Because The University of Scranton occupies an urban campus, parking is limited. This brochure describes the regulations that are necessary for the safety and convenience of the entire University community and to allow maximum use of our available parking space.

These regulations apply on the streets, roads, alleys, sidewalks, walkways, parking spaces, parking areas and parking lots on all parts of The University of Scranton campus. They are enforced by University Public Safety officers. Penalties for violations include ticketing and fines, towing, placing student records on administrative hold and revocation of parking privileges.

View the parking areas on the Campus Map.

• The University Parking Services Office
• Vehicle Registration:
  • Faculty-Staff Registration
  • Student Registration
• Replacement Decals
• Vehicle Registration Fees
• Handicapped Parking
• Visitor Parking
• Center for Public Initiatives Parking
• GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
• FINES AND PENALTIES:
  • Repeat Violations
  • Loss of Parking Privileges
  • Appeal Procedure
  • Parking Review Board
• Agreement to Parking Regulations
• Frequently Asked Questions:

The University Parking Services

The Department of Public Safety’s goal through the Parking Services Office is to serve the University community with fairness, courtesy and efficiency.

Any parking related problems, complaints, suggestions or compliments should be referred to the Parking Service Manager, Department of Public Safety, 820 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 18510.

The office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Department of Public Safety is open 24 hours daily.

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Vehicle Registration

Parking Permit Application

Any student or employee of the University who wishes to park or operate a motor vehicle on campus must register with the Parking Services in the Department of Public Safety and obtain a parking permit. Vehicle registration and receipt of a permit indicates you will comply with these University parking regulations and any amendments published during the year.

Vehicle registration authorizes ticketing or towing by the University at the owner’s expense for violations. Registration can be accomplished on line, by mail or in person at the Parking Services office.

All parking permits are the property of the University of Scranton. Permits are to be returned immediately upon termination of employment or enrollment, retirement, transfer or sale of a registered vehicle, or at the request of the University.

Registration is not complete until the permit has been properly and permanently affixed to the vehicle on the rear bumper (driver’s side of the vehicle) or the outside of the rear windshield (lower left corner). Only the current permit should be displayed on the vehicle, expired permits should be covered or removed.

A vehicle may be registered for only permit type, (i.e. faculty, staff, and student). Vehicles may not display more than one valid permit. For example, a vehicle registered to a student with a valid student permit, may not display a valid Faculty or Staff permit. Exceptions must be approved by the Director of Public Safety.

Faculty-Staff Registration

• Faculty and staff members must provide a valid state motor vehicle registration the first time they complete a permit application. A copy of the state motor vehicle registration will be required in subsequent years if the vehicle or license plate information has changed.
• Permits are issued to full-time and part-time employees.
• Student workers are not authorized to purchase faculty or staff permits and, therefore must purchase a student permit to operate or park a vehicle on campus.

Student Registration

• Students must provide a valid state motor vehicle registration the first time they complete a permit application. A copy of the state motor vehicle registration will be required in subsequent years if the vehicle or license plate information has changed. The permit is valid from the date of purchase to the expiration date printed on the permit. Fees are not refundable.
• Freshman and Sophomore Resident Students are not permitted to bring a vehicle to The University of Scranton or to have access to a vehicle within the City of Scranton limits
• Commuter Students will be issued a commuter permit that is not valid for overnight parking. Commuter students parking their vehicle overnight will be ticketed for after hours use. Should a situation arise in which a commuter students must leave their vehicle on campus after hours, the student must notify Public Safety to avoid being ticketed.
• Resident Students other than freshmen and sophomores living in University residences will be issued a resident student permit. Resident student permits are not valid for use in the Parking Pavilion or Wellness Center lot. This restriction is lifted when a snow ban is placed in effect. Once the ban is placed in effect vehicles can be parked in non-reserved spaces in the pavilion without being ticketed. Vehicles parked in surface lots when a snow ban is in effect are subject to ticketing.
• Students living in private non-University housing in the area of The University of Scranton, which includes north to Gibson St., south to Ridge Row, east to Harrison Ave. and west to Mifflin Ave., are not permitted to purchase a University parking permit.
• Off-campus students living in the 400 block of Quincy Avenue are eligible to participate in a lottery to purchase a permit for the newly developed Quincy Avenue lot. Limited spaces in the Quincy Avenue lot are being set aside for this special lottery. Quincy Avenue permits will be valid for use only in that lot. Contact the Parking staff for further details. Permission to park in the Quincy Avenue lot does not allow the permit holder to park in any other University parking lot (exception granted when a snow ban is in effect).
• College of Graduate and Continuing Education Students may purchase an evening permit valid for use only after 4 p.m. Evening permits are valid for occasional early use of parking lots only when utilizing the roof area of the parking pavilion. Graduate and Continuing Education students who attend day classes or who conduct academic research activities on campus earlier than 4:00 pm. will be permitted to purchase a commuter student parking permit on presentation of a schedule or statement from the appropriate dean. Graduate fellows, graduate assistants and teaching assistants will be allowed to purchase a commuter student parking permit for all-day use.

