1. PARKING
REGULATIONS
The Boston College properties are private and the University
reserves the right to control access at all times. To protect
the
University community and to provide optimal use of
parking resources for community members, campus
access
is controlled via parking by permit only. Parking at
Boston
College is a privilege and regulations are strictly
enforced.
The University reserves the right to change
access and
park
ing regulations based upon major events
of the University.
Regulations, rules, policy
recommendations, permissions,
and procedures concerning parking at Boston College
are
managed by the Transportation and Parking Office, under
the direction of the
Office
of
Auxiliary
Services.
The
Office
of Student Services operates the parking
manage
ment system and distributes the parking
permits.
Enforcement of the
Massachusetts
parking laws and
Boston
College parking regulations, rules and policies is
managed by the Boston College Police Department. The
Boston College Police Department manages the issuance of
citations.
Collaborative
management
review of
transportation,
parking
processes, event plan coordination, investigation
request,
research and review is handled by a Parking
Management
Council consisting of the Associate
Vice
President of
Auxiliary
Services,
BC
Police Department Chief,
BC
Police
Department
Captain and
Executive
Director of
Auxiliary
Services.
Authorized
parking
space
The responsibility of finding an authorized parking
space
rests with the driver.
Lack
of space, mechanical
problems,
and inclement weather conditions are not considered
valid excuses for failure to comply with traffic and parking
regulations.
Accidents/criminal
activity
All
vehicular accidents occurring on Boston College property
must be reported to the Boston College Police
Department
immediately.
Boston College
assumes
no responsibility for damage
caused
by others to any vehicle, person or personal property while
on
Boston College property.
General
parking
regulations
• Parking
is
by
permit
only
in
authorized
lined parking
spaces.
•
All
vehicles entering Boston College property with
or
without a permit must have a valid registration, valid
emissions sticker and valid
insurance.
• Overnight parking
is
NOT allowed except
for
A,
R,
M,
G,
J,
S-RF
and
SGS-2
permits or via permission of
BC
Police
Department for designated parking
locations.
•
All
unlined areas on Boston College properties
are
considered fire lanes and may not be used for parking for
any reason or any length of time unless directed by the
BC Police Department. Parking in an illegal area can or will
result in citations and/or sanctions (see Citations
and
Sanctions).
Vehicle
damage/property
loss
Boston College
assumes
no responsibility for damage,
theft
or property loss for any reason while a vehicle is
operated
or
parked on Boston College properties, including flooding or
other weather related incidents to vehicles and/or other
content.
Inclement
weather
Winter Weather
Emergencies
• During snow or other weather emergencies, parking
advisories may be issued to inform the
campus
community of parking changes via email, social
media
or signage.
-
Snow clearance is a
priority;
a
n
y
vehicle
interfering with
plowing
will
be ticketed and/or towed.
-
Preferred Parking status will
be
suspended
in all
areas
to
accommodate
the maximal use of garage
parking.
-
Garage parking is
mandated
to minimize parking
lot usage for snow removal.
-
Resident student permit holders must park
where
directed.
- V
ehicles without
BC
parking permits or passes will
be
ticketed and/or towed.
Rain/Flooding
• It is the responsibility of the permit holder to
monitor
weather conditions and Boston College parking
advisories to avoid damage to vehicles and/or
property.
• Boston College
assumes
no responsibility to warn
permit
holders of sudden or unpredicted severe storms that may
cause flooding or property
damage.
• During flood periods, parking may be restricted. Flood
prone areas of the campus include the lower
campus
commuter lot and the first level of the Beacon
Street
Garage. It is the vehicle owner’s responsibility to
place
his/her
vehicle
in non-flood prone areas during
inclement
weather
events.
2.
PARKING PERMIT
RULES
Permit
holder’s
agreement
• Upon
qualifying
for and accepting a parking permit, all
permit holders agree that they
fully
understand
and will
abide by all Boston College parking and traffic
regulations.
Failure to adhere to these regulations may result in
penalties defined by
infractions.
• Parking
permits
are
required
throughout
the
academic
year
and summer. Proximity cards or EZ Pass
t
ransponders
are required for access
to
campus
parking
garages.
•
F
aculty
and
staff
annual
renewal
is
in
May
for
fiscal
year
June
1
through May 31.
• Resident
students
and summer
students
renew
each
semester during open enrollment periods. Other
student
permits include the academic year plus the
following summer semester.
