I. Definitions

1. These rules shall be known and designated as "The Parking and Traffic Regulations." The Parking and Traffic Regulations shall include the regulations herein set forth and such supplementary regulations as shall be adopted by the Parking and Traffic Committee in accordance with the provisions of these regulations. This version of the Regulations supersedes any previous version existing online or in print.
2. "Student" as used herein shall mean any person enrolled in the University of Missouri-Kansas City for any course of study.
3. "Employee" as used herein shall include any faculty member, staff member or other person rendering service to the University of Missouri-Kansas City for compensation, or having an active “Courtesy” appointment status, or other active employment status with or without compensation.
4. "Visitor" as used herein shall refer to any person making legitimate use of UMKC facilities who is not a UMKC employee or student as defined above.
5. "Committee" as used herein shall refer to the Parking and Traffic Committee.
6. "Director" as used herein shall refer to the Director of Parking Operations for the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
7. "Vice Chancellor" as used herein shall refer to the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration unless otherwise indicated.
8. "Academic year" as used herein shall be determined to be beginning with the Fall Semester, and continuing through the Spring and Summer semesters.
9. "Alternative fuel vehicles" as used herein shall be defined as vehicles that use low polluting, non-gasoline fuels, such as electricity, hydrogen, propane, or compressed natural gas, liquid natural gas, methanol, and ethanol. Efficient gas-electric hybrid vehicles are included and are defined as vehicles that use a gasoline engine to drive an electric generator and use the electric generator and/or storage batteries to power electric motors that drive the vehicle's wheels.
10. “Excessive violations” shall mean any vehicle, or individual account, with four (4) or more unpaid parking violations.  This shall include violations that have been transferred from the parking management system to a UMKC financial account (Pathway) but remain unpaid in that system as well.
11. “Inoperative vehicle” shall mean any wrecked, disabled, or damaged vehicle, including, but not limited to, any of the following conditions:
    • Placement of the vehicle or parts thereof upon jacks, blocks, chains, or other supports;
    • Absence of one or more parts of the vehicle necessary for the lawful operation of the vehicle upon the streets and highways;
    • Storage of a vehicle with one or more deflated tires.

II. General Provisions

III. Publications of Statement

The Director shall publish on the UMKC Parking Operations website the policy of the University of Missouri-Kansas City with reference to motor vehicles, the responsibility of those who operate motor vehicles, and the rules and regulations together with such other matters relating thereto as may be deemed proper.

IV. Students Entitled to Possess and/or Operate Automobiles

1. Any student attending the University of Missouri-Kansas City may possess and operate a motor vehicle and must comply with the Parking and Traffic Regulations.
2. The Committee shall, upon the adoption of these regulations, determine and by rule declare the conditions under which students shall be entitled to keep in possession or operate motor vehicles.

V. Parking Lots and Permits

1. The University of Missouri-Kansas City shall endeavor to provide on-campus parking facilities that will be appropriately marked and maintained as University of Missouri-Kansas City parking lots. All such parking lots shall be maintained for the exclusive use of University of Missouri-Kansas City employees, students, visitors and affiliates.
2. All such parking lots shall be divided into such classes as the Committee may determine, and the Committee shall prescribe the qualifications for parking on each class of parking lots.
3. Parking permits shall be issued to qualified employees, visitors, students and affiliates of the University of Missouri-Kansas City in accordance with regulations adopted by the Committee. Such permits shall designate the type of lot to which the permit applies.
4. All persons to whom parking permits are issued may be required to pay a fee to the University of Missouri-Kansas City at the time the permit is issued. The amount of the fee will be recommended by the Committee. The date of expiration of each permit issued shall be plainly printed or typed on the permit.
5. The Committee shall make all necessary supplementary rules and regulations necessary to the application, issuance and use of permits.

VI. Administrative Management of Parking

1. The Director of Parking Operations and the Director of UMKC Police shall serve as ex-officio members of the Committee and shall be charged with the administrative duty of carrying out the enforcement of these rules and regulations. The Director and/or the Director of UMKC Police shall delegate the authority to issue violation notifications to departmental employees of Parking Operations and UMKC Police Department. All such violation notifications shall be issued over the name of the Director and/or the Director of UMKC Police.
2. The Director shall maintain an office of Parking Operations that shall be open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding sanctioned University holidays. All permits shall be issued over the name of the Director.

VII. Application of Regulations

The applicable portion of these regulations shall form a part of the contract of employment of every employee of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the portion thereof applicable to students shall be deemed a part of the established regulations of the University of Missouri-Kansas City which govern every student enrolled in the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Visitors are subject to all parking regulations and all fees incurred.

