The rules and regulations provided in this chapter have been established by Columbia Basin College to govern pedestrian traffic, vehicular traffic, and parking on its campuses and upon all state lands devoted to the educational, recreational, and research activities of Columbia Basin College.

The words used in this chapter shall have the meaning given in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(1) "Annual parking permit(s)" shall mean parking permits that are valid annually and obtained from the campus security office at the fee set by administration, which reserves designated parking spaces on campus for college faculty, staff, or the employees of college property lessees. Campus security shall maintain a list of reserved spaces on campus that correspond with annual parking permits. This definition does not include temporary, special, visitor, carpool permits, or residence hall permits.

(2) "Campus(es)" shall mean any or all real property owned, operated, or maintained by Columbia Basin College.

(3) "Campus security officer" shall mean an employed security officer or communication officer of the college.

(4) "College" or "CBC" shall mean Columbia Basin College.

(5) "Faculty" shall mean any employee of Columbia Basin College who is employed to instruct, counsel, or provide library services to students at Columbia Basin College.

(6) "Residence hall" shall mean any and all real property owned and operated by Columbia Basin College for the purpose of providing housing for its students, which includes, but is not limited to, Sunhawk Hall located at 2901 N. 20th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301.

(7) "Residence hall permits" shall mean parking permits that are valid for parking at the residence hall and issued by the director for resident life. The director for resident life shall maintain a list of students that are issued parking permits. Such permits are only valid at the residence hall while the student is living at the residence hall.

(8) "Staff" shall mean the classified, exempt and administrative employees of Columbia Basin College.

(9) "Temporary permit(s)" shall mean parking permits which are valid for a specific period of time designated on the permit. This definition shall include temporary, special, visitor, carpool, or shop permits.

(10) "Vehicle" shall mean an automobile, truck, motor driven cycle, scooter, or any vehicle powered by a motor.

(11) "Visitors" shall mean any person or persons, excluding students as defined in WAC 132S-100-030, who come upon the campus as guests, and any person or persons who lawfully visit the campus for the purposes which are in keeping with the college's role as an institution of higher learning in the state of Washington.

The purposes of the rules and regulations established by this chapter are:

(1) To control parking on college owned parking lots;

(2) To protect and control pedestrian and vehicular traffic on campus;

(3) To assure access at all times to emergency vehicles and equipment;

(4) To minimize traffic disturbance during class hours;

(5) To expedite college business, protect state property, and provide maximum safety and convenience.

The traffic and parking regulations which are applicable upon state lands devoted to the educational, recreational and research activities of the college are as follows:

(1) The motor vehicle and other traffic laws of the state of Washington;

(2) The traffic codes of Pasco or Richland, as applicable; and

(3) Special regulations set forth in this chapter.

Upon special occasions causing additional heavy traffic, during emergencies or construction of campus facilities, the vice president of administrative services or designee is authorized to impose additional traffic and parking regulations or modify the existing rules and regulations for the achievement of the general objectives provided in WAC 132S-300-110.

These rules and regulations shall not apply to city, county, or state-owned emergency vehicles.

The vice president of administrative services or designee is authorized to erect signs, barricades and other structures and to paint marks or other directions upon the entrances and streets on campus and upon the various parking lots owned or operated by the college. Such signs, barricades, structures, markings, and directions shall be so made and placed to best effectuate the rules and regulations contained in this chapter. Drivers of vehicles shall observe and obey the signs, barricades, structures, markings and directions erected pursuant to this section. Drivers shall also comply with the directions given them by campus security officers in the control and regulation of traffic.

No vehicle shall be operated on the campuses at a speed in excess of fifteen miles per hour; or such lower speed as is reasonable and prudent in the circumstances. No vehicle of any type shall at any time use the campus parking lots for reckless or negligent driving or unauthorized activities.

(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, but no pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.

(2) Whenever any vehicle slows or stops so as to yield to pedestrian traffic, the operator of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such a vehicle which has slowed or stopped to yield to pedestrian traffic.

(3) Every pedestrian crossing at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles.

(4) College administration, campus security staff, law enforcement and/or emergency services personnel are authorized to place signs, barricades, direct traffic flow, and other traffic directions upon/or in the CBC campus parking lots and campus grounds which include crosswalks, breezeways, or other areas for the regulation of traffic and parking that will provide safe ingress to and egress from CBC campuses. Pedestrians are responsible for obeying directions and safe travel through campus.