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Replacement Decals

Replacement permits can be obtained at the Parking Office in the Department of Public Safety. Remnants demonstrating total destruction of the current permit must be turned in to entitle the registrant to a replacement permit for $5.00. If total destruction is not demonstrated, replacement will be at the full regular cost of the permit. Permits reported stolen can be replaced at the $5.00 fee if a theft report has been filed with the University Department of Public Safety.

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Vehicle Registration Fees*

* Parking permit fees are non-refundable.

**Faculty/Staff Second Vehicle Permit

Members of the University community who have multiple family members working or attending classes at the University are not eligible for a second vehicle permit. If two members of the same family or household work and/or attend class, the full price must be paid for a second vehicle permit.

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Handicapped Parking

Faculty, staff and students with physical disabilities may apply at the Parking Services Office, The Department of Public Safety, for a handicapped parking sticker. Appropriate documentation may be required in accordance with guidelines of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Parking spaces are reserved exclusively for those persons whose vehicles bear a University of Scranton handicapped permit or visitors whose vehicles bear a permit, placard or special license plate issued by state or federal authority. These spaces are marked with blue and white handicapped signs.

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Visitor Parking

Visitor parking on campus is limited. Individual visitor passes are available at the Parking Services office, in the Department of Public Safety office, 820 Mulberry Street, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays. After normal business hours, visitor permits can be obtained from the Public Safety dispatcher, in the Department of Public Safety. Visitors to campus who have not made advance arrangements for parking should stop by the Parking Services office to obtain a permit.

Parking arrangements for guests and visitors to the campus are the responsibility of the inviting party or activity sponsor. To avoid embarrassment, such as ticketing or towing of a guest’s car, members of the University Community should make parking arrangements for their visitors as far in advance as practical.

Visitor parking spaces are available on level two of the Parking Pavilion, and a limited number are available in Lot A. Visitor permits for lot A can be obtained from the Rupert Mayer House staff on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. After hours visitors must stop by the Department of Public Safety to obtain a visitor permit. A visitor to campus who receives a parking citation can return it with his or her name and address and the name of the person visited on campus to: Parking Services, Department of Public Safety, The University of Scranton, Scranton, PA 18510-0458.

Temporary Permits

Commuting students who occasionally need to drive a vehicle to campus can purchase a daily permit at the Parking Services office. The daily rate is $2.00 per day.

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Center for Public Initiatives Parking

The Center for Public Initiatives (CPI) includes the Small Business Development Center, Center for Continuing Education, Royal Technology Group, The University of Scranton Press, The Institute of Molecular Biology & Medicine and the Nonprofit Resource Center. Special parking permits are issued to participants in CPI training courses, seminars or self enrichment programs only for the specific times and dates of the courses. CPI seminar or self-enrichment workshops limited parking permits cost $2 per day (not to exceed $5 per week). The fee is included in the course fee. A CPI parking permit for catalog courses for a single semester or intersession costs $5.00.

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General Rules and Regulations

All vehicle operators on campus are subject to The University of Scranton parking regulations. Each operator is responsible for knowing and abiding by these regulations.

• A current parking permit is required to park on University property. Permits are valid only through the expiration date displayed on them.
• Permits are for the sole use of the person to whom they are issued and are not transferable. Any attempt to transfer, loan or resell a permit will result in revocation of parking privileges.
• Parking is permitted only in areas identified as legal parking spaces by white/yellow stall lines on both sides of the vehicle.
• Vehicles must be parked front-end-first in the parking stall.
• Handicapped spaces marked with blue and white handicapped signs and painted to designate the space for handicapped use are reserved exclusively for vehicles displaying a University of Scranton Handicapped Permit or visitors whose vehicles bear a permit, placard or special license plate issued by a state or federal authority.
• The responsibility for finding a legal space rests with the motor vehicle operator. Inability to locate a convenient spot is not an excuse for violating University parking regulations.
• When a particular angle of parking is indicated by signs or markings, no vehicle shall be parked except at that angle or occupy more than the space indicated within the lines for the one vehicle.
• The campus speed limit is 10 miles per hour. Speed limit inside the Parking Pavilion is 5 miles per hours.
• The permit owner is responsible for vehicle licenses, operator licenses, insurance or appropriate financial responsibility as required by law.
• A vehicle will be considered in violation of University regulations if it is stopped or standing in a fire lane, no parking area or restricted zone.
• Persons driving a replacement vehicle to campus without a parking permit must obtain a temporary permit from the Parking Services office.
• Areas not specifically designated for parking shall be considered “No Parking” zones.
• Parking is prohibited in all surface parking areas from the time a parking ban is initiated until 8 a.m. A parking ban is activated when snow accumulates, or is predicted to accumulate overnight. Vehicles parked on University property during this snow period should use the Parking Pavilion, Wellness Center or additional lots designated in the snow ban announcement. Dial 941-5999 for parking ban updates. It is your responsibility to monitor the snow and parking ban announcements.
• Public Safety Officers are authorized to tow, at owner’s expense, motor vehicles in violation of University parking regulations.
• Towed vehicles will be released by the towing company upon receipt of the claim check, which can be obtained from the Parking Services office upon payment of assessed fee and charges.
• University parking rules, regulations and enforcement are in effect all year, including periods when classes are not in session.
• Visitors and guests of the University are permitted to park in legal spaces without obtaining permits between the hours of 5 p.m. Friday and midnight Sunday.
• Vehicles obstructing flow of traffic will be issued a traffic violation ticket. Vehicles must be completely pulled into a parking space.

