I want to take this time to welcome new and returning students to GHC. There are some exciting things happening at GHC, especially on the Cartersville Campus with the new building. There’s adequate parking for everyone on the campus. I want to remind you please drive slowly and the “pedestrian have the right of way”.
Listed below are the Traffic and Parking Regulations on the GHC Campuses. Please take a moment to read through the information and park accordingly to the regulations listed below. The Campus Safety Office will be diligently ticketing any violators of the “Traffic and Parking Regulations” on campus. If you do not have a parking permit, you can register your vehicle on- line (please see the instructions below) or visit any GHC Campus Safety Office to pick up the parking decal. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Campus Safety Office.
Instructions for obtaining an On-Line Annual Parking Pass
From Highlands.edu on the Right Top of Page, Click On:
- Office & Departments
- Campus Police
- GHC Parking Permit
- Fill in information
- Click Submit
- Save or write down the Confirmation Number
- Please provide the Confirmation Number to any GHC Campus Safety Office for a Parking Pass/Decal
Note: The above can be completed using a personal computer or a GHC Campus Hub Computer
Regards,
David Horace
Chief of Police
Georgia Highlands College
5441 Highway, 20, N.E.
Cartersville, GA 30121
678-872-8133 Office
Traffic Information
Traffic Rules & Regulations
This handbook serves as the policy for all vehicles and their operators on the campuses of Georgia Highlands College. For the purpose of these regulations the term “vehicle” includes all motorized and non-motorized devices of transportation as defined by the Georgia Division of Motor Vehicles.
Registration
All Georgia Highlands College faculty, staff and students must register their vehicle before operating or parking a vehicle on campus. Vehicles may be registered and permits obtained at orientation, the Campus Safety Office between 8:00am and 5:30pm weekdays or on-line. Parking fees must be paid at registration or at the Business Office and the receipt presented to Campus Safety prior to issuance of the permit. Student parking permits may also be obtained during in-person registration and orientation, or at any Campus Safety Office.
Faculty and Staff hangtags should be displayed from the rearview mirror, facing the windshield. Student parking decals must be displayed from the left rear passenger window. The person to whom the vehicle is registered is responsible for all violations attributed to that vehicle. Moving violations will be charged to the operator.
- Campus parking is by valid permit ONLY.
- Student Parking Permits must be renewed each Fall semester
- All fines must be paid before a new academic registration will be authorized.
- No grades will be given until all fines are paid.
- Parking permits are the property of Georgia Highlands College.
- Employee parking permits must be returned to Campus Safety at the termination of employment.
- Students accumulating more than five citations during an academic year may be subject to disciplinary action in addition to any fines.
Fees
Students $10.00 per semester (included in student fees).
Temporary Permits
Temporary permits for vehicles parking for a limited time; such as Special Events, Construction, vehicle repairs and short term Continuing Education Courses can be obtained at the Campus Safety Office.
Regulations
- All vehicle operators are responsible for finding a legal parking space. Weather conditions or inconvenience are not an excuse for violating parking regulations.
- No vehicle is to be driven or parked on Georgia Highlands College in any manner that will damage grounds, buildings, landscaping or facilities.
- No vehicle will be parked at/on a yellow curb, fire lane, sidewalk, walkway, driveway, loading zone, grass or seeded area, or any athletic field..
- Students may not park in faculty and staff “Reserved” parking spaces on the Floyd, Cartersville, Douglasville, Heritage Hall, and Paulding Campuses.
- No vehicle will be parked in a “No Parking”, a “Loading zone”, an area closed off by signs, barricades or other traffic control devices.
- Vehicles may not be parked in such a manner as to obstruct traffic or parking, or in any area not designated as a parking area.
- Vehicles will only be parked in marked parking stalls, and must be fully contained within the limiting lines.
- The speed limit on campus is 15 miles per hour.
- All pedestrians have the Right of Way.
- All Georgia traffic laws are to be obeyed.
- Report all vehicle accidents to Campus Safety. Local law enforcement will be asked to complete an accident report as required.
Towing
Any vehicle which appears to be abandoned, is parked for more than 24 hours without moving [except with notification to Campus Safety], or creates a fire/safety hazard may be towed. Any vehicle that is unregistered or has more than five outstanding traffic or parking violations may be towed from Campus at the owner’s expense.
Fines
| Description | ||
| Double Parking or parking in a NO PARKING area | $ 25.00 | |
| Failure to display a parking permit | $ 25.00 | |
| Other Miscellaneous Parking Fines | $ 25.00 | |
| Parking in a Handicapped zone | $100.00 | |
| Parking in a visitor or reserved parking area | $ 25.00 | |
| Speeding or reckless driving | $ 25.00 | |
| Stop sign or yield sign violation | $ 25.00 |
Appeals/Payments
Written notice of a desire to appeal a citation must be made at the Office of Campus Safety within seven calendar days of the citation date. Appeals will be addressed by the Office of Student Life. Payment of citations may be made at the Business Office.