Parking and Traffic Rules and Regulations

VIII. Parking Permits

1. No motor vehicle may be parked on designated areas of the University of Missouri-Kansas City grounds unless a parking permit has been obtained and is displayed on such motor vehicle.
2. Student parking lots of the University will be reserved for the use of students who have applied for and been issued a parking permit. This restriction will apply from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, Monday through Friday, however the time restriction on any such lots may be extended as necessary, at the discretion of the Director.
3. Employee parking areas may, at the discretion of the Director, be enforced on a 24-hours-per-day, 365-days-per-year basis.
4. Pending permit availability, any student may obtain a parking permit upon completing the appropriate forms and paying the fee as established by the Committee.  The cost of the permit cannot be billed to any Pathway account with a financial encumbrance.  Parking permit refunds may be granted in accordance with the refund schedule published by the Cashiers Office.
5. A parking permit shall be displayed as specified in the directions supplied when the permit is issued and/or as printed on the back of the permit. The permit must be displayed with the permit information facing to the front of the vehicle and must be displayed so the permit number, type and expiration date are clearly visible. Unless so displayed, the motor vehicle shall not be considered as bearing a permit.
6. A parking permit allows the applicant to park a vehicle in designated locations during certain hours, on a space available basis and is not a contract between the University and the permit holder to provide a space in any designated location.
7. The payment of the parking permit fee shall apply to all vehicles operated by an individual student or employee. No more than one vehicle bearing a permit issued to any individual student or employee may be on campus at any time, unless at a paid parking meter, i.e., one paid permit equals one vehicle in a permit lot on campus. Failure to comply with this section shall be considered a violation of Section X, B, 3.
8. Permits cannot be transferred or resold between individuals.
9. Any motor vehicle bearing a revoked or canceled parking permit, a permit reported as lost or stolen, or a parking permit which has been mutilated or damaged so that the number or the date of expiration is illegible, shall be treated as not bearing the required parking permit.
10. Counterfeiting or willful mutilation, alteration, or destruction of any parking permit, except in those cases where the same has been canceled or is no longer to be used as such, shall be a violation of these regulations. (See Section X, B, 1)
11. If any parking permit shall be lost, stolen, destroyed, or become mutilated, to the extent that it does not comply with these regulations, the permit is void. The holder thereof shall be entitled to the issuance of a replacement permit upon presenting evidence, satisfactory to the Director. A replacement fee will be charged.
12. Students or employees will assume responsibility for the parking of their vehicles and all family/household vehicles, and all violations issued to these vehicles, whether or not the student or employee is in direct control of the vehicle at the time of the violation.
13. The Committee shall have the right, at any time, to revoke any parking permit, or to reassign any parking permit to another parking lot, or alter the hours and days of restricted permit parking on any parking lot.
14. Specific parking spaces are reserved in some lots for vehicles driven by individuals with disabilities. Signs and accessible insignia mark accessible spaces. In order to utilize these spaces, a state issued disability license plate or hangtag and an appropriate University parking permit must be displayed on the vehicle. Parking Operations requires all UMKC employees and students, displaying a disability license plate or hangtag, to provide the Parking Operations office documentation that the state disability license plate or hangtag was issued to the person displaying same. Any persons other than persons with a disability parking in these designated spaces shall be subject to a traffic fee. (See Section X, C, 1) Violators may be towed at their expense. (See Section XII) Disabled person parking spaces are enforced 24-hours a day, 365 days a year.
15. At the time of purchasing a permit, a student or employee may be required to present one or more of the following:
    1. A picture ID or a valid operator's license.
    2. The license plate number (and issuing State), and Year, Make, and Color of their vehicle.
    3. Provide any other pertinent information required by the Director or designee of the Office of Parking Operations.
16. The permit holder is responsible for any violation that occurs on a vehicle bearing a permit number issued to them.
17. If the title or ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred, it shall be the duty of the student or employee possessing a permit to remove it from the vehicle.
18. Violations issued for improper driving are the responsibility of the vehicle operator at the time of the violation.

IX. Parking Permit Regulations Specifically Applicable to University Employees

1. Employees shall pay the fee per month for each month or portion of the month for which the permit is valid. Payment may be made in advance or by monthly payroll deduction. Payroll deduction requires a minimum of a one-semester permit purchase. Payroll deduction will continue from month to month and year to year until terminated by request of the employee or upon request of the Director.  Employees paid over nine (9) months, are only eligible for payroll deduction during those months (September through May).
2. A parking permit issued to an employee using payroll deduction for parking will be renewed upon expiration, if the employee is still eligible for payroll deduction. Employees using other methods of payment, including payroll deduction limited to one, or two semesters or a single academic year, must renew the permit prior to or upon expiration.
3. In order to terminate a payroll deducted parking permit, an employee must notify the Parking Operations office in person and return the parking permit to the office. Payroll deducted parking permits being returned cannot be prorated within a pay-period.
4. Part-time employees (identified as 0.5FTE or less by Human Resources) who are regularly scheduled for two days a week or less may purchase a part-time faculty/staff parking permit on a prorated basis. Payment must be made in advance. To qualify for such a permit, the schedule must be the same two days each week, and their Department Head or Supervisor shall inform the Director in writing of all pertinent facts of employment.
5. Any employee of the University of Missouri-Kansas City who violates any parking regulations shall be subject to pay the fee as prescribed in Section X.
6. Benefit eligible employees cannot purchase a student parking permit - even if they are full time students.

