Parking Rules and Regulations

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General Information

Granting Authority—Colorado Revised Statute 23-5-107

23-5-107. Authority of governing boards—parking. (1) The governing board of any state institution of higher education is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations providing for the operation and parking of vehicles upon the grounds, driveways, or roadways within the property under the control of the governing board. Such rules and regulations may include, but not be limited to, regulation and control of the following:

Assignment of parking spaces, designation of areas for parking, and regulation of the use of such spaces and areas, including the assessment of charges thereof;
Prohibition or limitation of parking in the manner deemed necessary;
Removal of vehicles parked in violation of institutional rules and regulations, ordinances, or law at the expense of the violator;
Assessment of charges for violation of rules and regulations.

Delegation of Authority��

Pursuant to Laws of the Regents – or unless otherwise expressed by the Board of Regents, the President of the University of Colorado, or the Chancellor of its Boulder Campus – responsibility for the promulgation and enforcement of campus parking and traffic regulations has been delegated to Parking�� Services (PS) and ��Ƶ Police Department (��ƵPD).

Definitions��

The following words and phrases used in these regulations have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

“Accessible” or “Accessibility Parking” means parking reserved for use by persons with disabilities that possess a state-issued disability license plate, placard, decal, or permit.
"Automobiles" includes all motor vehicles (e.g., cars, pickup trucks, vans, recreational vehicles, buses, etc.) excluding motorcycles.
"Bicycle" means any vehicle propelled primarily by human power, either through a chain, belt, or gears, or without such devices, that has at least one wheel more than 14 inches in diameter. This includes tricycles, recumbent bicycles, “electric assisted bicycles” (or, “e-bikes”), unicycles, and tandems. E-bikes are defined as: “a vehicle having two tandem wheels or two parallel wheels with one forward wheel, fully operable pedals, an electric motor not exceeding seven hundred-fifty watts of power rating, and a top motor-assisted speed of twenty miles per hour. Unless otherwise indicated, e-bikes are treated the same as bicycles under these regulations.
"Carpool" is an arrangement whereby two or more commuters travel together in one car.
“Permanent Disability” refers to a permanent physical impairment which has been verified in writing by a licensed physician to be of such a nature as to substantially restrict the person’s ability to move from place to place.
“Temporary Disability” refers to a physical impairment that temporarily meets the definition of a “permanent disability” above.
“Emergency Vehicles” are vehicles operated by fire departments, law enforcement agencies, or ambulance services for the protection and preservation of life and property, and that are equipped and operated as emergency vehicles pursuant to state law.
“Licensed Physician” is any doctor of medicine (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathy (D.O.) licensed to practice medicine within the United States.
"Motorcycle" means any motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground. This includes mopeds and motor scooters (other than e-bikes as defined in 3, above).
“Motor Vehicles” includes all motor-driven vehicles (including, but not limited to, automobiles and motorcycles).
“Oversized Vehicles” are any vehicles over 18 feet in length or over 8 feet 6 inches in width. This includes any vehicle with trailer in tow that will occupy more than one standard parking space.
"Park" means the stopping of a vehicle other than very briefly for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers or equipment.
“Parking Facility” means parking lot, garage, loading dock, service space and area immediately adjacent to the facility.
"Pedestrian" means any person afoot or any person using a wheelchair.
“Personal Transportation Device” means any self-propelled vehicle other than an automobile, bicycle, motorcycle, skateboard, or wheelchair (as defined in these regulations) which is generally and commonly used to transport persons and is not eligible for operation on the public highways.
“Primary Parking Permit” refers to the faculty/staff, student, or temporary permit issued by ��Ƶ Boulder PS to an individual as authorization for parking a personal vehicle.
“Public Authority” means the University of Colorado at Boulder, the City of Boulder, the State of Colorado, the United States government, and any of their agencies or instrumentalities, and anybody or official thereof possessing power or authority delegated by the public authority.
“Scofflaw Behavior” is the demonstration of disregard for these regulations by failing to pay or appeal one or more parking and traffic tickets within the time limits set forth in these regulations, such that more than $50 in ticket fines remains outstanding.
“Service Agency” is any company, organization, or person thereof who conducts campus business or provides goods or services for the University of Colorado Boulder.
“Service Drive” means those campus roadways designated by signage indicating “service vehicles only”.
“Service Vehicle” is any vehicle owned by a company or service agency dedicated to the delivery of service, material, and/or equipment, the exterior of which is visibly marked with a company or organizational logo.
“Special Events” includes all events on the Boulder campus that would necessitate a change in the normal parking and traffic patterns and regulations, e.g., sporting events, cultural events.
“Staff Members” includes faculty, professional research assistants and associates, full- or part-time staff, temporary and hourly employees, and other persons working in service to the university, who are provided compensation for such services by the university in the form of wages or salary, academic course credits, scholarships, lodging, or waiver of debts owed to the university.
“Standard Parking Space” means a parking space 18 feet long by 8.5 feet wide.
"Students" means persons enrolled in graduate, undergraduate, or continuing education coursework on ��Ƶ campuses.
“Universal Accessibility Symbol” is the symbol commonly used to mark accessible parking spaces.
"Wheelchair" means a motorized or non-motorized wheeled device designed for use by a person with a physical disability.
“W�ǰ��ٱ�” means any area where construction or maintenance to university buildings, grounds, or property is underway.

