Parking Services
Vehicles are to be registered prior to, or immediately upon, arrival to the campus. Vehicles can be registered online 24 hours a day through Lantern for all students, or through the Campus Security site for all faculty, staff, and visitors, and other non-students.
Outside of the normal business hours, a temporary parking permit will be issued at the Campus Security office. Temporary parking permits are available at the Campus Security office 24 hours/day.
Obtaining Your Parking Permit:Â All students pick up parking permits in person at the Campus Security office.
Open Parking:Â All student parking lots will be "open" during the first week of fall quarter, and will not be cited. After the Friday of the first week of fall quarter, normal parking rules go into effect. There is no "open" session for winter, spring, or summer quarters.
Parking in "A" Lots: Faculty and Staff "A" lots are closed to student use 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday year-round. There is no "open" parking in these lots.
Information
This page contains information about the following:
- Parking Permits and Parking Areas
- Synopsis of Parking Areas
- Visitor Parking
- Timed Parking
- Disabled/Handicapped Parking Information
- Disabled Parking Allowances
- Motorcycle Parking Allowances
- Parking Rules and Regulations
Parking Permits
The following is a list of standard parking permits:
- “A” PERMIT - Faculty/Staff: All lettered student lots but avoid Community (C) Â
- “C” PERMIT – Community: C & S lots
- “E” PERMIT - Emergency Response: Any lettered lot
- “P” PERMIT – Prep: P lots
- “S” PERMIT - Student: S lots
*Students, faculty, and staff are not to use designated VISITOR spaces or VISITOR parking passes at any time.
** Dean's spaces are reserved for use by only the dean's designated staff.
***Health Services parking is reserved for only those persons actually visiting the Health Services office.
Parking Areas - Detailed
The following is a list of standard parking permits and respective valid parking areas on campus:
- “A” PERMIT – Faculty/Staff: All lettered student lots but avoid Community (C) Â
- “C” PERMIT – Community: Parallel parking along Angwin Avenue and Hartin Lane; parking lot behind Custodial and Howell Mountain Distributors; designated spaces by Ambs Hall on La Jota; the area below the Campus Security office; parallel to the curb in front of Chan Shun Hall; in front of Grainger Hall against the brick wall; and all general student (S) parking lots
- “E” PERMIT – Emergency Response: Any lettered lot
-  “P” PERMIT – Prep: Designated areas in front of PUC Preparatory
-  “S” PERMIT – Student: The track lot; along La Jota from the tennis court up to the swimming pool; lower gym lot; north and south general lots along Howell Mountain Road (across from the College Market); In front of Grainger Hall (south of the front entrance); the cement area on La Jota Drive (across from the back side of Grainger Hall); Newton Hall lot, Nichol Hall and McReynolds Hall lots; Parking spaces on La Jota Drive starting at Dauphinee Chapel and going down around the bend; the road behind Andre Hall
- VISITOR PERMITS: Specified Visitor parking spaces; any lettered lot; any green zone without restriction. Visitors can obtain a visitors permit at no charge to prevent parking citations
- COURTESY PERMIT Parking area and expiration date specified on each individual permit
- DISABLED / HANDICAPPED PERSONS: Refer to the Disabled/Handicapped section.
NOTE: Specifically reserved spaces such as Dean's Parking, Health Services Parking, and Pastoral Staff Parking etc. are restricted 24 hours/day.
Synopsis of Parking Areas
- Anyone with a parking permit can park in any of the Student (S) parking areas.
- Students, faculty, and staff are not to use designated VISITOR spaces or VISITOR parking passes at any time.
- Dean's spaces are reserved for use by only the dean's designated staff.
- Health Services parking is reserved for only those persons actually visiting the Health Services office.
- All spaces within a lettered lot are open to persons who have that lettered permit.
- Lettered permits are nontransferable and apply only to the original car and driver.
Visitor Parking
Visitor parking is available for campus visitors. All visitors MUST obtain a Courtesy parking permit from the Campus Security Office.
Timed Parking
Timed parking may be used by anyone for the stipulated amount of time.
