface
visitor parking lots.
It shall
be unlawful for a vehicle to enter or exit a controlled-access
zone by trailing immediately behind another vehicle before
the gate has an opportunity to drop (a.k.a. “tailgating”) for
the purpose of evading payment of the applicable parking fee
or permit fee. It shall be unlawful to allow a vehicle to
enter or exit a controlled-access zone by tailgating behind one’s
own vehicle for the purpose of knowingly enabling the second
vehicle to evade payment of the applicable parking fee
or permit fee. Violators of either of the two preceding
sentences, in addition to being responsible for the applicable
parking fine, shall have their card-access rights to
University controlled-access zones deactivated for a period of one
calendar year.
2. Dogwood Parking
Deck: A parking attendant is on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a
week
unless otherwise posted.
The parking fee is $1.00 per hour with a daily maximum of $6.00. The Department
of Public Safety and UNC
Healthcare Systems may change the daily maximum upon agreement. During holidays
when the attendant is not on duty,
the parking gates will be open, and there will be no charge for parking in the
deck. There is no charge for visits of less
than fifteen minutes. Parking is permissible for faculty, staff, and students
with the display of an approved permit during
specified hours. Affiliated faculty, staff, and students can be legitimate
users as patients and visitors.
Employees and students
displaying valid S11 or PDV permits shall be allowed to park in the
Dogwood Parking
Deck Visitor Section after 2:30 p.m. (permits and hours are subject to change
based on operational needs). These
employees must exit prior to 9:30 a.m. the following morning.
Employees and students
displaying a valid south campus permit,
BC-CAP,
CAP or HCAP
permit and night
Hospital employees with a valid Night Hospital Placard shall be allowed to park
in the Dogwood Deck on weekends
without paying the appropriate visitor parking fee. Employees and students not
displaying a valid south campus permit
or night placard will be required to pay the visitor parking fee upon exiting
the deck.
Employees and students displaying a valid south campus permit,
BC-CAP,
CAP or
H-CAP permit
and night
Hospital employees with a valid Night Hospital Placard shall be allowed to park
in the Dogwood Deck after 5:00 p.m.
and must exit prior to 9:30 a.m. the following morning.
Vehicles
are prohibited from parking in the Dogwood Deck, without prior authorization
from the Department of Public
Safety, for more than 15 concurrent days without moving from the space. If any
vehicle continues to remain parked
without moving from such parking space 5 days after having been ticketed for
this parking violation, such vehicle shall
be deemed abandoned and subject to impoundment procedures in accordance with
Section 7.3. If the vehicle is
impounded, the owner shall be responsible for both the towing fees and the
Dogwood Deck parking fee for the
applicable number of days.
3.
Ambulatory Care Lot: A parking attendant is on duty weekdays from 7:30 a.m.
until 6:00 p.m. on Monday,
Wednesday,
and Friday and 7:30 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, unless
otherwise posted. The
parking
fee is $1.00 per hour. During holidays and weekends when the parking attendant
is not on duty, the
parking
gates will be open and there will be no charge for parking in the lot. There is
no charge for visits of less
than
fifteen minutes. Parking is permitted for patients and visitors only. Employees
and students are not eligible to
park in
this lot during operational hours unless attending a medical appointment.
Payment notices will be placed on
vehicles left in the lot at the time the lot closes. Vehicles are
prohibited from parking in the Ambulatory Care Lot,
without
prior authorization from the Department of Public Safety, for more than 15
concurrent days without moving
from
the space. If any vehicle continues to remain parked without moving from such
parking space 5 days after
having
been ticketed for this parking violation, such vehicle shall be deemed abandoned
and subject to impoundment
procedures in accordance with Section 7.3. If the vehicle is impounded, the
owner shall be responsible for both the
towing
fees and the Ambulatory Care Lot parking fee for the applicable number of days.
4.
Swain Lot: A parking attendant is on duty Monday –Wednesday
5:00 p.m.
until 12:00 a.m. An attendant is also
on duty Thursday and Friday
5:00 p.m.
until 3:00 a.m., Saturday 3:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m., and Sunday from 3:00 p.m.
until 12:00 a.m. unless otherwise posted. The parking fee is $1.25 per hour and
reservations are $6.00 per half day
(4 hours) and $12.00 per full day (8 hours). Staff, Faculty, and Students
displaying their UNC-One Card after
5:00 p.m. will only be required to pay $.75 per hour fees. During holidays when
the parking attendant is not on duty,
the parking gates will be open, and there will be no charge for parking in the
lot. There is no charge for visits of less
than 5 minutes. Parking is permissible for NG1 and other valid permit holders
for the lot Monday – Wednesday
7:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m., Thursday and Friday 7:30 a.m. until 3:00 a.m.,
Saturday 3:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. ,
and Sunday from 3:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. Payment notices will be placed on
vehicles left in the lot at the time
the lot closes. No vehicle shall remain parked for more than a 24-hour period
in the visitor spaces without exiting
and paying the required fees.
5. Morehead Lot: A
parking attendant is on duty Monday –Wednesday 7:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. An
attendant is
also on duty Thursday and Friday 7:30 a.m. until 3:00 a.m., Saturday 3:00 p.m.
until 3:00 a.m., and Sunday from 3:00 p.m.
until 12:00 a.m. unless otherwise posted. The parking fee is $1.25 per hour and
reservations are $6.00 per half day
(4 hours) and $12.00 per full day (8 hours). Staff, Faculty, and Students
displaying their UNC-One Card after 5:00 pm.
will only be required to pay $.75 per hour fees. During holidays when the
parking attendant is not on duty, the parking
gates will be open, and there will be no charge for parking in the lot. There
is no charge for visits of less than five minutes.
Parking is permissible for NG1 and other valid permit holders for the lot Monday
– Wednesday 7:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m.,
Thursday and Friday 7:30 a.m. until 3:00 a.m., Saturday 3:00 p.m. until 3:00
a.m. , and Sunday from 3:00 p.m. until
12:00 a.m. Visitors must park in designated visitor spaces only and faculty,
students, and staff are not eligible to park
in visitor parking spaces Monday – Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Payment notices will be placed on vehicles left
in the lot at the time the lot closes. No vehicle shall remain parked for more
than a 24-hour period in the visitor spaces
without exiting and paying the required fees.
6. Hwy. 54 Lot: A
parking attendant is on duty Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Staff,
Faculty, and Students
are not eligible to park in visitor parking spaces during operational hours
unless otherwise posted. The parking fee is
$1.25 per hour and reservations are $6.00 per half day (4 hours) and $12 per
full day (8 hours). During holidays when
the parking attendant is not on duty, the parking gates will be open, and there
will be no charge for parking in the lot.
Vehicles can not be left overnight in this lot between the hours of 1:00 a.m.
and 7:30 a.m. There is no charge for visits of
less than five minutes. No vehicle shall remain parked for more than a 24-hour
period in the visitor spaces without exiting
and paying the required fees.
