Traffic and Parking Regulations

Warning:  This page contains general guidelines and cannot be used in lieu of the Traffic and Parking Regulations Pamphlet! Please refer to the Traffic and Parking Regulations Pamphlet for complete information. The Traffic and Parking Regulations Pamphlet can be obtained from the Campus Police Department located at 526 Myrtle Dr.

Temporary registration of vehicles is for F/S and students who have a current permit and will not be able to utilize the vehicle to which their current permit is affixed. 

Temporary permits will be valid for one week and upon expiration this permit can be extended if necessary.  Three temporary permits in an academic year are permitted before a $1 a week fee is assessed.  Temporary parking permits are available 24/7 from Campus Police.

AUTHORIZED PARKING AREAS, AS INDICTED BY SIGNS , ARE DESIGNATED AS FOLLOWS:

• Faculty/Staff parking only - vehicles bearing F/S permits.
• Resident Student Parking Only - Vehicles bearing (R) permits.
• Commuter Student Parking Only - vehicles bearing (C) permits
• Disabled Parking Only- vehicles bearing (D) permits.
• Courtyard Parking Only - vehicles bearing (CY) permits are only permitted to park in the Courtyard lots. 

 
Parking on campus in F/S spaces, is prohibited until evening hours, as posted on signage.

Designated Areas of F/S Parking (note signs):

• Bancroft Hall                            7 a.m. -  7 p.m.
• Ida Jane Dacus Library            7 a.m. -  4 p.m.
• Johnson Hall                             7 a.m. -  9 p.m.
• Kinard Hall                                7 a.m. -  9 p.m.
• Life Sciences Building               7 a.m. -  9 p.m.
• Margaret Nance Hall (rear)      24 hours, 7 days
• McBryde Hall                             24 hours, 7 days
• Sims Science Building                7a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Thurmond Building                    7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Withers/W.T.S. Building           7 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Places You Should Not Park:

Note: All areas not specifically designated for parking are considered "No Parking" zones.

• Tillman Visitor parking until after 5 p.m.
• Areas marked with yellow curbs or lines.
• On a pedestrian crosswalk.
• Disabled parking areas (blue curbs).
• Reserved spaces -- unless authorized -- 7 days a week.
• Where there are "No Parking" signs.
• Loading zones beyond posted time limit (15 minutes).
• All areas not specifically designated for parking are considered "No Parking Zones."
• Where there is two-way traffic, you should not park left of the center line (left wheels to  the curb).
• In front of Dumpsters.
• Fire Zones
• Unmarked spaces.
• Closed areas or areas signified as closed by traffic cones

Parking regulations are enforced during the summer and all holidays when faculty and staff are scheduled to work.

Emergency flashers do not permit illegal parking.

Designated parking areas have been established at the coliseum and related recreational areas.  These areas will be patrolled and parking regulations will be enforced.  Failure to comply with posted speed limits and parking regulations will result in citations and/or towing of vehicles.

Vehicles In Motion

• The maximum legal speed on University property is 20 miles per hour on the roadway and 10 miles per hour in the parking lots.

• Vehicles must stop for pedestrians at marked crosswalks.

• South Carolina State Highway Regulations apply on Winthrop property at all times.

Tow and Impound

The Campus Police Department  has the authority to have a vehicle towed and impounded at the owners expense and risk if the vehicle is:

• Blocking a driveway or service entrance, creating a hazard to safety, or parked in a reserved space.
• Not properly registered or has received two or more warnings.
• Parked in a tow away zone.
• Registered to an individual whose parking privileges have been revoked by the university.
• Parked in closed areas or areas signified as closed by traffic cones.

Vehicles will be towed to the contracted wrecker service off campus. Owners should call Campus Police at extension 3333 to find out if a vehicle has been towed. Transportation to the contracted wrecker service will not be provided. Fees for vehicles towed to the contract wrecker service must be paid to the wrecker service. Once the contracted wrecker service has been called to impound a vehicle, the tow fee must be paid prior to the vehicle being released, regardless if the owner arrives on the scene prior to the wrecker service.

Violations, Penalties, Bonds

• Penalties and bonds are payable in person or by mail at the Winthrop University Cashiers Office between 8:30am and 5:00pm, Monday-Friday.

• Penalties and bonds for moving violations will be determined by the appropriate court authorities.

Parked Vehicle Violations

• 1ST offense-$20.00
• 2ND offense-$20.00
• 3RD offense-$25.00
• 4TH offense-$30: Towed vehicle and loss of parking privilege until the start of the following fall semester
• 5TH  and subsequent offenses-$50: Towed vehicle and loss of parking privilege until the start of the following fall semester

Other Violations and Penalties

• Failure to register vehicle - $75 fine.
• Improper use of disabled space - $448 State Citation or discretion of court.
• Parking in Fire Zone - $25 fine.
• Parking in front of a dumpster - $25 fine.
• Improper display of permit - $25 fine.
• Citations with two (2) or more violations - $40 fine.
• Blocking disabled ramps or curb cuts - $25 fine.
• Failure to stop at a stop sign - $30 fine (or State penalties).
• Speeding - $50 fine (repeat violators are subject to State penalties.)

Only appeals made within the prescribed time and on official forms will be considered. All appeals will be referred to the Parking Appeals Committee.

Action on appeals may be one of the following:

• Reject the appeal and uphold the citation.
• Uphold the appeal, erase the violation, and credit the amount of the fine.
• All decisions are final.

State parking citations or Rock Hill City parking citations must be contested in Rock Hill City Court, 120 E. Black Street, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730.