Section 681.4.5. Parking facilities.

The director may set aside and designate certain areas of the university property for the parking of motor vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles, and the use of any lot, ramp, or part of the parking facilities so established may be restricted to students, employees, or visitors. The director shall cause signs to be erected and maintained clearly identifying those areas of the university campus designated for vehicle parking, and any restrictions applicable thereto shall be conspicuously posted.

       4.5(1) Parking control devices. Gates and other devices may be installed and maintained to control access to any parking facility.

       4.5(2) Parking meters. Parking meters, toll houses, and other devices may be installed and maintained to regulate the use of any parking facility.

       4.5(3) Hours of operation. Reasonable hours shall be established by the director for the normal operation of the parking facilities and a schedule of hours of operation shall be published and available for public inspection in the office of the director.

       4.5(4) Closing. The director may temporarily close any parking facility for cleaning, maintenance or other university purpose, or may temporarily restrict or reassign the use of any facility as may be necessary or convenient. The director shall give advance notice of such temporary closing, restriction, or reassignment by posting or otherwise when practical.

       4.5(5) Restricted zones. The director may designate areas of the campus as restricted zones, such as loading zones or service vehicle zones, and such restricted zones shall be conspicuously posted. No parking shall be permitted in such restricted zones except as authorized.

      4.5(6) No parking. Motor vehicle and motorcycle parking on the campus shall be restricted to designated parking facilities, and no parking shall be permitted at any other place on the campus. Vehicles shall not be parked in such a manner as to block or obstruct sidewalks, crosswalks, driveways, roadways, or designated parking stalls. No parking is permitted in prohibited zones, such as in the vicinity of fire hydrants or fire lanes, and such zones shall be conspicuously posted or marked by painted curbs or other standard means. No parking is permitted on grass or other vegetation or in pedestrian areas.

       4.5(7) Motorcycle parking. The director may designate areas of the parking facilities for motorcycle parking, and such areas shall be conspicuously posted. Motorcycles shall be parked only in areas designated for motorcycle parking, and no other vehicles shall be parked in such areas.

       4.5(8) Bicycle parking. The director may install and maintain bicycle parking racks or designate other facilities for bicycle parking. Bicycles shall be parked only in bicycle racks or other facilities designated for bicycle parking.

       4.5(9) Violations. Bicycles attached to, or rested against, trees, shrubs, handrails, handicapped parking meters, or limiting access to, or use of, any university facility may be impounded, the owners fined, or both. Bicycles parked inside a university building which is not designated for bicycle parking may be impounded or the owners fined, or both. Bicycles bearing proper registration decals which are attached to, or rested against, street furniture may be ticketed or immobilized and the owners fined. If the bicycles interfere with the use of the furniture, they may be impounded. Bicycles considered abandoned may be labeled for impending impoundment by placing impoundment tags on the bicycles. If the bicycles display the proper registration decals, an attempt will be made to contact the owners to remove the bicycles. If the bicycles do not display the proper registration decals, the owners have two weeks to contact the parking and transportation office from the time the bicycles are tagged until the bicycles may be impounded.