The parking and traffic rules and regulations contained herein provide a fair and uniform method of regulating college vehicular, nonvehicular, and pedestrian traffic and are based on the following objectives:

(1) To protect and control pedestrian, vehicular, and nonvehicular traffic.

(2) To assure access at all times for emergency equipment.

(3) To minimize traffic disturbance during class hours.

(4) To facilitate the work of the college in meeting its mission and goals by assuring access for college vehicles and by assigning the limited parking spaces for the most efficient use.

Permission to park or operate a vehicle on college property is governed by these regulations. The purchase of a permit for parking does not ensure the regular availability of a parking space.

Pursuant to the authority granted by RCW 28B.50.140(10), the board of trustees of Shoreline Community College is granted authority to establish rules and regulations for pedestrians, vehicular, and nonvehicular traffic on property owned, operated, and/or maintained by the college

(1) The enforcement of these parking and traffic rules and regulations shall be the responsibility of the college safety/security department.

(2) College safety/security officers are authorized to issue parking and traffic citations, impound or immobilize vehicles, and regulate traffic and parking as prescribed in these rules and regulations.

(3) Any person interfering with a college safety/security officer in the discharge of the provisions of these parking and traffic rules and regulations shall be in violation of chapter 9A.76 RCW; Obstructing governmental operation and may be subject to arrest by a peace officer under RCW 9A.76.020.

(4) Failure to abide by these rules and regulations by students may be considered to be a violation of the code of student conduct.

The traffic rules and regulations which are applicable to Shoreline Community College are the motor vehicle and other traffic laws of the state of Washington.

As used in this document, the following words shall mean:

(1) College: Shoreline Community College, District No. 7, or any additional community college hereafter established with Community College District No. 7, state of Washington, and collectively, those responsible for its control and operations.

(2) College community: Trustees, students, employees, and guests on college owned or controlled facilities.

(3) College property: Campus property, parking lots, or land owned, leased or controlled by Shoreline Community College.

(4) Impoundment: Removal of a vehicle to a storage facility or immobilization by use of a wheel-lock device.

(5) Pedestrian: Any person afoot, as defined in chapter 46.04 RCW, and to include individuals using handicapped transportation devices.

(6) Student: Individual registered for any class at the college, both full and part time.

(7) Visitor: Any person(s) who comes on to the campus as guest(s) or to visit the campus for meetings and/or other purposes.

(8) Vehicular traffic or vehicles: Those devices defined as "vehicles" in chapter 46.04 RCW.

(9) Nonvehicular modes of transportation: Nonvehicular modes of transportation shall mean nonpedestrian devices other than vehicles and shall include, but not be limited to, handicapped transportation devices, bicycles, skateboards, snowmobiles, roller skates and roller blades, snow sleds, and scooters.

The college assumes no liability for vehicles parking or traveling on college property, nor shall it be held liable for loss of goods or property from vehicles parked on college property.

(1) Shoreline Community College, the college safety/security department, college safety/security officers, members and employees shall not be held liable for any damages or losses occurring to or from vehicles or equipment when rendering motorist assistance, impounding vehicles, or performing any duties as described in these parking and traffic rules and regulations. This section also applies to nonvehicular modes of transportation.

(2) The college provides only limited maintenance to college parking lots. Persons using the college parking lots do so at their own risk. The college will not be responsible for any liability or damage claims.

Only those vehicles as defined and regulated in chapter 46.04 RCW or as defined herein, may be operated in parking lots or in traffic areas and only by licensed drivers as defined in chapter 46.20 RCW. No vehicle or nonvehicular mode of transportation, with the exception of nonmotorized bicycles, handicapped transportation devices, emergency equipment, and certain maintenance vehicles, may be operated on intracampus property, pathways, or sidewalks without the specific permission of the college safety/security department.

No vehicle shall be operated on the campus at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour or such lower speed as is reasonable and prudent in the circumstances.

Drivers of vehicles shall obey regulatory signs and signs/traffic control devices at all times and shall comply with directions given by college safety/security officers in the control and regulation of traffic and parking.

(1) The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right of way, slowing down or stopping, if need be, to so yield to any pedestrian crossing any street, roadway, fire lane, or pathway with or without a marked crosswalk.

(2) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk, unmarked crosswalk, intersection or any other place in order to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the operator of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass the yielding vehicle.

Persons involved in traffic accidents on college property are to report the accident to the college safety/security department. An officer may be dispatched and file a report on the accident. In addition, RCW 46.52.030 requires that accidents, where there is an injury and/or property damage in excess of the legal dollar amount, as set forth in the RCW, be reported to the local law enforcement agency.

College safety/security officers may issue citations for any traffic offenses which are codified by the traffic laws of the state of Washington, traffic code of King County or the policy of the college. Due to the severe risk to public safety, traffic offenses do not require previous warning prior to the issuance of a citation.