7. Rams Head Deck: A
parking attendant or automated pay station is on duty to receive payment for
parking 24 hours
a day, seven days a week unless otherwise posted. Student commuter permits for
the deck are valid in the lot
Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Students lacking the appropriate
permit and any employee may park
in the Rams Head and pay the hourly rate. The hourly parking fee is $1.25 per
hour with a $24 daily maximum and
reservations are $6.00 per half day (4 hours) and $12 per full day (8 hours).
The lost ticket fee for this facility is $24
and no vehicle shall remain parked for more than a 24-hour period in the deck
without exiting and paying the required fees.
During holidays when the attendant is not on duty, the parking gates will be
open, and there will be no charge for parking in
the deck. There is no charge for visits of less than five minutes.
8. Parking
Validation Coupons: Departments wishing to pay parking fees for visitors or
patients may purchase validation
coupons from
the Department of Public Safety, which are valid in all pay visitor parking
areas on campus. The One-day
validation
coupon is valid for 8 hours of parking. Fees not covered by the validation
coupons are the responsibility of
the visitor
or patient.
The two types of coupons
available are: One-hour and One-day. They can be obtained by submitting an
approved application and some form of payment (Account
Number for Direct
Transfer (DT), a check, Visa or MasterCard, or cash)
to the Department of Public Safety.
Visitor Campus Parking Coupons (valid at Swain, Morehead, Highway 54, and Rams Head)
Coupons Price
One-hour $1.25
One-day (8 hours) $10.00
Patient Care Parking Coupons (valid at Dogwood Deck and ACC Lot)
Coupons Price
One-hour $1.00
One-day $6.00
Departments unable to use the coupons for parking in the visitor pay areas may
apply for a validation stamp. This
stamp is designated for use by the departments to authorize parking for visitors
and patients. The parking charges will be billed to
the hosting department on a monthly basis. There will be a monthly processing
fee of $10.00 for all validation stamp accounts.
Validation stamps and
coupons are not to be used by employees or students of UNC and UNC Hospitals,
and any
misuse by the aforementioned persons will result in revocation of stamp and
coupon privileges for one calendar year with
no refund.
9. Patient Visitor
Reduced-rate Coupons: Patients and visitors only needing extended parking may be
issued reduced-rate
coupons by UNC Hospitals in coordination with the UNC Department of Public
Safety. Each coupon authorizes parking
for one calendar day in the Dogwood Visitor Deck or the Ambulatory Care Center.
Persons with coupons may enter and
exit during the day with the same coupon.
Coupons are $4.00 per day.
10. Reserving Spaces in
Controlled-access Lots: Departments wishing to pay for reserved spaces in the
Swain, Morehead.
Hwy. 54 lots, and Rams Head Deck must purchase reservation coupons at a $6.00
per half day (4 hours) and $12.00 per
full day (8 hours) fee. A half-day coupon is to be used when a visitor is
arriving and leaving before 12:00 p.m. (noon).
A full-day coupon is used when a visitor arrives before noon and leaves after
noon or when they arrive any time after noon.
Sec. 3-8. Visitor Parking at Carolina Inn
Section 3-8 intentionally left blank. (Refer to Section 3-14)
Sec. 3-9. Parking at Horace Williams Airport
Section 3-9 intentionally left blank. (Refer to Section 3-14)
Sec. 3-10. Parking at the School of Government
Section 3-10 intentionally left blank. (Refer to Section 3-14)
Sec. 3-11. Parking in the Vicinity of Friday Center Drive
Section 3-11 intentionally left blank. (Refer to Section 3-14)
Sec. 3-12. Parking in the Morehead Building Planetarium Lot
Section 3-12 intentionally left blank. (Refer to Section 3-14)
Sec. 3-13. Parking at Odum Village
Section 3-13 intentionally left blank. (Refer to Section 3-3, Zone S12)
A sufficient
number of parking spaces shall be reserved to accommodate Service Vehicles,
State-owned Vehicles,
motorcycles, visitors, and to meet special needs as they arise. The Chancellor
shall determine the precise location and status
of reserved spaces. Reserved spaces for individuals or departments must receive
approval from the Chancellor. The annual
fee for reserved spaces shall be defined in Section 3-4 (Permit Fees, RS
spaces).
Parking at the Carolina Inn, Horace Williams Airport, School of Government,
Friday Center, Kenan Center, and is
reserved parking. Spaces are charged at the reserved rate unless otherwise
provided herein.
It is
unlawful for any unauthorized person to park a motor vehicle in a reserved
space. Notice of the reserved status
of a parking space shall be prominently posted at the space. Once posted, such
spaces are reserved at all times unless
otherwise indicated.
1. It is
unlawful for non-disabled affiliated individuals to display a State disability
plate, State disability permit, or
disabled veteran license plate. Misuse of such plates or permits shall result
in the issuance of a parking citation, immobilization,
and/or impoundment. A sufficient number of parking spaces shall be reserved to
meet the needs of the disabled. It is unlawful
to park a vehicle in a space posted for disability parking or in a manner
denying access to a disability parking space or disability
access to a building or sidewalk. Public disability spaces are reserved at all
times unless otherwise indicated. UNC-CH and UNC
Hospitals' employees (including contract employees), and students are required
to apply for and purchase the appropriate UNC
permit to park in spaces reserved for disability.
2.
Sufficient areas shall be set aside for two-hour service zones for the use of
persons making deliveries to and pick-ups
from University buildings. The Chancellor shall decide the precise size and
location of each two-hour service zone. It is unlawful
for any person to cause a motor vehicle to occupy a two-hour service zone for
any purpose other than that for which the area is
designated or without the appropriate permit.
3. A
sufficient number of parking spaces shall be reserved to meet the needs of
UNC-CH and UNC Hospitals affiliated
disabled persons. It will be considered unlawful for any unauthorized person to
cause a motor vehicle to occupy these designated
spaces.
Sec. 3-15. Visitor and Conference Parking
Departments may request parking spaces in one of the pay visitor parking
lots (as described in Sec. 3-7.) for guests
attending conferences, meetings, and seminars. Parking may be available in
fringe lots for visitor parking during the summer
and academic breaks. A $6.00 fee per permit will be charged.
Reservations in the Morehead, Swain, Hwy. 54 lots or Rams Head Deck will be
assigned at the rate of $6.00 per
half day (4 hours) and $12.00 per full day (8 hours). A half-day coupon is to
be used when a visitor is arriving and leaving
before 12:00 p.m. (noon). A full-day coupon is used when a visitor arrives
before noon and leaves after noon or when they
arrive any time after noon. Weekday reservations for guests arriving after 5:00
pm and weekend reservations will be assigned
at a rate of $5.00 each.
Sufficient areas shall be set aside for bus stops for the use of any
public transportation system established by the Town
of Chapel Hill and serving the University community or any bus / shuttle system
operated by the University. The Chancellor shall
decide the precise size and location of each bus stop. It is unlawful for any
person to cause a motor vehicle to occupy a bus stop
for any purpose other than for which the areas are designated.
Sec. 3-17. State-owned Vehicle Parking
State Vehicles may park on campus as follows:
a.
State-owned Vehicles may park in any spaces specifically reserved for state
vehicles for the amount of time indicated
on the sign
designating the space as a state vehicle space.
b. State-owned
Vehicles may park in any regular parking space for no more than forty-eight
hours. All State vehicles
owned or assigned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are
required to display parking permits:
c.
