Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8 - EDUCATION
Agency 50 - LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY
Chapter 10 - MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING AND TRAFFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS
Section 8VAC50-10-10 - General provisions

A. Faculty, staff, commuter students, and residential students with sophomore, junior, or senior status are permitted to have vehicles on campus. The College reserves the right to restrict parking on campus for appropriate special events, activities, and conditions. The College, however, cannot guarantee a parking space.

B. The College is not liable for damages or losses resulting from vandalism or larceny from any vehicle parked on the campus.

C. Decals and hanging tags shall be displayed at all times. Faculty and staff will be issued hanging tags that must be displayed on the rear view mirror; students will be issued decals that must be displayed on the vehicle's left rear window. No parking decal may be taped inside the vehicle.

D. The costs of decals vary to accommodate various categories of staff and students. Motorcycles have the same status as automobiles. Charges per academic year are as follows:

A replacement decal/tag will be provided free of charge when the remains of the old decal are taken to the Campus Police or with presentation of parking registration fee receipt.

E. Temporary permits for up to one month may be obtained for $3.00 from the Campus Police Office. Car registration is required at the time of class registration or whenever the vehicle is brought on campus.

F. Temporary permits are not intended to enable individuals to delay registering their vehicles. If vehicles are brought to campus after Cashiering and Student Accounts has closed, the driver must call Campus Police at 804-395-2612 or 804-395-2091 for permission to park without registration until 10 a.m. the next working day.

G. If a vehicle is disabled, the driver must call Campus Police for 48-hour authorization. This 48 hours allows sufficient time for vehicles to be repaired, moved, or towed.

H. Faculty and staff decals are transferable to other family vehicles registered for faculty/staff use. Only one registered vehicle per decal may be present on campus at any time.

I. If a student uses another family member's vehicle during the year, additional decals must be purchased. If a student uses a faculty/staff member's vehicle on campus, a student decal may be issued for the vehicle. Student drivers are restricted from using faculty/staff parking areas. Only one registered vehicle per student may be present on campus at any time, except during peak check-in or check-out periods.

J. Hampden-Sydney students taking classes at Longwood may park in authorized commuter student areas with a valid Hampden-Sydney decal displayed.

K. A limited number of visitor parking spaces are available on campus. Students, faculty, and staff of the College may not use these spaces as they are not considered visitors to the campus.

L. Visitor parking spaces are designated at the Craft House for use by prospective students. Admissions will call the Campus Police to register vehicles in these spaces.

M. If a guest is to be on campus anytime during the day, Monday to Friday, the host must call the Campus Police by 8 a.m. to register the vehicle license number of the visitor's car. Guests should park their vehicles in the area provided for the host (e.g., guests of resident students should park in areas designated for resident student parking). Failure to register a guest's vehicle is not grounds for citation appeal.

N. Loading/unloading locations have been designated throughout the campus. Parking in these areas is limited to 10 minutes with the use of hazard lights. During peak times of check-in and check-out, Campus Police will be available to provide assistance. Drivers are duly warned that the Town of Farmville may still issue citations for violations during these peak times.

O. Persons requiring use of handicapped spaces on campus or Town of Farmville streets or both must receive a permit from the Town Manager's Office or the Department of Motor Vehicles. Temporary (five day) handicapped permits may be obtained from Campus Police and are valid only on college property. Written requests from attending physicians indicating type and duration of disability must accompany temporary handicap permit requests.

P. The Campus Police Office is charged with the enforcement of all parking regulations. Student Services is charged with the enforcement of all traffic and parking appeals.

Q. Parking citations for unregistered or improperly parked vehicles will be issued whenever the College is open.

R. Automobiles parked illegally in areas listed below will be issued a parking citation, or have a wheel lock installed, or both:

S. During weekday business hours (7 a.m. - 8 p.m.), certain parking areas are restricted for faculty/staff, resident student, or commuter student use only. These areas are denoted by signs, paint on curbing, or areas denoted on the parking map.

T. Town, county, and state laws must be observed when parking on the Longwood College campus.

U. Parking in fire zones, loading zones, and areas where the curbs are painted yellow is strictly prohibited.

V. Student parking on Race Street is restricted to the College side of the street only.

W. Parking on the Town of Farmville streets is at the driver's risk. College parking decals do not authorize parking in the Town of Farmville "Resident Only" parking areas. The Farmville police patrol these areas and will issue citations of their own if violations are observed.

X. Parking citations must be paid in full or appealed within five full working days (Monday-Friday). A late fee or fine may be assessed beginning on the sixth working day after the citation, or on the sixth working day after the due date on the appeal form, at a rate of $1.00 per working day for 15 consecutive days. Following 15 consecutive working days, no additional late fees will accrue.

Y. Parking citations paid by 3 p.m. of the following business day will be reduced to half of the fine assessed.

Z. Drivers are expected to pay fines in a timely fashion. A stop code may be placed against a student when he is a repeat offender. At the discretion of the Director of Student Services, repeat offenses may also result in loss of parking privileges, a wheel lock may be installed, a $50 fine may be assessed, or disciplinary action may be taken. A repeat offender is a student who accumulates three or more unpaid parking citations within the academic year. A stop code places a "freeze" on all academic records.

AA. Seniors will be stop coded prior to graduation unless all fines have been paid.

BB. If a student accumulates three or more unpaid parking citations, a wheel lock may be installed on the student's vehicle and a fine of $40 will be assessed. The wheel lock will not be removed until all fines and late fees are paid.