(5) Where a sidewalk is provided, pedestrians shall proceed upon such a sidewalk.

The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident on campus resulting in injury to or death of any person or claimed damage to either or both vehicles shall immediately report such accident to the campus security office.

The college assumes no liability under any circumstances for vehicles driven or parked on campus.

If any provision of this chapter shall be adjudged by a court of record to be unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of this chapter shall continue in effect.

The authority and powers conferred upon the vice president of administrative services by these regulations shall be subject to delegation to appointed designees, including campus security officers or other designated subordinates.

(1) Enforcement of the parking rules and regulations in this chapter are subject to enforcement from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Friday, except on legal holidays as identified in WAC 132S-05-015. However, at the residence hall(s), parking rules and regulations in this chapter are subject to enforcement at all times.

(2) The vice president of administrative services or designee shall be responsible for the enforcement of the rules and regulations contained in this chapter and may issue fines or penalties as described in this chapter. The vice president of administrative services is hereby authorized to delegate this responsibility to the campus security officers or other designees.

Citations and fines may be levied for any violation of this chapter that occurs on either campus. A schedule of fines shall be published on the college's website located at www.columbiabasin.edu. A copy of the fine schedule shall also be available in the campus security office. Upon the violations of any of the rules and regulations contained in this chapter, the vice president of administrative services, and campus security and staff, including student workers, may issue a warning, or citation setting forth the date, the approximate time, permit number, license information, infraction, officer, and fines as appropriate. Such warnings or citations may be served by attaching or affixing a copy thereof in some prominent place outside such vehicle or by personally serving the operator.

The campus security office, or designee, is authorized to issue annual parking permits to faculty, staff, and employees of college's lessees using college facilities pursuant to regulations and the payment of appropriate fees as determined by the college. The director for residence life, or the director's designee, is authorized to issue residence hall permits to students living at the residence hall.

A valid parking permit is:

(1) A current annual parking permit issued by the campus security office and properly displayed;

(2) A temporary permit:

(a) From the sponsoring department;

(b) From a career or technical educational faculty member;

(c) A carpool permit authorized by the campus security office;

(d) A special parking permit; or

(e) A residence hall permit issued by the director for resident life and properly displayed.

(1) All annual parking permits and residence hall permits shall be properly displayed and viewable from the front windshield of the vehicle. Temporary, special, visitor, carpool, or shop permits shall be placed in a visible position on the dashboard of the automobile. Additionally, for a vehicle utilizing a carpool space, two or more carpool permits must be displayed on the dashboard in a manner that is visible to campus security officers (e.g., cannot be stacked or overlapping, etc.).

(2) Permits not displayed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be valid and the vehicle may be subject to a parking citation and/or penalty.

Annual parking permits purchased by individuals stated in WAC 132S-300-305 are transferable.

Parking permits are the property of the college and may be recalled by the vice president of administrative services for 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 by an unregistered vehicle or by an unauthorized individual;

(3) Falsification on a parking permit application;

(4) Continued violations of parking regulations; or

(5) Counterfeiting or altering a parking permit.

Cancellation or revocation of any parking permit because of any of the causes stated in WAC 132S-300-325 (2) through (5) may be appealed to the vice president of administrative services. The decision of the vice president for administrative services or designee may be appealed to the college president.

The parking space available on campus for annual parking permits shall be designated and allocated by the campus security office or designee in such a manner as will best effectuate the objectives of the rules and regulations in this chapter.

(1) Parking spaces will be designated for use of visitors on campus.

(2) Parking spaces for persons with disabilities will be designated pursuant to RCW 46.61.581. The allocated parking spaces are exclusively for use by those designated, provided that appropriate state of Washington "disabled permit" are displayed properly within their vehicles.

(3) Parking spaces will be designated for use by carpool vehicles.

(1) All vehicles shall follow traffic arrows and other markings established for the purpose of directing traffic on campus.

(2) In areas marked for diagonal parking, vehicles shall be parked at a forty-five degree angle with the vehicle facing head in.

(3) 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 the vehicle parked to occupy a portion of more than one space or stall shall not constitute an excuse for a violation of this section.

