POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Cal Poly Pomona Parking Authority
Both Cal Poly Pomona Parking Regulations and the California Vehicle Code are applicable on the Cal Poly Pomona campus. Cal Poly Pomona is authorized through the California Vehicle Code Section 21113(a) to establish independent parking regulations.
All parking regulations are enforced through citations issued by Cal Poly Pomona Parking and Transportation Services.
Valid parking permits must be displayed by all vehicles on campus 24 hours, 7 days a week. Under state law, all parking on campuses is subject to the payment of a fee. Authority for parking enforcement is specified in the California Vehicle Code, section 21113a. All California Vehicle Code sections apply on campus.
The Trustees of the California State University are not and shall not be liable under any circumstances for the loss of or damage to vehicle or contents thereof parked or garaged in a lot or structure by fire, theft, or any other cause whatsoever not arising directly from the negligent acts of the Trustees of the University or its employees acting within the scope of their employment. The University reserves the right to restrict the use of any parking space, area, structure, or surface lot at any time and to temporarily or permanently relocate permit holders as necessary.
Hangtag Instructions
You must display your permit as indicated below. Failure to do so may result in the issuance of a parking citation for improper permit display.
Instructions: Hang the tag from your rear view mirror so that the permit faces outward and is clearly visible and readable through the windshield of your car while parked on campus.
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Return the hangtag to the University Cashier’s Office.
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Student parking is available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week in the following student areas: Lots B, E1, F, J, K, M, N, P and the Parking Structure. Exceptions in Lots F-1, B and UV which are reserved for Cal Poly Pomona residents.
In addition, after 5:30 p.m. weekdays and all weekends, your permit is valid in the Faculty/Staff lots C, G and J.(Faculty/Staff A-LOT is the only exception)
You may NOT park in:
- Blue Zones: Handicapped (Disabled) parking only and subject to enforcement 24 hours a day.
- Red Zones: No parking anytime.
- Orange Zones: Reserved for service vehicles only.
- Green Zones: Thirty minute parking only.
- Yellow Zones: Reserved for loading/unloading of commercial vehicles and instructional materials by faculty and staff for a period not to exceed 15 minutes.
- Faculty/Staff lots prior to 5:30pm on weekdays
- Metered Stalls
- Spaces that are posted as a restricted or reserved space.
- Aisles and areas not specifically marked as parking spaces.
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Faculty and Staff members may park in Lots A, C, and J, the Parking Structure and in any of the student lots (B, E, F, J, K, M, N, and P) with the exception of lots F-1, Q, and UV which are reserved for Cal Poly residents.
You may NOT park in:
- Blue Zones: Handicapped (Disabled) parking only and subject to enforcement 24 hours a day.
- Red Zones: No parking anytime.
- Orange Zones: Reserved for service vehicles only.
- Green Zones: Thirty minute parking only.
- Yellow Zones: Reserved for loading/unloading of commercial vehicles and instructional materials by faculty and staff for a period not to exceed 15 minutes.
- Metered Stalls
- Spaces that are posted as a restricted or reserved space.
- Aisles and areas not specifically marked as parking spaces.
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Visitors and individuals not purchasing a quarterly permit must purchase a daily permit from the Parking Booth or from the electronic ticket dispensers located in many of the campus parking lots. Permit dispensers are located in parking lots B, D, E-2, F-4, F-8, G, J-3, K, M, U, UV and the Parking Structure. Daily permits display an expiration date and time. Daily permits must be DISPLAYED FACE UP ON THE DRIVER’S SIDE OF THE DASH SO THE DATE IS VISIBLE. Vehicles without a quarterly or daily permit may be ticketed. PERMITS ARE NOT VALID IN METERED STALLS.
Your daily visitor parking permit is valid in:
- Visitors may park in any student lot, with the exception of parking lots F-1, Q, and UV which are reserved for resident parking. In addition, the faculty/staff lots C, G, and J1 & 2 are also available for visitor use after 5:30pm. Please note that all other faculty/staff lots require a faculty/staff permit at all times and are not available for visitor use.
You may NOT park in:
- Blue Zones: Handicapped (Disabled) parking only and subject to enforcement 24 hours a day.
- Red Zones: No parking anytime.
- Orange Zones: Reserved for service vehicles only.
- Green Zones: Thirty minute parking only.
- Yellow Zones: Reserved for loading/unloading of commercial vehicles and instructional materials by faculty and staff for a period not to exceed 15 minutes.
- Metered Stalls
- Spaces that are posted as a restricted or reserved space.
- Aisles and areas not specifically marked as parking spaces.
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Your medical permit is valid in various medical spaces throughout the Cal Poly campus.
You may NOT park in:
- Blue Zones: Handicapped (Disabled) parking only and subject to enforcement 24 hours a day.
- Red Zones: No parking anytime.
- Orange Zones: Reserved for service vehicles only.
- Green Zones: Thirty minute parking only.
- Yellow Zones: Reserved for loading/unloading of commercial vehicles and instructional materials by faculty and staff for a period not to exceed 15 minutes.
- Metered Stalls
- Spaces that are posted as a restricted or reserved space.
- Aisles and areas not specifically marked as parking spaces.
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Your disabled parking permit, when displayed with your valid license plate or DMV disabled placard is valid in all locations authorized by the Department of Motor Vehicles including permit and/or medical spaces. Disabled placard permits are NOT VALID in red, orange, or yellow zones. Please refer to your placard/license plate registration for additional information.