Fines for traffic offenses shall be those established from time to time by the Shoreline Community College board of trustees, or its designee.

Bicycles may be ridden any place where vehicles are permitted. They may also be ridden on the campus sidewalks or pathways though pedestrians always have the right of way. Bicyclists shall not ride in a reckless manner nor engage in stunts or dangerous acts nor operate at speeds greater than fifteen miles per hour or such lower speed as is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances. Bicyclists may be cited and fined for violations of traffic offenses under these regulations. With the exception of handicapped transportation devices, no other nonvehicular modes of transportation will be allowed on college property.

The parking spaces available on college properties shall be assigned by the college safety/security department in such a manner as will best meet the objectives of these regulations. The safety/security department is authorized to mark various parking areas on college property with numbers or titles or by posting of signs, curb, pavement markings, or traffic control devices.

(1) Student/open parking - Student/open parking is limited to those designated parking areas not otherwise marked as faculty/staff, handicapped, special use, or visitor. Student vehicles are required to display a college parking permit in accordance with instructions given when permit is obtained.

(2) Staff parking - Only college employee vehicles displaying a valid college staff parking permit may park in staff parking areas.

(3) Visitor parking - All visitors, including guests, sales persons, maintenance or service personnel and other persons having business with the college, may park on college property in student/open parking, in designated special use visitor parking lots, or as directed by the college safety/security department. A valid visitor permit, issued by the college is required.

(4) Handicapped parking - Handicapped parking areas shall only be occupied by vehicles displaying a valid college parking permit, and, a temporary handicap parking permit issued by the college safety/security department or a valid permanent or temporary handicapped permit issued by the state of Washington in compliance with RCW 46.16.381 and 46.16.390. Temporary handicap parking permits shall be available through the college safety/security department. Valid handicapped parking permits issued by other states will be honored.

(5) Motorcycle parking - Motorcycle parking areas are reserved exclusively for motorcycles and motor-driven cycles. Motorcycles shall not occupy regular automobile parking spaces.

(6) Service vehicle parking - Service vehicle parking areas are limited to use by authorized college service vehicles.

Vehicles shall be parked on college property only in those areas set aside and designated as parking areas. In any area requiring a special parking permit i.e. dental hygiene or cosmetology, no vehicle shall park without said permit.

No vehicle shall be parked so as to occupy any portion of more than one parking space or stall as designated within the parking area. The fact that other vehicles may have been so parked as to require a vehicle attempting to park to occupy a portion of more than one space or stall shall not constitute an excuse for a violation of this section.

Any vehicle parked on college property in violation of the parking rules and regulations may be impounded and stored at owners risk and expense. College safety/security officers will complete a vehicle impound report including the reason for the impoundment. Neither the college nor college employees shall be liable for loss or damage of any kind resulting from such impounding and storage.

Every person in whose name a vehicle is registered (licensed) shall be responsible for any parking violation of said vehicle and for all offenses other than moving violations under these regulations. It shall be no defense that said vehicle was illegally parked or used by another, unless it is clearly established that at such time said vehicle was being used without the consent of the registered owner.

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle at any place where official signs, curb, or pavement markings prohibit parking, nor within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant or ten feet of any building, nor at any place for which the vehicle does not have a valid parking permit. Any vehicle not parked in a marked/designated parking stall shall be considered illegally parked.

(1) The driver of any vehicle who is instructed by a college safety/security officer to either move his/her illegally parked vehicle or not to park in violation of this section, and refuses, may be issued a citation and their vehicle may be impounded or immobilized.

(2) College safety/security officers may issue a citation resulting in a fine even if the vehicle has not received a previous warning, for any violation of these rules and regulations.

(3) Fines for parking offenses shall be those established from time to time by the Shoreline Community College board of trustees, or its designee.

No person shall stop, or park a vehicle so as to obstruct traffic along or upon any street, firelane, or sidewalk nor at any location as described in RCW 46.61.570. Due to the severe risk to public safety created by any vehicle parking in violation of this section, college safety/security officers are authorized to cite and/or impound/immobilize said vehicle. College safety/security officers will complete a vehicle impound report including the reason for impoundment.

Bicycles shall be parked in bicycle racks or other facilities provided for that purpose. At no time shall a bicycle be parked in a building, against a building, near a building exit, on a path or sidewalk, nor chained or otherwise secured to trees, lamp standards, or sign posts, nor parked in such a way as to obstruct access to any college property or to endanger any pedestrian right of way. Any bicycle found in violation of this section may be cited for illegal parking and impounded by the college safety/security department without warning.

The cost of repair/replacement of college property damaged by negligent operations or as the result of indiscriminate acts must be paid in addition to assessed fines.

