Definitions

Definitions

The following words and phrases have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

  1. “Accessible” or “Accessibility Parking” means parking reserved for use by persons with disabilities that possess a state-issued disability license plate, placard, decal, or permit.
  2. "Automobiles" includes all motor vehicles (e.g., cars, pickup trucks, vans, recreational vehicles, buses, etc.) excluding motorcycles.
  3. "Bicycle" means any vehicle propelled primarily by human power, either through a chain, belt, or gears, or without such devices, that has at least one wheel more than 14 inches in diameter. This includes tricycles, recumbent bicycles, “electric assisted bicycles” (or, “e-bikes”), unicycles, and tandems. E-bikes are defined as: “a vehicle having two tandem wheels or two parallel wheels with one forward wheel, fully operable pedals, an electric motor not exceeding seven hundred-fifty watts of power rating, and a top motor-assisted speed of twenty miles per hour. Unless otherwise indicated, e-bikes are treated the same as bicycles under these regulations.
  4. "Carpool" is an arrangement whereby two or more commuters travel together in one car.
  5. “Permanent Disability” refers to a permanent physical impairment which has been verified in writing by a licensed physician to be of such a nature as to substantially restrict the person’s ability to move from place to place.
  6. “Temporary Disability” refers to a physical impairment that temporarily meets the definition of a “permanent disability” above.
  7. “Emergency Vehicles” are vehicles operated by fire departments, law enforcement agencies, or ambulance services for the protection and preservation of life and property, and that are equipped and operated as emergency vehicles pursuant to state law.
  8. “Licensed Physician” is any doctor of medicine (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathy (D.O.) licensed to practice medicine within the United States.
  9. "Motorcycle" means any motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground. This includes mopeds and motor scooters (other than e-bikes as defined in 3, above).
  10. “Motor Vehicles” includes all motor-driven vehicles (including, but not limited to, automobiles and motorcycles).
  11. “Oversized Vehicles” are any vehicles over 18 feet in length or over 8 feet 6 inches in width. This includes any vehicle with trailer in tow that will occupy more than one standard parking space.
  12. "Park" means the stopping of a vehicle other than very briefly for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers or equipment.
  13. “Parking Facility” means parking lot, garage, loading dock, service space and area immediately adjacent to the facility.
  14. "Pedestrian" means any person afoot or any person using a wheelchair.
  15. “Personal Transportation Device” means any self-propelled vehicle other than an automobile, bicycle, motorcycle, skateboard, or wheelchair (as defined in these regulations) which is generally and commonly used to transport persons and is not eligible for operation on the public highways.
  16. “Primary Parking Permit” refers to the faculty/staff, student, or temporary permit issued by CU Boulder PS to an individual as authorization for parking a personal vehicle.
  17. “Public Authority” means the University of Colorado at Boulder, the City of Boulder, the State of Colorado, the United States government, and any of their agencies or instrumentalities, and anybody or official thereof possessing power or authority delegated by the public authority.
  18. “Scofflaw Behavior” is the demonstration of disregard for these regulations by failing to pay or appeal one or more parking and traffic tickets within the time limits set forth in these regulations, such that more than $50 in ticket fines remains outstanding.
  19. “Service Agency” is any company, organization, or person thereof who conducts campus business or provides goods or services for the University of Colorado Boulder.
  20. “Service Drive” means those campus roadways designated by signage indicating “service vehicles only”.
  21. “Service Vehicle” is any vehicle owned by a company or service agency dedicated to the delivery of service, material, and/or equipment, the exterior of which is visibly marked with a company or organizational logo.
  22. “Special Events” includes all events on the Boulder campus that would necessitate a change in the normal parking and traffic patterns and regulations, e.g., sporting events, cultural events.
  23. “Staff Members” includes faculty, professional research assistants and associates, full- or part-time staff, temporary and hourly employees, and other persons working in service to the university, who are provided compensation for such services by the university in the form of wages or salary, academic course credits, scholarships, lodging, or waiver of debts owed to the university.
  24. “Standard Parking Space” means a parking space 18 feet long by 8.5 feet wide.
  25. "Students" means persons enrolled in graduate, undergraduate, or continuing education coursework on CU campuses.
  26. “Universal Accessibility Symbol” is the symbol commonly used to mark accessible parking spaces.
  27. "Wheelchair" means a motorized or non-motorized wheeled device designed for use by a person with a physical disability.
  28. “Worksite” means any area where construction or maintenance to university buildings, grounds, or property is underway.