Departments with State-owned Vehicles are required to complete a parking
permit application indicating each
vehicle that it owns or leases. Departments will be issued a permit and charged
an annual fee.
d. State-owned Service Vehicles are subject to parking actions as follows:
1. State-owned Service
Vehicles are prohibited from parking in a regular parking space for more than
forty-eight hours and are subject to the issuance of a civil penalty, and
vehicle immobilization / booting and/or towing fees.
2. Certain regular parking spaces on campus may be
restricted from use by State-owned Vehicles from time to
time, in accordance with Section 3-20.
Sec. 3-18. Motorcycle/Moped/Motorbike Parking
Licensed
motorcycles, mopeds, and motorbikes (required by the State of North Carolina DMV
to have a license) are
required to purchase and display a UNC permit and must park in designated
motorcycle parking areas. It is unlawful for
motorcycles, mopeds, and motorbikes to park in any area of campus not designated
as motorcycle parking, unless permit
requirements are not in effect. Motorcycles may park at metered spaces upon
activation of the meter.
In the case of a
person wishing to register a combination of an automobile and a motorcycle, full
payment will be required
for the automobile permit, but there will be a reduced charge for the additional
motorcycle permit. A motorcycle permit is at the
full price when purchased in conjunction with a PR permit or other park and ride
areas. No more than one motor vehicle permit
and one motorcycle permit shall be issued to any registrant.
Employees
and students of UNC and UNC Hospitals are required to display a bicycle permit
when bringing bicycles to
campus. This permit is issued free of charge upon the completion of a bicycle
registration form. Bicycle parking is available
throughout the campus and is designated by the presence of bicycle racks or
specifically designated areas.
Warning
tags issued by the UNC - CH Department of Public Safety may be attached to a
bicycle in violation of this
Ordinance. Bicycles owners finding such warning tags attached must remove the
bicycle within eight hours or it will be impounded.
However, impoundment for violation of this Ordinance may be executed with or
without such tags attached.
1. Any
bicycle parked in violation of this Ordinance is subject to impoundment without
prior warning. Bicycles shall not
be parked or stored in any location other than areas designated for bicycle
parking, including:
a. inside a University building, where an unsafe or hazardous condition is created for building occupants;
b. against or attached to any tree, bush, plant, or foliage;
c. against or attached to any electrical fixture, sign post, railing, public seating fixture, or emergency safety device; or
d. in any other area where parking is prohibited specifically by this Ordinance.
2. Any bicycle parked
on campus will be required to register for and display a bicycle permit. At the
beginning of
each semester a four week warning period will be in place to allow for the
registration and display of the permits to
occur. A bicycle that is found in violation after the notification period will
receive a warning on the first offense, $5 for
a second offense, and $10 for subsequent offenses. Repeated violations may
result in impoundment.
Sec. 3-20. Temporary Parking Restrictions
The
Chancellor is authorized to temporarily prohibit parking, stopping, or standing
on driveways, streets, alleys, and
parking lots on campus and on public streets in this Ordinance, and to reserve
parking spaces for special use when such action
is necessary due to special events, emergencies, or construction. Temporary
signs or barriers shall be posted, and a representative
of the Department of Public Safety or other University official shall give
notice of regulations issued under this section. It is unlawful
for any person to violate such regulations.
1. Overnight Parking Restrictions
Certain
parking lots, parking areas, or parking spaces shall be restricted from
overnight parking to ensure availability of the
facilities during alternate hours. Signs and / or barriers shall be posted at
these locations. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate
such regulations.
2. Athletic Event Parking Restrictions
Certain
parking lots, parking areas, or parking spaces shall be restricted from
overnight parking to ensure availability of the
facilities during athletic events. Signs and / or barriers shall be posted at
these locations. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate
such regulations.
The Chancellor may
cause certain lots to be reserved on weekdays after 5:00 p.m. and on weekends to
accommodate
employee night parking.
1.
Faculty, staff, and students displaying their UNC1 Card to the attendant
upon exiting at the Swain or Morehead lot
after 5:00 p.m. and on weekends will only be charged $.75 per hour for parking.
2. The Steele and
Caldwell (NG3) lots are designated for faculty and staff parking Monday – Friday
after 5:00 p.m.
Faculty and staff with a NG3 or other valid permits for the lots may park in
these lots between the enforcement hours
of 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Faculty and staff who do not have a permit for these
lots may apply for the appropriate permit
to allow parking between the hours of 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sec. 3-22. Acquisition of Non-University Parking Support
The Chancellor or
his/her designee is authorized to acquire by contract parking, parking
management and other related
services from representatives owning or controlling non-University facilities.
Sec. 3-23. Idling at Air Intake Vents
It is
unlawful for any person to cause a motor vehicle to be parked with the engine
running near a building's air intake louver.
Signs indicating the locations of these air intake louvers shall be posted
prominently. Vehicles in violation of this section are subject to
the issuance of a citation.
It is unlawful for
any person to deface, damage, tamper with, break, destroy, impair the usefulness
of, remove, relocate, steal,
or possess any traffic or parking sign erected by the UNC Department of Public
Safety. Possession of any such sign shall be prima
facie evidence of the violation of this Ordinance section. Conviction for
violation of this section may result in criminal prosecution,
a fine, suspension, or expulsion from The University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
ARTICLE IV. PARKING PERMITS
The
Chancellor may issue permits to park in lots and areas described in Sec. 3-3 to
employees or students of the University
and to employees of the UNC Hospitals and affiliated organizations operating on
the campus upon payment of the appropriate fee.
Permits shall be allocated among the faculty, students, and staff of the
University, and of the UNC Hospitals in a manner that will best
serve the needs of the University community as a whole.
1. Transferring
employee permits: if an employee transfers from one department to another
department, the permit stays with
the
allocating department. If the employee's new department does not have an
allocation, then the individual will be referred
to the
Department of Public
Safety's Registration Division for resolution.
Two permit allocation
changes may be granted during the permit year for UNC-CH and UNC Hospitals'
departments to
insure equitable distribution of parking permits. Each Department Head/Chairman
requesting an exchange must submit a
letter of justification to the Department of Public Safety. Changes made to the
allocations are for the current permit year only.
2. Student permit
restrictions: Student Government representatives may assign permits to students
in accordance with the
Department of Public Safety guidelines and regulations for those students whose
needs necessitate exceptions to the restrictions.
The restrictions are:
a. No freshman is eligible for a permit unless authorized by the Office of the Dean of Students.
b. No student residing off campus within the two-mile radius of the Bell Tower is eligible for a permit.
c. No permit to park
shall be issued until the student requesting the permit provides the name of the
insurer, the policy
number under which the student has financial responsibility, and the student
certifies that the motor vehicle is insured at
the levels set in G.S. 20‑279.1(11) or higher. This subsection applies to motor
vehicles that are registered in other
states as well as motor vehicles that are registered in this State pursuant to
Chapter 20 of the General Statutes.
