Regulations - Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accessible Parking (ADA) | Referred to in state statutes as handicap parking, is intended for those parking with a valid state-issued handicap placard. |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act, which governs accessible parking requirements. |
| Bicycle | Any pedal-operated, human powered conveyance, regardless of the number of wheels or passenger seats. |
| Campus | Includes all property of the University of Kansas located within the city of Lawrence, Kansas. |
| Commuter | Any University of Kansas Lawrence campus student who resides some- where other than in a university residence hall or apartment. |
| Contractor | An individual of employee/representative of a commercial enterprise providing goods and/or services to any department of the university. |
| Customer | Any person, affiliated with the university or not, who is actively patronizing a retail sales or service located on the Lawrence campus of the university. |
| Deliberately Obscured | A license plate is “deliberately obscured” when it has been purposely covered to avoid detection by the license plate recognition (LPR) system. |
| Double parked | Parked behind or beside a legally parked vehicle in such a way as to prevent its driver from moving it. |
| Excessive Violations | Whenever three or more tickets have been issued to any vehicle or posted to the account of any owner/operator and have not been paid within fourteen calendar days. |
| Faculty or staff | Includes any person appointed to benefits-eligible with the university, and shall be considered faculty in a teaching position, or staff if not in a teaching position; except graduate assistants. |
| FTE | "Full Time Equivalent" where 1.0 = 40 hours per week. |
| Hazard lights | Are to be used for emergency purposes only, and does not indicate temporary parking or prevent the issuance of a parking citation. |
| Limited mobility | Parking spaces that do not meet requirements for ADA parking, but still require a state handicap placard to park. |
| Loading zone | Any space or area identified by signage or other means as reserved for loading and unloading. A permit is required. |
| Medical permit | Issued based on medical needs which do not meet eligibility requirements for ADA parking. |
| Motorcycle or moped | A motorized vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground. A license plate is required to park on campus and purchase a permit. Three-wheeled motorcycles that take up a full car parking space must purchase a car permit. |
| Non-designated parking | Parking in an area not specifically designated for or designed to be a parking area for motor vehicles (e.g. on grass or sidewalk; where “no parking” signs are posted; areas not marked as a parking space, such as at the end of a row; or in any building not designated for the repair or storage of vehicles, etc.) |
| Parked | A car is considered “parked” if it is standing (not in motion), whether occupied or not, and a ticket may be issued even if you are sitting in your vehicle. |
| Parking permit | Either a physical permit or a digital “e-permit” connected to the license plate(s) registered on the parking assignee’s parking account. |
| Parking space | Marked with paint: If there are no painted lines, it is not a parking space. The only exceptions are gravel parking lots. |
| Retiree | Any faculty or staff person who has retired from the University of Kansas, and has not returned to active employment on campus greater than 0.5 FTE. |
| Restricted area | An area that is posted for specific categories of parkers, such as a 40-minute guest meter, service stall, construction area, etc. |
| Student | Anyone enrolled for at least one hour of credit and not employed in a university staff or faculty position, as long as enrollment is not withdrawn or canceled. Enrollment shall be considered official as of the first day of classes. |
| Vehicle | Includes automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, motor scooters, mopeds, and other mechanized mobile equipment. |
| Disabled vehicle | A vehicle is considered disabled when it is temporarily unable to be operated, such as a flat tire, keys locked inside, or otherwise inoperable, and must be reported within one hour and removed from campus within 48 hours. |
| Abandoned vehicle | A vehicle that appears undriveable (e.g. multiple flat tires, broken windows, etc.) and has not moved for five or more days, regardless of valid license plate or permit. |
| Unidentified vehicle | A vehicle that has no license plate or visible VIN number. |
| Visitor | Any person (other than current and recent students, staff and faculty) who occasionally visits the campus for pleasure, conferences, or business. |
| Wrong zone | An area where an assigned permit is not valid. |