Permits

Student Parking Permits

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Fall 2012 Permits:  The Fall Permit Application is now open.

Spring 2012 Permits:  The Spring Permit Application is now closed.

Summer 2012 Permits:  The Summer Permit Application is now closed.  If you require a Summer Permit, please stop in to our office to pick up your permit.

Students who take more than five credit hours in a semester are assessed a Transportation Fee for that term ($150 for the fall and spring semesters, $110 for summer). This fee allows students to receive a parking permit on request (at no additional charge), and allows students unlimited access to the shuttle service. Students who are not assessed this fee based on enrollment can opt to pay it in order to receive a parking permit.

• Commuter students can apply for a parking permit using this online application, and permits will be mailed out to your home mailing address about three weeks before the start of the fall semester unless otherwise noted.

• Residence hall students can apply for a parking permit using this online application, and these permits will be available for pick-up in the Parking Office. (Quaker Square residents will receive their permits and gate cards at check-in.)
  
  

Faculty/Staff & Graduate Assistant Parking Permits

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Permit application & pricing - Click here to view the current permit prices, apply online for a permit, or edit your contact information. You may not pick up your permit until your application has been approved. Please do not come to the Parking Office until you have verified with your department's office that the application has been approved. (Note: The online application requires a valid UANET username and password. New employees who do not have this may complete a printed application and bring it to the Parking Office. Printed applications are only for individuals who DO NOT HAVE a valid UANET username and password, and will not be accepted from those who do.)

Departmental approval - Click here to approve your department's permit applications (authorized individuals only).

 

Accessibility Parking Permits

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• All UA Permit Holders who wish to park in disability parking spaces on campus are required to submit their State Placard or Plate Registration.
• Placard/Plate registration is mailed to the holder, and a Duplicate Registration can be picked up from your local BMV office.
• Registration can be brought into the office in-person, or sent in by fax (330-972-5452) or in the mail.  
• After the registration is verified an Accessibility Parking Permit will be issued at no additional cost and any current permit will be traded in. 

Any faculty, staff, commuter or resident student with a temporary or permanent state issued placard (or disability license plate) is eligible to apply for and purchase a UA disability parking permit. Anyone who wishes to utilize disability parking spaces on campus is required to register their state placard (or disability license plate) with the Office of Parking Services. No one will be able to register a placard that belongs to another individual. 

Disability placards are never valid in the following areas:  non parking spaces, hatched access areas adjacent to a disability space, posted restricted spaces such state vehicle, visitor, departmental, drive lanes, fire lanes, etc.; and metered spaces (all fees must be paid at a meter).  Please do not attempt to create your own parking spaces.

Please be aware that it is illegal to use a state handicap placard that was not issued to you. Any attempt to utilize someone else’s state placard or UA disability permit will result in a citation or the vehicle being towed. Providing false information to Parking Services in order to obtain a permit or any kind is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct and any attempt will be referred to Student Judicial Affairs for review. 

To apply for an Accessibility Parking Permit please use the Commuter application, the Resident application, or the Faculty/Staff/GA application.  After you fill out the main application you will be prompted to proceed to the Accessibility application.  Be sure to fill out both applications and include accurate information from your state issued registered placard or plate.  Remember, it is required that you bring your registration into the parking office for verification before you will recieve your Accessibility Parking Permit.

If you do not have a copy of the registration for your state issued placard, you may request a “duplicate registration” for your placard from your local BMV office.

There is a BMV office located at 688 Wolf Ledges Pkwy.  Akron, Ohio 44311.

Example of Original Registration from BMV (click to enlarge)	Example of Duplicate Registration from BMV (click to enlarge)

If you have already submitted one of the above permit applications but did not encounter the Accessibility application please fill out a standalone application.

Other Parking Permits

 

Type of Permit	Cost	Valid	Notes
Emeritus Retiree	gratis	AP C	Issued every year.
One Day Only	$6.00	AP C	Available from Parking Services in the North Campus Parking Deck.
Overnight Permit	$6.00	AP C	Available from Parking Services in the North Campus Parking Deck.
Extended Visitation	$6.00 per day	AP C	Available from Parking Services in the North Campus Parking Deck.
Commercial Visitor (Fall or Spring)	$140.00 (unrestricted) or $130.00 (restricted)	AP C	For contractors, etc. Available from Parking Services in the North Campus Parking Deck.
Commercial Visitor (Summer)	$130.00 (Unrestricted) or $120.00 (Restricted)	AP C	For contractors, etc. Available from Parking Services in the North Campus Parking Deck.
Motorcycle (One Semester)	$20.00*	AP C	Sticker to be adhered to the front fork of your bike. Available from Parking Sevices in the North Campus Parking Deck.
Temporary Disability	gratis	AP C R O	See question 2 of our FAQ for information about receiving this permit.
AP - All Permit C - Commuter Lot R - Resident Lot O - Overflow Resident   * - Students who have a Transportation Fee on their account for the current semester will not be charged for a Motorcycle Permit.  Those who have not paid a Transportation Fee will be charged $20.00. For information about summer permits, or additional permit information not given here, please contact Parking Services at 330-972-7213.

Park legally while you pick-up your parking permit Anyone visiting the Parking Office for the purpose of purchasing a permit may park in the gated visitor lot on Buchtel Avenue (directly across from the Parking Office) free of charge for one hour (if you stay longer than this you will be charged for the remainder of your time). If you do this, please bring the ticket that you received from the dispenser to the Parking Office for validation. If the visitor lot is full, then legal parking may be found at a meter. Unfortunately, we cannot reimburse you for money used to feed a meter.

 

Attention: University of Akron Parking Permit Holders ONLY the Parking Services Department is authorized to sell and distribute University parking permits. Possessing or displaying a STOLEN, FORGED, or ALTERED permit, or altering or manufacturing a University permit is a criminal offense and subject to criminal prosecution. The University of Akron Police Department and Parking Services will be enforcing this policy.