Finances

The construction, improvement, and maintenance of all university parking facilities are financed solely through permit sales, fines, gate receipts, and meters. In addition, all money expended for the administration of PS comes from these same funds. No state funds may be used for any of these purposes. Fees described herein are subject to change subsequent to appropriate administrative review.

Scope of Regulations

University Parking Rules and Regulations are issued supplemental to all applicable state laws and city ordinances. Users of the ��Ƶ Boulder campus are warned that City of Boulder ordinances regulating private conduct including, but not limited to, traffic regulation will be enforced on the ��Ƶ Boulder campus in addition to these regulations.
These regulations apply to all persons while on the university campus in the manner described in the detailed regulations below and to all persons driving any motor vehicle, including state and federal government-owned vehicles. Violation of any section of these ��Ƶ Boulder Parking Rules and Regulations shall subject the offending person or vehicle to ticket and/or tow.
These regulations are in effect at all times, including vacation and recess periods.

Duty to Enforce

Unless otherwise provided herein, it shall be the duty and responsibility of parking enforcement officers of PS and the ��ƵPD to enforce these regulations.

Approval of and/or Revisions to Regulations

The university reserves the right to change these regulations as necessary. University administration or the Board of Regents may change the parking permit fees at their discretion.

Parking Areas

Types and Descriptions

All official parking areas are designated with signs. If an area is not designated for parking, you may not park there. The sign regulates the type of parking authorized. Types of parking at ��Ƶ Boulder include:

Accessibility Parking Spaces. Parking spaces (including adjacent areas with blue or white ground markings for loading and unloading) reserved for vehicles transporting persons with disabilities, marked by signs bearing the Universal Access Symbol. Vehicles parked in these spaces must display a state-issued disability license plate, placard, decal, or permit. A lot specific parking permit is required to park in permit lots. Payment is required to park in��pay by plate��lots.
Loading Zones (building docks). Areas designated for use by any vehicle delivering or picking up cumbersome materials and equipment on campus. Parking in loading zones is restricted to the time period necessary for loading or off-loading material onto or from delivery vehicles. Vehicles parked in loading zones for more than 15 minutes or the posted time period without associated loading activity are subject to ticket or tow.
Motorcycle Parking. Areas within which parking is restricted to motorcycles bearing valid ��Ƶ Boulder motorcycle lot permits. Motorcycles may also park in metered vehicular parking spaces. Motorcycles are not allowed to park in permit-controlled vehicular parking spaces.
Pay-by-Plate (In-lot��Machines or Parkmobile App). Computer-based devices used in��visitor parking lots. Some lots require permits during business hours and convert to visitor/permit use weeknights (M–F, 5 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.) and all day Saturday and Sunday. Drivers must enter the license plate number of their vehicle and a receipt for parking will print out. The driver does not need to display the receipt on the dashboard of their vehicle.
Permit-Only Lots. Areas within which parking is restricted to vehicles bearing permits authorized by the ��Ƶ Boulder Parking Services office; specific lot designation and restrictions are posted within each lot.
Reserved parking. Spaces posted for the use of specific vehicles only.
Service Vehicle Parking Zones. Areas designated for parking by vehicles with service access permits.
Visitor Parking Areas. Campus areas or lots that are intended to accommodate the short term parking needs of campus visitors and affiliates including and pay-by-plate machines. Lot signage indicates limited time zones. Students, faculty, staff and service agency representatives may park in visitor parking areas for short-term parking needs; they must pay applicable fees.

