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The following policies have been developed in an effort to maintain safe traffic conditions on campus and to ensure maximum availability of all campus parking facilities. Violations of these policies may result in fines or other action. For questions relating to traffic policies, students should contact the Office of Student Development or the Young Harris Police Department.
Vehicle Registration
Young Harris College grants permission for students to have and operate a duly registered automobile, motorcycle, or other vehicle on campus. All motorized vehicles must be registered with the YHC Police Department within 48 hours after the vehicle is brought to campus. To register the vehicle, the student must provide the current tag number of their vehicle. There is a per semester charge to register your vehicle. Vehicle permits must be clearly displayed at all times on the bottom right corner of the back window. Vehicle registration is billed to student accounts each semester.
Discounted Parking for Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
Young Harris College offers a 20% discount on vehicle registration and parking decals exclusively for students who own low-emitting and/or fuel-efficient vehicles. In order to qualify for this discount, low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles must be classified as a Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) by the California Air Resources Board or have achieved a minimum green score of 40 on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) annual vehicle rating guide. The number of discounted permits available to students each semester shall not be limited.
On-Campus Use of Vehicles
Students should maintain a speed limit conducive to safe conditions for themselves, pedestrians, and other vehicles on campus. The speed limit on campus is 15 mph. Students are reminded that all state and local regulations must be obeyed on roads throughout campus. Student vehicles are to be used only on campus roads, city streets, and in parking areas. Vehicle use on sidewalks and non-paved areas is prohibited.
Designated Specific Times
There is a path that runs between the two rows of Village Apartments and another that starts at the Recreation and Fitness Center and goes past Enotah Hall, The Towers and Appleby Complex. These paths are generally closed, as indicated by the gate between Rollins Hall and Enotah Hall and by the bollards by Village 100, Village 1000, the Recreation and Fitness Center and one both sides of the plaza. For safety reasons, vehicles are not permitted on either path except during officially designated times (at the start and end of each semester). During these designated times, use of these paths is limited to loading and unloading vehicles only. Overnight parking is not permitted. Tampering with the gate or the bollards is not permitted.
Parking Areas
Students are to park in designated parking areas indicated by the designation of the parking decal only. Students are reminded that the lawns on campus are not to be used as parking areas. At no time may vehicles be taken inside campus buildings or parked on porches, entry ways, sidewalks or lawns. Students are not permitted to park in reserved spaces.
- A YELLOW CURB INDICATES A NO PARKING ZONE.
- A BLUE CURB INDICATES AN ADA ACCESIBLE PARKING ZONE.
The current parking map can be found at yhc.edu/about/maps-directions-parking.
Designated parking areas (residential and non-residential) may be adjusted each year and communicated during campus housing and commuter meetings.
Parking Policy
All undergraduate students are charged a parking fee each semester and must either complete the online vehicle registration or the online parking waiver form by the last day of drop/add courses for the term as set by the Registrar’s Office (typically at the end of the first week of classes). Requests for parking waivers after that deadline will not be honored. Students who request a parking decal will obtain that from the YHC Police Department during the first week of classes. Decals and waivers do not carry over from year to year but do carry over from fall to spring semester (meaning that a student who has a parking decal fall semester will keep that same decal for spring semester, and a student who has a waiver fall semester will automatically get a waiver for spring semester).
If a student initially completes the vehicle waiver by the deadline but then brings a car partway through the year, then the student must first complete the online parking permit form, pay the parking permit fee and then go to the YHC Police Department to obtain the decal. The cost of the parking permit for the balance of the semester will be prorated, as determined by the Business Office.
Online registration and waiver links will be emailed at appropriate times each semester.
Traffic Tickets and Fines
Fines associated with traffic tickets will be added to student accounts. An excessive number of tickets per semester MAY RESULT IN REVOCATION OF VEHICLE PRIVILEGES. Ticket charges are $25.00 - $100.00 per ticket. Questions regarding traffic tickets and fines should be directed to the Young Harris College Police Department or the Student Development Office.
Traffic Appeals Process
Any student, employee, contractor, or guest on campus may choose to appeal a ticket by submitting a YHC Traffic Appeal Form to the Student Development Office within five (5) business days of the ticket being issued. Traffic Appeals are closed meetings and the information considered during the appeal is limited to that which is submitted in writing to the Traffic Appeals Board.
The Traffic Appeals Board membership consists of a pool of students and employees selected by each of the governmental bodies on campus. SGA selects student representatives. Staff Council selects staff representatives. Faculty Senate selects Faculty representatives.
For each meeting of the Traffic Appeals Board there will be the following voting members from the Traffic Appeals Board membership pool: one student, one faculty member and one staff member, and is chaired by a member of the Student Development staff.
The Traffic Appeals Board may uphold, overturn, or modify the original decision or fine. Notice of the decision will be sent to the appellant’s YHC email address within three (3) business days of the hearing. Any decision rendered by the Traffic Appeals Board shall be considered final and binding upon all involved.
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