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Policies, Procedures & Guidelines
Parking Policies
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The college has only 1,560 parking spaces for more than 2,080 registered faculty and staff vehicles. Therefore, the college does not guarantee
that there will be a space available in the parking system for every vehicle registered and strongly discourages students from bringing their
motor vehicles to Northampton. First-year students may not bring a vehicle to campus. First-year students found in violation of this policy
will be referred to the College Conduct Board.

a. The main student parking areas are limited to 277 decals; peripheral parking areas are limited to 50 decals. (Total number of
student decals is 329.) Campus Police will announce when the sale of decals will commence. Decals will be offered first to seniors, then
juniors, and a waiting list will be established for sophomores. Decals for the main student parking areas cost $150 and $25 for peripheral
parking. Student vehicles must be parked in student parking (green lined) spaces at all times.
b. Any Smith student (senior, junior, sophomore) that brings a car to Northampton and does not have a Smith College parking decal
must obtain a Smith College ID Tag. The Smith ID Tag is free of charge and available at Campus Police. A Smith ID Tag
does not allow parking on Smith property at any time. Failure to obtain an ID Tag will result in fines and/or penalties.
c. Commuter (Day) students with registered vehicles may purchase a decal for $25 and park on the top level in the Parking Garage.
Commuter student parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Vehicles with commuter student decals may also park
occasionally overnight and on weekends in the Parking Garage top level except during snow emergencies. Commuters may park on
the top level in the Smith Parking Garage during the day when a snow parking ban is sent out. If a space cannot be found on the
top level of the Parking Garage during the snow ban, parking will be allowed in white lined spaces on campus during class
attendance.
d. Students housed in off-campus College housing who wish to bring and park their vehicle on campus must also purchase a
commuter student parking decal and follow the set rules for commuter student parking. The City of Northampton governs on-
street parking regulations and parking there is at your own risk.
e. Unregistered vehicles on campus are subject to ticketing, and towing.
f. Students’ guests must register with Campus Police and will receive a visitor parking pass which will allow parking during the day. In
addition, visitors may park in spaces designated for faculty and staff after hours (after 5:00 p.m. and before 7:00 a.m., Monday
through Friday) and on weekends, Friday, 5:00 p.m. until Monday 7:00 a.m. and do not need a parking pass. Please note: No guest
overnight parking is allowed in the Quad between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

The college will vigorously enforce its parking regulations via a fine system. Vehicles that have accumulated three or more unpaid tickets will
be subject to towing and their owners may lose their parking privileges.

All students are warned that parking on the streets of Northampton is very limited. Students may not park overnight on Kensington Ave.
Only Kensington Avenue property owners or their tenants will be allowed to park overnight on Kensington. There is a parking ordinance in
effect in the city of Northampton that calls for alternate-side, alternate-day parking on a few streets near the Quadrangle: Harrison, and
Washington avenues and Dryads Green. It is based on a system of odd days (1,3,5, etc.) and even days (2,4,6, etc.). This means that every day
at 11 a.m., if your car is parked on one of these streets, you must move it to the side that is legal for that day or to a legal parking place on
some other street. Illegally parked cars will be ticketed and towed at the expense of the owner. A second ordinance in effect citywide calls for
ticketing of cars that are parked within three feet of driveways. Students are urged to be considerate of the college's neighbors and not to
block driveways, walkways and alleys. Parking should be only in designated student college parking areas with proper decal or off-campus
private lots or garages for rent. During weather emergencies, parking is prohibited on all city streets. Weather emergencies may be called on
any day during the snow season. Parking on the streets of Northampton during weather emergencies is prohibited. Therefore, the college
requests and strongly encourages students to purchase a Smith College parking decal and to park in campus lots rather than on the residential
streets surrounding the campus. Campus Police and Northampton police will ticket and tow cars that have violated specific parking
regulations.

ADVERSE WEATHER/SNOW EMERGENCY PARKING POLICY
In the event of an impending storm, Facilities Management will monitor weather reports. A snow parking ban will be issued via e-mail from
Facilities Management when a snow emergency goes into effect. The ban will have instructions for students and faculty and will include when
the snow parking ban goes into effect for campus lots, the time by which vehicles should be moved, and the student snow lots you can park
in. The parking ban will not end until another notice is sent just for students declaring the end of the student snow parking ban. Decaled
student vehicles must remain in snow lots until the ban is lifted.

The snow parking ban is not related to any decision about delayed opening of the college. Information concerning a delay, if any, will be
available on the College Info Line (585-4636) and local radio and television stations beginning at approximately 6:30 a.m.

A student who leaves campus during the December recess or January term and wants to keep their car on campus, must park their car in a
snow parking lot in case there is a snowstorm during their absence.

Any questions regarding the winter parking season and snow emergencies should be directed to Campus Police, extension 2495.

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