3. Retired
Faculty/Staff Permits: An allocation of a maximum of 350 permits designated as
PM/ALG will be available to
retired faculty and staff applying for parking on campus. The PM/ALG permits are
valid in permit zoned lots excluding the
Cardinal Deck after 12:00 p.m. Retired faculty and staff interested in applying
for a PM/ALG permit must submit their
request through their department coordinator. PM/ALG permits will be
distributed to departments requesting them based
on the same formula that is utilized to distribute the primary parking
allocations. The PM/ALG permit fee will be based on
the PM permit at the lowest tiered rate.
4. The
Postdoctoral Fellows' Permits: Postdoctoral Fellows shall be allocated an
appropriate number of permits by the
Department of
Public Safety. A Postdoctoral Fellow may submit a request to be issued a permit
from the Postdoctoral
Fellows’
allocation if he/she so desires. If there are more requests for permits than
there are permits, priority will be given
based on
years of service with the University. Any Postdoctoral Fellow not receiving a
permit will be placed on a waiting list.
The
department in which the Postdoctoral Fellow works may assign a permit from its
departmental allocation if it so desires.
5. Temporary permits:
Temporary permits may be issued in areas where space is determined to be
available. A fee will be
charged for such permits.
6. Other
agencies: Parking permit allocations may be assigned to agencies closely related
but not affiliated with the University
as
appropriate based on determination by the Department of Public Safety. Full
payment of the value of the allocation will
be required
prior to receipt of the permits for distribution.
Sec. 4-2. Special Parking Permits
The
Chancellor may issue special permits under the conditions and at the fees
indicated in this section. Misuse of said permits
shall result in confiscation of the permit and no further permits shall be
issued for the remainder of the year. No refunds shall be issued
on those permits requiring a paid fee. Persons found to be displaying said
permits in violation of this section will be subject to the
appropriate fine and impoundment of their vehicle.
1. Service Permits:
a. Two-hour service
permits are designed for use by employees who perform maintenance on equipment,
deliver
or install equipment, or have duties that cannot be met by transit or state
vehicles. Use of the two-hour service
permit is limited to a
two-hour time limit in any one location, unless otherwise specified. Departments
may apply
for two-hour service permits through the Department of Public Safety using an
application form which must be
signed by the Department Director / Department Chairman. Such service permits
must be displayed behind a
regular UNC zone-parking permit, unless it is otherwise indicated on the permit.
These permits may not be used
as regular zone parking permits. Departments eligible for two-hour permit
Service permits will be charged at the
below $50,000 gated rate on the sliding scale as defined in Section 3-4 (Permit
Fees). Requests for additional
permits may be made. Such requests must include justification of the need and
address the reasons for inability
of transit to meet the departmental needs.
Vehicles displaying a two-hour service permit may park in the following areas:
1. any unreserved parking space; or
2. any service vehicle space.
b. Fifteen-minute
service permits are designed for use by representatives of non-affiliated
service companies using
unmarked vehicles that have a need to make deliveries taking fifteen minutes or
less. Companies may apply for the
permit through the Department of Public Safety. Use of the permit is restricted
to fifteen minutes in any one location.
The fifteen-minute service permit may not be used by UNC - CH or UNC Hospitals
employees or students. A
payment equal to ten percent of the Vendor Service Permit rate will be charged
for 15-Minute Service permits.
Vehicles displaying a fifteen-minute service permit may park in the following
areas:
a. any unreserved, ungated space
b. any service permit space
c. no parking area (after 5:00 p.m.) outside
of a marked space that is not designated as a "Fire Lane"
(five minute limit)
2. Vendor Service
Permits- Representatives of non affiliated service companies that have a
contractual relationship with
the
University to deliver goods or services may apply for a vendor service permit
through the Department of Public Safety.
An
application must be completed by the vendor and approved by the Director of
Public Safety. A payment equal to the
cost of a RS
permit at the below $50,000 Reserved rate on the sliding scale as defined in
Section 3-4 (Permit Fees)
shall be made
for each permit issued. Vendors with vehicles prominently displaying the
vendor's name or logo,
performing
routine deliveries and pick-ups from University buildings, and requiring less
than fifteen minutes are exempt
from any
permit requirement. Faculty / staff / students are not eligible to display or
purchase Vendor Service Permits.
Vendors may purchase temporary (one-day) permits from the Public Safety office.
Vehicles displaying a Vendor
Permit may park in areas indicated in Section 4-2.a.
Government vehicles displaying Federal license plates are exempt from the permit
requirement. Construction
vehicles are not exempt and contractors must contact the Department of Public
Safety to arrange for appropriate parking.
Construction contractors are not eligible for Vendor Permits.
3. "ALG"
permits: These permits are issued to employees having broad, significant,
campus-wide responsibilities. ALG
permits may
be used in all gated and non-gated parking spaces, which are not otherwise
reserved, with the exception
of the
Dogwood, Cardinal, and Rams Head Decks and all surface visitor parking lots.
"ALG" permits shall be allocated
from the zone
adjacent to the primary work location. “ALG” permits are approved by the
Chancellor or his / her designee.
4. Morning shift
(AM permit): The Chancellor may issue special permits to employees of UNC - CH
and UNC Hospitals
whose regular
work hours are within the time period 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday. The "AM" permit
will entitle
the holder to
park in the assigned zone from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
5.
Afternoon shift (PM permit): The Chancellor may issue special permits to
employees of UNC - CH and UNC Hospitals
whose
schedule of work begins after noon 12:00 p.m. These permits entitle the
holder to park in the assigned zone space
after noon
12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
6. Rotating shift
(SR/NR permits): The Chancellor may issue special permits to employees of the
UNC - CH and UNC
Hospitals who have regular working hours rotate equally among shifts. An NR
permit will be allocated from one of the
north campus primary zones, which shall appear on the permit. SR permits will
be allocated from one of the south campus
primary zones, which shall appear on the permit. The permit shall only be valid
in the designated zone, unless the lot is
specifically reserved as outlined in Sec. 3-5.
7. Disability Permits:
Disabled students and employees of UNC - CH and employees of UNC Hospitals
desiring parking
on campus must obtain a UNC Disability permit by the established application
process, through the Department of Public
Safety. An allocation of spaces will be made available to disabled users, based
upon a physician's certification of need.
UNC Disability permits will be assigned from zones throughout campus, and their
cost will be based on the sliding scale
fee structure. The Department of Public Safety will determine the zone based on
need and availability. By displaying the
UNC Disability permit, an individual may park in his assigned space or any
unreserved space within his designated zone.
Reasonable accommodations for disabled students and employees will be made.
8. Vanpool
permits: The Chancellor shall determine vanpool allocations by the predominant
driver based on space
availability. Vanpool users must submit a list of participants to the
Department of Public Safety with name, department
name, and
work telephone number for each individual. The parking permit fee will be waived
for vanpools.
9. Carpool
permits: Those persons wishing to carpool may apply through their department
jointly for a single transferable
permit at no
additional charge. Once issued, this permit will be transferable only among the
vehicles in the carpool, as
registered
with the Department of Public Safety. This permit shall be displayed as provided
in Sec. 4-3. Only one of
the
registered vehicles may be parked in the zone designated during parking control
hours.
