N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 572.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 572.2 - Procedures

(a)Registration.

(1) Who must register. All persons associated with the university who park on university property between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, must register their vehicles with the university. Registration allows individuals to park in designated parking lots if a space is available and a permit is displayed in accordance with printed instructions.

(2) When to register. Individuals must register their vehicle and obtain the appropriate parking permit prior to utilizing campus parking facilities.

(i) Faculty/staff. Incoming faculty or staff members should register their vehicles online or by visiting parking and transportation services during business hours. Faculty/staff permits expire annually, currently on August 31st. Parking fees as approved by the chancellor or designee, shall be charged for motor vehicles parked within designated lots, consistent with applicable collective bargaining agreements and in accordance with guidelines established by the chancellor or designee. Such guidelines shall provide that the determination of the amount of the fee be substantially based on an analysis of the costs attributable to the operation and maintenance of the parking facilities owned and operated by the State University at Buffalo.

(ii) Students. Students may register for parking permits online or by visiting parking and transportation services. Permits currently expire annually on August 31st. Student registration for the subsequent academic year begins in May of each year. Students are encouraged to register early.

(3) Permits. One permit will be issued by parking services when vehicles are registered. Permits are transferrable and may be used in any vehicle brought to campus. All citations affiliated with the individual and vehicle(s) being registered must be paid prior to permit issuance. The permit must be removed if association with the university is terminated or the vehicle sold. Vehicles are considered registered only when the issued permit is displayed as required. Any permit obtained through misrepresentation or in violation of these motor vehicle regulations is void. A registered vehicle must be parked in the designated lot on campus to which it is assigned, and the permit must be displayed in accordance with instructions printed on, or distributed with, the permit.

(b)Eligibility.

Eligibility must be validated by exhibiting the appropriate identification card which shall be confirmed by the university's database.

(1) Resident students. Any student who lives in the university residence halls and/or apartments may register for a resident permit. Resident permits are valid in any student or faculty/staff/student (shared) lot with the exception of lots designated as commuter only and apartment complex only lots. Residents of university apartment complexes must display a valid sticker for the complex they reside in, along with a resident permit.

(2) Resident freshmen. Freshmen living on campus are required to park in their residence hall lot or in a park and ride lot from 7a.m. to 3p.m., Monday through Friday. Thereafter, they may park in the same location as resident students noted above.

(3) Commuter students. Students who do not live on campus may register their motor vehicles for a commuter student permit. Registered commuter students may park in any student or faculty/staff/student (shared) lot, with the exception of apartment complex lots.

(4) Faculty and staff. Faculty and staff must register their motor vehicles and obtain a parking permit in order to utilize faculty/staff lots. Since faculty/staff parking is limited, eligibility does not guarantee a parking space. Registered faculty and staff members may park in any faculty/staff or faculty/staff/student (shared) parking lot.

(5) Students who are also employees and that are classified as student assistants, research assistants, teaching assistants, and graduate assistants are eligible for student parking privileges, not faculty/staff.

(6) Others. Visitors to the university may operate and park properly campus-registered motor vehicles on campus subject to these regulations. When a motor vehicle is on campus, it must be parked in areas designed for visitor use by the parking permit or by special arrangements prescribed by parking and transportation services. Visitors may also pay to park at meters or pay lot.

(7) Definitions.

(i) The term motor vehicle as used in this Part means all self-propelled vehicles, automobiles, motor scooters, motorcycles, and motor bicycles.

(ii) The term faculty-staff applies only to the following:

(a) employees on State, Research Foundation, Management/Classified, UBF, or FSA payroll in a full or part-time basis.

(8) Change of ownership. A campus parking permit is not transferable between persons. A permit registrant will be held liable for any summonses issued involving that permit.

(9) Lost/stolen permits. The permit registrant shall immediately report a lost/stolen permit to the parking services office. Recovered lost/stolen permits are null and void and should be destroyed. A parking citation will be issued to vehicles that display a permit that has been reported lost or stolen.

(c)Parking.

(1) Where to park.

(i) Campus parking zones are limited for use by motor vehicles assigned to these areas during restricted hours. Each operator must park in the appropriate area as indicated by the type of permit they are issued. Parking is not permitted in locations not explicitly identified for this purpose, such as roads, parking lot aisles, walkways and grass areas. In paved lots, parking is permitted only within spaces marked for parking by parking lines on pavement.

(ii) Parking may be restricted, in designated areas of any parking lot, to limited categories of visitors or persons having business with the university and/or conditioned upon payment of a parking fee, or to facilitate event parking.

(2) Permitted hours.

(i) Faculty/staff and student lots. Parking in faculty/staff and student lots is restricted to holders of applicable permits from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

(ii) Student apartment lots. Apartment parking lots are restricted to holders of valid student permits, with validating complex sticker, at all times.

(iii) Specially designated reserved spaces are restricted at all times. These include but are not limited to spaces reserved for the disabled, service vehicles, State vehicles, "A" permits, police vehicles, etc. Time limits in certain spaces are applicable.

(iv) Parking meters. Parking meters are enforced from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

(3) Improper parking.

(i) The assignment of a parking permit does not guarantee space in the designated zone. The driver is responsible for finding an approved spot for the vehicle. If the owner/operator is unable to find a space in a parking lot, he or she may park in a park and ride lot (bus service is provided from these lots at no charge).

(ii) All drivers are cautioned that the university, having marked approved spaces, does not mark all areas where parking is prohibited. Each lot is marked by a sign at the entrance. Any area not so designated is not considered a legitimate parking area. An approved space is designated by parking lines painted on the pavement.

(d)Exceptions.

(1) The regulations as written specify who may park in particular parking areas. Motorists may request an exception from these regulations in particular cases.

(2) Requests from motorists must be presented to the director of parking and transportation services or the chief of university police. Documentation must be submitted that allows for making a clear finding that the application of these regulations will create:

(i) A personal hardship related to health or safety, and that the hardship can be reasonably resolved only by an exception.

(ii) Construction related conditions which warrant use of a temporary staging area.

(3) Trailers containing living quarters shall not be parked on university property at any time without permission of the director of parking and transportation services or the chief of university police.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 572.2

Amended New York State Register June 22, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Issue 25, eff. 6/22/2016