Policy Rules

See Vehicle Registration

Disabled-accessible parking areas are enforced every day, 24 hours a day per RSMO 310.142 and 310.143 and St. Joseph City Code Division 4; this includes, parking in or blocking access isles or spaces. When disabled-accessible parking is full in a lot, parking, with disabled-accessible permit is allowed in the next available valid parking space. This does not include the President’s parking space, parking along yellow curbs, in driveways, in front of loading docks, blue or yellow striped zones or in any manner that prohibits traffic flow. Temporary Disabled Accessible parking accommodations may be made for up to one week by contacting the Police Department.  An original physician’s letter is required for this permission.

Visitors are requested to park in designated visitor parking areas in lots A, C and D. Visitors parked in the designated visitor parking areas need not register their vehicles with the Police Department. Visitors who park outside of lots A, C and D, in the general parking areas, are requested to first contact the Police Department for parking permission and information on parking rules and regulations. Visitor parking for more than one day or repetitive parking will require a visitor-parking pass.

Visitors may obtain a visitor-parking pass for more than one day at no cost, from the Police Department during normal business hours. Individual departments may obtain visitor-parking passes prior to a scheduled event by contacting the Police Department. The request will be received in the Police Department, and the visitor parking passes will be forwarded to the department for distribution prior to the beginning of the event. Requests should be made for the time an event is scheduled, including an estimated number of attendees, to accommodate preparation by the Police Department and visitor registration mailings.  Visitors parking for large, one time events (athletic events, commencement, theatrical and musical events) need not register with Police Department.  All visitors are required to abide by all laws and parking/traffic regulations.

Current Faculty, Staff, and Students are not considered Visitors at anytime or for any reason as long as they are currently employed or a currently registered student.  Visitor parking is provided specifically for those visiting the campus that are not currently employed or enrolled.

PARKING RULES/REGULATIONS

• • All students, faculty, staff, part-time and contract employees must register their vehicle with the University each academic year. 
  • The operation of a motor vehicle shall be restricted to the campus streets and parking lots. Parking is prohibited on any lawn, curb, sidewalk, or any area not designated as a parking space, or in any restricted or unauthorized area.
  • Motor vehicles operated or parked on the campus must comply with all State Laws, City Ordinances, and the Traffic and Parking Regulations of Missouri Western State University.
  • The person in whose name the vehicle is registered is responsible for all violations committed with that vehicle. If the operator of a motor vehicle involved in a violation is different than that of the person whose name is on the vehicle registration, both the operator and the person whose name is on the registration may be held responsible for the violation.
  • All vehicles registered for general parking must display a current decal (permit) on the outside of the rear/back window, on the lower right (passenger) side corner of the window. All vehicles registered for reserved parking must display a current hang tag on the rear-view mirror or the front dash board while parked on campus.
  • Employees who register their vehicle for an assigned reserved space must park in the designated assigned reserved parking space. Students and employees who register their vehicle for general parking are prohibited from parking in designated reserved spaces.
  • Designated assigned reserved parking spaces are available in parking lots except for lots A and L.
  • All reserved parking spaces will be enforced 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
  • All disabled-accessible parking, no-parking and 30-minute parking spaces are enforced 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
  • It is a violation to park a motor vehicle in any place where it may create a traffic hazard or where it blocks or impedes pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
  • Parking is not allowed where prohibited by signs or yellow curbs.
  • Parking on the campus for the purpose of storing or repairing a vehicle (except emergency repairs) is prohibited. If a vehicle breaks down on campus, thus rendering it inoperable, the person whose name appears on the registration is responsible for contacting the MWSU Police Department and getting the vehicle removed at the operator’s expense.
  • The speed limit on all streets of the campus is 25 miles per hour, unless otherwise posted. The speed limit in all parking lots and drives is 10 miles per hour.
  • Operating a motor vehicle in a careless or reckless manner, which could endanger the life, limb, or property of another, is prohibited.
  • Operating a motor vehicle in the opposite direction of signs indicating ONE-WAY traffic is prohibited.
• The operator of a motor vehicle shall:
  1. Yield the right of way to pedestrians at all times. Vehicles must stop for pedestrians in crosswalks.
  2. Come to a complete stop at all stop signs and then proceed with caution.
  3. Report immediately any collision in which he/she is involved to the MWSU Police Department.
  4. Refrain from driving beyond a barricaded area or where prohibited by signs, and be prohibited from moving such barricades or signs.
  5. Follow the orders, directions, or signals of a MWSU police officer.
  6. Refrain from backing a motor vehicle into an intersection or across a lane of traffic.
  7. Immediately pull to the right-most curb of the roadway, or drive, and stop when approached by a MWSU police department vehicle with its rotating/flashing, red/blue lights in operation.
  8. Abide by all state and city traffic laws.
• Standing (a driver occupied vehicle not parked and not moving) so as to impede the flow of traffic is prohibited anywhere on campus.
• LOADING and UNLOADING: 15-minute loading and unloading permission in non-parking areas can be obtained by contacting the Police Department at (816) 271-4438 during business hours.  During off-hours, the Police Officer on duty can provide permission by contacting the Police Department at (816) 271-4438.  Persons receiving campus citations for loading or unloading without permission will be responsible for citations they receive.

