PARKING POLICY

Parking on campus

All students, faculty, staff, and visitors must display a valid parking permit or temporary hang

tag and are obligated to adhere to the University’s parking regulations at all times while on

campus.

Parking is limited and obtaining a parking permit does not guarantee the availability or location

of a parking space. The responsibility for finding a legal parking space rests with the motor

vehicle operator. Lack of space is not a valid reason for violating Pace University’s parking

regulations.

We encourage all members of the University community to park in one place and take advantage

of our beautiful, scenic campus by walking between locations.

Parking Permits

Parking is only available on the Pleasantville and White Plains Law School campuses. A valid

Pace ID and vehicle registration is needed when registering a vehicle for use on campus. The

permit holder is responsible for the vehicle operation and any fines incurred while the vehicle is

on campus, to include, towing expenses resulting from fines. By registering a vehicle for

campus privileges, a person agrees to abide by all campus traffic and parking regulations.

If you do not register your vehicle and you are identified, all citations accrued on that vehicle

will be placed on your Student Account. You will be responsible for payment of citations.

PLEASANTVILLE CAMPUS

Faculty/Staff

Pace University parking permits will be issued to faculty, staff, and contract employees. Parking

permits do not expire and require a onetime registration; however, if any vehicle changes occur a

new permit is required.

Commuter Students

Parking permits do not expire and require a onetime registration; however, if any vehicle

changes occur a new permit is required.

 Parking for commuter students with a C permit is available in lots A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I,

T, U and P. There is limited parking in Lot H behind Choate House.

Resident Upperclass Students (Pleasantville Campus)

Parking permits expire August 31 of each academic year and must be renewed on a year basis.

Resident students are entitled to only one registered vehicle.

 Parking for Pleasantville residents with an R permit is available along Alumni Hall (Lot

I), behind Martin Hall (Lot M), North Hall (Lot N) and Townhouses (Lot R). Additional

parking is available in Lots O & T.

 Pleasantville resident students may park in the following academic lots overnight from

7:00pm-7:00am ONLY: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, P, U and X.

Resident First Year/Freshman Parking Policy (Pleasantville Campus)

Resident First Year/Freshman Students are not authorized to have vehicles on campus at any

time (including weekends) for the duration of their first year (fall and spring semesters). Our

policy reflects our goal to reduce the number of cars on campus. The University offers a daily

shuttle service providing transportation for students on campus, to Memorial Plaza in

Pleasantville and to the White Plains Law School and New York City campuses. The current

shuttle bus schedule can be found at www.pace.edu/transportation.

First year resident students who require a car on campus, due to extenuating circumstances, must

submit a written petition to Vincent Beatty, Executive Director of Safety and Security at

[email protected]. First year students that are granted a parking exemption must display a

permit and park their vehicles in Upper Lot R only. Any first year student parking elsewhere on

campus will be issued a citation that they will be unable to appeal.

First year resident students who have not received a Pace University parking permit, but have

been identified by other means as having a vehicle on campus, will be held responsible for

violating this policy.

LAW SCHOOL WHITE PLAINS CAMPUS

Faculty Lot - Faculty with L permit only.

Dannat and Annex Lots - Handicapped parking only. Pace handicapped permit or visitors with

state or local handicapped parking permit necessary.

Crane Avenue Lot - Faculty & staff parking with A or L permit.

Cars without T permits must display a temporary parking permit between the hours of

11pm and 7am.

Parking Permit Type

A Issued to faculty and staff (student aides and graduate assistants are not eligible for

staff parking).

C Issued to non-resident students: Authorizes parking in all academic lots on the

Pleasantville and White Plains Law School campuses not reserved for faculty, staff or

resident students.

