General Policy (Students, Faculty, and Staff)

    1. The parking policy is administered by the Business Office located in Tomson Hall 134. Any questions regarding this policy should be directed to parking@stolaf.edu or by calling 507-786-2972.  If no one answers, please leave a detailed voicemail and someone will return your call.
    2. The Parking Policy is in effect the entire year, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
    3. All motor vehicles including motorcycles, mopeds, and scooters operated on the St. Olaf campus by students, faculty, staff or Bon Appetit employees must display a current license plate, be registered with the Business Office and display a current parking permit.
    4. Parking permits are assigned to a specific vehicle and are NOT transferable to another vehicle. If a permit is needed for a different vehicle, please apply for another permit.
    5. Campus parking areas are designated by the type of parking permit issued. Faculty and staff may park in any lot designated faculty/staff/visitor. Visitors may utilize any lot designated faculty/staff/visitor or visitor only. Students are assigned to specific lots based on availability.  Vehicles must be parked only in areas designated by the type of parking permit displayed on the vehicle.
    6. All drivers of motor vehicles shall operate their vehicle in a responsible manner, obey all traffic control devices and the posted speed limit. Failure to operate a motor vehicle in a safe and responsible manner will result in revocation or denial of a parking permit.
    1. St. Olaf College is a residential campus and as such, all operators of motor vehicles will give pedestrians the right-of-way on campus.
    2. Short-term parking (less than 15 minutes) will be permitted in areas not normally designated for parking near residence halls (i.e. fire lanes) for purposes of loading and unloading only. Vehicles parked in these areas must display the emergency flashers and limit parking to 15 minutes. Failure to display the emergency flashers or exceeding 15 minutes will result in the issuance of a parking citation.
    3. To improve vehicular safety and to assist with snow removal on campus, several faculty/staff/visitor roadway parking areas have been designated as “no overnight parking/tow away zone” areas. Parking will be prohibited from Midnight to 6:00 a.m. every day on a year-round basis in these areas.
    4. Verbal or physical harassment of any person responsible for helping our community with parking management on campus, is a violation of college policy and cause for disciplinary action.
    5. The registered permit holder is responsible for all citations written on the vehicle, regardless of who parked or was operating the vehicle at the time the citation was issued.  A vehicle registered with Public Safety or the Business Office cannot be considered a visitor.
    6. If it becomes necessary to change vehicles, the Business Office must be advised in advance of the change and a permit must be secured for the new vehicle prior to it’s arrival on campus.  The Business Office must also be advised if license plates on your vehicle change.
    7. Any vehicle that accumulates six (6) parking citations during an academic year will have the permit revoked and no refund will be available.

    Go To:
    FACULTY, STAFF & BON APPETIT PARKING PERMITS
    GENERAL POLICY (Applies to all Students, Faculty, Staff and Visitors)
    VIOLATIONS AND REGULATIONS
    VISITOR POLICY & PERMITS
    FINE PAYMENT
    APPEAL POLICY
    IMMOBILIZED (BOOTED) VEHICLES
    TOWING AND IMPOUNDMENT
    CITY OF NORTHFIELD PARKING REGULATIONS
    STUDENT POLICY