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

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

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 Security/Safety Office. An officer will be dispatched to investigate and file an accident report. In addition, RCW 46.52.030 requires that accidents on College property involving injury or property damage in excess of five hundred dollars be reported to local law enforcement agencies within twenty-four hours. Security officers are authorized to obtain and share with all parties to an accident information on the insurance coverage of the parties.

Nothing in this section should be interpreted so as to delay the immediate reporting of traffic accidents which involve injury or loss of life to appropriate non-College authorities.

When safety considerations warrant, security officers may issue a citation for any of the following traffic offenses:

• Failure to yield right of way (posted).
• Failure to yield right of way to pedestrian.
• Failure to yield right of way to vehicle.
• Failure to obey one-way directional arrows.
• Failure to yield right of way to emergency vehicle.
• Driving with excessive speed.
• Failure to stop at traffic signal/sign.
• Failure to use due care and caution.
• Driving without lights after dark.
• Having a passenger or animal outside of vehicle while in motion.
• Driving with an obstructed view.
• Driving on shoulder, or sidewalk or intracampus sidewalk or lane without authorization.
• Disobeying flagger, peace officer, security officer, fire fighter, or other agent of the College.
• Damaging College property including but not limited to landscape and plant material, curbs, sidewalks, utilities, etc.
• Driving while under the influence of intoxicants or with an open container of intoxicants.

All traffic offenses carry a fifty-dollar fine.

Bicycles may be ridden any place where vehicles are permitted. They may also be ridden on campus sidewalks or pathways, though pedestrians always have the right of way. An audible signal shall be used by bicyclists to warn pedestrians of oncoming bicycles. Bicyclists shall not ride in a reckless manner or engage in stunts or dangerous acts, or operate at speeds greater than ten miles per hour or such lower speed as is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances.

With the exception of wheelchair conveyances and certain College service vehicles, no other nonvehicular modes of transportation as specified in the preceding "definitions" will be allowed on College property.

The parking spaces available on College properties shall be assigned by the Office of Administrative Services in a manner which will best attain the objectives of these regulations. The Plant Services Department is authorized to mark various parking areas on College property with numbers or titles or by posting signs, or marking the pavement.

Open Parking
Open parking is limited to those parking areas not otherwise marked as reserved for faculty/staff, physically disabled persons, special use, service vehicle, or visitor. Users of open parking are not required to display a parking permit.

Faculty/Staff Parking
Faculty, staff and administrators using College-owned or leased parking facilities up to 10:00 p.m. during the academic year are to purchase parking permits. Faculty/staff parking spaces are marked on the pavement with an F/S. Only College employee vehicles displaying a valid parking permit may park in faculty/staff parking spaces. Faculty/staff parking spaces shall be considered open parking zones from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. when the College is in regular session. Vehicles with approved faculty/staff parking permits are permitted to park in open parking areas only when the designated parking faculty/staff spaces are full.

Visitor Parking
All visitors, including guests, salespersons, maintenance or service personnel and all other members of the public, may park on College property in open parking, in designated special use visitor zones, or as directed by the Security/Safety Office.

Use of Vehicle as Habitation
No vehicle or vehicle trailer may be used as a place of habitation on any College facility without permission from the Security/Safety Office.

Handicapped Parking
Physically disabled persons parking zones may be occupied only by vehicles displaying a valid temporary parking permit issued by the College or a valid permanent or temporary permit issued by the State of Washington in compliance with RCW 46.16.381 and RCW 46.16.390. Temporary parking permits are available in Health Services. Valid parking permits issued by other states will be honored.

Motorcycle Parking
Motorcycle parking zones are reserved for motorcycles and motor-driven cycles. These vehicles are not to occupy regular automobile parking spaces or other areas not designed for parking. Service Vehicle Parking Service vehicle parking zones are limited to use by authorized College service or contractor vehicles only.

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 parked so 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 rule.

No disabled or inoperative vehicle shall be parked on College property for a period in excess of twenty-four hours, unless permission is granted by the Security/Safety Office. Vehicles which have been parked in excess of twenty-four hours may be impounded and stored at the expense of either or both the owner or operator thereof. Notice of intent to impound will be posted on the vehicle at least twenty-four hours prior to impoundment unless a vehicle is illegally or hazardously parked. Neither the College nor College employees shall be responsible for claims, loss or damage of any kind resulting from such impounding and storage. Vehicles under repair in the College's instructional program must be parked in a designated area and must have an approved "Vehicle in Repair" notice visibly posted within the vehicle.

No person shall stop, place, or park a vehicle at any place where official signs, curbs, or pavement markings prohibit parking, or within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant, or at any place for which the vehicle does not have a valid parking permit. Any vehicle not parked in a parking stall shall be considered illegally parked. Drivers who are instructed by a security officer to either move an illegally parked vehicle or not to park in violation of this section, and refuse, will have their vehicle immediately impounded or immobilized. Security officers may issue citations resulting in fines if the vehicle is found in the commission of any of the following parking violations:

• Parking in a faculty/staff parking zone without a valid permit.
• Parking a disabled or inoperable vehicle on campus in excess of twenty-four hours without appropriate permission.
• Occupying more than one parking space.
• Parking in a space not designated for parking.
• Parking in an area not authorized.
• Blocking vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
• Parking within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant.
• Parking in a fire lane, sidewalk, or intracampus avenue.
• Parking in a "No Parking" zone.
• Parking on the grass.
• Parking overnight without Security Office permission and/or permit.
• Parking of a bicycle illegally.
• Parking in a physically disabled persons parking zone without an authorized parking permit.
• Use of a vehicle for habitation without permission.
• Illegal use of or failure to display permit.
• Creating a safety hazard in the opinion of the security officer.

All parking citations carry a twenty-dollar fine, with the exception of physically disabled persons parking zone violations which carry a fifty- dollar fine. Illegally parked vehicles which require removal will be done so at the owner's or operator's expense.

No person shall stop, place, or park a vehicle so as to obstruct traffic along or upon any street, fire lane, or sidewalk or 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, security officers are authorized to cite and immediately impound said vehicle. Security officers will complete a vehicle impound report, including the reason for the impoundment. Removal and impoundment will be at the owner's or operator's expense.

Damage to State Property

WAC 132N-156-580

• Rules and Regulations
• Traffic Regulations
• Permits

• Enforcement
• Clark College Annual Crime Report