Regulations

General Regulations

Unless approved by Parking Services, the use of parking facilities for purposes other than those for which the facilities were intended is prohibited. Violators are subject to university ticket, municipal summonses, vehicle impoundment, and/or arrest.
Parking violations and any associated fees and fines are the responsibility of the registered owner of the involved vehicle. Registered owners are identified through license plate listings with the appropriate state department of motor vehicles.
These Parking Rules and Regulations shall be enforced on all properties and streets within the jurisdiction of the University of Colorado at Boulder, including university parking areas not fully and directly controlled by the Parking Services' office.
In the event of mechanical failure of a vehicle, the owner or driver is responsible for its removal within 24 hours. Parking Services must be immediately advised of the vehicle’s location, description, and license plate number to avoid possible ticket or tow.
Vehicles may be towed and impounded for accrual of unpaid parking and traffic tickets in the amount of $50 or more, or for any violation listed in these regulations.
Abandoned vehicles may be towed and impounded in accordance with the State Abandonment Law (Colorado Revised Statutes 42-4-1202 and 42-4-1803). Vehicles (trailers, motorcycles) may be considered abandoned if they are not currently licensed and/or operational at all times.
Use of animals for transportation is not permitted on ��Ƶ Boulder streets unless authorized by the University of Colorado Police Department.
The university assumes no responsibility for the care and protection of any motor vehicle or its contents at any time that the vehicle is operated or parked on campus.
Counterfeiting, forging, and/or altering state-issued license plates or motor vehicle registrations, parking permits or receipts issued by the Parking Services office, or any other university department or agency, is in violation of Colorado criminal statutes. The unauthorized transfer of license plates from one vehicle to another is a violation of Colorado statutes regulating motor vehicles. Any such violations will be referred to the University of Colorado Police Department for investigation.
Serious or repeated violations of these parking regulations may result in revocation of permit parking privileges.
Parking at the University of Colorado at Boulder is allowed only in those areas designated as parking zones/stalls by sign and/or striping. In unpaved lots, parking blocks serve as space markers. Vehicles parked in areas not specifically posted and/or striped as parking areas are subject to ticket and/or tow.
Motor vehicles shall not drive or park on plazas, fields, or grounds of the university that are not designated as routes of travel or parking areas unless authorized by Parking Services
Damaging a parking meter or causing a parking meter to malfunction with the intent of rendering it inoperative as a parking control device is a violation of these regulations, and may result in penalty fines and/or criminal charges. Vehicles may not park at malfunctioning or inoperative parking meters.
With the exception of police and fire personnel responding to an emergency, no person may authorize exceptions to these regulations without prior written permission of the Director of Parking Services or his/her designee.
It is a violation of state fiscal rules to use university funds for personal commuting and parking expenses. Permits may be purchased for the purpose of conducting authorized university business at a campus location away from your primary workplace.

Violations

Violation of any section of these ��Ƶ Boulder Parking Rules and Regulations shall subject the offending person or vehicle to ticket and/or tow. The following are considered violations:

General Violations

Violating any applicable City of Boulder ordinance regulating the parking or operation of motor vehicles and bicycles while on the campus.
Damaging campus signs, parking gates, or parking equipment.
Using a loading zone for a purpose other than active loading or unloading.
Failing to pay or appeal one or more ��Ƶ Boulder parking and traffic tickets within the time limits set forth in these regulations, such that more than $50 in fines remains outstanding.
Misrepresenting one’s department affiliation or residency status in order to obtain a parking permit.
Using a parking facility for purposes other than those for which the facility was built.

Parking Violations

Parking without making payment.
Parking to obstruct a walkway, driveway, service drive, fire hydrant, fire lane, building exit or trash receptacle.
Parking to obstruct access to, or egress from, any area designated by sign or blue paint/striping as a wheelchair ramp, disability access curb cut, or the loading area adjoining a disability parking space.
Parking more than 12 inches from curb.
Double parking (with or without a driver in attendance).
Parking such that the vehicle faces opposite the required direction of traffic for the side of the street upon which it is parked.
Parking on or over a white, yellow, or blue line or failing to park wholly within the boundaries of a parking space. Other improperly parked vehicles do not constitute an excuse for improper parking. This includes vehicles with trailer in tow which occupy more than one standard parking space.
Parking longer than permitted in limited-time zones, including loading docks.
Parking more than one motor vehicle with the same permit number at the same time.
Parking in any area not posted for parking (e.g., lawns, fields, sidewalks, etc.), in areas marked for no parking or in restricted areas.
Parking outside the boundaries of a designated parking space.
Parking or storing private motor vehicles inside university buildings (except when such accommodations are specifically designed, designated, and authorized).
Parking any vehicle on university property for the purpose of sleeping or camping.
Parking in a designated Accessibility space without displaying a valid state-issued disability license plate, permit, decal, or placard.
Parking in a coin or major credit card operated lot without a valid permit during time periods for which the lot is restricted to permit holders.
Parking at an expired parking meter during hours which meter regulations are in effect.
Feeding a meter for a longer time than the maximum time limit specified on the meter.
Parking at a malfunctioning or inoperative meter during the hours the meter would be enforced.
Failing to properly display parking permit or correctly enter license plate in a pay-by-plate machine.
Parking without a valid permit in an area restricted to permit parking.
Parking with a valid permit in a zone or lot other than those designated on the face of the permit.
Displaying a parking permit or receipt originally issued by ��Ƶ Boulder Parking Services or any state agency when:
1. The validation date(s), time(s), or parking zone designation(s) initially printed, written, or affixed upon the face of the permit has (have) been altered
2. The permit has been reported as lost or stolen to any police agency or to the ��Ƶ Boulder Parking Services office
3. The permit has been revoked
4. When on a vehicle not authorized to display the permit
5. Displaying a lost or stolen parking permit or any unauthorized reproduction or duplication of a parking permit
6. Parking a motorcycle in a non-metered automobile parking space or bicycle rack
7. Parking an automobile in a lot or space designated for motorcycle parking