PARKING LOTS/RESTRICTIONS

Lot A – Parking restricted for visitors only.

Lot B – General parking for students, faculty and staff.  Select reserved spaces will be marked.

Lot C – General parking for students, faculty and staff, and visitors.  Select reserved spaces will be marked.

Parking may be restricted in this lot at times due to special events.

Lot D – General parking for students, faculty and staff, and visitors  Select reserved spaces will be marked. No overnight parking.

Parking may be restricted in this lot at times due to special events.

Lot E – General parking for students, faculty and staff.

Lot F – General parking for students, faculty and staff.

Lot G – General parking for students, faculty and staff.  Select reserved spaces will be marked. No overnight parking.  Parking may be restricted in this lot at times due to special events.

Lot H – General parking for students, faculty and staff.  Select reserved spaces will be marked.

Lot I – General parking for students, faculty and staff.  Select reserved spaces will be marked.  Parking may be restricted in this lot at times due to special events.

Lot J – General parking for students, faculty and staff.  Select reserved spaces will be marked.

Lot K – General parking for students, faculty and staff.  Select reserved spaces will be marked.

Lot L – No general parking.  Select reserved spaces will be marked.

Lot M – Parking for Missouri Department of Conservation employees and visitors.  Parking open for general parking for students, faculty and staff.

Lot N – General parking for students, faculty and staff.  Parking may be restricted in this lot at times due to special events.

Lot O – General parking for students, faculty and staff.

Lot P – General parking for students, faculty and staff.

Lot Q – General parking for students, faculty and staff.

Beshears Hall Service Drive – Parking restricted to disabled-accessible parking and marked 30-minute parking spaces only.

Juda/Leaverton Hall Service Drive – Parking restricted to disable-accessible parking, marked service vehicle space, marked food service vehicle space and marked 30-minute parking spaces.  Select reserved spaces will be marked.

Looney Complex Service Drive – Parking restricted to disable-accessible parking, marked service vehicle spaces, and marked 30-minute parking spaces.

Potter Hall Service Drives – Parking restricted to disabled-accessible parking and marked 30-minute parking space.

Remington/Agenstein Service Drive – Parking restricted to disabled-accessible parking, marked 30-minute parking spaces and marked service vehicle parking.

Wilson Hall Service Drives – Parking restricted to disabled-accessible parking, marked service vehicle parking, and the Y Day Care child drop off/pick up spaces.

A STATE OR CITY TRAFFIC SUMMONS MAY BE ISSUED FOR THE VIOLATION OF ANY STATE TRAFFIC STATUTE OR CITY TRAFFIC ORDINANCE.

If a person is issued a Campus Traffic or Parking citation, he/she may choose to either:

• pay the amount listed on the  citation to the Missouri Western Business Office (Eder Hall 104) OR
• appeal the citation online

Appeals must be filed within 10 days of the citation.  You will be e-mailed with a hearing date, time and location for appearance.

The Traffic Appeals Board is convened several times throughout the fall and spring semesters. The Traffic Appeals Board hears appeals of campus parking and moving citations. The board has two options when determining the outcome of a citation: 1.) The board may decide to dismiss the citation or 2.) The board may decide to uphold the citation. If the board decides to uphold the citation, it will then determine if the fine amount should be “paid as indicated” on the citation or if the fine amount should be “reduced” to some amount determined by the board. The amount of the fine will be forwarded to the Missouri Western Business Office and processed for payment.

If a person is issued a State or City traffic summons, the person may pay the summons to the appropriate court clerk, or appear in front of a judge to answer the charges filed against him/her.

The Traffic and Appeals Board may recommend that a person be prohibited from operating or parking a motor vehicle on campus if that person has received ten or more campus citations in a given semester or if, in the opinion of the Board, the person has been found guilty of some flagrant parking/driving violation. A suspension of the persons parking and/or driving privileges on the Missouri Western Campus may be imposed for a period not to exceed one semester.

Once an individual’s suspension has expired, that individual may obtain a reinstatement of his/her parking privileges by paying a $50 reinstatement fee to the Missouri Western Business Office. This will be in addition to any other fees due for the traffic violations.