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PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Parking and traffic regulations are established and enforced to assure the rights and privileges of visitors, students, faculty, staff, and others who operate motor vehicles at the Pellissippi Campus, Division Street Campus, and Blount County Center and Magnolia Avenue Campus.  Pellissippi State believes that operating and parking a vehicle on campus are privileges.  Vehicles operated on all property owned or controlled by Pellissippi State will comply with all traffic and parking signs and with the laws of the State of Tennessee, in accordance with T.C.A. 55, "Motor and Other Vehicles."

I. Registration of Vehicles

A.     All vehicles operated on the Pellissippi Campus, at Division Street Campus, Blount County Center and Magnolia Avenue Campus by faculty, and staff must be properly registered and have a prescribed hang tag. Vehicles include pick-up trucks, vans, and jeeps as well as automobiles.

B.     The person to whom the vehicle is registered is responsible for the vehicle and all violations and citations involving the vehicle. If the person operating the vehicle is not the registrant, and a violation is committed, both the operator and the registrant may be fined.

C.     Citations will be issued by the Safety and Security Office beginning the first day of classes each semester.

D.     The faculty and staff registration number must be visible to the eye.  It may be hung on the mirror or placed on the dash.

E.      Registrants who are unable to drive their own vehicles on a particular day should leave explanatory notes displayed on the dashboard (along with their hang tag number or signature) to alert the security officer.

F.      Visitors are defined as persons not connected with the College but who occasionally have business or other reasons to be on the campus.  Designated visitor space will be provided in parking areas.

II. Division Street Campus

At present, the upper tier parking area surrounding the Division Street Campus is designated faculty and staff and parking for persons with disabilities.  Student parking is located in the remaining parking lots located on college property.

III. Blount County Center

Students may park in any space unless otherwise designated.

IV. Magnolia Avenue Campus

Students may park in any space unless otherwise designated.

V. Regulations

A.     Speed limit for all vehicles will not exceed 15 mph except where otherwise posted.

B.     Pedestrians have the right of way over vehicle traffic at all times.

C.     Parking is permitted only in those designated areas for parking.

VI. Traffic Violations

A.     Parking in an unmarked area (grass, sidewalks, road, etc.)

B.     Parking in a restricted area (disabled, fire zone, loading zone, cross walks, etc.)

C.     Parking in a zone other than a designated area

D.     No or non-current faculty and staff parking hang tag or failure to display hang tag

E.      Parking or driving against the flow of traffic on a one way street

F.      Obstructing a driveway

G.     Littering

H.     Blocking the path of another vehicle

VII. Moving Violations

A.     Speeding (15 mph limit)

B.     Excessive noise

C.     Reckless driving

D.     Failure to yield to pedestrians

E.      Failure to come to a complete stop at stop signs

F.      Failure to obey security officers

G.     Driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics

H.     Operating a vehicle causing loud or unnecessary noise, such as a loud muffler, horns, P.A. systems, or radio, etc.

VII. Penalties for Violation of Regulations

A.     For illegal parking in loading zones, parking out of classification - $15.00.

B.     For improper parking in loading zones, parking out of classification - $15.00.

C.     For illegal parking in fire zone - $15.00.

D.     For illegal parking in the designated for persons with disabilities zone, - $150.00.

E.      Motor vehicles illegally parked in these areas are subject to being towed.  If a vehicle is towed, the operator will reimburse the towing agent for all towing and storage charges and will also pay any fines assessed by the College.

F.      For exceeding posted speed limit, for driving on college property in a careless or reckless manner, or for any other moving violation such as those listed in T.C.A. 59 - $15.00.

G.     Faculty and staff - For failure to display decal, failure to remove a decal when required, or transferal of decal to a non-registered vehicle - $15.00.

H.     Habitual or flagrant disregard of these regulations may respond in disciplinary action and/or revoked parking privileges.  Vehicles parked on college property after parking privileges of the operator have been revoked will be towed from the property.

I.        All citations must be paid within fourteen (14) calendar days.  Any person who fails to make payment or to request a hearing with the Appeals Committee within this period will be charged a $5.00 late fee.

J.       A person receiving a citation must present his or her copy along with payment to the cashier.

IX. Appeals of Citations

An Appeals Committee consisting of one student, one faculty member, and one staff member will hear cases where the person receiving a citation feels that he or she has reason(s) which may affect payment of the citation received.

X. Procedures for Appeal

A.     The person receiving a citation must appeal on line at www.pstcc.edu/security/appeal_f.html

B.     The completed appeal request form must be presented to Safety and Security within fourteen days of the date of the citation.

C.     The appeals committee will hear information regarding the citation.

D.     The committee will make a determination of the case by secret ballot.

E.      Appeals are heard the second Friday of each month at 2 p.m. at the Pellissippi Campus.

F.      The failure of a person requesting an appeal to appear before the committee at the appropriate time will be considered a waiver of the right to a hearing.

XI. Appeals Hearing Committee

A.     Membership:

1.    Faculty Member

2.    Staff Member

3.     Student

Committee members are chosen from a predetermined list of candidates.

B.     Purpose:

To determine if the person receiving a citation has justifiable reason(s) which may affect the citation.

XII. Procedures for Appeal

A.     The person receiving a citation must appeal on line at www.pstcc.edu/security/appeal_f.html.

B.     The completed appeal request form must be presented to the Safety and Security Office within fourteen (14) days of the date of the citation.

C.     The appeal committee will hear information regarding the citation.

D.     The committee will make a determination of the case by secret ballot.  This will be accomplished by making three (3) copies of the original appeal form and distributing to committee members.  After hearing the statements from the security officer and the person requesting the appeal, the committee will vote on their appeal forms either "upheld" or "not upheld."  The copies are then folded (top to bottom) and passed to the committee chairperson.  Two (2) out of three (3) votes are required to uphold the citation.  (Example: two (2) votes to uphold would require the appealing person to pay the citation.)  If the person is not required to pay the citation, the Safety and Security Office will administratively cancel the citation, and the citation will be placed in the Safety and Security Office files showing the committee disposition.

E.      Late Fee: When a person appeals a citation within the fourteen (14) day appeal period, the $5.00 late fee will not be applied (if the citation is upheld by the committee) fourteen (14) provided payment for the citation is made to the within after the appeals hearing.


Approved: Executive Council, March 4, 1991
Editorial Changes, May 24, 1993
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, October 10, 2001
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, August 5, 2002

Approved: President’s Staff, March 26, 2007

Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, March 26, 2007

Editorial Change, November 19, 2007

Editorial Changes, February 15, 2008