Speed Limits on Campus
ROADWAYS 20 MPH or Posted Limit
PARKING LOTS 10 MPH
Motor Assistance
College Police can jump-start your car if your battery is dead, or unlock your car door if you lock your keys inside.
College Police cannot change your tire or provide gas.
To get assistance you need to have a driver's license and be prepared to sign a damage waiver. During peak periods you may have to wait.
Driver Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of every driver to know and obey the Napa Valley College parking regulations, and the California Vehicle Code.
It is the driver's responsibility to provide a parking permit for any vehicle parked on the Napa Valley College campus.
The Napa Valley College Parking Regulations and the California Vehicle Code are enforced at all times.
Colored curbs (blue for disabled, red for no stopping, etc) have the same meaning on the campus as those found in any city.
Any vehicle not properly parked is may be issued a parking citation and or towed away.
Parking Permits
Napa Valley College parking permits are required on all vehicles parked on any part of the Napa Valley College campus during the following hours:
Monday – Thursday 6 A.M. to 10 P.M.
Friday 6 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Saturday and Sunday No permit required
College Holidays No permit required
Semester parking permits must be purchased online, and can be paid for online or at the Business Office, Cashier's Window (Room 1336). The cost of semester parking permits are $28.00 for Spring or Fall semester.
There are no refunds for semester parking permits.
Lost or stolen permits are not replaced.
Daily parking permits can be purchased from the stamp dispensers located in the parking lots. Daily parking permits are $1.00 per day and valid on the day of purchase only.
Semester parking permits are static-cling which adhere to the inside of the window. Permits should be place in the lower driver's side windshield.
A parking permit entitles parking on campus when space is available. At peak class periods (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM) all parking lots may be full. Alternate methods of transportation are strongly encouraged.
Designated Parking Spaces
Motorcycles must park in designated parking spaces in the North and South parking lots, and may not park in regular car spaces. Motorcycle parking spaces are marked on the pavement by short diagonal lines.
Visitor parking in located in East parking lot near the college flagpoles. Green lines and curds and signs mark the spaces. Visitors' parking is limited to thirty minutes. Visitors requiring more than 30 minutes should purchase a daily parking permit.
Staff parking spaces are marked by orange signs, lines, and car stops. Staff parking is restricted to those cars with a staff-parking permit.
Parking Citations
Any car, which is parked in violation of the Napa Valley College parking regulations, may be issued a parking citation.
If you receive a parking citation and wish to appeal it, you must contact the College Police Department within 21 days of receiving the citation or you will loose your right to contest the citation.
You may pay for your citation at the following locations:
- In person - at the cashier's window located in the 1300 building (Administration building).
- On line - at www.paymycite.com
- By mail - place check or money order (NO CASH) inside original citation (citation is an envelope). Postage is required.
Failure to pay or respond to a parking citation within 60 days will result in a "HOLD" being placed on you car registration by the Department of Motor Vehicles. This means that you will not be able to renew your car registration until all fines are paid.
By California law, the registered owner of a vehicle is liable for all citations issued to that vehicle.
Parking citations are issued in accordance with the Napa Valley College parking regulations and California Vehicle Code Sections
Tow Away
Disabled and/or abandoned vehicles will be towed away at the owner's expense after 72 hours, unless prior arrangements have been made with the College Police Department.
Any car with five or more unpaid parking citations may be immobilized or towed away at the owner's expense.
Any car that is illegally parked, impedes the flow of traffic, or parked in a pathway or driveway may be towed away at the owner's expense.
Overnight Parking
The Napa Valley College campus is closed to vehicle parking from 11:00 PM until 6:00 AM without prior permission of the College Police Department.
Recreational vehicles are not allowed to park overnight, nor are persons allowed to sleep in their vehicles overnight on campus.
Permit Hangers
Napa Valley College parking regulations require that a valid parking permit be ``visibly displayed" at all times. Visibly displayed has been defined by the court as "attached to the windshield" or displayed in a manner which is ``easily" seen by the parking enforcement officer.
Semester parking permits are self-adhesive, transferrable, and should be attached to the vehicle in the manner indicated on the back of the permit. However, if you choose to use a permit hanger, it is your responsibility to ensure that the permit is visible at all times.
Just having a parking permit does not mean you are in compliance with the parking regulations. IT MUST BE VISIBLY DISPLAYED for you to be in compliance with the college's parking rules.
You will not be issued a parking citation JUST for using a permit hanger. However, the College Police Department strongly encourages you to attach the parking permit to your car … then ``visibly displayed" will not be a question.
Information
Copies of the official Napa Valley College parking regulations can be obtained from the College Police.