Obtaining Your Parking Permit

All motor vehicles operated on campus must be registered online with the Department of Transportation Services.

Employee Permits

All employee vehicle registration permits expire annually on August 31st.  After the online registration is complete, your parking permit may be picked up in the Transportation Services office the following business day.

Get Your Employee Parking Permit

Student Permits

Vehicle registration is required annually. All student vehicle registration permits expire annually on August 1^st.  Students completing registration prior to move in will routinely receive their permits on “Move-In Day.” Those completing registration after move-in may pick up their permits in the Transportation Services office or their designated area of campus, the following business day. Permit registrations after the beginning of the semester may be subject to a late fee.

Get Your Student Parking Permit Parking Fee Exemption

Student parking fees are automatically assessed each Fall and Spring semester and are included with other billable charges at the time of registration or other billing cycle updates. These fees appear on the student’s account immediately upon registration.

Students who do not plan to park on campus or who meet specific enrollment criteria may submit a Parking Fee Exemption Request for a full or partial reduction. Students approved for a full exemption are not eligible to receive a parking permit.

Displaying Your Permit

Parking permits must be displayed at all times. The larger decal is to be placed on the rear windshield in the bottom driver side corner facing outwards. The smaller decal is to be placed on the front windshield, in the bottom drivers side corner facing outward.  Parking permits may not be affixed with tape or any other temporary means. Parking permits placed on the dashboard are not considered valid. Please remove all expired parking permits. Providing false information concerning the registration of a vehicle will subject the violator to disciplinary action.

Permits will be issued to students and employees who are certified for accessible parking by the State of Alabama, or by the state in which the accessible needs individual resides. Additional accommodations may be requested by the Office of Disability Services or Human Resources. Individuals must bring their state-issued accessible documentation (including placard and receipt) to the Transportation Services office to obtain a university accessible permit.

Contractors will be required to have their own Handicap Placards and will not be issued a Samford permit.

Failure to obtain a Samford University ADA Accessible Parking Permit may result in a non-appealable citation being issued for failure to register.

Handicap accessible parking spaces are available throughout campus. Regulations are mandated by the city of Homewood and the state of Alabama.

If all handicap accessible parking spaces are occupied, individuals may legally park in any parking space on campus, other than fire lanes, campus police reserved spaces and service zones. The valid Samford University accessible parking permit and the state issued placard/tag must be displayed at all times.

 Where a longer-term mobility impairment exists, students should submit an Accommodation Request Form to the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations to review their eligibility for a temporary limited mobility parking permit and assistance with specific accommodations in the classroom and/or housing. Permits issued through OAA authorize "out of zone" parking only. They do not give access to ADA-mandated accessible spots.

 The person who owns the handicap placard or license plate is the only one who is legally allowed to use it.  Individuals using a handicap placard or license plate that is issued to someone else constitute fraud and is punishable by state law and will be subject to fines and/or disciplinary action.

Parking is enforced Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Parking in handicap zones, fire lanes, campus police reserve spaces, grass, sidewalks, visitor or service zones, blocking dumpsters, parking in an unmarked area, parking on yellow curb, or parking in unauthorized color zones are non-appealable.  These areas are enforced 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Citations will be issued, and vehicles will be subject to being booted and/or towed at the owner’s expense.

Employee, student and contractor parking is permitted only in the specified areas as outlined on the campus parking map and can be identified by the colored squares in the parking space and/or by the signage. Employees are allowed to park in the areas identified by white squares. If there are no available employee spots they may then park in commuter parking.

Parking for ResLife students is permitted only in the specific permit color zone issued by the student’s housing assignment. If a student’s housing assignment changes, it is the student's responsibility to contact Transportation Services immediately to obtain their new parking permit. The old parking permit must be turned into Transportation Services at the time the new parking permit is picked up.

Vehicles must be parked in a legal valid space between white lines. Parking on cross-hatched areas or any other unmarked area is prohibited, and citations will be issued.

Open Parking

There are NO Open Parking / free parking zones on campus.   Student vehicles must remain in their assigned color zones Monday through Friday 7 am – 4:30 pm to prevent receiving citations.

Summer Term

Parking is enforced throughout the year in all employee lots for faculty/staff issued permits only.  During Summer Term, students may park in any student lot but are not allowed to park in employee lots.

Parking rules will continue to be enforced in the event classes are cancelled due to inclement weather, study times, finals or other events.

Zone Colors

Parking permits and zones are designated by color:

• White: Employees, faculty / staff, who are not students
• Orange: Contract employees
• Blue: Commuter
• Blue: CHS Commuter (only CHS Commuter permits are allowed to park at the College of Health Sciences)
• Purple: Central Campus
• Green: Beeson Woods
• Yellow: West Campus and West Village

Visitor parking permits and temporary parking permits, for periods of less than seven days, can be requested but are subject to availability from transportation services, 205-726-4146, in Dwight Beeson Hall office 114.

All temporary parking permits must be processed through Transportation Services. University departments and individuals are not allowed to issue temporary parking passes, unless approved by DPS. Citations will be issued for vehicles with unapproved temporary parking passes. Vehicles will be subject to immobilization and/or towing at owner's expense.

Visitor spaces are reserved for individuals visiting the university. Students, employees and contractors are prohibited from parking in these areas Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.–6:30 p.m. After 6:30 p.m. and on weekends, anyone may park in these spaces, but all vehicles must be moved by 7 a.m. Monday–Friday.