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Fines and Penalties

The schedule of fines for violations is:

Fines are payable in the Parking Services office within ten (10) business days and may be subject to a $10 late payment penalty for each offense.

The fine schedule applies equally to faculty, staff and students. Students who fail to remit fines will have their registration and transcripts withheld. Staff and faculty who fail to remit fines will have the matter referred to their supervisor or department chairperson. Failure to remit fines may also result in the loss of parking privileges.

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Repeat Violations

Violators without a valid parking permit accruing three (3) violations will be classified as habitual and subject to a $30 fine and towing of vehicle at owner's expense.

Violators with permits accruing three (3) violations may have their campus parking privilege revoked. The registration fee will not be refunded.

Loss of Parking Privileges

Repeated violation of University parking policy may result in revocation of the privilege to park on campus. Repeat offender records will be presented to the parking Review Board for final adjudication.

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Appeal Procedure

Any vehicle owner or operator receiving a parking violation notice is eligible to appeal the sanction for that infraction. This process is open to students, employees and visitors.

To be considered, the appeal must be in writing. Appeal forms are available in the Parking Services office. Properly submitted appeals will be reviewed by the Parking Review Board the second Tuesday of each month.

Appeals should address the circumstances resulting in the violation. The appeal decision will be reached based on the merits of the submitted written appeal. The appellant will be notified of the decision within 10 days after the appeal is acted on. Refunds of payment will be processed by check to the addressee listed on the appeal.

The decision of the Parking Review Board is final.

Appeals must be submitted within 72 hours of the issuance of the parking violation notice. Payment must accompany the appeal. Traffic violations are not eligible for appeal.

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Parking Review Board

The Parking Review Board is comprised of members representing every segment of the Jesuit Community, Student Government, Commuting Students, Staff, Faculty, and Student Affairs. The Director of Public Safety chairs the board, but is not a voting member. The Parking Service Manager attends board meetings providing responses to questions of policy on the circumstances of the violation. The Parking Services Manager is not a voting member. A minimum of three voting members must be present for the board to convene. In the event of a tie vote, the Director of Public Safety will vote on the violation to resolve the tie.

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Agreement to Parking Regulations

The University of Scranton provides parking for students, staff, faculty and visitors. The University is not responsible for any damage to or theft from vehicles parked on University property. This is the sole responsibility of the vehicle owner or operator.

We recommend you take every reasonable precaution to prevent theft and vehicular damage. Such measures include closing all windows, locking all doors, parking in designated areas only, following all traffic signs, refraining from displaying valuables. Should a theft or vehicle damage occur while parked on University property, you should contact the Department of Public Safety for investigative purposes only.

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Frequently Asked Questions

WHO MAY USE UNIVERSITY PARKING LOTS?

Eligibility for parking in University parking lots is normally limited to students, faculty, administrators and staff with valid permits. Resident freshmen and sophomore students are not permitted vehicles on campus.
 

WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF I HAVE A CAR ON CAMPUS WITHOUT A PERMIT?

Any vehicle parked on University property without being registered, and displaying a permit may be ticketed and/or towed at owner's expense.
 

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I HAVE TO REPLACE MY PERMIT?

Lost permits can be replaced at the current price. Purchase of another vehicle requires scraping the old decal from the vehicle and bringing it to the Parking Office with the vehicle registration for the new vehicle for a $5.00 replacement fee.
 

WHAT IF I CAN'T FIND A PARKING SPOT NEAR MY DORM OR OFFICE?

The responsibility for finding a legal space rests with the motor vehicle operator. (Inability to locate a convenient spot is not an excuse for violating University parking regulations.)
 

WHEN ARE UNIVERSITY PARKING REGULATIONS ENFORCED?

University parking rules, regulations and enforcement are in effect all year, including periods when classes are not in session. Visitors and guests are permitted to park in legal spaces without obtaining permits between the hours of 5 p.m. Friday until midnight on Sunday.
 

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