The Chancellor or his/her designee shall determine carpool allocations based on
space availability. The Commuter
Alternatives
Program (CAP) outlines available carpool options. If a carpool is disbanded
during the permit year, the
carpool
permit must be cancelled and returned to the Department of Public Safety.
10.
Emergency staff permits: Emergency staff permits are issued by UNC Hospitals for
those persons responding to
emergency
calls. The permits are only valid in the spaces designated for emergency staff
parking, located in the
Helipad Lot
and on Medical Drive.
11. Official
visitor permits: Departments may apply for annual official visitor permits
through the Department of Public
Safety.
Justification of need must accompany each
request. A payment
equal to the below $50,000 gated price on the
sliding scale
defined in Section 3-4 (Permit Fees) shall be made for each permit issued. The
permit is not authorized for
use by
employees or students of UNC - CH or UNC Hospitals. If there is a visitor lot
within two blocks, that lot must
be used
in lieu of obtaining official visitor permits. Official visitor permits are not
valid in any pay operations lot.
Vehicles
displaying this permit may park in spaces that are not metered, gates controlled
for zone permits, pay visitor
parking, or other areas specifically reserved.
12. Certain board members permits: Special permits are issued to serving members of the:
a. Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
b. Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina,
c. Board of Directors of the UNC Healthcare System, and
d. Others as specified by the Chancellor.
Vehicles displaying
these permits may park in any unreserved zoned space and in any service space.
Normally,
these permits shall not be valid for controlled-access
zones.
13.
Construction Trailer Permits: Contractors who need parking for storage of
materials or supplies may purchase a permit
for $70.00 per month. The construction trailers will be stored at a designated
location off main campus.
14.
Reserved-at-all-times permits (RS): The Chancellor may issue a
reserved-at-all-times permit to a person, department,
or school providing justification for said permit is met. Job duties and other
functions associated with employment shall be
considered (i.e. area directors required to live in residence halls). The cost
of the permit and space shall be as defined in
Section 3-4 (Permit Fees). Reserved spaces assigned to departments are for use
by visitors / patients to the department
only. Use of these permits by departmental employees is prohibited. Should
reserved space abuse occur, the Department
of Public Safety reserves the right to revoke the department’s reserved space permits.
15. Bicycle
permits: Students and employees of UNC - CH and UNC Hospitals are encouraged to
display a bicycle parking
permit. A bicycle registrant will be issued a free, five-year bicycle permit is
designed to be affixed to the bicycle frame as
described in
Sec. 4-3. Bicycle permits are not transferable.
16. Park and Ride
Permits: Park and Ride lots are designated for employees and students commuting
to campus by
parking their vehicles off of the main campus and utilizing transit services to
reach main campus. Park and Ride lots
owned by or provided to the University will require a Commuter Alternative
Program (CAP) permit or a Hospital
Commuter Alternative Program (HCAP) permit in the Hedrick Park and Ride Lot.
These window sticker permits are
to be affixed to the lower right-hand side of the front windshield.
Employees with a
primary worksite located adjacent to a park and ride lot will not be eligible to
utilize a free park and ride
lot as proximate worksite parking. Park and ride lots are for use by those
taking advantage of transit for their daily commute
and not meant as primary parking for those working adjacent to the lot.
The parking
permit must be properly displayed at all times. Parking permits must be clearly
visible and cannot be obscured
in any manner. A violation of this section will result in the appropriate fine.
Permit display options are:
1. Hanging from the
vehicle's rearview mirror facing the front of the vehicle, clearly visible
through the front windshield.
When using a special permit assigned to a department (such as two-hour service,
etc.), the UNC - CH zone permit must
be displayed in front of the special permit, so that both permits are clearly
visible through the front windshield.
2. If the
tint, slant, or other design factors of the vehicle obscures in any way the
permit's visibility, the permit should be
displayed on
the passenger side of the windshield in the lower corner.
3. Bicycle permits must be affixed to the rear upright frame bar supporting the seat of the bicycle.
4. Permits
for motorcycles must be displayed on the rear fender so it can be seen when
viewing the license plate from
behind the
motorcycle or on the front fork, or on the State inspection plate. Permits for
motorcycle covers must be
permanently
affixed on the top rear area of the motorcycle cover. The Department of Public
Safety must record the
license plate
number of the authorized motorcycle on the motorcycle cover permit.
5. Permits
for vehicles using car covers must be affixed permanently on the top center
windshield portion of the cover.
The license
plate number of the authorized vehicle must be recorded on the permit by the
Department of Public Safety.
An additional
permit must be displayed from the rearview mirror of the authorized vehicle.
The Department of Public
Safety will
record the license plate number of the vehicle on the car cover.
6. Adhesive windshield permits should be displayed in the lower right-hand corner of the front windshield.
Sec. 4-4. Counterfeiting/Altering Parking Permits
It is unlawful for
any person to produce (or cause to be produced), to alter, or to display,
without authority of the
Chancellor, any parking permit, sticker, decal, gate card, or other device
indicating eligibility to park on the campus of The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Such permits shall be confiscated,
no refunds shall be issued, the violators will be
issued a citation, the vehicles shall be towed or booted, and the violators
shall be ineligible for a parking permit for one calendar
year. Violators will first meet with the Chancellor's designated Hearing
Officer, and then violations will be forwarded to the
appropriate agency for disciplinary action(s), i.e. the Student Attorney General
for students, the Office of Human Resources
and the department chair for SPA employees, the department chair for UNC faculty
and EPA non-faculty employees, and
UNC Hospitals for hospital employees. Prior to the release of the vehicle, the
illegal permit must be surrendered to the
Department of Public Safety.
Sec. 4-5. Obtaining Parking Permits Through Unlawful Means
It is unlawful for
any person to obtain a parking permit by any means other than procedures
established by the Chancellor
pursuant to this Ordinance, including but not limited to, obtaining such permits
by theft, fraud, trickery, willful misrepresentation
of fact, purchase from another, or gift from another. Such permits shall be
confiscated, no refunds shall be issued, the violators
will be issued a citation, the vehicles shall be towed or booted, and the
violators shall be ineligible for a parking permit for one
calendar year. Violators will first meet with the Chancellor's designated
Hearing Officer, and then violations will be forwarded
to the appropriate agency for disciplinary action(s), i.e. the Student Attorney
General for students, the Office of Human Resources
and the department chair for SPA employees, the department chair for UNC faculty
and EPA non-faculty employees, and UNC
Hospitals for hospital employees. Prior to the release of the vehicle, the
illegal permit must be surrendered to the Department
of Public Safety.
Sec. 4-6. Unauthorized Display of Parking Permits
The
Chancellor may issue regulations for the transfer of permits from one motor
vehicle to another owned or used by
the holder of the permit, and it is unlawful for a person in possession of such
a permit to use it in any manner inconsistent with
such regulations.
