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Campus Safety will no longer be the contact for the Shuttle Van. The after hours transportation system will now be under the operation of the Transportation Department. If you are in need of more information please contact their office at extension 4947 or e-mail marcus@hope.edu.
Parking Permits are now available at the Campus Safety Office! If you have pre-registered your vehicle, your student account has already been billed and all you will need to do is sign your form and pick up your permit. If you still need to pay for your permit, we accept cash, check or we can bill your student account. Please remember to bring your license plate number and your housing information. As always, we are open 24/7 so please feel free to stop in anytime.
Motor Vehicle is defined as an automobile, motorcycle, moped, or motorized vehicle of any type. A LICENSE PLATE NUMBER IS REQUIRED FOR PERMIT REGISTRATION A. Registration: 1. All motor vehicles on campus must be registered.
2. All registration and permits are issued by the Department of Campus Safety at the Campus Safety Office except for the Dow Center members. 3. No person shall register a motor vehicle for another person. 4. Registrations shall not be transferred from the vehicle originally registered. 5. Any person who acquires a different motor vehicle during the year shall register said vehicle before parking on campus. There is no charge for changing a student registration from one car to another if the original permit is removed and turned in, otherwise full payment is required. 6. Motor vehicles shall be registered or issued a temporary permit before being allowed to park overnight on campus. 7. Registration of a vehicle does not guarantee a parking space close to your residence. 8. All students who wish to park in a Hope College parking lot must have a student parking permit. This includes students who have parents who are employed by Hope College. These students may not use a Faculty/Staff permit to park in Faculty/Staff areas. B. Types of Registration and Costs: We are sorry but the Campus Safety Office is not able to accept credit cards. 1. Resident / Student / Freshman:
2. Dow Center members are required to purchase a permit from the Dow Center. The cost is a $1.00 per permit for parking in the Dow Lot M during the Dow Center's scheduled hours. This permit will expire on the date the member's Dow membership expires. 3. Temporary Permits
4. Special permits are issued at the discretion of Campus Safety at the Campus Safety Office. 5. Commuter students may only park in student lots during the day. Commuter students cannot park overnight in any Hope College lot. C. Display of Parking Permits: ALL REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL DISPLAY A PARKING PERMIT. STUDENT PERMITS MUST BE COMPLETELY AFFIXED TO THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER (driver's side) REAR SIDE WINDOW. A PARKING PERMIT IS NOT CONSIDERED VALID UNLESS DISPLAYED PROPERLY, VIOLATORS ARE SUBJECT TO A PARKING FINE OF $30 OR MORE. D. Parking Regulations: 1. All persons must park in accordance to their permit, i.e. Faculty/Staff in Faculty/Staff areas and Students in Student areas. Parking will not be permitted in any other areas including drives, sidewalks, loading areas, grounds, lawns and fire lanes. 2. Students with OR without a registered student parking permit are prohibited from parking in any designated visitor parking areas and will be subject to a parking fine. 3. Downtown residents may purchase a parking permit from the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) to park in the City Lots. Downtown permits are on a limited basis set forth by Student Development. Students who are unable to purchase a DDA permit, and wish to park in a Hope College Lot, will be able to purchase a Hope College Permit for $225. 4. Cottage residents MUST purchase a Cottage parking permit to park in the driveway of their cottage. 5. Motor vehicles shall be parked in accordance with all traffic control devices (i.e. signs, painted lines, etc.) that have been authorized by Hope College. Unless otherwise designated by signs or wording, yellow painted parking spaces are for students and white painted parking spaces are for Faculty/Staff. 6. No motor vehicles shall be parked during the winter months in areas designated and/or posted as snow removal areas. 7. All motor vehicles parked on campus properties shall be maintained in operable condition. 8. City streets surrounding the campus are regulated by the Holland Police Department. Under city ordinances cars are not allowed to park on any city street from 2AM to 5AM. 9. No overnight parking is allowed in Faculty/Staff lots without advance permission from the Department of Campus Safety. 