All University of Findlay students are permitted to have a motor vehicle on campus regardless of class standing. Students who wish to park in campus parking lots or on any campus owned property must register each vehicle with the Office of Campus Safety, located in first floor Lovett Hall. Registration must be completed within the first five days of a semester or within three days of bringing the vehicle campus.
Students are responsible for reporting any change of license plate number(s) during the academic year. The University assumes no responsibility for vehicles or their contents while vehicles are parked on University controlled property.
How to Register Online for Students
You'll want to
login to the student parking permit registration form using your UFnet Account user name and password. Complete the form accurately, and submit it. You will then pick up your permit at the Campus Safety Office during the first week of classes or after registering during the semester.
How to Register Online for Faculty and Staff
Parking Permits
The student parking decal must be displayed on the rear windshield in the lower left corner and in a prominent place on motorcycles, motorbikes and other types of motor vehicles so that they can be easily seen. All students must produce a valid student ID card when registering.
Faculty/Staff hang tags are to be displayed on the rear view mirror facing forward in plain view.
Traffic Regulations
Parking and traffic regulations are enforced at all times. The campus speed limit is 10 miles per hour. Restricted and reserved parking areas are signed accordingly. All lots are striped to keep them orderly. Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. yellow striped spaces are reserved for faculty and staff only, Blue stripes are for commuters only, and White stripes are for resident student parking only. The responsibility of finding a legitimate parking space rests with the driver.
Traffic Violations and Fines
All unregistered vehicles on University of Findlay property after the first week of classes without a valid parking permit will be subject to towing. The first parking violation will be considered a warning (except Handicap and Fire Lane Violations). The second violation will result in a fine. Should anyone wish to appeal a parking violation, they must contact Campus Security within five days at X4601, or off-campus at 419-434-4601.
The following fines will be imposed:
- $100 - Parking in a handicap parking space
- $75 - Reckless operation of motor vehicle
- $75 - Fire Lane, second violation vehicle towed or booted
- $50 - Blocking Code Blue Phone + vehicle towed or booted, no exceptions
- $45 - Failure to register and properly display
- $45 - Improper/Illegal Parking
- $45 - Unauthorized parking in (restricted areas, reserved or visitor spaces, lawns, sidewalks, crosswalks, alleys, aisle ways) at all times
- $75 - Boot Removal Fee ( must be paid before removal of wheel boot vehicle immobilizer)
- $20 - Faculty/Staff or Commuter/Resident lot violations
A student who willfully disregards these traffic regulations and accumulates more than four parking violations will be responsible for the towing and/or booting costs of the vehicle on the fifth violation. the boot removal fee is $75, the boot removal fee and the violation must be paid at the business office or online before the boot is removed.
Payment of Fines
Payments should be made at the Business Office between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Once the fee is paid, a receipt should be printed. When the receipt is presented to the on-duty officer, he will remove the boot. All unpaid fines will be applied to your account (except the boot removal fee and ticket) and are subject to the regulations governing student accounts.
Visitors
We welcome visitors on campus. Persons who visit campus must secure a visitor's parking permit from the Campus Security Office upon arrival on campus. This permit should be displayed on the dash of the visitor's vehicle. This permit allows the visitor to park in any student or faculty/staff lot except where designated as handicapped or reserved.