INDEX
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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