Disabled/Handicapped Parking Information
All persons, either long-term or temporarily disabled, are encouraged to obtain from the Department of Motor Vehicles a Disabled Person/Handicapped placard or license plate. Final determination of eligibility resides with the DMV office, therefore receipt of the placard is not guaranteed.
- The DMV application for such placard can be obtained at
- The completed application must include a doctor's certification, which must be completed by the physician performing primary or initial treatment of the injury.
- The completed application with doctor's certification can either be mailed to DMV or submitted to a field office. Individuals are encouraged to submit the documentation to a field office in order to speed up the process of application. The nearest California DMV office is located in Napa at:
2550 Napa Valley Corporate Drive
Napa, California 94558
Disabled Parking Allowances
- Individuals supporting such placards are given broad parking allowances on the PUC campus. Persons with disabled placards or license plates (issued to the specific individual) are allowed to park in the following areas:
- Any lettered lot (A-Z), including all Faculty/Staff "A" lots and all student lots
- Green (timed) zones without any time restriction
- Blue Handicapped spaces
- Vehicles should not park in fire lanes and reserved spaces such as, but not limited to Dean's Parking, Dining Commons, Visitor, etc.
- All vehicles, including disabled person's vehicles, must be registered with the college for parking allowances on the PUC campus. A copy of the disabled person's placard or disabled license plate registration, AND supportive certification document for the placard or plate will be made at the time of vehicle registration.
- Placards should be displayed on the dashboard of the vehicle, directly in front of the steering wheel, rather than hanging from the rearview mirror. This ensures that the parking enforcement officer sees the placard.
Motorcycle Parking Allowances
- Specific allowances and regulations apply to motorcycle parking on campus. See the complete Policies Handbook for more information.
- All motorcycles on the PUC campus must be registered with the college.
- At no time shall motorcycles be operated or parked on sidewalks, concrete areas, grass, or other landscape. Motorcycles are to ONLY be driven on asphalt roadways.
- All California vehicle laws apply to the operation of motorcycles on this campus, with the addition that helmets are required at any time a motorcycle is in operation.
- Parking of a motorcycle shall be done in approved parking areas.
- North of Newton Hall: Parking canopy for all motorcycles.
- Main Winning (W) Lot: Motorcycle parking at north end of parking island.
- Nichol and McReynolds Halls: No designated motorcycle parking. Use "S" lots.
- Grainger Hall: Rear parking lot for Grainger on La Jota Avenue has corner and side areas of the lot inaccessible to automobiles but sufficient for motorcycle parking.
- Newton Hall, Temporary: Temporary motorcycle parking is designated at the south entrance of Newton, next to the fire poles, not at the front steps to the dorm.
- Grainger Hall, Temporary: Temporary motorcycle parking is designated by the stone wall on the left side of the Grainger entrance. Do not park beyond this point or obstruct the roadway or fire gate.
- Winning, Andre, and Graf, Temporary: Temporary motorcycle parking for these three dorms is designated behind Graf at the north end of Dauphinee Chapel. Space on either side of Dean's Parking will accommodate motorcycles.
- Dining Commons: Motorcycle parking is permitted along the Dining Commons road, against the curb, near the front entrance.
- Davidian: Motorcycle parking is permitted at the top end of Angwin Avenue, against the curb, near the front entrance.
- Clark Hall: There is one motorcycle parking space behind the building.
- Irwin Hall: Motorcycle parking is permitted along La Jota Avenue at the south end of Irwin, between the last parking spaces and the stairs to upper residence halls.
- Library: Motorcycle parking is permitted between the red and white poles at the top of the campus mall.
- West Hall Annex: Motorcycle parking is permitted inside the red and white poles at the rear of West Hall Annex, against the curb.
- Gymnasium: There are no designated parking areas for motorcycles between the gym and Paulin Hall, nor at the east entrance of the gym facing Prep. Motorcycles are to be parked in the Student (S) lot between the gym and Howell Mountain Road.
- Student (S) Lots: Motorcycles are allowed to park in any Student (S) parking lot and occupy a regular parking space.
