Parking Information
Operation of motor vehicles on University property is a privilege granted by the University. It may be withdrawn at any time if you fail to comply with the rules and regulations set forth. Failure to comply may also result in your vehicle being towed from campus at your expense. This applies to any vehicle whether it is a car, truck, van or a motorcycle.
University parking is available to all employees, students, visitors and to those persons who conduct business with the University. Availability is on a first come, first served basis, if you are eligible. To be eligible to park on campus you must obtain a full time, part time or visitors parking permit. Resident freshmen and sophomore students are not permitted parking privileges, including temporary permits, under any circumstances (see Student Vehicle Policy below).
Handicapped persons who have a State-issued disability parking placard or registration plate for their vehicles must obtain a University parking permit to park their vehicles on University property in the spaces reserved for handicapped parking. State-issued handicapped identification alone does not permit parking on University property. Students and employees who are temporarily handicapped due to accidents etc. must also obtain state-issued temporary disability placards before applying for an SJU handicapped permit. Information for the State of Pennsylvania can be found at http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/registration/pwd_plate.shtml. Information for the State of New Jersey can be found at http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Vehicle/HandicappedPlates.htm.
Parking permits can be purchased online. Eligible students and employees should to go www.sju.edu and sign onto MySJU. There is a link on the front page that says "Purchase Parking Decal". You will be required to complete a vehicle information form and submit a credit card number for purchase. Permits can then be picked up at the Public Safety office at any time. Permits will still be sold on a first come, first served basis. Employees and students who have unpaid parking violations from the previous year will not be permitted to purchase a parking permit until all charges have been settled.
Costs for parking permits for the 2011-2012 year are as follows:
Reserved parking: $730
Resident students: $318
Commuter students: $202
Full-time administrators & full-time faculty: $202
PLS & graduate students: $156
Full-time staff: $98
Part-time staff & part-time faculty: $52
A special feature in the FY12 parking program is that there will be a limited number of parking permits offered at a 30% discount for the Hawks' Landing parking facility, which has been underutilized in recent years. Those individuals who choose this option will be restricted to parking only in Hawks' Landing. The Hawks' Landing discounted rates for FY12, which will pertain to all categories except reserved parking, resident student parking, and parking in the Maguire Quinn Hall and Gabriel Hall lots (since those parking permits are specified for designated areas), are as follows:
Commuter students: $140
Full-time administrators & full-time faculty: $140
PLS & graduate students: $109
Full-time staff: $68
Part-time staff & part-time faculty: $36
As in prior years, the parking rates are based on an analysis of the revenue required to cover the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of all of our University parking facilities, along with a market comparison with other colleges and universities in the region. The 2011-2012 academic year rate increase is part of our multi-year plan to bring the financial profile of our parking operation closer to a break-even self-sustaining status, so that it pays for itself and does not have to be subsidized by tuition revenue or other sources.
Payment for parking permits needs to be made via credit card or payroll deduction online at MySJU (refer to the "purchase parking permit" link on the SJU Today page). Under no circumstances may departmental operating budgets and/or private donations be used to pay for permits. Reserved parking permits are limited to those that have already been issued in prior years. Unfortunately, due to extremely limited capacity, we are unable to add any new reserved spots at this time. Payments for the reserved permits must be arranged in person at the University's Security Office.
Additional key parking related issues are as follows:
Permits must be purchased for the full year. However, students or employees who are only going to be present for one semester, for whatever reason, should return their permit to the Public Safety office before the spring semester starts and they will receive a refund of half the purchase price. Permits are not transferable from person to person. Hang tag permits may be transferred from vehicle to vehicle, provided the vehicles are driven by the same person who obtained the hang tag and all vehicles are registered with Public Safety.
Permits are valid in all University parking lots with the exception of the numbered Reserved Spaces, Merion Gardens and Townhouse spaces. Students and employees who possess a valid permit will have their ID card activated for access to the Hawks' Landing Parking Facility on 54th St. The University does not guarantee a space. Spaces are available on a first come, first served basis. Townhouse, Merion Garden and City Ave. building spaces are only available to those residents who have registered their vehicle, or their parent's vehicle, with Public Safety and have obtained the necessary parking permit. Townhouse, Merion Garden and City Ave Residence parking permits are not authorized to be used to park in any other lot on campus. They are only valid in the designated lots.
Temporary permits are available for visitors and guests. Temporary permits must be applied for at the Public Safety Office in Barbelin/Lonergan, room #13 and can be picked up at any time, 24 hours a day. All temporary permits will expire 24 hours following the date of issue with the exception of long term temporary and handicapped permits. All visitors should park in the Mandeville parking lot where the gate attendant will provide them with a 1 day permit. There is no guarantee that parking will be available near the visitor's destination. Faculty and Administrators who expect large numbers of visitors or groups of visitors must make application to the Public Safety Office at least ten (10) days in advance.