It is
unlawful for any person in possession of a parking permit, whether that
possession is lawful or unlawful, to give,
sell, or otherwise transfer or to attempt to transfer it to another. It is
unlawful for any person to display on a motor vehicle a
parking permit not issued to that person for use with that specific motor
vehicle or to display a lost, stolen, counterfeit, or an
altered permit. Such permits shall be confiscated, no refunds shall be issued,
the violators will be issued a citation, the vehicles
shall be impounded or booted, and the violators shall be ineligible for a
parking permit for one calendar year. Violators will first
meet with the Chancellor's designated Hearing Officer, and then violations will
be forwarded to the appropriate agency for
disciplinary action(s), i.e. the Student Attorney General for students, the
Office of Human Resources and the department
chair for SPA employees, the department chair for UNC faculty and EPA
non-faculty employees, and UNC Hospitals
for Hospital employees. Prior to the release of the vehicle, the illegal permit
must be surrendered to the Department
of Public Safety.
Sec. 4-7. Reinstatement of Eligibility
Any person
who is permitted to retain their eligibility for a parking permit after being
charged with violations of
Sec. 4-4, 4-5, or 4-6, will not be issued a refund for previously purchased
permits (payroll deduction will continue).
The person will be required to purchase a permit at the current prorated
issuance rate for the zone being purchased.
ARTICLE V. TRAFFIC
Sec. 5-1. Interference with Traffic
It is
unlawful for any person to park or bring to a halt on the campus any vehicle in
such manner as to interfere with
normal vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
1. Temporary traffic
restrictions- The Chancellor may cause traffic to be restricted or rerouted as
necessary by
construction, emergency situations, and special events. A notice of such
restrictions shall be given by placing
temporary signs or barriers by a representative of the Department of Public
Safety or other University official.
It shall be unlawful to violate such regulations.
Sec. 5-2. Fire Lanes/Fire Hydrants
No person
shall park a vehicle (whether disabled or not), or permit it to stand in or
block access to any area
designated as a fire lane or fifteen feet in either direction of a fire hydrant.
Any emergency authorization for use of fire lanes
must be obtained through the Department of Public Safety. Pavement markings
and/or signs will prominently indicate fire lanes.
Sec. 5-3. Sidewalks, Grass or Shrubbery
It is
unlawful for any person to drive or to park a motor vehicle on grass or
shrubbery unless such areas are signed
and marked for parking.
It is unlawful to
operate a bicycle on the campus in a manner that jeopardizes pedestrian safety,
or State or private
property. It is unlawful to ride or operate a moped or motorbike with the engine
running on campus sidewalks.
It is
unlawful for pedestrians to use in-line skates or skateboards on the campus in a
manner that jeopardizes the safety
of other pedestrians. It is also unlawful for pedestrians to use in-line skates
or skateboards on any walls, monuments, gutters,
ditches, railings, bicycle racks, benches, other structures, fixtures, or
property on the University campus. It is unlawful for
pedestrians to use in-line skates or skateboards on any ramps or steps on the
University campus except for the purpose of
entering or leaving a building or making normal pedestrian progress along a
campus sidewalk.
1. Sidewalk Parking Restrictions
It is unlawful for any person to drive or park a motor vehicle on a sidewalk unless such an area has been marked for parking.
1. It is unlawful to operate a vehicle on the campus in excess of a speed of ten miles per hour, except as otherwise posted.
2. It is
unlawful to operate a vehicle on Cameron Avenue, Raleigh Street, or Bowles Drive
in excess of a speed of
twenty-five
miles per hour.
3. It is
unlawful to operate a moped or bike on sidewalks on campus at a speed or in a
manner that would prove to be
hazardous for
the safety of pedestrians. It is unlawful to operate a moped without a safety
helmet of the type approved
by the
commissioner of motor vehicles.
Bicyclists are
encouraged to give a warning to pedestrians about to be passed from the rear.
Warnings may be
either verbal or by means of a bell, horn, whistle, or other audible warning
device. While riding on any public right-of-way,
bicyclists must obey all traffic laws applicable to vehicles. Bicyclists are
encouraged to wear bicycle safety helmets at all
times when riding a bicycle. (Notice: Chapel Hill ordinances require safety
helmets for all bicyclists fifteen years of age
and under.)
Pursuant to
G.S. 20-158, the Chancellor shall cause to be erected at intersections, signs
requiring drivers of vehicles to
come to a full stop on the streets designated as "stop streets." Whenever any
such sign is erected, it is unlawful for the driver of
any vehicle to fail to stop in obedience to the stop sign and to yield the
right-of-way to vehicles being operated on the streets
designated as "through streets."
It is
unlawful for any driver of a vehicle to reverse the direction of his vehicle by
making a "U-turn" on any of the streets,
alleys, or driveways on the campus.
Sec. 5-7. Vehicular Traffic at Marked Crosswalks
The
Chancellor may establish pedestrian crosswalks across streets, alleys, and
driveways on the campus and on the
public streets listed in Sec. 1-10. where the location of University buildings
and sidewalks requires large numbers of persons
to cross streets and driveways at points other than street intersections as
governed by G.S. 20-155 (c). A crosswalk shall be
indicated by traffic signals, signs, or white stripes (hatched or unhatched) and
will be a minimum of six feet in width. When a
crosswalk has been marked off, it is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle
traveling on the street or driveway to fail to stop
and to yield the right-of-way when there is a pedestrian in that portion of the
crosswalk. The pedestrian must be on that side
of the street or driveway in which the vehicle is traveling.
Sec. 5-8. Pedestrian Obstructing Traffic
It is
unlawful for a pedestrian to stand on the traveled portion of any street, alley,
or drive-way on the campus in such a
manner to obstruct or prevent the free flow of traffic thereon, and in crossing
streets, alleys, or driveways pedestrians shall keep
in motion when in the traveled portion thereof.
Sec. 5-9. Passenger Pick Up and Discharge
It is
unlawful for any person to stop a motor vehicle on any street, alley, or
driveway on the campus for the purpose of
picking up or discharging a pedestrian without first drawing up to the right
hand curb.
Vehicular traffic upon streets, driveways, and alleys shall move in only one direction as indicated by traffic signs.
ARTICLE VI. PARKING CONTROL
Any person
violating any provisions of this Ordinance or a regulation issued there under is
subject to a civil penalty as indicated
in the following schedule:
Offense Civil Penalty
Violation of Sec. 3-1, method of parking. $30.00
Violation of Sec. 3-3, parking a $30.00
motor vehicle without displaying thereon
a valid parking permit.
Violation of Sec. 3-6(1), parking without $15.00
activating the parking meter.
Violation of Sec. 3-6(2), parking without $5.00 each period of one
activating the parking meter; more than hour that the one vehicle
hour. occupies the space with
an expired meter.
Violation of Sec. 3-6(3), parking in a metered $25.00
space, whether activated or not, for more than
twenty-four consecutive hours.
Violation of Sec. 3-6(4), defacing, damaging, $50.00
tampering with, willfully breaking, destroying,
or impairing without lawful authority any parking
meter or automatic gate.
Violation of Sec. 3-7,7 or 3-7(1), controlled -access zone, $50.00
gate cards, or entering/exiting controlled -access
areas through unlawful means.
