Guilford College

All Guilford students and staff are required to get a parking permit for each vehicle that will be parked on campus; permits aren’t transferable. A vehicle is not considered registered until a valid decal is permanently affixed to the windshield; students may only display their permits on the bottom left corner (exterior) of the rear windshield.

The cost of each permit is billed to the student’s tuition through the Student Financial Services office and may be waived if necessary (contact your financial aid adviser).

Applications and sales of parking permits for resident students are available through the Office of Public Safety. At the time of purchase or pickup, students must present a valid identification (including the Guilford College “G” number), and the vehicle license plate number. Student permits are issued at the beginning of a student’s first academic term and annually thereafter at the beginning of each fall semester.

Commuting students qualify for both permanent and temporary permits in the Adult Programs office. Temporary permits are available from the Office of Public Safety free of charge for those who have a current and properly registered vehicle.

Traffic and parking regulations are enforced 24/7 throughout the calendar year; regulations apply whether or not classes are in session.

Parking Locations

Spaces designated “handicapped” are for vehicles properly displaying an official state handicapped-parking permit/hangtag. A Guilford College parking permit is also required to park in these spaces.

The Office of the President will issue black permits to special guests and trustees.

Lots are designated (by permit color) as follows:

Residential Student Parking – (Red Permit)

Residential lots include the following:

• North and South Apartment lots, Milner lot, the row closest to English Hall, Bryan lot, Hodgins lot and any lot designated “Residential”. Residential students may not park in Alternative Housing lots.
• Students living in the Pines, Hildebrandt, Pope, Campbell and other Alternative Houses will be issued a brown permit and may park in lots designated to their house. Alternative Housing residents may also park in Residential spaces if their lots are full.
• Students may not park in Faculty/Staff/Visitor spaces during business hours (Monday – Friday 7 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.) for any reason.
• The loading zone behind Mary Hobbs may only be used for a maximum of 15 minutes and vehicles may not block the dumpsters or interfere with the flow of traffic.

Commuter Student Parking – (Blue Permit)

Commuter lots include the following:

• Binford/Hendricks lot, Adult Programs/Northwest lot, Bryan lot, lower lot behind Archdale Hall, Dana Auditorium lot, the lower level by the P.E. Center, and any lot designated “Commuter”.
• Students may not park in Faculty/Staff or Visitor spaces during business hours (Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) for any reason.

Faculty/Staff Parking – (Green Permit)

• Faculty/Staff lots include the following:
• Dana Auditorium lot, lower lot behind Archdale Hall, row behind Hege-Cox, P.E. Center lot, row behind Frank Family Science Center, the gravel lot and spaces adjacent to Founders Hall, lot between Hege Library and New Garden Hall.
• Spaces marked “Visitor” are not to be sued by Faculty/Staff at any time for any reason.
• Faculty/Staff may park in Residential or Commuter lots if necessary.

Visitor Parking

• Faculty/staff and visitors may park in any Faculty/Staff or Visitor lot, and student visitors may park in Residential lots.
• Frequent or overnight visitors are required to have a temporary parking permit. Students, faculty and staff can obtain these permits in the Public Safety office and are responsible for their guests. Departments may pick up a supply of Visitor permits in the Public Safety office.
• Visitors are required to have a temporary parking permit. Students, faculty and staff can obtain these permits in the Office of Public Safety, the library or the Information Desk, and are responsible for notifying their guests of this policy. Departments may pick up a supply of Visitor permits in the Office of Public Safety.
• The row closest to the New Garden Hall entrance is reserved for guests of the Office of Admission, and may only be issued a permit by the Admission office.

Violations and Fines

The Director of Public Safety reserves the right to tow a vehicle or revoke any on-campus parking and driving privileges for the following reasons: outstanding citations in excess of four per academic year, use of fraudulent permits (permits issued to another vehicle or person), careless and/or reckless driving, causing property damage, or verbal or physical abuse or threats directed at any Public Safety officer during the performance of his/her duties.

*An unregistered vehicle is any vehicle not displaying a current parking permit, displaying a permit in an incorrect place, or displaying a permit registered to another vehicle.

All fines must be paid within 30 days of the date on the citation. Payment arrangements should be made through the Office of Student Financial Services.

Appeals must be made in writing to the director of Public Safety within 14 days of the date on the citation. Forms are also available online at the Guilford College website. Telephone and email appeals will not be accepted. If the appeal is made, but subsequently denied, the fine will be applied to the student’s account.

Students with delinquent citations, or an excess of four unpaid citations, may have a hold placed upon grades and transcripts, and will be unable to register for classes until the hold is removed or the citations paid.

Students, faculty and staff are responsible for their visitors and will be held financially responsible for citations issued to them.

Towing and Wheel Boot Policy

Any Public Safety officer may order the towing or immobilization of a vehicle in violation of the following parking regulations on the Guilford campus:

• Failure to respond to four parking violations summons.
• Parking an unauthorized vehicle in a HANDICAPPED, FIRE LANE or RESERVED space (including the President’s space)
• Parking in the traveled portion of a roadway or in a No Parking/Tow Zone.
• Blocking a Dumpster, or otherwise interfering with waste removal.

The cost to the owner of a booted car will be $45 plus all parking fines. The person has up to 48 hours to resolve parking fines plus the booted fine. After 48 hours, if the owner has not contacted the Office of Public Safety or made arrangements for release of the boot, the vehicle will be towed, incurring additional costs at the owner’s expense.

Persons wishing to secure the release of a vehicle that has been booted or impounded should report to the Office of Public Safety between the hours of 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Once fines have been paid, Public Safety will send an officer to release the boot. If your vehicle was towed, the Office of Public Safety will issue a Stored Vehicle Release Authorization Certificate, which the person will present to the towing company. The towing company will at that point release the vehicle after collecting any accrued fees.

No vehicle impounded pursuant to this order shall be released until all fines have been paid or charged to the student’s account.

Abandoned vehicles are subject to towing at the owner’s expense, unless the owner notifies the Office of Public Safety in writing at the time the vehicle becomes disabled. Vehicles that do not have a current state-issued license plate or current Guilford College registration permit may be treated as an abandoned vehicle. The director of Public Safety will determine whether a vehicle is disabled and allowed to remain on campus.

Any person experiencing difficulty with a vehicle that is disabled or malfunctioning must notify Public Safety at the time of the problem. The party calling may be required to furnish proof that the vehicle is actually disabled. Notes affixed to the vehicle are not acceptable.