Parking and Traffic Regulations

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Pikes Peak Community College Centennial Campus and Rampart Range Campus provides OPEN parking in all general lots, supported by a student fee paid at registration.

These lots include C, D, and E lots at Centennial and lots 1,2,3,4 and 5, at the Rampart Range Campus. At Centennial Campus, motorcycles may be parked in the designated marked areas in lots B, D and E. At Rampart Range Campus motorcycles may park in the designated area in lot 2.

At no charge, a hang tag  is available and provides easy notification in case of an emergency involving the vehicle. Persons wishing to obtain a hang tag may do so by presenting student or staff identification to the Campus Police office.

• Enforcement Authority: By Colorado Revised Statutes 23-5-107 Authority of Governing Boards, Parking.
• Overnight Parking: Overnight parking is prohibited at any Pikes Peak Community College Campus without prior written authorization from the Public Safety Department. Vehicles left overnight are subject to the Colorado Revised Statute abandoned vehicle law, C.R.S. 42-4-1803. Vehicles abandoned for 48 hours or more are subject to towing at the owner’s expense. Vehicles left overnight may also be towed at the owner’s expense prior to the 48-hour period if they pose a hazard or interfere with the operations of the college or any event scheduled on college property.
• Handicap Parking: Vehicles bearing state handicapped placards, state-issued handicapped license plates, or state issued temporary handicapped passes may park in the handicapped areas in lots A, B, the handicap lot behind the Child Development Center, and on South Service Drive at the Centennial Campus and in the handicapped areas in lots 1,2, and 3 at the Rampart Range Campus. Only vehicles identified as belonging to handicapped persons displaying the state issued handicapped placards/license plates may park in the handicapped designated areas.
• At the Centennial Campus only: Special Wheelchair Only: These spaces are reserved for use by those persons who use wheelchairs. Parking spaces are marked for "Wheelchair Only."
• At the Centennial Campus only: Visitor and Metered Parking: For those persons on short term business with the college, Free Visitor Parking is available in A-lot, limited to one hour.  Metered parking is also available in A-lot for a cost of fifty cents for forty minutes.There is a forty minute time limit for those parked at a meter. The parking meters are for the convenience of college visitors and not for use by students, faculty or staff. Those who park at a meter will receive a ticket if the meter expires, even if they do have a hang tag. Visitors whose business will take longer than the meters allow, should use the parking in  C, D and E lots.
• Traffic and Parking Violations: The Department of Public Safety will issue citations which may include fines and/or vehicle impoundment for both parking and moving violations occurring on college property. Summons and Penalty Assessments must be answered in El Paso County Court. College Citations for parking violations will result in a fine which must be paid to the college cashier in A-101 at Centennial Campus and S-102 at Rampart Range Campus, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. The registered owner of the vehicle or identified user of the vehicle shall be held liable for all violations.
• Appeals: If a person wants to appeal a parking citation, he or she must submit a statement in writing before the tenth working day from the date of the citation. Appeal forms are available in room A-100 at Centennial Campus, in room N-106 at Rampart Range Campus, and online in the forms page. The Director of Public Safety reviews the appeals and mails them back to the appropriate person. If a person disagrees with the decision of the Director of Public Safety, he or she may then appeal the citation to the Appeals Committee. A person who objects to the decision of the Appeals Committee may request a review by the President of the College or the President’s designee (Vice President of Administrative Services). Employees of the College who wish to appeal a citation they received may do so however their appeals are sent directly to the Traffic Appeals Committee, by-passing the Director of Public Safety.
• Mopeds and Bicycles: Parking for these vehicles is available at the Centennial Campus outside the main entrance to A Building, by A-262, and at Rampart Range Campus outside the main entrance. Bicycles or mopeds locked or parked in hazardous locations will have the lock or chain cut, and the vehicle will be impounded by the Department of Public Safety for safekeeping.
• Accidents: Colorado law requires all accidents be reported to the proper authorities immediately. Pikes Peak Community College Campuses are State Property, not private property. All accidents occurring on PPCC Campuses are subject to state law and must be reported to the Department of Public Safety at 502-2911. Failure to report a traffic accident occurring on campus can result in criminal charges as per C.R.S. 42-4-1601 through 42-4-1606
• Escort Service: Escort Service is available through the Department of Public Safety contact 502-2911.

Miscellaneous Information

Days of Enforcement
Parking and traffic regulations are enforced on all college properties. Metered Parking and Visitor Parking in A-Lot at the Centennial Campus is enforced Monday through Saturday; 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Handicapped parking violations are enforced at all times.

Page last updated on Wednesday February 18, 2009