X. Parking Regulations 

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023 Parking violation disciplinary fees will apply:

A. Violations carrying a $100.00 disciplinary fee:

1. Parking in an ADA accessible space without a required State-issued disability plate or hangtag.
2. Parking along a designated fire lane.
3. Unauthorized removal of, or attempted removal of, or damage to an immobilization device.
4. Driving on any University drive or roadway at a speed in excess of 10 mph.
5. Driving on any University property in a careless and reckless manner so as to endanger persons or property.
6. Driving in the opposite direction from that designated on any University drive marked for one-way traffic.
7. Failure to come to a complete stop at a University-posted stop sign.

B. Violations carrying a $65.00 disciplinary fee:

1. Parked in a space reserved for a designated person or specific purpose. 
2. Parking in a designated No Parking zone
3. Circumventing Rules and Regulations:

1. 1. 1. Counterfeiting, altering, defacing, or transferring a parking permit to another individual for whom a parking permit was not issued.
      2. Failing to comply with any final order or ruling of the Committee.
      3. Taking part in any plan or act to circumvent the traffic regulations.
         1. Placing a previously issued violation on a vehicle shall be considered an attempt to circumvent.
         2. Displaying a reported lost or stolen permit, or a revoked permit, on a motor vehicle.
         3. Having two or more vehicles bearing permits issued to a single individual parked on campus (other than at a paid meter) at any one time.
      4. Using a parking permit of a type not valid for use by the status (employee, students, etc.) of the person displaying the permit.
      5. Displaying a Lost, Stolen, or Revoked permit.

4. Deliberate failure to furnish correct vehicle information or license plate.
5. Vehicle immobilization due to excessive violations.
6. (Reserved)
7. Vehicle towed from campus, pursuant to Section XII.

C. Violations carrying a $35.00 disciplinary fee:

1. Parked in an area in which a University permit is required without having a valid permit.
2. Parked in loading zone.
3. Parked in driveway or on walks.
4. Parked on any part of the campus or lands of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, that is not designated for parking purposes, either temporarily or as a permanent parking lot. 
5. Parked in an area in which the University permit does not apply.
6. Parked in a parking space with an expired meter, by not having an active payment in the meter payment app (AMP Park) during the time the vehicle is parked. Parking meters shall be enforced from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m., Monday through Friday.
7. Parked overtime in a restricted time zone.
8. Utilizing more than one parking space for a single motor vehicle.
9. Violating any other provision of the Parking and Traffic Regulations. 

D. Violations carrying a $17.50 disciplinary fee:

1. Failing to properly display a University parking permit. (See Section VIII, E). This fee is assessed only at the discretion of the Committee.
2. Keeping an inoperative vehicle on campus (See Section II, D and Section I, J):
   1. Failing to notify the Parking Operations Office within two hours of vehicle becoming inoperative
   2. Failing to return the vehicle to an operative condition, or remove the vehicle from campus, within 48 hours.

Prior to July 31, 2023, the following disciplinary fee schedule was in effect:

XI. Visitor Policy

Visitors as defined in these Regulations are those individuals who are not employed and/or are not enrolled as a student of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Visitors should pay for parking in the metered areas on campus via the AMP Park app, or secure temporary parking permits from the sponsoring department or Parking Operations office to park in designated permit lots.

Visitors to the campus may obtain temporary parking permits either through the sponsoring department or through the Parking Operations Office, in person or through the website (http://parking.umkc.edu). Visitors on campus to attend a department sponsored seminar, departmental/community meetings and events or volunteer activity may use one of the following ways to pay for parking:

• One-day visitor hangtag (Please call Parking Operations for discount rates.)
• Weekly temporary permit
• Metered parking areas paid for with the AMP Park app
• Department/school rental of designated parking spots at least one week in advance of the University-related event.
  • The rate will be determined based on the anticipated size and time of the University-related event.

Any visitor receiving traffic and/or parking ticket(s) should communicate with the Parking Operations office. Visitors should comply with the terms of the Parking and Traffic Regulations at all times. All service technicians, vendors and contractors should either pay in a metered area or purchase a vendor or contractor permit at the unaffiliated faculty/staff parking permit rate.

Visitor violations void policy:

In the event a department is not able to provide a visitor with a hangtag prior to a campus visit and that visitor receives a parking violation, the department may provide two (2) unused hangtags or a MoCode to cover the cost of two hangtags ($14) to the Parking Operations Office for cancellation. Please advise your guests and visitors to return any violation received to your department for handling if you wish to have the ticket voided.

No violation will be voided without either two unused hangtags or a MoCode to cover the cost of the void fee. This policy applies only to campus visitors; violations issued to faculty, staff and students may not be voided by this method.

XII. Immobilization and Towing Policy