PARKING FOR LIBRARY EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS
Employees
Vehicles of library staff members who regularly drive to and from work must be registered with the University's Department of Campus Parking (DCP). The Libraries request parking in particular lots, and the actual assignment is made by DCP. Except as noted below, staff members unable to park in the lots to which they are assigned should go to V or Z lots or a numbered lot. Student assistants park as students. Contact the Libraries Parking Coordinator for application and information.
The Libraries are allotted a specific number of spaces in Lots A, B, D, E*, T, AA, O and an indefinite number in Lots V and Z. Spaces in Lot D are reserved for the Dean and Directors. Individuals serving in an acting capacity may be assigned the parking space reserved for the position until a permanent appointment is made. One to two spaces in Lot D are reserved for staff with permits for handicapped parking.
Spaces in Lot A are assigned to permanent (part-time and full-time) staff on the basis of seniority of library (Total length of library service is counted for reinstated employees.) Staff entitled to parking on the basis of seniority, but choosing not to register a vehicle, remain at the top of the list. When parking spaces become available, they have first right of refusal.
Employees with disabilities must register for campus permits in order to park in handicapped spaces on campus. Assignments for those temporarily incapacitated usually can be arranged by the Libraries' Parking Coordinator.
An employee who receives a parking ticket and feels that there are extenuating circumstances should fill in the ticket, giving name, social security number, and driver's license number on the back, and contact the Libraries'Parking Coordinator for an appeal form. The Coordinator copies and forwards the appeal to DCP. Tickets for staff who parked in fire lanes, driving lanes, metered lanes, and handicapped spaces are not voided. If an employee's regular lot is full, the person must park in the overflow areas (Lots V, Z, or any numbered lot).
Staff in McKeldin Library assigned to work periods during evening hours can park closer to the building, for reasons of personal security, by using Lots A and D.
Lot A is a gated lot and access is limited to card holders before 4:00 p.m. After this time the gates are open. Any staff member holding a current parking permit for staff/faculty will be allowed to park in Lot A after 4:00 p.m. regardless of the person's lot assignment.
Lot D is also gated. Twelve spaces are provided for evening staff in Lot D. Evening staff applying for special evening permits are issued a combination permit showing the regular daytime lot assignment as well as a Lot D designation. Evening stickers for Lot D are not valid for Lot D before 4:00 p.m. The McKeldin evening staff policy conforms to campus-wide regulations.
Visitors
Visitors are those on official business with or in the UM Libraries, such as people attending library-sponsored meetings, speakers at Library-sponsored meetings,special guests of individuals or groups in the Libraries and service workers or repair technicians. Library users are not included in the category of visitors.
As a rule, visitors should park in the Union Lane Garage, which is a 24-hour-a-day lot with a cashier. If the sponsoring library division or department wishes free parking for these individuals, the Library employees arranging the visits should inform visitors that they may park in this garage and bring their tickets with them to the library so they can be validated for free parking. Each division and the Dean's, Facilities and Personnel offices have validation stamps.
The library Facilities Office can also issue a one-day permit, either for a parking meter or for Lot Z. Branch libraries should order one-day parking meter passes for the guests or visitors for whom they wish to provide free parking in Parking Garage 2 or at any other campus meters.
It is up to the sponsoring library division or department to choose an option in advance and alert the visitor and the Facilities Office, if the latter's involvement is required.
Advance notice is particularly important if anyone needs to use one of the two spaces at the loading dock of McKeldin Library. As a rule, loading-dock parking for library staff or others is limited to quick (15 mintues or so)unloading or loading. Exception can be made for service workers or repair technicians who must carry substantial or heavy equipment or supplies with them. Exceptions can be also made for special guests, such as speakers, because of tight timeframes and also because of special courtesy the Libraries may wish to extend.
In all cases except quick unloading or loading,or emergencies, the sponsoring division or individual is expected to notify the Facilities Office in advance of the need to park at the loading dock.
ADMINISTRATIVE MEMO # 8
Effective October 10, 1989, revised April 18, 2000Supersedes #50, July 1, 1982
Suggested revisions to any Administrative Memo should be addressed to the Director for Planning & Administrative Services.
