Parking and Traffic Safety
Adequate parking space is provided free of charge for students and a limited number of spaces are reserved for visitors, handicapped individuals, and staff. The number of pedestrians and the crowded nature of the parking lots make low speed and careful driving a necessity. The speed limit on campus is 15 miles per hour.
Parking on campus is restricted to those vehicles that display a current sticker. Student parking is permitted in any paved space intended for that purpose and not otherwise restricted. Special parking is available to handicapped individuals whose vehicles display the appropriate license plates. Applications for handicapped plates should be made through the Department of Motor Vehicles. Campus parking stickers can be obtained from the College Information Specialist. Parking violations are subject to a monetary fine. Students with unpaid fines will not receive grades or be permitted to register for the next semester. Vehicles parked illegally are also subject to towing or having devices applied to the vehicle to preclude movement (i.e. being “booted”). Such devices will not be removed before payment of outstanding fines. For further information see the Blue Ridge Community College booklet “Parking and Traffic Regulations,” available in the Houff Center lobby.
Security is provided after normal business hours by a guard. Law enforcement and accident reporting are the responsibility of the public agencies which provide the same services to the community at large. Minor vehicle accidents in the College parking lots are generally not serviced by the enforcement agencies unless a law has been broken. While the Vice President of Finance and Administration will assist in such matters, they are ultimately resolved by the individuals and their insurance companies.