A valid parking permit is:

(1) A current vehicle permit, issued by the college and properly displayed in accordance with permit instructions.

(2) A temporary parking permit issued by the college safety/security department and displayed in accordance with permit instructions.

Parking permits are transferable from vehicle to vehicle. Permits shall not be utilized by any person except the person registered to said permit. The college reserves the right to deny any application, or to revoke any permit at any time, if actions resulting from such application or permission constitute present or imminent danger of unlawful activity, or if a prospective user has previously violated the provisions of these parking policies or other written rules or regulations of the college. Outstanding parking fines must be paid before a parking permit may be issued or renewed.

The fees charged by the college for the issuance of permits shall be those established by the board of trustees of the college, or its designee. Parking permits are issued as a license to park on college property. Fees collected will be utilized for the following purposes: Operation and maintenance, facility improvements or transfers to other related operations or capital fund projects. In addition, such revenues may be pledged to borrow short or long term debt according to applicable laws and regulations.

Any permit holder may obtain a temporary parking permit from the college safety/security department for an unregistered vehicle when the registered vehicle is unavailable due to repairs or for another valid reason. These permits are good for a period of time determined by the safety/security department, not to exceed two weeks.

Parking permits are licenses and the property of the college and may be revoked by the safety/security department for, but not limited to, any of the following reasons:

(1) When the purpose for which the permit was issued changes or no longer exists.

(2) When a permit is used on an unauthorized vehicle or by an unauthorized individual.

(3) Falsification on a parking permit application form.

(4) Continued violations of these parking regulations.

(5) Counterfeiting or alteration of parking permits.

(6) Failure to comply with a decision of the safety/security supervisor.

(7) When a permit has been stolen, obtained by illegal means, or reported stolen by the original purchaser.

Appeals of parking permit revocations may be made to the vice president of student affairs. Appeals must be filed within five working days of the date of notice of revocation. The decision of the vice president for student affairs is final.

The board of trustees of the college, or its designee, shall set and approve fair and uniform fines for violations of these rules and shall provide adequate means for the enforcement and/or collection of such a fine policy. If a violation of the parking and traffic rules and regulations is committed, the college safety/security department is authorized to issue a citation.

Any violation of these rules and regulations may result in the violator's vehicle being issued a citation, impounded or immobilized and/or loss of parking privileges on college property.

Upon probable cause to believe that a violation of these regulations has occurred, an officer of the college safety/security department may issue a citation setting forth the date, the approximate time, the locality, and the nature of the violation. This citation may be "served" by attaching or affixing a copy of the citation to the vehicle involved in such violation, or by placing a copy thereof in some prominent place outside of the vehicle.

Persons cited for violations of the parking and traffic rules and regulations may respond by either filing a written appeal or by paying a fine. All fines are payable to Shoreline Community College. Fines may be paid by mail or in person at the college cashiers office. Fines are cumulative.

All appeals must be made within five working days of date of citation. After five working days from the date of citation, violator waives all right to appeal. Persons who receive citations for violations of the parking and traffic rules and regulations may appeal, in writing, to the college safety/security supervisor. The safety/security supervisor is authorized to; let stand, dismiss, suspend, or impose any lesser fine upon the citation(s) appealed.

(1) The safety/security supervisor has final say on appeals within a certain dollar amount as may be determined by the vice president for student services. If after appealing to the safety/security supervisor, for fines greater than the set dollar amount, and the violator is not satisfied, he/she may make an appeal, in writing, to the vice president for student affairs within ten working days of the citation date.

(2) The decision of the vice president for student services in any appeal is final.

The college president may appoint a transportation/parking advisory committee to advise on parking and transportation matters. The committee may consist of appointees from student government, faculty, classified staff, and administration with the safety/security supervisor as ex-officio. Examples of the committee activity include, but are not limited to:

(1) Reviewing parking regulations and fees and recommending their adoption.

(2) Reviewing and recommending suggested changes to parking lot configuration and use to improve the quality and quantity of parking on campus.

(3) Reviewing and recommending policies to reduce single occupancy vehicles and increase bus ridership.

If any fine remains unpaid, any of the following actions may be taken by the college safety/security department:

(1) Impound or wheel lock vehicle.

(2) A hold may be placed on transcripts.

(3) A delay of registration for the following quarter.

(4) Revocation of parking privileges.

(5) All outstanding fines may be turned over to a collection agency.

These rules and procedures will be applicable to all persons utilizing college facilities.

During special occasions causing additional heavy traffic and during emergencies, the college safety/security department is authorized to impose additional traffic and parking regulations and instructions in order to lessen the possibility of personal injury or property damage. Whenever possible, prior notice of these changes shall be made known and posted. This authorization is temporary and should last only as long as circumstances require.

The authority and powers conferred upon the board of trustees, by these rules and regulations, may be delegated to the president at their discretion.