(4) Those spaces that contain a parking space number are reserved for those that pay the fee associated with the annual parking permit and are assigned the space for the duration of the year. Those that park in a reserved space without the corresponding annual parking permit may be subject to citation and/or penalty.

The vice president of administrative services or designee is authorized to impose fines and penalties for the violation of the rules and regulations contained in this chapter.

(1) Fines. A schedule of fines shall be published online at the college's website located at www.columbiabasin.edu. An individual receiving a parking citation must pay fine(s) imposed in accordance with the schedule of fines. Visitors who have received citations for parking violations may return the citation to the campus security office with name, address, and a brief explanation. The chief campus security official may void the citation as a courtesy notice. Any individual may file an appeal for any parking citation under the appeals section of this subchapter and as described in further detail on the college's website.

(2) Unpaid fines. If any parking citation remains unpaid eight days after issuance on the citation or after appeal of the citation, Columbia Basin College may take actions including, but not limited to:

(a) Initiate collection action;

(b) Make collections from funds received from or on behalf of a student;

(c) Deny or withhold admission to or registration with the college, conferral of degrees or certificates, and/or issuance of academic transcripts;

(d) Refer the matter for discipline under chapter 132S-100 WAC;

(e) Deny any other provisions or other services, including refunds.

(3) Student conduct referral. An accumulation of unpaid citations or traffic offenses by a student may be referred to the chief student conduct officer for initiation of disciplinary proceedings under chapter 132S-100 WAC as the chief student conduct officer deems appropriate. No disciplinary action for unpaid citations shall be taken until the student has completed the appeal process or waived their appeal rights.

(4) Impoundment. Vehicles parked on a Columbia Basin College campus in violation of any of the regulations contained in this chapter may be impounded at the discretion of the vice president of administrative services or the chief campus security official. If a vehicle is impounded, it may be taken to such place for storage as the vice president of administrative services or designee selects. The expenses of such impounding and storage shall be charged to the owner or operator of the vehicle and paid by them prior to its release. The college and its employees shall not be liable for loss or damage of any kind resulting from such impounding and storage.

(5) Appeals. Any fines and penalties for citations under the rules and regulations of this chapter must be appealed in writing, stating fully all grounds for appeal, within five days from the date of the citation, to the chief campus security official or designee who will:

(a) First-level appeal. After review of the appeal the chief campus security official or designee may uphold, reduce or waive the fine(s) associated with the citation. Any fine(s) still levied against the appellant must be paid in accordance with the schedule of fines unless appellant wishes to pursue a second-level appeal. If the citation remains unpaid thereafter, the college may take actions stated above and/or in chapter 132S-100 WAC. The chief campus security official will advise the appealing party in writing as soon as practicable of their decision, along with second-level appeal rights and location of the appeal form.

(b) Second-level appeal. If the appealing party is dissatisfied with the chief campus security official's decision, the appealing party may submit the same appeal to the citation review committee within five days of receipt of the chief campus security official's decision. Failure to appeal in writing within the five-day period constitutes a waiver of right of appeal. The written appeal form completed by the appealing party must either request an appearance before the citation review committee or include a written appeal for the citation review committee to consider. Upon receipt of a request to appear before the committee, the appealing party will be notified in writing of the next scheduled committee meeting at which the appealing party can present their appeal. The citation review committee will review the second-level appeal and advise the appealing party as soon as practicable of the committee's decision. The citation review committee hears appeals of citations issued pursuant to the regulations of this chapter and using the following criteria:

(i) Did an institutional error occur?

(ii) Were there extenuating circumstances that caused the error to occur?

(iii) Did the appealing party make a good faith effort to comply with the parking rules?

The campus security department is permitted to provide responsive information for the appeal and/or to provide rebuttal during the appealing party's presentation to the committee. The decision of the citation review committee will be final.

(6) Composition of citation review committee. The college president shall appoint no less than eight members to the citation review committee. The committee will be composed of at least one faculty member, one exempt staff, one classified staff and one student with the remaining from the same group type in equal numbers. Each timely filed appeal will be reviewed by a minimum of three available members of the committee and in odd numbers thereafter to avoid a tie for decision making purposes. This composition of the committee will be expected whether the appeal is for the appealing party's presentation or review of the appealing party's written appeal.

(7) Applicability. These appeal procedures will be applicable to all students, faculty and staff or other persons utilizing college facilities who receive fines for violations of these rules and regulations.