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Departmental Permits

Campus partners can purchase permits to help facilitate official University business.

Annual permits are valid August 1 through July 31 and prorate monthly.

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Department Business Permit

Physical Permit

The Business permit can be purchased for the year or for a shorter amount of time. Business spaces have a strict time limit and are meant for short-term parking.

Locations and Time Limits: Various

  • Business Spaces - 2 hours
  • Metered Spaces - 2 hours
  • Pay Lots - 2 hours
  • Faculty/Staff Surface Lots - Unlimited
  • Commuter Surface Lots - Unlimited

Additional Parking for Permit Holders:
Available from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m.

  • Reserved Individual Spaces
  • Garage Zones

No Parking Hours: 4 to 6 a.m.

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Purchase Business

If using a pay lot or metered space with a Business permit, no payment is required for the first two hours. Parking must be paid after the first two hours. Time limits are strictly enforced. Permit holders cannot move from one space to another or exit the space and return to it to gain additional time. Any faculty or staff member using this permit must also have their own personal parking permit.

Reserved Departmental Space

Physical Permit

Departmental reserved spaces are intended to facilitate departmental operations and accommodate departmental guests, donors, vendors, or others who would not normally have parking privileges on campus or in the area of the reserved space. This permit requires approval through the Office of Parking and Transportation. Approval is not guaranteed.

Locations: Determined by the Office of Parking and Transportation

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Email to Request Reserved Space

Departmental spaces are not substitutes for routine employee or student parking, nor are they meant to be convenience spaces for departmental staff. In your request, include a brief explanation of your departmental needs as it may be possible to meet those needs with existing options.