Penalties

General

Misuse of parking permits��or repeated or serious violations of these regulations, may result in revocation of campus parking privileges and/or criminal prosecution. Misuse of parking permits includes the use of parking permits bought with university funds to accommodate personal parking.

Duty to Report

Any person receiving a parking and traffic ticket shall respond to Parking Services��before closing of the fourteenth day after the date of issuance of the ticket to submit payment of fine or appeal. Nonpayment of outstanding fines may result in the loss of parking privileges.

Fines

Schedules for parking violations, fines, and sanctions are available at the Parking Services office and on the ��Ƶ Boulder Parking Services web site.
Penalties:��A discounted fine amount may be available if paid within 14 calendar days. After 14 calendar days, the full fine amount is due. Additional fees will be assessed in each Parking Services billing thereafter. Outstanding tickets linked to a student account may be transferred to the Student's Tuition and Fee bill.
Parking ticket fines may be transferred to the Billing and Receivables System (BRS) for persons who have an active account with the BRS under the following circumstances:
1. The fine recipient may request that tickets be transferred to their BRS account at the time of impound or receipt of a ticket for “failure to pay university tickets.” Transfer is subject to BRS and Parking Services policies.
2. Unpaid ticket fines with penalty fines added may be transferred to the BRS account after 14 days of the ticket's issue according to the billing and collection procedures of Parking Services.
3. Parking ticket fine recipients should not assume that fines have been transferred to the BRS account. Confirmation of fine transfers should be made via personal contact with Parking Services. All fines not transferred to the BRS remain payable to Parking Services and subject to its collection policies.
Outstanding ticket fines and any additional fees are subject to Parking Services collection policies including the use of a private Debt Collector or Collection Agency.�� All fees and costs of collection may be added to the total outstanding debt amount that has been placed for collection.

Towing and Impounding

Vehicles may be towed and impounded for any violation listed in these regulations or for any accumulation of $50 or more in unpaid parking fines. The accumulated fines and the resulting tow and storage charges shall be reconciled before the vehicle is released. Failure to respond to tickets in the amount of $50 or more will be deemed a waiver of any right to notice or hearing before the vehicle is impounded. The university contracts with a private firm for towing and impounding of motor vehicles.

The vehicle may be released at the scene when all the following conditions are met:
1. If a tow truck has been called, all applicable charges are paid to the tow driver by the driver and/or owner of the violating vehicle, and
2. The driver and/or owner agree to immediately accompany the enforcement person to Parking Services for payment of any outstanding tickets, and
3. The driver and/or owner correct any current violations.
The vehicle may be released from impoundment if the driver meets all the following conditions:
1. Payment of all outstanding university tickets at Parking Services,
2. Receipt of a release form from Parking Services,
3. Proof to the Parking Services office that she/he is the registered owner or authorized driver of the vehicle (according to Parking Services guidelines), and
4. Payment of all applicable towing charges to the tow company.
A Scofflaw Tow Penalty Fine is assessed when:
1. The operator of a vehicle about to be towed for a scofflaw violation avoids the tow by fleeing the scene, or
2. The operator of a vehicle that is about to be towed for a scofflaw violation agrees to accompany the parking enforcement officer to Parking Services to pay outstanding fines but thereafter fails to pay such fines within five business days of the near tow.