Violation of Sec. 3-7(2) or 3-7 (3) controlled-access zone, $50.00
Exceeding 15 day period
Violation of Sec. 3.7(4), 3-7(5), 3-7(6) or 3-7(7), $50.00
Controlled -access zone, exceeding 24-hour period
Violation of Sec.3-14, parking in a reserved space $50.00
without authority.
Violation of Sec. 3-14(1), unauthorized parking $250.00
in or blocking a Public disability space.
Violation of Sec. 3-14(2), unauthorized parking $50.00
in a service space.
Violation of Sec. 3-14(3), unauthorized parking in $50.00
an affiliated disability space.
Violation of Sec. 3-16, parking in $20.00
a bus stop without authority.
Violation of Sec. 3-17 (1, 2, 3), State-owned Vehicle. $30.00
Violation of Sec. 3-18, moped/motorcycle/motorbike $30.00
parked in zoned space.
Violation of Sec. 3-19, parking in areas other than $10.00
those designated for bicycles.
Violation of Sec. 3-19(1), second violation for $5.00
non registered bicycle.
Violation of Sec. 3-19(2), third and subsequent $10.00
violations for non registered bicycle
Violation of Sec. 3-20, temporary parking restrictions. $50.00
Violation of Sec., 3-20 (1), overnight parking restrictions. $50.00
Violation of Sec., 3-20 (2) athletic event parking restrictions $20.00
Violation of Sec. 3-21, parking in reserved night lots $30.00
without a valid permit.
Violation of Sec. 3-23, idling near a building. $50.00
Violation of Sec. 4-1(2), freshman parking. $25.00
Violation of Sec. 4-3, failure to display permit properly. $ 5.00
Violation of Sec. 4-4, counterfeiting/altering $200.00
parking permits.
Violation of Sec. 4-5, obtaining parking $200.00
permit(s) through unlawful means.
Violation of Sec. 4-6, unauthorized display of permit. $50.00
Violation of Sec. 5-1, interference with traffic. $50.00
Violation of Sec. 5-2, fire lane, fire hydrants. $250.00
Violation of Sec. 5-3, parking or driving on $30.00, plus the
sidewalks, grass or shrubbery. actual cost of
repairing damage
done thereby.
Violation of Sec. 5-3 (1), on damage to sidewalks $50.00, plus the
actual cost of
repairing damage
done thereby.
Violation of Sec. 5-4, speed limits. $20.00
Violation of Sec. 5-5, stop signs. $20.00
Violation of Sec. 5-6, u-turns. $20.00
Violation of Sec. 5-7, crosswalks. $200.00
Violation of Sec. 5-8, pedestrians obstructing traffic. $50.00
Violation of Sec. 5-9, passenger pick up/discharge. $20.00
Violation of Sec. 5-10, one-way streets. $20.00
Violation of Sec. 6-2, police regulations. $50.00
Vehicle operation
and parking may be prohibited under emergency and/or other law enforcement
operational
necessities. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate police instructions
related to this section.
If any
vehicle is cited for violation of this Ordinance with respect to parking more
than five times in a period of
twelve months or more than twice in a period of thirty days with the balance of
the fines unpaid, or is determined to owe
more than $250.00 in unpaid fines, the Chancellor may cancel any parking permit
issued to such vehicle without refund of any
portion of the fee paid thereof and shall cause the violator's license plate
number to be entered on a list of repeated offenders.
Once a license plate number is placed on a repeat offender list, the vehicle is
subject to impoundment or immobilization upon
being parked in violation of this Ordinance. A citation found to be invalid
will not be counted for purpose of this section. Any
repeat offenses of this nature will be forwarded to the appropriate agency for
disciplinary action(s), i.e. Student Attorney General
for students, the Office of Human Resources and the department chair for UNC -
CH SPA employees, the department chair
for UNC - CH faculty and EPA non-faculty employees, and UNC Hospitals' Personnel
Department for Hospital employees.
ARTICLE VII. FEES
Sec. 7-1. Vehicle Impoundment Fee
In addition
to the assessment of the applicable civil penalty pursuant to Article VI, any
vehicle parked in violation of this
Ordinance may be removed to a storage area. The Chancellor or his / her designee
may refuse to authorize release of the vehicle
to the owner or custodian until the towing fee, storage fees, and all other
outstanding balances owed the Department of Public
Safety are paid in full or a payment plan established during normal business
hours.
The owner
or custodian of a vehicle impounded under any regulation of this Ordinance may
appeal the impoundment in
person or in writing within ten calendar days to the Chancellor's designated
Hearing Officer pursuant to Section 7-1. Submitting an
appeal to the Chancellor's designated Hearing Officer does not substitute for
payment of the towing or storage fees for removal of
the impounded vehicle.
The Chancellor is
authorized to have towed from campus any vehicle violating the provisions of
this Ordinance. A towing
fee shall be charged, in addition to any applicable penalty for violation of the
Ordinance, to reimburse the University for its costs in
removing the vehicle.
Towing fees are as follows:
Standard Tow Dolly Wheels Used
$90.00 $100.00
If the operator of
the vehicle to be towed arrives at the vehicle prior to the tow truck moving the
vehicle from where it
was parked, such operator shall still be responsible for the cost of the tow
fee, which is charged to the University upon the dispatch
of the tow truck. If the tow truck has initiated towing actions and the
vehicle’s owner has arrived, the vehicle will not be released until
the appropriate fees have been paid to the Department of Public Safety.
A storage fee of
$10.00 per day may be charged to the owner or custodian of vehicles left at the
University compound for
more than twenty-four hours after towing. A storage fee of $2.00 per day may be
charged for bicycles, skateboards, or in-line skates,
as well as a $10.00 impoundment fee.
A valid driver's license must be provided by the owner/operator of the vehicle prior to its release.
Sec. 7-2. Vehicle Immobilization Fee
Any vehicle
parked in violation of this Ordinance or any parking regulation issued hereunder
may be immobilized by use
of a wheel boot. Notice of the application of a wheel boot shall be posted
prominently in one of three locations: (1) on the driver's
side of the front window of the vehicle, (2) on the rear windshield, or (3) on
the driver's side window. Placement of the notices
will depend on the type of vehicle. A vehicle immobilization fee shall be
charged, in addition to any applicable penalty for violation
of the Ordinance, to reimburse the University for its costs in immobilizing the
vehicle.
The
Chancellor or his / her designee may refuse to authorize release of the vehicle
to the owner or custodian until the
immobilization fee, storage fees, and all outstanding balances owed the
Department of Public Safety are paid in full or a payment
plan established during normal business hours. Wheel boots may only be removed
by the Department of Public Safety staff, upon
payment of the $55.00 vehicle immobilization fee. If the operator of the booted
vehicle arrives at the vehicle prior to the parking
control officer leaving the scene, such operator shall still be responsible for
the cost of the vehicle immobilization fee. The owner
or custodian of the vehicle impounded under any regulation of this Ordinance may
appeal the immobilization in person or in writing
within ten calendar days to the Chancellor's designated Hearing Officer,
pursuant to Sec. 7-1. Submitting an appeal to the Hearing
Officer is not a substitute for payment of the immobilization fee.
