Auburn Parking Services has issued new parking, ticketing and zoning ordinances that will begin this summer for students, faculty and guests.
According to Auburn Parking Services Manager Don Andrae, three proposals have been passed by SGA related to changes in ticket fine structure, appeals and parking pass prices.
After changes are implemented: the first ticket a driver incurs in the academic year, regardless of having a permit, will be $10; the second ticket will be $20 and the third ticket will be $40. Every additional ticket will be $50.
A driver's ticket record will also be cleared each academic year, excluding tickets that have been excused or appealed. This means violators will not be penalized for receiving a ticket previous years.
Driving and parking privileges on campus will be suspended on the 10th ticket received during an academic year.
According to Andrae, one of the biggest changes allows anyone ticketed on university grounds to appeal a ticket, but drivers can only have three appeals in one academic year.
The last change includes a price increase to several parking passes. This upcoming year, a seasonal and RO permit will be $80, a PC permit will be $180, a RX permit will be $120 and a motorcycle permit will be $15. Bicycle permits will remain free of charge, but must have a registration.
"I don't buy parking passes anymore because of the prices, but for my fellow peers and classmates, I don't think it is right," said Ryan Pearson, senior in molecular cell biology.
PC permits were also split in to three different parking zones.
"Being someone that has gotten many parking tickets over the years, I think the new scale is right," Pearson said. "But I am not a big fan of the PC parking getting split in to three."
PC1 encompasses the coliseum lot; PC2 will be the arena lot and PC3 will be the Magnolia and Donahue lot.
"I like the idea of the staggered ticketing prices, but I don't like the idea of the PC zones being split up," said Kayannush Pillai, sophomore in industrial and systems engineering. "It doesn't justify the raise in the price of tickets. If they're going to raise the prices, they should make the parking better."
According to Andrae, the most important thing to remember is, despite these changes, all rules still apply to University parking.
Registration for the 2014-15 student parking pass will be available starting July 8 and will end July 31. The random drawing will be held on August 1.
All commuter permits, requested by August 11, will be mailed to the address specified by the applicant.
All other requested permits can be picked up in a designated room of the Student Center for the first two weeks of the fall semester. After this deadline, permits must be picked up in the Parking Services Office.
For more information, contact Auburn Parking Services at (334) 844-4143.
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