Ticket Appeals

General:�� The parking ticket appeal process is intended to provide an objective forum for the presentation of factual exculpatory information regarding the receipt of a parking ticket.�� Information presented by the appellant must be relevant and substantive.�� That a violation occurred for only a short period of time, by itself, is not enough to substantiate a ticket appeal.
Appeals:�� Tickets issued pursuant to these regulations may be appealed subject to the requirements described in Ticket Appeals.
1. Appeals must be filed before the closing of the Parking Services office on the fourteenth day after the date of the issuance of the ticket.
2. Appeal filings must be made in writing online at .
3. Appeal filings must contain all of the relevant and substantive information the petitioner wishes to have considered during the appeals review(s), and the information presented must fit within the criteria for appeals as defined below.
4. Upon receipt of an appeal filing by the Parking Services office, penalty fine assessments against the unpaid ticket fine balance are stayed until an appeal ruling is made.
5. There is a fee associated with any appeal filed via paper form or email.
6. There is a fee associated with any appeal where the appeal is denied and the ticket is upheld.
Levels of Appeal:
1. Ticket appeals are first reviewed in house by PS staff and assigned to an��Appeals officer for a decision if necessary.��Appeals officers may be members of the university community.
2. Written/online ticket appeals are�� reviewed and ruled on by the Appeals officer.
Appeal Criteria:
1. You have substantial and valid evidence that the parking violation was not committed.
2. Though the violation charged was committed, you have substantial and valid evidence that it occurred due to circumstances beyond your control. (For the purposes of this section, neither the fact that the parking violation was of short duration, nor the fact that all the designated parking spaces in an area were occupied at the time of the ticket, is, by itself, sufficient grounds for appeal.)
3. The violation occurred under circumstances where the appellant believed he or she was not committing a violation, and where a reasonable and prudent person under the same or similar circumstances would have acted in the same manner as the appellant. (For the purposes of this section, neither the fact that the parking violation was of short duration, nor the fact that all the designated parking spaces in an area were occupied at the time of the ticket, is, by itself, sufficient grounds for appeal.)
4. It is the responsibility of the appellant to provide evidence sufficient to justify the granting of an appeal.
5. Appeals filed for the following reasons will not be considered and will be immediately rejected:
  1. I don't agree with or I don't know the regulations.
  2. I couldn't find space in my assigned parking lot.
  3. I have been parking this way for a long time and have never received a ticket until now.
  4. I was late for a class/meeting or my class/meeting ran late.
  5. I can't afford to pay the ticket fine.
  6. "Someone" told me to park there.
  7. I was only in violation for a short time.
  8. I didn't see the sign.
  9. I parked in an ADA space and do not own a valid ADA placard or plate.
  10. I forgot to pay.
Frivolous and Groundless Appeal Defined:��A frivolous and groundless appeal is one that lacks substantial justification and is not supported by a rational argument based on evidence or law. An appeal may also be frivolous if brought in bad faith. Bad faith includes conduct that is arbitrary, vexatious, abusive, or disrespectful of truth, accuracy, or the tribunal in which the appeal is being heard.
Fine Assessment, Frivolous and Groundless Appeals:
1. Parking ticket appellants must present information consistent with the appeal application criteria specified in Ticket��Appeals.
2. The Appeal officer may determine upon review that the information provided by an appellant during appeal fails to meet the criteria specified in Ticket Appeals, and further:��at the information provided by, or the conduct of, the appellant during appeal falls within the context of the definition provided in Ticket Appeals of these regulations regarding frivolous and groundless appeals. In such a case the Appeal officer��may make a determination that an appeal is frivolous and groundless.
3. Upon the appeal referee’s determination of the presentation of a frivolous and groundless appeal, the appellant may be assessed a fine in addition to the outstanding ticket fine amount.
4. A fee will be assessed for any appeal where the appeal is denied and the ticket upheld.

Revocation or Denial of Parking Privileges

Any behavior deemed a physical threat to Parking Services Staff will result in the immediate revocation/denial of Campus Parking Privileges.
Serious or repeated violations by permit holders, students, faculty, staff, or visitors to the University of Colorado Boulder Campus may result in revocation or denial of parking privileges. Serious or repeated violations include:
1. Failure to meet the terms of a planned resolution, or failure to correct a behavior or situation or violation of rule or policy.
2. Violence, threats, harassment, intimidation, or other disruptive behavior toward Parking Services staff whether in person, via the phone, or through electronic communication.
For violations under clause 2, the violator shall be given notice, via the email provided by the violator or their Colorado.edu email, that their continued behavior could result in the revocation/denial of parking privileges.
If the warned behavior continues, the violator shall be given notice, via the email provided by the violator or their Colorado.edu email of the revocation/denial of parking privileges at least 14 calendar days prior to the scheduled cancellation or denial date, unless extenuating circumstances necessitate a different timeframe for notification. The notice to the offender shall list the conditions that are the basis of the revocation/denial.

The University of Colorado Boulder is an equal opportunity/non-discrimination institution.

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