GENERAL POLICY (Students, Faculty and Staff)

1. The Motor Vehicle Policy is administered by the Parking Office located in Tomson Hall 100. The office hours are 7:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday during the academic year. Any questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Parking Office at ext. 2972.

2. The Parking Policy is in effect the entire calendar year, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

3. All motor vehicles including motorcycles, mopeds, and scooters operated on the St. Olaf campus by students, faculty or staff must display a current license plate, be registered with the Parking Office and display a current parking permit. Parking permits issued by the Parking Office are assigned to a specific vehicle and are NOT transferable to another vehicle. If another permit is needed for a different vehicle, please contact the Parking Office for another permit.

4. Campus parking areas are designated by the type of parking permit issued by the Parking Office.  Parking areas are assigned to students, faculty/staff and visitors. Vehicles must be parked only in areas designated by the type of parking permit displayed.  

5. All drivers of motor vehicles shall operate their vehicle in a responsible manner and adhere to the Motor Vehicle Code for the State of Minnesota. Failure to operate a motor vehicle in a safe and prudent manner will result in revocation or denial of a parking permit.

6. St. Olaf College is a residential campus and as such, all operators of motor vehicles will give pedestrians the right-of-way on campus. Drivers must obey all traffic control devices and the posted speed limit.

7. Short-term parking (less than 15 minutes) will be permitted in areas not normally designated for parking near residence halls (i.e. fire lanes) for purposes of loading and unloading only. Vehicles parked in these areas must display the emergency flashers and limit parking to 15 minutes. Failure to display the emergency flashers or exceeding 15 minutes will result in the issuance of a parking citation.

8. To improve vehicular safety and to assist with snow removal on campus, several faculty/staff/visitor parking areas have been designated as "no overnight parking/tow away zone" areas.  Parking will be prohibited from Midnight to 6:00 a.m. every day on a year-round basis in these areas.

9. Verbal or physical harassment of any person responsible for helping our community with parking management on campus, is a violation of college policy and cause for disciplinary action.

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GENERAL POLICY (Students, Faculty and Staff)
VIOLATIONS AND REGULATIONS
NO OVERNIGHT PARKING AREAS
IMMOBILIZED (BOOTED) VEHICLES
TOWING AND IMPOUNDMENT
RIGHT TO APPEAL
VISITOR POLICY
CITY OF NORTHFIELD PARKING REGULATIONS
STUDENT POLICY