General Policies

University Policy Number 1108

Subject: Motor Vehicle Parking Policy

Responsible Parties: All University Departments and Activities including Contracted Services

Procedures: Motor Vehicle Parking Procedures
Parking Citation Appeals Procedures

Related University Policies: Not Applicable

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I. SCOPE

The policy applies to all faculty, staff, students, volunteers, visitors, guests, and University contractors at all George Mason University locations, owned and leased.

II. POLICY STATEMENT

The purpose of this policy is to:

1. Ensure that all pertinent parking procedures and regulations are collected in one, comprehensive document that is widely available to the campus community,

2. Articulate the process and procedure for changing, modifying, and deleting parking and citation procedures and regulations,

3. Ensure that the citation program reflects university goals for safety and order, is enforced in a fair and equitable manner and that the appeals process is available to all parties in a timely manner,

4. Maintain a comprehensive program of strategic planning to ensure that parking resources are available to support the mission of the university.

III. DEFINITIONS

Definitions are contained in the individual procedures.

IV. RESPONSIBILITIES

Policy Administrator: The Assistant Vice President for University Services is responsible for administering this policy. In addition, the AVP will act as the Contract Administrator for the parking services contract and is responsible for the strategic direction of all parking operations.

Parking Services Department: This department is responsible for the day-to-day management of all parking operations. In addition, the department will recommend to the Policy Administrator appropriate additions and deletions to the parking procedures.

Parking Services Advisory Committee: The Advisory Committee is responsible for reviewing proposed changes to the parking procedures. Additionally, they are charged with reporting parking issues to the policy administrator for policy or administrative action. The composition of the Committee should reflect student, staff, contractor, and special events constituencies within the university community.

Parking Services Assistant: The Parking Services Assistant is specifically responsible for the training of parking enforcement staff to ensure consistent and accurate ticketing on all three campuses. Further, the assistant will administer the appeals process to ensure appeals are granted in a fair, timely, and equitable manner.

V. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPROVAL

The policies herein are effective April 20, 2004. This Motor Vehicle Parking Policy shall be reviewed and revised, if necessary, annually to become effective at the beginning of the University's fiscal year, unless otherwise noted.

Approved:

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Maurice W. Scherrens
Senior Vice President

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Peter N. Stearns
Provost

Date approved: May 3, 2004