Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3339 - Miami University
Chapter 3339-18 - Motor Vehicle Regulations
Section 3339-18-03 - Parking areas
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3339-18-03
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
Signs at the entrances to most campus lots and individual spaces indicate the color of the permit required to park in the lot or space, as well as the times and days the restriction is in effect. Not all campus streets are posted with permit restrictions. Contact parking and transportation services or consult the parking map with questions about permit restrictions for an area.
(A) Explanation of parking map and conditions that apply
(1)
Red
(a)
A few red permit areas are posted for twenty-four hour
restrictions and are limited at all times every day to vehicles displaying a
red permit. Vehicles displaying permits of any other color are not permitted to
park in these areas.
(b)
Most red permit parking areas are posted with
restrictions in effect from seven a.m. to six p.m., Monday through Friday.
After those times any vehicle displaying a valid permit of any color may park
in that parking area.
(c)
Red permit holders may park in any university parking
area except those spaces designated for specific vehicles.
(2)
Blue
(a)
Blue permit parking areas are restricted from seven
a.m. to six p.m., Monday through Friday. After those times any vehicle
displaying a valid permit of any color may park in the blue parking
areas.
(b)
Blue permit holders may not park in university parking
areas designated for red permits during restricted hours (for restricted hours,
see appropriate colors in paragraph (A)(1) of this
rule).
(3)
Yellow
(a)
Yellow permit parking areas (Ditmer, Chestnut fields,
and west Millett) are open to any vehicle displaying a valid permit of any
color at any time bus service is provided from Ditmer, Chestnut fields, and
west Millett parking lots to central campus.
(b)
Yellow permit
holders may not park in university parking areas designated for red or blue
permits during restricted hours (for restricted hours, see appropriate
paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(2) of this rule).
(c)
The west Millett
lot has a twenty-four hour section for overnight parking and a six a.m. to ten
p.m. section for daytime parking. Vehicles parked in the daytime area after ten
p.m. may be cited.
(4)
White
(a)
White permit
parking areas (Ditmer, Chestnut fields, west Millett, and culinary support
center) are open to any vehicle displaying a valid permit of any color at any
time.
(b)
White permit holders may not park in university parking
areas designated red or blue permits during restricted hours (for restricted
hours, see appropriate color stated in this
rule).
(B) Right of way requests
Certain events on campus may necessitate the exclusive use of a parking area or roadway for the event to be conducted in a safe manner or due to the sheer number of unique visitors. In those cases, a right-of-way request must be approved in advance.
(1)
Conditions for
right-of-way requests
(a)
The event must not cause significant disruption to
university functions, vehicular traffic, parking lot usage, and must not
prevent convenient access to university facilities.
(b)
Applicants must
submit a request for right-of-way use with barricades or parking signs to
parking and transportation services ten business days prior to the event
date.
(c)
A responsible contact must be present at the event and
must be identified in the request.
(d)
The applicant
and/or organization must comply with the requirements for posting "no parking"
signs if parking is to be prohibited, or no vehicles shall be cited and/or
towed from the reserved area.
(e)
The
applicant/organization shall provide a diagram of the route or event site with
the request.
(f)
The applicant/organization will be responsible for
lot-clearing fees at the time of the request according to the following
schedule:
(i)
One to fifty spaces: five dollars per space
(ii)
Fifty-one to
ninety-nine spaces: four dollars per space
(iii)
One hundred to
two hundred fourty-nine spaces: three dollars per space
(iv)
Two hundred
fifty to four hundred ninety-nine spaces: two dollars per space
(v)
Five hundred or
more remote parking lots: one dollar per space
(g)
Parking and
transportation services shall determine the final cost for lot
reservations.
(2)
Requirements for posting of "no parking" signs for use
of right-of-way
Any person or organization that requests assistance from Miami university's parking and transportation services in keeping a street or parking lot clear of traffic or parked cars shall comply with the following requirements:
(a)
A standard eight
and 8.5 by eleven sign, issued by parking and transportation services, will be
used when marking an area for parking restrictions. All signs will be posted at
the curb line, thirty-six inches above the ground on wooden stakes or posts
which have been placed no further than twenty feet apart.
(b)
The effective
date and times of the restrictions will be written in permanent marker above
the words "no parking."
(c)
Below the words "no parking" will be written one of
these conditions:
(d)
Between signs (with arrows as needed)
(e)
This
block/lot
(f)
Here to corner (with arrows as needed)
(g)
This side of
street
(h)
It is the responsibility of the applicant/organization
to post the signs according to these requirements and periodically check the
posting to replace signs that are missing.
(i)
Once the initial
posting has been completed, notify parking and transportation services by
calling (513) 529-2224. A customer service assistant will log the date and time
and a parking technician will inspect sign content and placement. This must
occur seventy-two hours before the effective date.
(j)
All signs must be
posted seventy-two hours in advance of the effective date.
(k)
All of these
conditions must be met in order for Miami university police or parking control
technicians to ticket or tow a car parked in the area.
(l)
Remove all signs
when the event is concluded.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Ohio may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
