Southeast Community College

Milford Parking

Parking Permits

1. All students are required to register the vehicles they will be driving on campus.  All vehicles parked on campus must have a valid permanent or temporary parking permit.
   
2. Permits are available on the day of class registration or from the parking office in the Physical Plant Building, hours 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
   
3. Parking permits are valid for the student's enrollment period.
   
4. One vehicle permit and one motorcycle permit are allowed to each student at no cost.  A $6 fee is charged for additional permits.
   
5. Temporary permits are available and valid for ten school days.  They must be visible before parking on campus.

Driving

1. While driving on campus, each student is expected to follow the regulations and traffic policies established by the College, and all state and local traffic regulations.
   
2. The speed limit on campus is 15 miles / hour.

Parking

1. Student parking lots are located west of the residence halls.  This is the only area for student parking. 
   
2. Motorcycle parking, staff parking, production parking, visitor parking, cafeteria staff parking and handicap parking areas are designated by signs.  Student parking is not allowed in designated areas without a visual permit.
   
3. Faculty overflow parking is in the student lot only.  Vehicles will be ticketed in all other areas.
   
4. Visitor overflow parking is in the student lot.
   
5. Staff loading and unloading materials must have permission from the Physical Plant Office and must park in designated area immediately after loading or unloading.

Driving

1. While driving on campus, each student is expected to follow all state, local and college driving regulations.
   
2. Campus speed limits for all motorized vehicles are 20 m.p.h. unless otherwise posted.

Visitor Parking

Visitor parking is reserved parking for visitors:  prospective students, class speakers, companies and business interviewing, seminar and workshop participants, and training center participants.  Staff and students are not allowed to park in the visitors lot.  All training center and seminar or workshop participants must display a visitors "Guest Permit" or be ticketed.

Violation Fees

1. Improper parking in student parking - $5 fine; Winter parking violations - $15.
   
2. All other parking violations - $15.
   
3. Students who have repeated violations will be subject to towing or booting of their vehicle at their expense plus the expense of the parking violation.  Towing charges will be paid by the violator to the tow service.  Booting charges of $20 will be paid to the Parking Office.
   
4. Persons receiving parking tickets who have not paid their fines within 5 school days will be sent a letter from the Campus Parking Office, stating that the fine will be doubled.
   
5. Fines are paid to the Parking Office located in the Physical Plant Building.
   
6. Persons who have acquired a parking permit may receive a replacement permit if identifiable remnants of the original permit are presented to the Campus Parking Office.  Persons unable to comply with this requirement must submit an acceptable statement that the original permit has been destroyed and is not available.  All violations incurred on the old permit will be charged to the original permit holder.

Appeals

1. Violations may be appealed to the Parking Violations Appeals Team which meets the first and third Friday of each month at 9:45 a.m. in the Physical Plant Conference Room.
   
   
2. The Parking Violation Appeals team may uphold or dismiss the violation.  Any violation fee paid prior to adjudication by the team will be refunded through normal college processes should the violation be reduced or dismissed.

Parking Violations Appeals Team

1. The Parking Violations Appeals Team will consist of the following:  two students and one staff representative selected by the Dean of Student Services.
   
   
2. The Parking Violations Appeals Team will meet the first and third Friday of each month at 9:45 a.m. in the Physical Plant Conference Room.
   
   
3. A Parking Appeals Form must be completed and turned in to the Parking Office prior to 4 p.m. of the 5th class day (first day begins the date the violation was received.)  A copy of the violation must accompany this form for the appeal to be accepted.
   
   
4. Upon returning this properly completed form with violation notice attached, the appeal will be forwarded to the Parking Violations Appeals Team.
   
   
5. The student or staff filing the appeal must attend a hearing before the Parking Violations appeals Team within 15 class days from the date of the violation or be assessed the fine.
   

Other Regulations

1. Outdoor repair of automobiles on or off the student parking lot is discouraged.
   
   
2. Inoperable vehicles will be towed at owner's expense if on campus property an unreasonable length of time.
   
   
3. Major mechanical work is not allowed on campus or in parking areas.
   
   
4. For your safety, we suggest you keep your car doors locked.  Do not leave valuables in your car.  Purchase and installation of smooth "Theft proof" lock knobs are advised.
   
   
5. Responsibility for finding a legal parking space rests with the motor vehicle operator.  Lack of space is not an acceptable excuse for violation of parking regulations.
   
   
6. Operation of snowmobiles on all college property is prohibited.
   
   
7. All vehicles must be removed from campus over the winter and summer breaks.
   

Winter Parking (Nov. 1 - March 31)

1. All student vehicles parked overnight (10 p.m. to 7 a.m.) are to be parked in the designated Winter Parking Area - sections B, C, and D in student parking, or the crushed rock area.
   
   
2. No vehicles are to remain in the faculty / staff parking lot overnight.  Faculty and staff who are off-campus overnight with a college vehicle are to park their personal vehicles in the parking area to the east of the Physical Plant Building.
   
   
3. Production vehicles, where the work is completed and being held for payment and pickup, are to e parked in the enclosed production storage area or if space is not available, parked west of the Physical Plant Building.  Other production vehicles parked along the Welsh Street are to be parked to the east end of the street.
   
   
4. Vehicles left overnight in undesignated student parking areas and faculty / staff parking lots will be ticketed and subject to being towed at the owner's expense.