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Registering your vehicle

All Monmouth College parking lots and parking area – including streets and driveways maintained by the College – require a College-issued parking permit.

Current students can register for a parking permit with our online registration form starting in April when Housing sign-ups begin.

Parking permits are issued to all students after their move to campus in August; the permit fee will be charged to your student account at that time

Parking permits and parking lots

Six types of parking permits are available to students: Campus East – Campus West – Greek Housing – Champion Miller Center for Equity and Inclusion – Bowers Hall – Freshman.

Permits are issued according to housing placement and are as follows:

Campus East:

- Winbigler Hall
- Grier Hall
- McMichael Hall

Available parking areas for students with a Campus East permit are: Liedman Lot, McMichael lot, 9th Street Lot, Austin Hall Lot. All Freshman living in the Residence Halls listed above are required to park in the 11th Street parking lot.

A Campus East parking permit allows for parking only in the lots listed above and will be billed at the rate of $115 per semester.

Campus West:

- Fulton Hall
- Graham Hall
- Pattee Hall
- Peterson Hall

Available parking areas for students with a Campus West permit are: HT Lot, Graham Lot, Pattee Lot, East Clinton Avenue. All Freshman living in the Residence Halls listed above are required to park in the Euclid Avenue parking lot.

A Campus West parking permit allows for parking only in the lots listed above
and will be billed at the rate of $115 per semester.

Bowers Hall:

The Bowers Hall parking lot is limited to 54 parking permits and will be issued in order according to housing sign-ups. Once 54 permits have been issued, Bowers Lot will no longer be an option and the remaining Bowers Hall residents will be issued a Campus West permit and must park in one of the Campus West lots. A waiting list will be created and permits will be issued in order of the waiting list should spaces become available.

The Bowers Hall permit allows for parking in the Bowers Hall parking lot only and will be billed at the rate of $150 per semester.

Greek Housing:

- Kappa Kappa Gamma House
- Alpha Xi Delta House
- Pi Beta Phi House

All Greek Housing will receive a permit for their specific house. Each house will only receive as many permits as there are spaces. Once the lot has been filled, any additional requests will be issued East/West permits.

The Greek Housing permit allows for parking only in Greek Housing lots and will be billed at the rate of $115 per semester.

Freshman:

All Freshman are required to park in the 11th Street Lot or the Euclid Lot. Freshman lots are billed at the rate of $115 per semester. Freshman must park in the Freshman Lot according to the side of Campus they are housed, see above.

Champion Miller Center for Equity, Inclusion and Community:

Students living in the Champion Miller Center may register for a West permit that allows for parking in this location and will be billed at the rate of $115 per semester.

Commuter Parking

Commuting students may register for a parking permit to park on campus.
Commuter students will be issued a Campus East parking permit and may
only park in those lots listed above in the Campus East parking regulations.
Commuters must contact the Office of Campus Safety to register for this
permit. Commuters are not permitted to park overnight in any Monmouth
College owned parking space.

This permit will be billed at the rate of $50 per semester.

** Refunds for returned and unused parking permits can be requested within
the first seven calendar days of each semester. If the old permit is not
returned, the full per-semester fee will be charged. **

Appealing a ticket

Parking violations range from $30 to $50 and are listed below. Parking in a handicapped space without disability plates or a placard is $250. Non-registered vehicle fine is $115 (price of a parking permit) with a $50 boot fee for a total of $165. Parking tickets can be appealed with our parking appeals form. Appeals must be received within 14 calendar days of the date the parking ticket was issued or they will not be considered. You will be notified by email after the decision from the student appeals board. Students, faculty and staff will be notified if parking rules or regulations change.

Please let us know if you change a license plate, have a vehicle change, or
bring a loaner or temporary vehicle to campus.

Visitor Parking

College Guest

Parking for Admission events is available in lots next to the Admission Building at the corner of Broadway and North 6th Street. There is a lot on the northwest side of the building as well as spaces in the lot in the front of the Center for Science and Business on Broadway.

Vehicles used by visitors should not block campus fire lanes, service drives, loading docks or sidewalks, and must yield the right of way to pedestrians.

