Parking and Traffic Regulations
Section IV Regulations
A. General Regulations
- Unless approved by PTS, the use of parking facilities for purposes other than those for which the facilities were intended is prohibited. Violators are subject to university citations,
municipal summonses, vehicle impoundment, and/or arrest. - Parking violations and any associated fees and fines are the responsibility of the registered owner of the involved vehicle. Registered owners are identified through license plate listings
with the appropriate state department of motor vehicles. - These Parking and Traffic Regulations shall be enforced on all properties and streets within the jurisdiction of the University of Colorado at Boulder, including university parking areas not
fully and directly controlled by the PTS office. - In the event of mechanical failure of a vehicle, the owner or driver is responsible for its removal within 24 hours. PTS must be immediately advised of the vehicle’s location, description, and license plate number to avoid possible citation or tow.
- Vehicles may be towed and impounded for accrual of unpaid parking and traffic citations in the amount of $50 or more, or for any violation listed in these regulations.
- Abandoned vehicles may be towed and impounded in accordance with the State Abandonment Law (Colorado Revised Statutes 42-4-1202 and 42-4-1803). Vehicles (trailers, motorcycles) may be considered abandoned if they are not currently licensed and/or
operational at all times. - Use of animals for transportation is not permitted on CU-Boulder streets unless authorized by the University of Colorado Police Department.
- The university assumes no responsibility for the care and protection of any motor vehicle or its contents at any time that the vehicle is operated or parked on campus.
- Counterfeiting, forging, and/or altering state-issued license plates or motor vehicle registrations, or parking permits or gate cards issued by the PTS office, or any other university department or agency, is in violation of Colorado criminal statutes. The
unauthorized transfer of license plates from one vehicle to another is a violation of Colorado statutes regulating motor vehicles. Any such violations will be referred to the University of
Colorado Police Department for investigation. - Serious or repeated violations of these parking regulations may result in revocation of permit parking privileges.
- Parking at the University of Colorado at Boulder is allowed only in those areas designated as parking zones/stalls by sign and/or striping. In unpaved lots, parking blocks serve as space
markers. Vehicles parked in areas not specifically posted and/or striped as parking areas are subject to citation and/or tow. - Damaging a parking meter or causing a parking meter to malfunction with the intent of rendering it inoperative as a parking control device is a violation of these regulations, and may result in penalty fines and/or criminal charges. Vehicles may not park at malfunctioning or inoperative parking meters.
- With the exception of police and fire personnel responding to an emergency, no person may authorize exceptions to these regulations without prior written permission of the Director of
PTS or his/her designee. - It is a violation of state fiscal rules to use university funds for personal commuting and parking expenses. Conducting university business may require use of a temporary parking permit purchased with university funds for brief periods near your primary workplace to pick up materials for transport, etc. If so, the permit must be accompanied by a business permit.
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Bicycles on Campus:
a. Riding: With the exception of CU Police officers, bicyclists
riding on campus streets and on bike paths must obey posted
speed limits and traffic devices. Bicyclists riding on campus
sidewalks must yield the right of way to pedestrians and must
ride at speeds safe for existing conditions
b. Pedestrian Safety and Enforcement Zones: Pedestrian
safety and enforcement zones are portions of the CU-Boulder
sidewalk system where bicycle riding, skateboarding and the
use of personal transportation devices are restricted and
subject to enforcement. Pedestrian safety and enforcement
zones have been established to reduce the risk of injury to
pedestrians along CU-Boulder’s sidewalks. The speed limit within
pedestrian safety and enforcement zones is 10 mph between
7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except during
class change periods. During class change periods, bicyclists,
skateboarders and persons using personal transportation
devices must dismount or ride at speeds not to exceed 5 mph in pedestrian safety and enforcement zones.
Pedestrian safety and enforcement zones will be designated by
specific signage as follows:
c. Bicycle Parking: Bicycles must be parked in bicycle parking
racks. Bicycles that create safety or environmental hazards or
block access to handrails, ramps, parking meters, signage or
building entrances may be issued citations and impounded.
d. Registration: CU-Boulder regulations require that bikes parked
regularly on campus be registered.
B. Moving Vehicles Regulations
- Speed limits for motor vehicles operated at CU-Boulder are:
a. 10 miles per hour in campus parking lots, on campus streets
adjacent to residence halls, on campus streets adjacent to or
in Family Housing developments,
b. 5 miles per hour on sidewalks and service drives (restrictions below), or
c. As posted on campus streets.
