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General regulations for parking at VWCC consist of the following:
- Faculty, staff and part-time faculty must display the appropriate decal on rear view mirror.
- All persons with disabilities must obtain a special permit from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
- Faculty and staff who, for any reason, drive a vehicle that is not registered and does not bear a proper decal, must obtain a temporary parking permit from the Police Office or the Facilities Management Office, both of which are located in the new College Services Building, at the end of parking lot #9, near the intersection of Colonial Avenue and Overland Road on South Campus. After 4:30 p.m. only Campus Police will issue temporary permits.
- Due to space limitations in faculty and staff parking areas, faculty and adjunct faculty parking decals will not be issued to students, work-study students or other student workers.
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Daytime (7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Student's are allowed to park in white-lined areas only. For location of lots, please refer to the campus map. Inability to locate a vacant parking space is not justification for illegal parking.
LOT 1- South of Duncan, Craig, and Chapman Halls
- Students in white-lined areas only (refer to posted signs).
- No parking in service driveways.
- Handicapped parking near Craig.
- Motorcycle parking in designated spaces only.
- 30-minute limit in designated visitor spaces.
LOT 1E- South of Duncan Hall and Humanities Building
- Faculty and staff park in yellow-lined areas only, other than handicapped areas.
- No parking in driveways.
- Handicapped parking near Duncan.
- 30-minute limit in designated visitor spaces.
LOT 3- North side of Thomas Center
- Student parking, white lined areas only.
LOT 4- East side of Humanities Building
- Student parking in white-lined areas only (refer to posted signs).
- 30-minute limit in designated visitor spaces.
- Handicapped parking. No time limit.
- Service vehicle parking.
LOT 5- East side of Fishburn Hall
- 30-minute parking for visitors and class registrants only. All violators will be ticketed.
- Handicapped parking. No time limit.
LOT 6- East side of Brown Library
- Assigned parking only from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Faculty and staff parking after 5 p.m.
- Handicapped parking. No time limit.
- Service vehicle parking in designated spaces only.
- Motorcycle parking in designated spaces only.
LOT 7- South side of Colonial Avenue
- Student parking in white-lined areas only (refer to posted signs).
- Faculty and staff park in yellow-lined areas only, other than handicapped or service areas (observed at all times).
- 30-minute limit in designated visitor spaces.
LOT 8- South of Fishburn Hall
- Faculty, staff, handicapped, and service vehicle parking only.
LOT 8E- Hill above Anderson Hall
- Students in white-lined areas only.
- Faculty and staff inside control gate area only.
- Motorcycle parking in designated spaces only.
LOT 9- East side of Colonial Avenue
- Students in white-lined areas only.
LOT 10- Ground level, Anderson Hall
- Assigned parking, handicapped and service vehicle areas only.
LOT 11- West of Business Science Building
- Handicapped, visitors and service vehicle parking only.
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Evening (5-11 p.m.)
The following lots will be open for student, faculty, and staff parking after 5 p.m.:
- LOT 1- Except handicapped spaces and service vehicle spaces.
- LOT 4- Except handicapped spaces and service vehicle spaces.
- LOT 5- Except designated handicapped and Admissions Office visitors 30 minute parking areas. Observe signs.
- LOT 7- Except handicapped and service vehicles areas, and in yellow-lined areas near Webber Hall. NOTE: Observe signs.
- LOT 8- Students and visitors after 5 p.m. except for service vehicle parking spaces. NOTE: right side of lot is reserved for faculty and staff only.
- LOT 8E- Open parking after 5 p.m.
- LOT 9- Open parking.
- LOT 10- Faculty, staff, handicapped and service vehicle parking only.
- Lot 11- Handicapped, visitors and service vehicle parking only.
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Visitor
- All visitors to campus must use designated visitor parking areas unless supplied with an approved visitor permit obtained from the Cashier's Office, any Division Office, or Police Office.
- It is the responsibility of the host on campus to arrange the space and the approved permit for issuance to the visitor.
- Lot 5 is not available for reserved groups. (Refer to item 2 above.)
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Special Provisions
- Parking in any undesignated area (including occupying more than one designated space) is a violation. Contact Campus Police to make arrangements for parking oversized vehicles.
- Do not block traffic awaiting parking spaces to become available. This is especially true in Lots 1 and 8E where signs have been posted.
- All part-time faculty and staff must obtain decals for their cars (see General Regulations section 1). Work-study and part-time student workers must park in designated student parking areas.
- The College assumes no responsibility for the car or protection of any vehicle or its contents at any time, whether it is operated or parked legally or illegally on the campus.
- It is the supervisor's responsibility to register the issuance of adjunct faculty and staff decals with the campus police office.
- No parking within 12 feet on either side of fire hydrants. The City of Roanoke does not paint curbs to mark this zone.
VWCC Campus Police are appointed by the Circuit Court of the City of Roanoke as police officers and exercise all powers and authority for law enforcement on this campus and adjacent streets.
City traffic tickets will be issued for violations of the above regulations. (City traffic tickets include information on method of payment. Please follow these directions if you receive a ticket.) Obey all STOP and SPEED LIMIT signs. Parking is a privilege and you are expected to abide by the parking regulations. Multiple tickets will be issued for continuous violations in the same calendar day.
The fine for handicapped parking violations is $125.00. Parking ticket fines begin at $20.00. Failure to pay ticket fines may result in a summons to court. Multiple parking tickets issued to the same vehicle or individual during the academic year may result in forfeiture of parking privileges on the campus.
