Rules for Parking and Operating Vehicles on Campus | FAU Parking and Transportation Services

Parking Rules

The registered owner or operator of a vehicle assumes all liability for parking on University property.
All vehicles without valid decals or parking permits must park at parking meters and pay the appropriate fees.
Parking at the University is regulated and controlled by designated decals and permits. Each vehicle owned or operated by a student or employee must have a valid decal or parking permit to park anywhere on campus other than at a meter.
Vehicles must park in appropriately designated lots with valid decals as follows:

Decal Designation	Permitted to Park
Faculty/Staff	Faculty/Staff Lot or “All Decal Lot”
Commuter Student	“All Decal Lot”
Resident Student	Resident Students Lot or “All Decal Lot”
Board of Trustees	Any Lot or Metered Space

Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. all vehicles, except those covered in subparagraph (5)(a)2.a., must park in appropriate designated lots, unless posted otherwise. After 4:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and anytime on weekends, vehicles with valid decals may park in any lot unless posted otherwise.
Unless posted otherwise, parking meters are in effect 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The fee for use of metered parking is set on a sliding scale. Fees shall be based upon demand for use. The maximum hourly fee shall not exceed $2.00.
Parking violators will be issued a citation and subject to a fine as prescribed in these regulations as follows:

Parking on grass, a sidewalk, a crosswalk, a loading zone, a street, unimproved land or any other “no parking” area is prohibited. Violators will be subject to a fine of $25.00. A vehicle parked in a fire lane will be subject to a fine of $50.00.
A parked vehicle failing to display a valid parking decal or permit will be subject to a fine of $15.00.
A vehicle that is parked in a lot designated for a decal other than the type of the decal affixed to the vehicle will be fined $25.00.
Overtime parking at a meter is subject to a fine of $25.00 per incident except as provided in subparagraph (5)(a)2.a.
Overnight parking on campus for the purpose of sleeping in a vehicle or using it as living accommodation is prohibited.
Motorcycles must be parked in areas designated for motorcycle parking. Bicycles must park in bike racks only. Violators will be subject to a fine of $25.00.
Repairing any vehicle on campus is prohibited, except in an emergency. The emergency must be reported to the University Police Department prior to the repair being made.
Parking of a trailer, boat, camper, large van, airplane or commercial truck (except construction vehicles with FAU permits) is prohibited.
Vehicles may not be abandoned on campus. The registered owner of an abandoned vehicle will be notified by certified mail that his or her vehicle has been deemed abandoned by the Office of Parking and Transportation. An abandoned vehicle not removed within ten (10) days of the date of the notification shall be towed and stored at the owner’s expense.
Any parked vehicle creating a hazard, a nuisance or an impediment to traffic flow shall be subject to a fine of $25.00 and will be towed and stored at the owner’s expense.
All vehicles must be parked in one marked space only or will be subject to a fine of $25.00. White, yellow, blue or red painted lines or concrete bumpers identify a parking space.

Disabled Accessible Parking

Any student or employee with a valid decal, who properly displays a valid state disabled parking permit, placard or license plate that is registered to the student or employee using the vehicle, may park in any disabled accessible parking space. Such individuals may park in any parking space in any lot except in assigned spaces, service vehicle spaces, or in card access or controlled access lots. Such individuals may also park free in metered spaces for up to four (4) hours.
A student or employee with a temporary physical disability may obtain a temporary disabled parking permit from FAU by submitting certification from his or her treating physician. The certification must be issued on the physician’s official letterhead stationery and must be dated no earlier than ten (10) calendar days before submission to the Office of Parking and Transportation. The treating physician must certify that the temporary disabled parking permit is medically necessary and the length of time it is needed. FAU temporary disabled parking permits will be issued for up to thirty days (30). A properly displayed valid temporary disabled parking permit or placard entitles an individual to park as indicated in subparagraph (5)(a)2.a.
Any vehicle parked in a disabled accessible parking space without a valid disabled parking permit, placard or license plate will be issued a $250.00 fine.
An individual fined under the provisions of subparagraph(5)(a)2.c. to whom a disabled parking placard was issued prior to the date of the citation, can request that the fine be reduced from $250.00 to $25.00 for failure to display the placard. The request must be submitted to the Office of Parking and Transportation within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of the citation along with the valid placard and proof that the placard was registered in the individual’s name and was valid on the date the citation was issued.
A student or employee to whom a disabled parking placard is issued who fails to display the placard when parked in a lot designated other than the designation of the affixed to his or her vehicle, will be fined $25.00. Proof of ownership of the disabled placard must be provided to the Office of Parking and Transportation within 14 calendar days of issuance of the citation.
No vehicles may park in a disabled accessible access aisle, even those displaying a valid disabled parking permit, placard or license plate. Vehicles parked in a disabled accessible access aisle will be fined $250.00 and will be towed and stored at the owner’s expense.
The owner or operator of any vehicle found displaying a disabled parking permit, placard or license plate not registered to the individual using the vehicle and parked in a disabled accessible parking space will be issued a $250.00 fine and the vehicle will be towed and stored at the owner’s expense.

Garage Parking

A current FAU parking decal is required to park in the garage. Visitors using the garage must park at metered spaces only.
All vehicles must adhere to posted signage.
Event visitors may park in the garage at the rates established for the event, which shall not exceed $10.00.

Rules for Operation of Vehicles On Campus

All vehicle operators must comply with all State of Florida traffic laws and comply with ordinances of adjacent municipalities which are not inconsistent with this rule.
The maximum speed limit on any street on all FAU campuses is twenty-five (25) miles per hour, unless otherwise posted.
The maximum speed limit in parking lots is ten (10) miles per hour, unless otherwise posted
Pedestrians always have the right-of-way.
All traffic signs must be fully obeyed. A vehicle must be brought to a complete stop before proceeding past any stop sign.
Driving or operating any vehicle on campus is restricted to streets and drives designed for vehicular traffic.
Only bicycles shall be operated on pathways specifically marked for bicycle use.

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