NOTE: No driving is allowed on sidewalks/service drives during class changes. - Driving on pathways and sidewalks is prohibited except for:
a. Emergency vehicles or service vehicles displaying the proper
permit;
b. Emergency vehicles responding to an emergency;
c. Vehicles bearing Work Site Business Permits as necessary to gain access to work sites for delivery of work-related materials.
d. CU-Boulder Police Department marked patrol vehicles providing
patrol services. - Driving on service drives is restricted to service vehicles as defined herein, emergency vehicles, and vehicles bearing Work Site Business Permits as defined in Section III-F-3c above.
- Motor vehicles shall not drive or park on plazas, fields, or grounds of the university that are not designated as routes of travel or parking areas unless authorized by PTS.
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C. Violations
Violation of any section of these CU-Boulder Parking and Traffic Regulations shall subject the offending person or vehicle to citation and/or tow. See fine amounts.The following are considered violations:
- General Violations
a. Violating any applicable City of Boulder ordinance regulating the
parking or operation of motor vehicles and bicycles while on
the campus.
b. Damaging campus signs, parking gates, or parking equipment.
c. Using a loading zone for a purpose other than active loading or
unloading.
d. Failing to appear at a scheduled citation Appeal Hearing.
e. Failing to pay or appeal one or more CU-Boulder parking and
traffic citations within the time limits set forth in these
regulations, such that more than $50 in citation fines remains
outstanding.
f. Misrepresenting one’s department affiliation or residency status
in order to obtain a parking permit.
g. Using a parking facility for purposes other than those for which
the facility was built. - Parking Violations
a. Parking without making payment.
b. Parking to obstruct a walkway, driveway, service drive, fire
hydrant, fire lane, building exit or trash receptacle.
c. Parking to obstruct access to, or egress from, any area
designated by sign or blue paint/striping as a wheelchair ramp,
disability access curb cut, or the loading area adjoining a
disability parking space.
d. Parking more than 12 inches from curb.
e. Double parking (with or without a driver in attendance).
f. Parking such that the vehicle faces opposite the required
direction of traffic for the side of the street upon which it is
parked.
g. Parking on or over a white, yellow, or blue line or failing to park
wholly within the boundaries of a parking space. Other
improperly parked vehicles do not constitute an excuse for
improper parking.
h. Parking longer than permitted in limited-time zones, including
loading docks.
i. Parking more than one motor vehicle with the same permit
number at the same time.
j. Parking in any area not posted for parking (e.g., lawns, fields,
sidewalks, etc.), in areas marked for no parking or in restricted
areas.
k. Parking outside the boundaries of a designated parking space.
l. Parking or storing private motor vehicles inside university
buildings (except when such accommodations are specifically
designed, designated, and authorized).
m. Parking any vehicle on university property for the purpose of
sleeping or camping.
n. Parking in a designated Accessibility space without displaying a
valid state-issued disability license plate, permit, decal, or
placard.
o. Parking in a coin and currency operated lot without a valid
permit during time periods for which the lot is restricted to
permit holders.
p. Parking at an expired parking meter during hours meter
regulations are in effect.
q. Feeding a meter for a longer time than the maximum time limit
specified on the meter.
r. Parking at a malfunctioning or inoperative meter during the
hours the meter would be enforced.
s. Failing to properly display parking permit or pay and display
receipt.
t. Parking without a valid permit in an area restricted to permit
parking.
u. Parking with a valid permit in a zone or lot other than those
designated on the face of the permit.
v. Displaying a parking permit originally issued by CU-Boulder PTS,
Family Housing or any state agency when:
1. The validation date(s) or parking zone designation(s) initially
printed, written, or affixed upon the face of the permit has
(have) been altered.
2. The permit has been reported as lost or stolen to any police
agency or to the CU-Boulder PTS office
3. The permit has been revoked
4. When on a vehicle not authorized to display the permit
w. Displaying a lost or stolen parking permit or any unauthorized
reproduction or duplication of a parking permit.
x. Parking a motorcycle in a non-metered automobile parking
space or bicycle rack.
y. Parking an automobile in a lot or space designated for
motorcycle parking.
z. Opening a parking gate with any device other than a gate card
authorized by PTS, or United States tendered coin or currency
when the parking gate is money-operated. - Moving Violations
a. Driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
b. Driving on sidewalks, service drives, bike paths, fields, grounds,
and posted closed drives, plazas, and streets, in a manner
inconsistent with these regulations.
c. Exceeding campus speed regulations.
d. Skateboarding, roller skating, in-line skating, snowboarding and
roller skiing in campus parking facilities or where prohibited by
sign.
e. Using animals as a means of transportation on a CU-Boulder
street without prior authorization by the University of Colorado
Police Department.
f. Operating a motorized vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle, skateboard
or personal transportation device in a careless and imprudent
manner.
g. Operating a motorized vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle, skateboard
or personal transportation device in such a manner as to
indicate either a wanton or a willful disregard for the safety
of persons or property.
h. Operating a motorized vehicle on sidewalks during class
change.
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