• Summer parking permits are required for summer
resident
students,
other summer
students,
conference members
or
others who may be qualified for application to park
on
campus during the summer
months.
• Prices
of
permits
are
based
upon
permit
type,
see
Parking
Permit Categories and Restrictions.
•
V
ehicle
must
be
registered
to
the
specific
permit
applicant
or an immediate
family
member
.
•
Limit
of
one
permit
per
employee
or
qualified
student,
non-
transferable to another
person.
• Permit display location: must be placed inside car on
the
front windshield driver’s side at the lowest corner. Must
be
legible from outside but not obstruct driver’s line of
sight.
•
Expired
permits
must
be
removed
from
vehicle
display
when a permit is
renewed.
• Lost permits,
transponders
or hanging tags must
be
formally
reported to the
BC
Police Department before a
n
e
w
permit can be acquired. Filing a false report
will
result
in the permit holder’s forfeiture of
ability
to acquire
future
parking permit privileges from Boston College.
• Parking
is
permitted
in
designated
areas
assigned
to
specific permit category.
•
BC
Service
V
ehicle
designated
spaces
are
reserved
for
BC
owned service vehicles only.
Parking
space
availability
There are sufficient campus parking spaces at Boston College
for normal employee and student academic
activity;
however,
the available parking spaces may not be in a preferred area
or
convenient to each specific user of the Chestnut Hill,
Newton
or Brighton
campuses.
A
parking permit does not
guarantee
the holder a parking space in a particular lot or garage.
Drivers should be aware that parking spaces are limited and
available on a first come, first use basis within each parking
area.
Event parking
Parking
access
and permit areas may be altered to
accommodate
Athletic Department and other major
events that
may
affect the entire campus community.
Please
follow
posted
Transportation & Parking web site
directions
and
informational advisories.
Payment
for
permits
Faculty & Staff
will
apply for campus parking permits
and
transponders
utilizing the University Agora web site
and
purchase via tax exempt payroll deduction in accordance with
Federal tax laws. Parking permit rates are noted on
“Employee Parking Permit Categories & Restrictions” list.
Parking payments
will
automatically be deducted from
every
paycheck as long as the employee is in the University payroll
system,
including vacation periods, paid sick time and other
paid
absences. Employees who are paid
weekly will
have
weekly payroll deductions that equate to the specific monthly
parking rates noted. Employees who receive monthly pay
checks will have the specific monthly parking rates deducted
from
each
monthly paycheck. In accordance to Federal law,
refunds from tax exempt parking
will
not be
made.
Students
will
apply for campus parking permits utilizing
the Agora Portal and pay for purchase via
their
student
account. Parking permit rates are noted on
“
Permit Types And
Pricing” list on the T&P web site. Student parking permits are
priced and paid for on an annual fiscal year
basis
except for
residential and summer students
which are to
be
paid
by the
full
semester
.
Employees or
students
who would like to discontinue
payment
for a parking permit must return the Boston
College parking permit to Student Services prior to the
end of the semester for closing of
his/her
parking
permit
account.
Vehicle/permit
changes
All
parking permit vehicle changes must be reported, prior
to changing of parking permit or bringing non-BC
registered
vehicle to campus, to the
Office
of Student
Services at (617) 552-3300. These revisions include
:
Make, model, color, year, and license plate.
When changing vehicles for any reason, your personal parking
data on
file
with Boston College must reflect these
changes.
The
BC
parking permit is valid only for the vehicles which you
have registered with the University.
Vehicle
permit
informa
tion
must match the actual vehicles the driver brings
on
campus
or risk penalty of citation and/or towing.
Faculty and Staff
will
be
assessed
a $35 fee to replace a
park
ing permit and a $20 fee to replace a
proximity card
Students
are responsible for the full cost of their permit for
replacement.
Boston College
Traffic
and Parking Regulations are
enforced
Group C
-
$50.00
• Not parked in a lined
space
Administrative
action
Boston College employees and
students
who are
by the Boston College Police. Enforcement may include
sanctions of warnings, ticketing, towing, vehicle
movement
restrictors, administrative action and
• Exceeding time limit
• Unauthorized overnight parking
• Impeding emergency vehicles
of the
following
may be referred for administrative
action:
• Repeat
offenders
• Revoked permit
status
privileges.
• Parking or driving on a sidewalk
•
Speeding
• Offenders in excess of 3 or more unpaid
citations
• Group C
offenders
All
traffic laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
apply
• Damaging a parking violation
• Improper use or use without permission of
Boston
on Boston College Property.