Students who wish to obtain a temporary permit for a guest must apply in the Public Safety Office in person with the registration information of the vehicle they wish to park on campus. There will be a charge of one (1) dollar per day.
The security of the parking permit is the responsibility of the purchaser. If your permit is lost or stolen it must be reported to Public Safety immediately and it will be replaced for a nominal fee. The original permit will be voided and future use will result in appropriate fines. All tickets issued to a vehicle with a parking permit will be charged to the student or employee who was issued the permit.
Disabled vehicles must be reported to the Public Safety Office and the owner/driver should advise Public Safety if it is to be towed or repaired. The owner/driver can have it towed by anyone and need not use a designated towing company. As a means of deterring theft, Public Safety will not permit anyone to tow or repair a vehicle unless the owner/driver has first notified Public Safety.
A list of violations, ticket, boot and tow policies serve as guidelines for the enforcement of the parking rules and regulations. These policies can be obtained from the Public Safety office by any interested party.
How to Appeal a Violation
Anyone wishing to appeal a ticket may do so online. Go to www.sju.edu/security and click on Traffic Appeals Form and complete the form. Appeals must be filed within 5 days of the date the ticket was issued. Appeals filed after the 5 day appeal period will not be considered. Once the appeal is received at Public Safety it is forwarded to the Appeals Board which consists of a faculty member, an employee and a student. Once the appeal is heard by the board, a decision letter is emailed to the student/employee. If the appeal is denied, a 2nd appeal can be made by completing another form online. This form will be sent to the Chairman of the Appeals Board, a faculty member who is not on the hearing board, and he will make the final decision.
Boot and Towing Policy:
1. A motor vehicle that remains illegally parked can be ticketed every 24 hours. A vehicle ticketed two (2) or more times in the same space over 72 hours and has not moved will be ticketed and booted and may be towed.
2. A vehicle parked in a manner so as to cause a hazard i.e.: blocking fire lanes, handicapped access, etc. will be ticketed and towed.
3. A vehicle illegally parked in a reserved space will be ticketed, booted or towed.
4. Vehicles with three or more unanswered tickets and who's owner or driver is unidentified will be booted or towed.
5. A vehicle displaying a fraudulent parking permit will be ticketed, booted or towed.
6. Employees and or students who have any outstanding violations will not be permitted to purchase a parking permit for the following year until all charges have been settled.
STUDENT VEHICLE POLICY
The general student vehicle policy at Saint Joseph's University authorizes parking opportunities for third and fourth year undergraduates who obtain permits from the Department of Public Safety. First year and second year residential students must leave vehicles at their family home. Students are prohibited from bringing their cars to campus and parking them on neighboring residential streets. The student operator of any vehicle that is found parked on a neighboring residential street without a valid parking permit is considered in violation of the Student Vehicle Policy and will be referred to the Office of Community Standards.
Restrictions on student parking are necessary at Saint Joseph's University for three basic reasons: (1) first and second year students who spend the majority of their time on campus benefit by forging relationships within residence halls and involving themselves in campus-oriented weekend activities, campus ministry, athletics, and recreation; (2) limitations on the actual number of parking spaces on campus; and (3) out of respect for quality of life issues affecting communities adjacent to Saint Joseph's University and the limited parking available on city streets.
In limited instances, the University may extend an accommodation and issue parking permits to first and second year students. For the 2010-2011 academic school year the following conditions will be considered:
1. First and second year students commuting from their family home may be issued parking permits.
2. First and second year students who have exceptional circumstances such as state-issued handicapped plates or placards for a personal disability, or extreme family hardships as determined by the Department of Public Safety may be issued parking permits. Employment is not considered a hardship.
3. Certain second year residential students residing in designated University facilities with sufficiently large parking lots including the Townhouses, Merion Gardens, and City Avenue Residence Halls may be issued parking permits specific to these lots. Where the number of second year residential students residing in a University facility exceeds the number of available parking spots, provisional eligibility and permits for those lots will be awarded by lottery.
Violations of this policy are subject to tickets and fines issued by Saint Joseph's University Public Safety officers and will also be forwarded to the Office of Community Standards.
In addition, section 9-2804 of the Code of City of Philadelphia requires that all "students either provide the college or university with the model, make, and license number of any vehicles owned, operated or controlled by such student, and a copy of a current registration and valid insurance certificate for each such vehicle, or certify in writing that the student does not own, operate or control a vehicle.
