Section 1720-02-03-.01 - GENERAL(1) These rules are intended to promote the safe and orderly parking of vehicles on the property; facilitate the safe and convenient operation of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) business and services; and regulate parking on campus, with priority given to UTC business and services.(2) The UTC Department of Parking Services and the UTC Department of Public Safety implement and enforce these rules.(3) All persons parking vehicles and all persons owning vehicles parked on UTC property are subject to and required to comply with these rules.(4) All vehicle accidents, incidents, thefts, or break-ins that occur on UTC property should be reported immediately to the UTC Police Department [(423) 425-4357].(5) Wherever used in these rules:(a) "Designated parking space" means an area, in either a paved or unpaved lot, delineated by UTC for parking for a single vehicle. In a paved parking lot, a designated parking space is delineated by straight white or yellow lines on both sides of the space. In an unpaved parking lot, a designated parking space is delineated by a wheel stop or parking block on one end of the space.(b) "Registered vehicle" means a vehicle registered with the UTC Department of Parking Services by a registrant.(c) "Registrant" means a UTC student or employee to whom a UTC parking permit is issued.(d) "Unregistered vehicle" means a vehicle not registered with the UTC Department of Parking Services.(e) "UTC" means The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.(f) "UTC parking permit" means either a hangtag or decal issued by UTC that has not expired and, when properly displayed on a vehicle, authorizes a vehicle to be parked in certain designated parking spaces on UTC property.(g) "UTC property" means all land, grounds, structures, and any other physical property owned, controlled, or operated by UTC.(h) "Vehicle" means any type of vehicle, including but not limited to a motorcycle.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-02-03-.01
Original rule filed September 15, 1976; effective October 15, 1976. Amendment filed August 22, 1980; effective December 1, 1980. Repeal and new rule filed May 27, 1986; effective August 12, 1986. Amendment filed November 17, 2008; effective March 30, 2009. Repeal and new rules filed February 23, 2018; effective 5/24/2018.Authority: T.C.A. § 49-9-209(e), Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5, and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64.