• Failure to stop for a Police Officer
College vehicles and
equipment
• Using fictitious,
falsely
made, or altered University
permit
• Using Boston College owned or leased equipment
not
Crosswalk/sidewalk
regulations
• Removing a barricade or crossing a barricaded
area
Allowed by Massachusetts General Laws on
3.
TRAFFIC
&
PARKING
ENFORCEMENT
• Pedestrians have the right-of-way at all times and vehicles
must stop for
pedestrians
entering or in crosswalks.
Accessible
parking
regulations
• Parking in
accessible
spaces
requires
a
certified
state-
issued accessible parking placard displayed at all times
from any
state.
• Faculty, staff and
students
with such
placards are
required to also have an active
registered
Boston
College parking permit posted on their vehicle if
parking in
accessible
parking spaces on
campus.
Speed
limit
regulations
•
All
vehicles, including Boston College service vehicles,
electric carts, gas powered carts, bicycles,
motorcycles, motorized scooters and all other
wheeled vehicles
are
subject to these limits:
Surface roadways
15
MPH
Parking lots and garages 10 MPH
Traffic
control
regulations
•
All
vehicles must stop at designated stop signs and
stop
bars painted on the road
surfaces.
•
All
traffic must obey surface arrows, one
way
markers
and
signs.
4.
CITATIONS
& SANCTIONS
Citations
Group
A -
$0
•
W
arning
Group B
-
$25.00
•
Blocking
dumpster or another vehicle
• Parking in violation of snow removal policy
• Driving the wrong
way
on a
one-way
street
• Failure to stop at a stop sign, for security attendant
or
pedestrian in a crosswalk
• Unlicensed individual or unregistered motor vehicle
Group D
-
$75.00
• No permit or wrong
permit
• Parking in restricted area without proper
permit
Group E
-
$100.00
• Altered University
permit
• Transferred permit or falsification of vehicle
information
Group F
-
$125.00
• Parked in an accessible parking
space
Vehicle
towing
• An
illegally
parked vehicle is subject to tow at the owner’s
expense and fees are set by the
state.
• Occasionally, a vehicle may be relocated via towing,
without warning to vehicle owner, for unforeseen traffic
control
reasons. Such a tow would be at the expense of
BC.
Sanctions
• Payment of fines is required within 14 calendar days of
violation date unless a formal appeal is submitted
and
received through our on-line appeal system
within 14 calendar days of violation
date.
• Employee citation payment may be made through
our
on-line payment system or by personal check written
to
“Boston College” and mailed to Transportation & Parking,
Boston College, 140 Commonwealth
Ave.,
Chestnut Hill,
MA
02467.
• Student citation payment is
automated
via billing to
their
student
account.
• Fines not paid within 60 days may result in towing
at
the expense of the vehicle owner.
•
V
eh
i
c
l
e
s
towed
will
not be allowed back onto Boston College
properties until the fines have been
paid.
• Permits
will
not be granted or renewed if
outstanding
unpaid citations are on
record.
• Permits may be revoked or
suspended
for
committing
multiple Group C
offenses.
• Permits may be revoked if a person accrues 3 or
more
separate warnings and/or citations within 30 calendar
days.
roadways/sidewalks and grounds off campus.
• Group
A
and B offenders using Boston College
vehicles and
equipment
5.
PARKING ADVISORY
COUNCIL
The Parking
Advisory
Council is designed to be
an
impartial
body representing all segments of the
University community. It is composed of faculty, staff and
students.
BC
Police do not have a vote in a decision
concerning
the
appeal, but they may be consulted in
regard to
questions
concerning the interpretation of
regulations or the specific violation.
The Parking
Advisory
Council meets once a month. All
decisions of the
Advisory
Council are final. Appellants will
be advised of these decisions in writing as promptly
as
possible after each
session.
Appeal
regulations
1.
All
appeals must be submitted through our
o
n
-
l
i
n
e
app
e
a
l
system. Please wait two business days
before paying
or
appealing a
citation.
2. Failure to
file
within 14 calendar days of violation
date will result in forfeiture of appeal privileges. No
appeal
will
be
accepted after this
period.
Concerns or questions regarding parking
should
be
directed to the Transportation
& Parking
Office
at:
transportatio[email protected]
Summary
of
Parking and
T
raffic
Regulations
2020-2021
www
.bc.edu/parking
