Student Parking Regulations
Parking regulations are enforced 24 hours a day, seven days a week using a system of warnings, citations, and/or removal of vehicles by towing.
All motor vehicles must be properly registered for campus parking. Failure to do so may result in citations, booting, or towing.
Parking for visitors or non-affiliates of the College needs to be registered by reaching out to parking@smcvt.edu three days prior to visit.
First-year students who are approved for a car on campus will be eligible to park in Ross/Tarrant only.
Motor vehicles deemed inoperable for any reason will not be allowed campus parking or storage. Owners/operators of these vehicles must contact parking services immediately and are responsible for removing them from campus within three days.
Please remember to place your purchased parking permit in the appropriate area on your vehicle to ensure its validity. The permit should be located in the lower right-hand corner of your windshield. Failure to display the permit appropriately may result in citations, booting, or towing.
When a parking sign conflicts with the parking map or information on this website, the parking sign will always supersede the parking map. In the absence of a sign at the entrance to a lot, refer to the parking map to determine parking regulations for that lot.
There are no guarantees that parking is available near a student’s residential hall. Public Safety will still be available for escorts and can be reached at 802-654-2000.
All vehicles must be parked within the marked boundaries of one parking space or stall.
Students are allowed to have only one vehicle on campus at any given time.
Any area not specifically designated for parking is considered a no parking zone. Parking will be enforced accordingly.
Incorrect information submitted within any parking transaction, such as but not limited to permit sales or parking payment transactions, whether intentional or not, may constitute a violation of College policy.
Faculty/Staff, and students must inform the Department of Public Safety of any vehicle changes immediately.
Individuals who tamper with or destroy parking equipment (e.g., boots or signs) may face disciplinary actions and/or loss of parking privileges without a refund of the permit purchase price.
Permit holders must be aware that at certain times their assigned zone may not be reserved. These times include but are not limited to, days when special events bring large numbers of visitors to campus such as athletic events, commencement, and move- in/move-out, parents, family & alumni weekend. There is no proration for the permit for these exceptions.
Parking permits are the property of Saint Michael's College. Permits cannot be transferred to another user and may not be re-manufactured, resold, altered, or photocopied under any circumstances. Permits are only valid with the authorization of Saint Michael’s College parking. Willfully falsifying information in any transaction, including registering or attempting to register vehicles not following College regulations, will constitute a violation of College policy. Vehicles found in violation of this regulation will be subject to ticketing and towing without notice, and their owners may be referred to Student Life, and may be subject to Student Conduct Board proceedings and/or revocation of campus parking privileges.
Temporary permits (for special situations) and visitor permits can be obtained by emailing parking@smcvt.edu. The email is checked Monday through Friday from 7 am to 3 pm. Please ensure that your request is submitted with enough time for processing.
Vehicles that present a hazard, are parked in Tow Zones, Fire Lanes, blocking sidewalks, crosswalks, dumpsters or are parked in a Handicap space without displaying government- issued authorization are subject to immediate towing at the owner's expense without further warning.
Handicap parking spots, including side hash-marks, and lots marked as restricted are subject to towing at the owner’s expense without warning.
SMC does not issue disabled permits, they must be applied for to the State of Vermont with a physician’s certificate, and a STATE issued permit must be displayed. Handicap parking regulations are enforced strictly.
A vehicle or permit holder who accumulates three or more parking citations will be considered a chronic offender and may be ticketed, booted, or towed for each subsequent violation without further warning.
Issued parking citations are placed under the windshield wiper of the vehicle. Failure to receive an issued parking citation does not invalidate the issuance of the citation.
A person ticketed has the option of paying the citation or appealing the citation online at https://smcvt.thepermitstore.com/. Appeals must be made within 10 days of the issue date and through Iparq.
Permits are no longer valid when a person is no longer a student or employee of the College.
In situations involving extreme weather conditions or other unplanned events (e.g., severe snow or rain storms, fires or damage to adjacent structures, etc.), it may become necessary to temporarily relocate vehicles from their assigned parking zones. In these instances, notice will be forwarded to the affected students/faculty and staff via email, directing the vehicles to be moved to a designated area. Failure to comply with this request may result in ticketing and towing without further notice.
Fees
Parking citations - Start at $25 and increase based on the violation(s).
Booted vehicle - $50 for the boot plus the appropriate parking citation(s).
Tow - The towing company's fees, any impound lot fees, and the relevant parking citation.