R Issued to Pleasantville resident students (one car only per registered student). Expires

annually on August 31

T Issued to White Plains residents students. Expires annually on August 31

F Issued to White Plains non-resident students (only one permit per student). Authorizes

overnight parking in Lots 3, 4 or 5. Fees are $50 per year or $25 per semester (subject to

change). Expires annually on August 31

L Issued to White Plains Faculty for parking in faculty lot.

Permit Display

Permits are issued as a pair. Both permits are to be permanently affixed on the vehicles

front/back windshield; one on the upper front driver's side windshield and one on the upper rear

passenger side. It is the responsibility of the owner or operator of the vehicle to ensure that the

permits remain affixed at all times and are legible. A vehicle may only display one permit type.

Permits are not transferable and sharing will result in fines and/or revocation of permit.

Vehicles displaying permits differently than described (i.e.: taped, on dashboard) will be

considered unregistered and subject to citations for improper display.

Citation Appeal Process

All appeals will be conducted through an online form (one form per citation). Only appeals for

legitimate discrepancies concerning current parking policy will be considered. Appeals will

NOT be granted for the following reasons:

 Lack of knowledge of the regulations. For example, new to campus or have not reviewed

parking regulations.

 Other vehicles were parking improperly.

 Was only parked illegally for a short period of time.

 Stated failure of officer to ticket previously for similar offense.

 Late to class/appointment.

 No other place to park.

 Inability to pay the amount of the fine.

 Unread or misunderstood signs

 Lost ticket/never received ticket/error in the description of the car

You must make your appeal within 30 calendar days of the date the citation was issued. After 30

days, you lose your right to appeal. No consideration will be given for anyone who repeatedly

receives citations for the same offense and does not address it immediately after receiving the 1

citation. Each appeal will be judged and a notification of the decision will be sent to the applicant

via email. All decisions rendered by the Safety and Security office are final.

Payment of Citations

Online: Students may pay online via their Student Payment Portal.

Mail: Please include your Student ID number (if affiliated with the University) and a copy of the

citation. Make check payable to Pace University and send to:

Payment Processing Center

861 Bedford Road

Pleasantville, NY 10570

Traffic & Parking Regulations

1. Pace University assumes no liability for damage or loss to private vehicles, their

occupants, or contents while on University property. Including accidents and acts of

vandalism.

2. Drivers on campus must obey all University regulations and all provisions of the New

York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.

3. Parking and use of vehicles on campus without registration, permission from the

University or in violation of regulations is prohibited.

4. Vehicles shall not be operated beyond posted speed limits. The campus speed limit is 15

MPH.

5. No person shall park a motor vehicle other than in designated parking areas unless

specifically authorized by the University.

6. Drivers must obey all traffic signs and directions from Security personnel who have been

given the responsibility to enforce all traffic and parking regulations.

7. Failure to park within a designated parking space, within the lines, is a violation.

8. Vehicles must be operated in such a manner as not to endanger or injure pedestrians,

property or other vehicles and drivers. The Safety and Security Department will

randomly enforce stop sign and unsafe operation of vehicle violations. Violators will not

be stopped by the Security Officer. A citation will be emailed to the violator, or placed

on vehicles windshield if seen on campus.

9. Vehicles that are inoperative or abandoned on campus are subject to towing at the

owner's expense. (See Section 1224 of the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law,"

Abandoned Vehicles".)

10. A fine is a financial obligation to the University. Fines must be paid prior to class /

housing registration and the release of grades, transcripts or diplomas. Student

citations will be placed on your bursar account. All citation activity accrued by a

faculty/staff member will be posted to their traffic account.

11. Chronic violators of University regulations who accrue $200 or more in fines will be

reported to the Dean for Students or appropriate department heads for disciplinary action,

or may be towed if circumstances warrant at their own expense. The Safety and

Security Department reserves the right to deny parking privileges to habitual

violators.

12. Choate, Willcox, Townhouse and Miller circles, and their adjacent roadways on the

Pleasantville campus are "No Standing at Any Time" areas. Passengers may be picked

up or dropped off only.