Your permit is valid in:
- Blue Zones: Any legal space when displayed with your valid disabled person’s placard. Both the permit and placard must be clearly visible. (Your disabled person’s placard or license plate must be displayed when parking with your disabled permit event when parking in spaces not reserved for the disabled).
You may NOT park in:
- Red Zones: No parking anytime.
- Orange Zones: Reserved for service vehicles only.
- Yellow Zones: Reserved for loading/unloading of commercial vehicles and instructional materials by faculty and staff for a period not to exceed 15 minutes.
- Spaces that are posted as a restricted or reserved space.
- Aisles and areas not specifically marked as parking spaces.
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You must affix your University Housing Services (UHS) or University Village (UV) decal to the student parking hangtag in order to authorize parking in Lots F1, Q and UV which are reserved for residents.
If you are a resident, you are permitted to garage your vehicle in your area of assignment. Changes and restrictions affecting the parking areas can occur at any time due to special events, construction, etc. Restrictions are posted at least 24 hours in advance. You must check your vehicle on a daily basis. Vehicles parked in restricted areas may be cited and/or towed at your expense.
You may NOT park in:
- Blue Zones: Handicapped (Disabled) parking only and subject to enforcement 24 hours a day.
- Red Zones: No parking anytime.
- Orange Zones: Reserved for service vehicles only.
- Green Zones: Thirty minute parking only.
- Yellow Zones: Reserved for loading/unloading of commercial vehicles and instructional materials by faculty and staff for a period not to exceed 15 minutes.
- Metered Stalls
- Spaces that are posted as a restricted or reserved space.
- Aisles and areas not specifically marked as parking spaces.
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Under the authority delegated to Parking and Transportation Services by the President, no individual or department other than Parking and Transportation Services may grant parking privileges on campus. All parking permits and access cards issued to users of the parking system remain the property of the University.
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Every vehicle, including those with specialized license plates, not otherwise exempt, which occupies a non-metered parking space designed for an automobile must display a valid permit. Commercially licensed vehicles are not required to display parking permits when engaged in the act of loading and unloading within a designated loading zone but cannot park in a loading zone for more than 20 minutes.
Parking permits are the property of the University, are non-transferable (for use by the registered permit holder only) and may not be resold. Violations of these regulations will result in possible legal and/or disciplinary action and restitution as applicable. Please park in marked stalls between the lines.
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To experience the convenience of parking and riding on campus, please utilize the Cal Poly Pomona internal transportation system known as the Bronco Express. The complete transportation route including shuttle stop locations can be viewed at: www.dsa.csupomona.edu/parking/maps.asp.
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The University Reserves the Right to...
- Refuse issuance of a parking permit.
- Change parking assignments or privileges as deemed necessary.
- Restrict the use of any parking stall, area, structure, or surface lot at any time, and to temporarily or permanently relocate permit holders as necessary.
- Determine hours of control.
- Tow any vehicle which blocks any parking stall, area, structure, lot, and/or driveway, or displays an altered or fictitious permit.
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A Permit is Valid When...
- The time and date are current or have not expired.
- Used by an individual authorized by Parking and Transportation Services.
- All portions of it are clearly and completely visible and legible.
- It has not been altered, duplicated, cancelled, been reported stolen and lost.
- It is used to park only in areas authorized by Parking and Transportation Services.
- It is not used at a meter in lieu of payment.
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Parking privileges are granted only for the purpose of transportation to and from campus. The garaging of vehicles is prohibited except for residence hall tenants with the appropriate permit to park long-term in selected residence hall areas.
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California Vehicle Code Sections 22651(i) and 22651.7: When any vehicle is found upon a highway and it is known to have been issued five or more notices of parking violation over a period of five or more days, to which the owner or person in control of the vehicle has not responded, the vehicle may be impounded until that person furnishes to the impounding law enforcement agency evidence of his identity and an address within this state at which he can be located and satisfactory evidence that the bail has been deposited for all notices of parking violations for the vehicle. This vehicle code section applies to all streets, parking lots and structures on the Cal Poly Pomona campus.
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Violation of parking regulations subject an individual to disciplinary and legal action, including but not limited to repossession of parking permit, imposing fines, withholding of refunds, and revocation of parking privileges. Student disciplinary cases may be referred to Judicial Affairs and employees to the appropriate Department Chairperson or Administrative Officer.
Permits and (access cards) are not transferable in any manner. Resale is prohibited and will subject both buyer and seller to disciplinary action. An unauthorized use of a parking permit by an individual not registered with the Cashier’s Office and Parking and Transportation Services may result in cancellation of parking privileges. Falsification of information on parking applications may result in the recall or cancellation of a parking permit, and may also subject the individual to disciplinary action.
Possession and/or use of a lost, stolen, duplicated or voided parking permit, and counterfeiting, duplicating, or altering of a permit or access card is cause for restitution, disciplinary, and legal action.
This contract limits our liability, please read it. This parking pass LICENSES the holder to park ONE VEHICLE as directed. The University hereby declares itself NOT RESPONSIBLE for and assumes no liability arising from fire, theft, damage to or loss of the vehicle or any article left therein including but not limited to damage from trees. ONLY A LICENSE OF SPACE IS GRANTED HEREBY AND NO BAILMENT IS CREATED. Acceptance of this parking pass constitutes acknowledgement by holder that he or she has read and agrees to the provisions of the foregoing contract. Your PERMIT IS NOT VALID IN METERS. RESALE IS PROHIBITED AND NOT TRANSFERABLE.
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