10. Freshman students are limited to parking in the following areas: Parking Lots F, Q, S, W, X, and Y. E. Parking Facilities: Students with motorcycles are restricted to student parking spaces only. There are no other storage facitlities available. Mopeds are permitted to park in bicycle racks but not in buildings. All motorcycles and mopeds must be registered with the Campus Safety Office. F. Guests and Visitors: Daytime guests and Visitors are allowed to park in Dow Lot M, Martha Miller Lot R and designated areas in Depree Lot E. A guest or visitor who wishes to park his/her vehicle overnight on campus must obtain a temporary permit from the Campus Safety Office, which will enable the guest or visitor to park in designated lots overnight free of charge. The person responsible for bringing a guest to the college or with whom the guest is staying, assumes responsibility for the behavior of the guest in accordance with the college motor vehicle regulations. G. Penalties and Enforcements: 1. Any motor vehicle illegally parked contrary to the regulations in this document may be ticketed and/or impounded at the owner's expense. Any motor vehicle parked on grounds, sidewalks, or in any restricted areas or interfering with the normal functions of maintenance and service vehicles may be impounded at the owner's expense. 2. Any motor vehicles parked on college property not properly displaying a parking permit decal may be impounded at the owner's expense. 3. Any alteration of a parking decal or permit may result in a college judicial hearing. 4. Any vehicles other than college authorized service vehicles are prohibited to be driven on sidewalks or service drives. Drivers of unauthorized vehicles on sidewalks or service drives are subject to being ticketed, unless they have obtained a Temporary parking hang tag from Campus Safety. 5. Mopeds and motorcycles are not allowed to be driven on sidewalks, drivers are subject to being stopped and ticketed. 6. Traffic offenses which jeopardize the safety or property of others or chronic failure to comply with the Motor Vehicle Regulations of Hope College, may result in additional disciplinary actions through college and/or state judicial proceedings including loss of parking privileges on college property. An owner of a vehicle who receives more than five tickets during an academic year is subject to loss of parking privileges on campus property and/or being immobilized by a boot. The owner of the vehicle will have to pay a fine of $25.00 to have the boot removed, plus any ticket fines incurred. 7. Fines and assessments for violations are to be handled as follows:
8. A person may appeal a college ticket if the charge is deemed unjust. An appeal must be made within seven days of the date of violation. Appeals are to be made in writing at the Campus Safety Office or through the appeal process on-line. H. Operation: 1. Persons shall operate motor vehicles in a careful and prudent manner at all times and in accordance with these rules and regulations, the ordinances of the City of Holland, and the statutes of the State of Michigan. 2. Incidents occurring on college property such as accidents involving personal injuries or property damage, theft, vandalism, etc., should be reported immediately to the Campus Safety Office. I. Responsibility: 1. The person in whose name a vehicle is registered shall be responsible regardless of relationships, for any liability or damage claims (including parking penalties) arising in connection with the possession or operation of the Motor Vehicle. 2. The college assumes no responsibility for the care or protection of any vehicle or its contents at any time, including the time it is in any parking area owned and/or controlled by the college. Holland City Ordinance requires that all bicycles which operate frequently within city be registered. Bicycle Registrations may be obtained at the Campus Safety Office or at the Holland Police Department. Bicycle Registrations are free. Registering your bicycle can greatly assist the Department of Campus Safety and the Holland Police Department to investigate stolen bicycle complaints. The Department of Campus Safety suggest that all bicycles are locked to bicycle racks. This is your best defense against having your bicycle stolen. Hope College Lost and Found is located in The Department of Campus Safety. If you need to inquire about a lost item please come in to our office, which is located at 178 E 11th Street or call 395-7770. Campus Safety is open 24 hours, 7 days a week 365 days a year. If Campus Safety does not have your lost item(s), you may check with the Physical Plant (395-7835) to request to speak to a custodian in the building where you may have lost the item(s). Please note that custodians bring in lost and found items as they are accumulated every week so it may be in transfer.
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