Juniata College Office of Safety and Security

The College is not responsible for theft or damage to parked vehicles on College property, however, if you’re vehicle is damaged or items are stolen from your vehicle, contact The Public Safety Office immediately so incident report can be filed and an investigation can be performed.

Vehicle Registration

It is the responsibility of the decal holder to know these regulations. Lack of knowledge of these registration and parking regulations will not be justification for appealing parking citations.

All Juniata College students who have vehicles in the Huntingdon area are expected to register the vehicle with The Public Safety Office regardless of whether or not you intend to park in college parking lots or on borough streets. Unregistered vehicles may be ticketed. Our neighbors and the Huntingdon Police Department have asked for our cooperation in regulating street parking near the campus. If a vehicle is damaged or vandalized, or if a vehicle is parked in a manner that obstructs traffic (such as a truck trying to make a tight turn), it is helpful to know if that vehicle belongs to a Juniata College student.

Students must register their vehicles by the close of business day, of drop/add.

Unauthorized/unlicensed motor vehicles (mopeds, motorized scooters, dirt bikes, ATVs etc.) are not permitted to operate on college property, including college-owned streets, walkways and hiking trails. This restriction does not apply to authorized mobility assistance for individuals with special needs nor to college-owned golf carts and utility vehicles assisting with college operations.

Upon approval of the motorized vehicle registration form, a display decal is issued and should be placed on the left side of the rear bumper.

A vehicle registration card must be completed and signed prior to receipt of a display decal. Signing this card indicates that the vehicle owner/operator will follow all rules and regulations outlined in this information. No one is permitted to loan, re-sell, tamper with or otherwise permit the use of the decal on other then the registered vehicle. Registration decals are issued to a specific vehicle, and may not be transferred to any other vehicle. It is the responsibility of the decal holder to replace any missing or stolen decal.
A current vehicle registration decal properly displayed (left side, rear bumper) entitles students, faculty and staff to park in designated parking areas only. Parking in unauthorized areas subjects the violator to a $10.00 fine.

Individuals to whom registration decals are issued are responsible for all parking/traffic violations associated with their vehicle, regardless of who is driving the vehicle.

Fees:
The vehicle registration fee is $35.00 for resident students,

$25.00 for nonresident students,the registration decal is valid for the entire academic year.

A no-fee decal that has the following stipulations attached is also available.

No parking on campus from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday- Saturday
Students may park on campus from 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. Monday –Saturday, all day Sunday and during breaks, only in student parking.

Parking spaces cannot be guaranteed to decal holders based on the limited amount of parking spaces available. The purchase of a decal entitles an individual to park on College property if there is a legal parking space available.

Faculty and staff are not charged for vehicle registration.

Parking on campus is considered a privilege.

Temporary vehicle registrations:
Temporary vehicle registrations are available to individuals for 2 weeks each semester. They are not intended to replace the proper registration or placing a decal on the vehicle. Temporary vehicle registrations are free.

Failure to register your vehicle will result in a $25.00 fine each time cited.

Fines and Violations:

The following is a list of parking/traffic violations and costs
1. Vehicle improperly parked $ 5 .00
2. Overtime Parking $ 5.00
3. Parking in unauthorized areas $10.00
4. Hindering street maintenance $10.00
5. Parking against traffic $10.00
6. Parking in crosswalk $10.00
7. Parking in service/loading area $10.00
8. Obstructing traffic $15.00
9. Vehicle without college registration $25.00
10. Parking in designated handicapped area $25.00
11. Parking in Fire Lane $25.00
12. Operating/Parking on lawns or walkways $25.00
13. Failure to provide pedestrians the right-of-way $25.00
14. Failure to comply with traffic devices $25.00
15. Unsafe operation of motor vehicle $25.00
16. Other PA. Vehicle code violation $25.00

Juniata College reserves the right to revoke parking and motor vehicle privileges for repeat offenders of parking violation or motor vehicle violations.
Any parking or traffic violations in College owned vehicles would be the responsibility of the user of the vehicle at that time.

Student Parking

Freshmen:
Designated parking areas have been set aside for freshmen in the following lots: South Hall, Winton Hill and the College Ave Parking Lot closest to Sherwood Hall.