- Green/Timed Parking Spaces: Motorcycles are allowed to park in any green/timed parking space and occupy a regular parking space. Motorcycles are subject to the same time restriction for green zones as automobiles.
Parking Rules and Regulations
In compliance with the state of California Vehicle Code section 21113a, this document serves as our campus Vehicle Code. In accordance with California Vehicle Code section 21113(a)(c) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Napa County Sheriff's Department, all California Vehicle Codes are enforced upon the Pacific Union College campus. Additionally, Pacific Union College is granted the authority of establishing its own set of parking rules and regulations.
The Parking Services division and the Campus Security Department maintain the authority to enforce all California vehicle laws and all Pacific Union College parking regulations on the college campus. Additionally, the California Highway Patrol and Napa County Sheriff's Department have full right of access and enforcement privileges on the PUC campus irrespective of the campus being private property.
The following rules and regulations have been adopted by Pacific Union College as per CVC 21113(a). Certain regulations are continually enforced regardless of day or time, but other regulations change in the evening, on weekends, holidays, and during the summer. Be sure to check which regulations are in force before parking.
Continuous Regulations
Always enforced
- Students, faculty, and staff shall not park in specifically posted Visitor parking at any time.
- No vehicle shall park in such a way as to cause an obstruction to other vehicles or pedestrians.
- Red painted curbs indicate no stopping, standing, or parking at any time.
- Vehicles shall be parked within a painted stall.
- Vehicles must have a DMV permit to park in a handicap parking space.
- All vehicles parked on the campus must be road-worthy at all times, and free from significant damage due to a vehicle accident and/or neglect.
- Mechanical work to vehicles is not allowed in any of the college's parking lots. Pacific Union College does not allow long-term parking or vehicles being abandoned on the campus. If a vehicle is abandoned, it is subject to tow.
- Dean's Parking spaces and special reserved spaces are to be used by authorized personnel only. Unauthorized use of these spaces may result in the vehicle being towed at the owner's expense.
- Yellow zones are for active loading and unloading only.
- Visitors on campus may park in posted visitor parking spaces or the Student Lot/Visitor areas. Visitors need to obtain a temporary permit to avoid receiving a parking citation.
- Students borrowing faculty or staff vehicles must park in their own lettered lots, as the permit on the car does not transfer. Students must park in student parking even if they are driving a faculty or staff vehicle.
- Faculty/staff borrowing student vehicles must park in the assigned student lot as the student permit overrides the driver’s status.
Weekday Parking Regulations
School in session: Enforced from 5 p.m. on Sunday through 1 p.m. on Friday throughout the quarter until the first day of finals at 5 p.m.
- Continuous Regulations are enforced.
- Students must park ONLY in their assigned parking areas or Student Lots. Additionally from 5 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. students may also park in designated faculty/staff "A" parking areas. At 7:30 a.m. faculty/staff parking areas are enforced again and the vehicles have to be moved prior to this time or be subject to citation.
- Faculty/staff "A” PERMITs may park in any letter-designated parking lot, excluding Visitor and special reserved spaces. Faculty/staff parked in Green zones are subject to the time restrictions of the specific zone. These parking regulations only apply to faculty/staff drivers, not students borrowing faculty/staff vehicles.
- During the day Green zones are timed areas. Beginning at 5 p.m. the Green zones may be used as regular spaces. At 7:30 a.m. limited time parking is enforced again and the vehicles must be moved prior to this time or be subject to citation if parked longer than the allowed time for the specific Green zone.
Holiday/Break Regulations
School not in session: Enforced from 5 p.m. on the last day of finals through 5 p.m. on the day before classes resume.
- Continuous Regulations are enforced.
- All lettered parking lots/areas (A-Z) are open for general use. All other reserved spaces are not open for general use.
- Green time zones are open and not enforced.
- Students who are leaving their vehicles on the campus during a major break (ie: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring Break, or throughout the Summer) are encouraged to park their vehicles close to the residence halls that will remain open during the respective break. This will aid in safeguarding the unattended vehicle, rather than leaving it alone in a distant or isolated parking lot.