Vehicles
immobilized for longer than twenty-four hours shall be removed to a storage
area. The owner/custodian of the
vehicle shall be responsible for both the immobilization and tow fees and
applicable storage fees.
Sec. 7-3. Impoundment of Abandoned and Derelict Vehicles
Any vehicle
that is partially dismantled or wrecked and/or deemed abandoned under Section
3-7(2) or Section 3-7(3)
and/or does not display a current license plate and left in such condition for
more than 10 days shall have a warning tag placed on
it by a parking control officer. Such tag shall provide notice that if the
vehicle is not removed within 5 days from the date reflected
on the tag, it will be considered abandoned and derelict. Such vehicles shall be
removed at the end of the 5-day period to the
University storage area at owner's expense and disposed of in accordance with
Sec. 7-4 of this Ordinance.
Sec. 7-4. Disposal of Abandoned and Derelict Vehicles
1. An "abandoned motor
vehicle" is one that has been removed to the University's storage area pursuant
to authority
granted in this Ordinance and has remained in said storage for longer than five
days. A "derelict vehicle" is a vehicle:
a. that has an expired
registration and the registered and legal owner no longer resides at the address
listed on the
last certificate of registration on record with the North Carolina Department of
Transportation;
b. that has major parts
removed so as to render the vehicle inoperable and incapable of passing
inspections as
required under existing standards;
c. that has the manufacturer's serial plates, vehicle identification numbers,
license plate numbers, and any other
means of identification removed so as to nullify efforts to locate or identify
the registered and legal owner;
d. for which the registered and legal owner of record disclaims ownership or releases his/her rights thereto; or
e. for which the
vehicle is more than twelve years old and does not bear a current license as
required by the
Department of Motor Vehicles.
2. When any derelict or
abandoned motor vehicle is in the University's possession, the University shall
dispose of it in
accordance with North Carolina statutes.
3. Any proceeds from
the sale of a derelict/abandoned motor vehicle, after costs for removal,
storage, investigation, sale,
and satisfying any liens of record on the vehicle have been deducted there from,
shall be held by the University for thirty
days and paid to the registered owner upon demand. If the owner does not appear
to claim the proceeds within thirty
days after disposal of the vehicle, the funds shall be deposited in the
University Department of Public Safety Trust Fund,
and the owner's rights therein shall be forfeited forever.
4. No person shall be
held to answer in any civil or criminal action to any owner or other person
legally entitled to the
possession of any abandoned, lost, or stolen motor vehicle for disposing of the
vehicles as provided in this section.
Sec. 7-5. Bicycle and Skateboard Impoundment Fee
It shall be
lawful for the Chancellor to impound at the owner/rider's expense, any bicycle
that is considered abandoned,
junked, lost/stolen, parked/stored or operated in violation of this Ordinance,
or state or local fire safety regulations. It shall be lawful
for the Chancellor to remove security devices attached to vehicles for
impoundment purposes. The University shall not be held liable
for damages made to bicycles or locks while impounding or during storage of the
bicycle.
It shall be
lawful for the Chancellor to impound at the owner's/rider's expense any
skateboard or in-line skates that are
considered abandoned, junked, lost/stolen, or operated in violation of this
Ordinance. The University shall not be held liable for
damages done to skateboards or in-line skates while impounded. Owners/riders of
impounded skateboards or in-line skates may
claim them in person at the UNC - Chapel Hill Department of Public Safety upon
paying the amount specified in Article VI, for the
violation of Section 5-3. Owners/riders who are under age 18 must bring a
parent or guardian with them to claim impounded
skateboards or in-line skates. The Department of Public Safety staff, upon
payment of the $10.00 bicycle/skateboard
impoundment fee, may release impounded bicycles and skateboards.
Bicycles
that remain stored on racks for more than thirty days at the end of any academic
term, including summer sessions,
will be deemed University property.
Sec. 7-6. Disposal of Junked Bicycles and Impounded Skateboards
Letters
shall be sent notifying bicycle owners with registered permits when vehicles
have been impounded; when owner is
unknown, notice shall be posted at the Department of Public Safety. Bicycles
unclaimed thirty calendar days after the original date
of impoundment shall be deemed University property.
When the
owner/rider of a skateboard or in-line skates is known, he or she shall be given
or sent a letter notifying him or
her that the skateboard or in-line skates have been impounded and informing the
owner/rider how to claim the impounded skateboard
or in-line skates. Where the owner/rider of an impounded skateboard or in-line
skates is under age 18, a copy of the letter shall be
sent to his or her parent or guardian, if known. When the owner/rider is
unknown, notice shall be posted at the Department of Public
Safety. Skateboards or in-line skates unclaimed within sixty days after the
original date of impoundment shall be deemed University
property.
ARTICLE VIII. APPEALS
Any person
cited for violation of any portion of this Ordinance for which a civil penalty
is imposed or a vehicle is impounded
or immobilized for violations may appeal in person, or in writing, or by email
within ten calendar days of issuance to the Chancellor's
designated Hearing Officer.
Failure to
meet the ten-day appeal period requirement shall result in a forfeiture of all
appeal privileges. The Hearing Officer
shall review all written appeals and establish limited hours to review those
in-person appeals that meet the ten-day requirement.
Written appeals must be submitted on a standard appeal form, available from the Department of Public Safety.
If the
Hearing Officer decides the appeal against the appellant, he or she may appeal
to the Chancellor, in writing, within
ten calendar days of the date of the Hearing Officer's decision.
The
Chancellor may delegate to a committee or other body as he may establish
authority to hear appeals on his behalf.
Disposition of an appeal by a vote of the full committee to affirm without a
panel hearing or by a vote of the majority of a panel in
the case of an appeal having been referred to a panel for hearing shall be
deemed to exhaust the available appellate procedures.
Final disposition by the committee shall be understood to mean a ruling in which
the committee or its panel affirms, modifies, or
reverses a decision of the Hearing Officer. Any person cited to the District
Court Division of the General Court of Justice for
violation of this Ordinance constituting a misdemeanor must pursue his plea and
appeal, if any, as provided by law for criminal
actions generally.
Submitting an
appeal to the Chancellor's designated Hearing Officer does not substitute for
payment of the towing and
storage fees for removal of the impounded vehicle. Such fees must be paid in
accordance with Section 7-1. If the hearing officer
decides the appeal in favor of the appellant, the Department of Public Safety
will refund the costs of towing and storage.
In the
event that the owner or operator elects to leave the vehicle impounded while
filing an appeal, the storage fees will
be waived from the day the appeal is submitted to the Hearing Officer until the
day the decision is rendered.
ARTICLE IX. REPEALS
Sec. 9-1. Former Regulations Repealed
All resolutions heretofore adopted regulating
traffic and parking on the campus are repealed. The repeal herein of these
regulations shall not abate or otherwise affect any civil, criminal, or
administrative action or proceeding concluded or pending on
the effective date of this Ordinance. Except as otherwise provided, this
Ordinance may be amended in whole or in part by action
of the Board of Trustees. The effective date of this Ordinance shall be August
15, 2007.