Upper-class:

18 Washington Resident -- 4 spaces
1610 Moore Resident --6 spaces
South Hall parking lot 158 spaces, 10 reserved
19th Street 20 spaces, 1 handicap
KSRC Main Lot 41-NO OVERNIGHT PARKING
Oneida Street, 10 spaces
17th Street 15 and 1 handicap
Scott Street, 39 spaces, 2 handicap
Tussey Hall parking lot 24 spaces.
Terrace Hall parking lot 18 spaces, 2 handicaps.
Sunderland Hall parking lot (west) 20 spaces, 1 handicap.
Sunderland Hall parking lot (east) 16 spaces, 1 handicap.
Sherwood Hall parking lot 5 spaces.
East Houses Muddy Run parking lot 78 spaces
East Houses front parking lot 30 spaces, 1 handicap
East Houses rear parking lot 19 spaces
College Ave parking lot 21 spaces
Winton Hill parking lot 81 spaces, 3 handicaps.

Enrollment Visitor Lot (front) only from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m.

Students are not permitted to park in any of the faculty, staff and visitors parking lots except where so noted.

Faculty and Staff Parking:

19th parking lot 20 spaces 1 handicap.
Carnegie Hall 2 spaces, 1 handicap space.
Good Hall parking lot 61 spaces, 2 handicap. 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
BAC rear lot 28 spaces, 1 handicap. 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
BAC (alley area rear) 2 spaces, 1 handicap.
BAC (Dale Hall) lot 16 spaces 1 handicap
Enrollment Center (rear) 10 spaces.
Oller Hall parking lot 32 spaces, 1 handicap.

Students are not permitted to park in any of the faculty, staff and visitors parking lots except where so noted.

Visitor Parking:
Visitors who receive three parking/traffic fines will lose their parking privileges on campus and will be asked to remove their vehicle from campus. Failure to comply with this request may result in their vehicle being towed. Temporary visitors registration forms can be obtain from the Security Officer at no cost.

Temporary Parking: If a vehicle is temporarily parked for loading or unloading purposes the 4-way emergency flashers must be activated, and the driver must be available to move the vehicle in the event of an emergency.
Otherwise a citation will be issued. Temporary parking is limited to 15 minutes or less.

Handicapped Parking: Handicapped parking is provided within a close proximity of all buildings on campus. Vehicles parking in designated handicapped spaces must display a valid handicapped permit or handicapped license plate. Unauthorized vehicles parked in a handicapped space will result in a $25.00 fine.

Vehicle Removal: The College reserves the right to have removed from its property abandoned vehicles, vehicles with out a valid current license plate displayed, and vehicles parked in such away as to constitute a serious hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic or to the movement and operation of emergency vehicles. The owner or operator will be responsible for all cost involved in removal of such vehicle. The College will assume no responsibility whatsoever for damage to any vehicles that were ordered removed from campus by the College or for the contents of such vehicles.

Payment of Fines: All fines may be paid at the Public Safety Office in Ellis Hall during regular office hours, Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. You may also mail the payment in the envelope provided via US mail or drop it into Intra College mail.
Fines not paid within five calendar days will be charges to the students’ account, at which time the student must then pay the fine at the Accounting Office located at 1931 Moore Street

Appeals: All citations must be paid or appealed with five calendar days from the day the citation was issued. Appeal forms are available in the Public Safety Office. (Note: Appeals that are received after five calendar days will not be heard.) The decision of a parking appeal will be final.
Saying that there was no sign indicating you could not park in a particular location is not a valid reason for illegally parking, and will not be accepted as an appeal.
The Director will hear appeals for citation issued by officers.

General Traffic Regulations

In addition to the rules and regulations for operating a motor vehicle in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, there are several regulations peculiar to the Juniata campus:
1. Pedestrians shall at all times have the right of way.
2. All Vehicles shall operate at a safe speeds
3. All vehicles shall comply with all traffic devices, stop signs, etc.
4. No vehicles, including two wheel motorized vehicles shall be operated or travel over, or park on, any grass area, concrete walkway.
5. Improper operation of any motor vehicle within the College jursidiction will result in a citation or revoking of motor vehicle privileges on campus

General Parking Regulations
1. All vehicles must be registered with The Public Safety Office immediately upon parking the vehicle on campus.
2. Vehicles must not be operated or parked on lawns, walks, etc.
3. All vehicles must be properly parked between lines in all parking areas
4. Vehicles that are not parked in designated areas/spaces will result in a citation
5. Vehicles may not park in unauthorized areas.
6. Vehicles must not park/block any fire lanes, roadways, walkway, handicap access, driveways and loading zones or any area that would inhibit the access of emergency vehicles.
7. Vehicles may not park against traffic
8. Vehicles may not park in yellow or blue curbed areas
9. Short -term illegal parking- The fact that illegal parking was brief does not constitute an excuse or special circumstance.
10. Parked in a reserved parking area without authorization will result in a citation
11. Hindering snow removal will result in a citation