Parking & Traffic Regulations
October 29, 2014 2025-04-15 16:20Parking & Traffic Regulations
Parking Area Designations
All parking areas on campus are designated for use by specific constituents. Color-coded parking lines and decal type indicate these designations:
| Line Color | Parking Designation |
| White | Student / Special Event |
| Yellow | Employee / Visitor / Special Event |
| Yellow Fire Lane | NO PARKING AT ANY TIME |
| Blue | Accessible/Disability |
| Green | Reserved for University Vehicles/Visitors only |
Parking Designations by Decal Type
| Decal Type | Parking Designation |
| Commuter | Student spaces in parking lots designated as “Commuter” or “Open” lots (Thompson Hall, Dillard rear lot, gravel lot Westwood St. @ College St.) |
| Resident | Student spaces outside residence halls |
| Southside | Student spaces are available in parking lots designated as “Commuter” or “Open” (Thompson Hall, Dillard rear lot, gravel lot Westwood St. @ College St.). |
| First Year | Limited spaces available. All first-year resident students will be required to park 24/7/365 in the Nest parking lot located at 606 Thomas Rd. The lot is accessible by scanning your University ID at the lift gate entrance. Pedestrian ID-accessible gates are located at each end of the lot for walk-in access. Surveillance cameras monitor this lot 24 hours a day. |
Parking Regulations
- Employee Spaces: These spaces are reserved from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Students (except first-year students) can park in these areas outside these hours and on weekends unless indicated otherwise. Citations are issued for parking in undesignated spaces.
- Parking Permits
- All employee vehicles must be registered with Campus Safety & Security, and their operators are subject to campus traffic regulations. Once registration is completed, decals will be available within 24 hours at CSS, located on the first floor of Hall Campus Center. To receive a decal, you will need to present your state vehicle registration, proof of current vehicle insurance, and your state-issued operator’s license.
- Students should log in to MyHive using their University username and password. After submitting their vehicle information online, they should visit the Campus Safety and Security Office (1st floor, Hall Campus Center) to pick up their parking decal.
- Parking Designations: The University can change or restrict parking designations and traffic patterns. Parking in areas reserved by cones or barrier tape or moving these will result in a citation.
- Parking Regulations: A lack of convenient parking does not excuse violations. The campus-wide speed limit is 15 MPH. Yield to pedestrians.
- Traffic Violations: Failure to stop as directed or reckless driving may result in citations and incident reports. Excessive citations can lead to loss of on-campus parking privileges. Illegally parked vehicles (fire lane, accessible space, obstructing traffic) are subject to towing at the owner’s expense.
- Towing: Vehicles towed after two or more citations are held at Bee Line Towing, Inc. (155 Airpark Dr., Lynchburg, VA 24502; 434.239.5386). The University is not responsible for damage from towing/storage.
- Accidents: Report vehicle accidents on campus or adjacent roadways immediately to Campus Safety and Security. An incident report will be filed; providing accurate information is required.
- Inoperable Vehicles: Report inoperable or disabled vehicles to Campus Safety and Security. Owners must repair or remove the vehicle within a reasonable time.
- University of Lynchburg Vehicle Operations Guide
Fines
Fire Lane: $100 per offense
Handicapped Space: $100-500 per offense
Other Violations: $50 per offense
- Unregistered vehicle
- Parking in an employee space
- Parking in a student space
- Parking in a visitor space
- Parking in a 24-hour reserved space (green lines)
- Parking in a coned-off reserved space
- Parking in a loading zone
- Parking in an undesignated space
- Parking on the grass
- Blocking driveway/roadway
- Overtime parking
- Expired temporary tag
- Improperly displayed Lynchburg parking decal
- Reckless driving
- Speeding/exceeding the 15 MPH campus-wide speed limit
- Failure to stop at a stop sign
Traffic Citations & Payments
Issuance: Citations are sent to the registered vehicle owner’s University email.
Billing: Fines are automatically billed to employee and student accounts.
Payment:
- Cashier’s Office (4th floor, Hall Campus Center) during business hours.
- Mailed with the monthly bill.
Appeals:
- Submit online via the My Vehicles section of the University MyHive portal.
- Must be submitted within 72 hours of the citation.
- Late appeals are not considered.
- Appeal outcomes are reflected in the ticket section of My Vehicles. Adjustments are made to accounts if fines are reduced or dismissed.
Disability/Accessible Parking
Permanent Accessible Parking:
- Identified by permanent signs and pavement painting.
- Reserved for individuals with disability parking privileges from their local DMV or state agency.
- Requires a state-issued disability mirror tag or license plate.
Temporary Disability Parking:
- Employees: Request permission from the Director of Title IX Compliance.
- Students: Request permission from Accessibility and Disability Resources.
- Allowed in any employee or student space, but not in permanently accessible spaces.