13. Loading Zones/Deliveries: Each academic building on campus and each dining hall are

provided with a loading zone adjacent to the building. No parking is permitted in loading

zones except for commercial vehicles making deliveries.

14. Fire Zones and Fire Lanes: All campus roads are fire lanes and all unmarked spaces in

a parking lot are a fire lane. Each loading zone is by definition a fire zone. Fire zones are

areas paved and unpaved that permit fire-fighting equipment to come as close to a

building as possible. The University will attempt to mark all fire lanes and fire zones in

general, but lack of such markings will not relieve a violator of responsibility for obeying

regulations. Parking or standing in a fire zone is prohibited. Any vehicle parked in a fire

zone is subject to towing without warning.

15. Walkways: Walkways include any paved way on campus that is not defined as a

roadway.

Special Parking Privileges

Disability Parking

Disability parking spaces are reserved for those who have a disability license plate or permit for

disability parking issued in their name by the State, County or Town of residence. The plates and

permits may be used to park in reserved parking spaces only when the person with the

disability is driving or riding in the vehicle. Any person who abuses any privilege, benefit,

precedence or consideration arising from possession of the license plates or permit, may have

them revoked by both Pace University and the issuing municipality.

Temporary Disability Parking

Members of the University community who suffer a temporary disability which affects their

ability to walk may apply to the Safety and Security Department or Student Accessibility

Services for a university-issued temporary disability parking permit. Any person applying for

temporary disability permit must present, to the Safety and Security Department, a doctor's letter

on official stationery specifying the medical problem and the expiration date for disability

parking privileges. Temporary university-issued disability parking may not exceed six (6) weeks.

Students, faculty and staff requiring disability parking beyond six (6) weeks should contact their

local municipality.

Visitors

All visitors to the Pace University Pleasantville and White Plains Law School campuses that

require parking must display a temporary tag on their vehicle dashboard. Members of the

University community are responsible for their guests and the citations and fines they may

receive. Students, faculty and staff may apply for a temporary parking permit for their guests

online at www.pace.edu/security-emergency-management. Visitors to campus must comply with

all regulations in this guide. Visitors who do not comply with the parking regulations may have

their vehicle towed or banned from campus. Visitors must park in Lots O, T & R.

Security Gate Procedure

All vehicles entering the Pleasantville and White Plains Law School campuses will be stopped at

the gate. All passengers must show a valid Pace or photo ID, which will be documented in the

Activity Log.

Towing

All vehicles are subject to towing off campus and impounding at the owner's expense by an

outside agency if; illegally parked and/or it constitutes a safety hazard, is in violation, of any

parking regulations, has accrued over $200 in citations, interferes with university operations or is

not moved upon notice. In addition, specific University policy allows towing of vehicles off

campus as follows:

 Any vehicle obstructing a roadway, loading ramp, garbage dumpster, or who in any other

way obstructs traffic.

 Any vehicle parked or standing without proper handicap authorization in a space reserved

for a handicapped person will be immediately towed. The handicap authorization must be

in the name of the operator of the vehicle. Any fraudulent use of handicaps will be

reported to the issuing municipality.

 Any vehicle that is parked in other than a clearly marked parking space.

 Any individual who fails to clear a number of parking citations may have their vehicle

towed.

PARKING & TRAFFIC FINES

VIOLATION FINE

Unregistered vehicle $20.00

Expired pass $20.00

Unnecessary engine idle $20.00

Parked in faculty/staff area $30.00

Parked in crosswalk $30.00

Obstructing two parking spaces $40.00

Double parked $40.00

Parked in restricted area $50.00

Parked to obstruct traffic $50.00

Unsafe operation of vehicle $50.00

Disobey traffic sign $50.00

Parked off pavement $60.00

Display unauthorized tag/permit $75.00

Display altered permit $75.00

Parked in handicapped parking space $100.00

Parked in a fire lane $100.00