Student Guest

All Student visitors must register their vehicle with Campus Safety prior to parking on campus. The student visitor must park in the Euclid Avenue or 11th Street lot. The host student is responsible for all of their visitor parking violations. Monmouth College is not responsible for theft or damage to vehicles. Vehicles should be locked at all times.

Parking Permit: $115 per semester

Campus East, Campus West, Greek Housing, Champion Miller Center and Freshman.

Bowers Parking Permit: $150 per semester

Violations and Fines:

Blocking Dumpster: $50
Boot Fee: $50
Double Parking (taking up 2 spaces): $30
Failure to Display a Permit (registered): $30
Fire Lane: $50
Handicap: $250
Improper Display of Permit: $30
Littering: $50
No Parking Zone: $50
Overtime Parking: $50
Parked on College Lawn: $50
Parking on Sidewalk: $50
Reserved Parking Space: $50
Service/Delivery: $50
Unauthorized Lot: $50
Vehicle not Registered: $115
Visitor Parking (Unauthorized Parking/Visitor Parking): $50

Parking in all of our parking lots or College-maintained streets requires the appropriate College-issued parking permit. Students are only authorized to park in the lot that they have a permit for.

Parking in campus fire lanes, service and delivery zones, along yellow curbs, in loading docks or next to trash dumpsters is prohibited at all times. All violators will be ticketed regardless of time or use of hazard lights.
Parking and driving on sidewalks or blocking them or other pedestrian pathways is prohibited.
Parking or driving on the grass is prohibited.
While driving on College property, motorists must yield right-of-way to pedestrians.
All current parking permits are the property of Monmouth College and may not be sold or transferred to other parties.
Monmouth College reserves the right to restrict or remove an individual’s parking privileges through the disciplinary process.
Full price will be charged for replacing a parking permit if it is lost or stolen. Anyone found in possession of a stolen or counterfeit parking permit will be fined, will lose parking privileges on campus and face disciplinary action.
All parking rules and regulations apply to motorcycles.
Use of non-licensed motorized vehicles, such as golf carts, is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the College.
Students may not park in designated faculty and staff lots Monday – Friday 6am to 5pm. No student parking is authorized in the Admissions lot at any time.
Visitor Parking spaces may NOT be used by faculty, staff or students at any time.
Students whose parents are employed by Monmouth College, or have access to a vehicle with an employee parking permit, are not authorized to park that vehicle in designated faculty and staff spaces.
All vehicles parked on Monmouth College property must have a valid parking permit clearly displayed. All vehicles that are unable to be identified by a parking permit (or visitor parking pass) will be immobilized by a wheel boot and/or issued a citation.

No one shall operate a vehicle on Monmouth College property in such a way that demonstrates a disregard for the safety of others or property.

The registered owner of any vehicle is responsible for that vehicle at all times regardless of who is driving it.

When necessary, Monmouth College will report Reckless Driving incidents to the Monmouth Police Department.
Temporary or permanent loss of parking privileges may result as the outcome of a Reckless Driving incident

Streets surrounding campus require a City of Monmouth residential permit for parking overnight from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM. City permits are available only to city residents. Students and their guests are expected to abide by City of Monmouth parking regulations. Parking on city streets is limited to 72 hours at any one location.

A number of streets bordering the campus, including East Broadway, North 6th and East Euclid, are designated by the City of Monmouth as Emergency Snow Routes. In the event of snow, the City of Monmouth prohibits parking on these streets until the snow has been cleared.

Violations of City ordinances are enforced by Monmouth Police Department. Significant fines and towing can result from violation of City parking ordinances. Parking is not allowed at any time on the East Archer Avenue or East Boston Avenue.

Inoperable or abandoned vehicles.

The owner or driver of a vehicle in violation of parking rules and regulations but cannot be moved due to mechanical difficulties should contact us as soon as possible.

Towing or disabling vehicles.

Vehicles parked illegally will be disabled by a wheel boot or towed at the owner’s expense by Berg’s Towing at 309-734-1999. A storage charge may also be assessed.

Theft and damage.

Parking permits or registration decals do not include or imply security protection. Monmouth College is not responsible for theft or damage to vehicles. Vehicles should be locked at all times.