FAQs Parking Division

Yes! Michigan Tech allows Freshman living in the dorms to purchase a Residential permit for their vehicle.  Permit pricing information can be found on the Permits page.

The funds collected for parking fees help to maintain the services we provide to the campus community, as well as infrastructure improvements to parking lots and metered locations. These funds are used for general parking lot maintenance such as line painting, street sweeping, snow removal, and even pot hole repair. 

Yes! Michigan Tech does not regulate who can park in the handicap spaces. These spaces require a valid state issued handicap placard or license plate. If you need a temporary medical accommodation, you will need to set up an appointment to talk to the Michigan Tech Student Disability Services to discuss options that may be available to you.

Yes. Parking is enforced year-round regardless of the academic calendar and regardless of how many vehicles are parked in a parking lot.  The only time parking isn't enforced are university holidays in which the University is closed - Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Yes, with an exception.  Outside of move-in day, Transportation Services offers those wishing to park closer to a building a 30-minute Loading/Unloading permit that is free of charge.  You can request a 30-minute Loading/Unloading permit at the Transportation Services office or all Residential Hall reception desks. If after normal business hours, you can also request a Loading/Unloading permit from Public Safety and Police Services.

Visitor Parking Lots are enforced Monday - Friday 7AM till 5PM unless otherwise stated.  Visitors do not have to register their vehicle if parking at any of the physical parking meters and by paying with quarters, or by parking in the digital meter zones with the web application ParkMobile.

Visitors who are staying overnight or for an extended stay must either register their vehicle and purchase the appropriate permit at Transportation Services or they can register their vehicle and purchase the appropriate permit at the MTU Parking Portal

Yes. You must purchase a permit for the entire year. If you will be leaving the University after the first semester, you can return your permit prior to January 1 to receive partial credit for your permit.

No.  You must park in the Residential lot that your permit is authorized.  Residential lots are enforced 24/7 for proper permit. We only sell as many Residential permits as there are spaces, so by parking in a parking lot that you don't have a permit for, you're taking a parking space away from someone who rightfully paid to park there.

Lot 22 and the Gates Tennis Center section of Lot 23 will continue to offer complimentary 2-hour free parking, but payment will be required after the initial two hours.  A ParkMobile parking session will be required to be started at all times, including the free 2-hour session.

Yes. All parkers must start a ParkMobile parking session, even if they plan to park for two hours or less.

The first two hours are completely free, and there is no ParkMobile service fee for the free session. Your total cost for the first two hours is $0.00.

Open the ParkMobile app, enter Zone 19013 for Lot 22 or Zone 19023 for Lot 23, and select the amount of time you plan to park.

Even though the first two hours are free, you must still start a ParkMobile session.

No. Each license plate is eligible for one free two-hour session per calendar day.

Example: You park in Lot 22 or Lot 23 in the morning and use your two free hours. You cannot return later that afternoon with the same vehicle and receive another free two-hour session, even if you didn't stay for the entire two free hours in the morning.

However, if you return with a different vehicle/license plate, that license plate may use its own free session.

Simply select the total amount of time you plan to park when starting your ParkMobile session.

ParkMobile will automatically apply the first two hours at no cost, and you will only be charged for the additional time.

Example: If you plan to park for four hours:

• First 2 hours: Free
• Additional 2 hours: $3.00
• ParkMobile transaction fee: $0.45
• Total: $3.45

Parking is $1.50 per hour, calculated at $0.25 for each 10 minutes of parking after the free two-hour period.

The ParkMobile transaction fee is $0.45.

However, ParkMobile has agreed to waive the transaction fee for the free two-hour sessions.

If you park longer than two hours and payment is required, the $0.45 transaction fee will be added to your parking charge.

Two physical parking meters will be installed in Lot 22 that accept quarters. The exact location of the meters will be determined.

Yes. Two free 15-minute parking spaces are available across from the University Images entrance.

No. Lot 23 is a Residential parking lot and only the eight parking spaces in the N/W corner of the parking lot near the Gates Tennis Center are ParkMobile spaces.

No. Daily and Weekly visitor permits will continue to be allowed in Lot 22 and do not require a ParkMobile session.

Parking enforcement on campus has changed from 7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Lot 22 will follow these enforcement hours to reflect the rest of campus.  

Since Lot 23 is a Residential parking lot, enforcement (including the Gates Tennis Center visitor spaces) is enforced 24/7.

The ParkMobile session allows Transportation Services to manage parking occupancy, establish a consistent process for Lot 22, and provide information to parkers about temporary closures or special events.

The first two hours are still completely free; the ParkMobile session is simply required to document the parking session.

ParkMobile → Zone 19013/19023 → First 2 Hours FREE

• Everyone starts a session
• First 2 hours = $0.00
• One free session per day, per license plate
• After 2 hours = $1.50/hour
• $0.45 ParkMobile fee applies when payment is required
• Daily and Weekly visitor permits do not need a ParkMobile session

Yes! On the back of the citation you received, you will find a website and how to access the appeals process. The appeals process must be submitted online within 10 business days of receiving the citation, and you will generally hear back within a few business days on your appeal outcome. If your first appeal is denied, you do have the option to submit a second level appeal that will be reviewed by an appeals committee. The appeals committee consists of individuals from many different departments on campus, and they review and discuss all appeals individually. A second-level appeal must be submitted online within 10 business days of receiving your first-level determination.

You may pay your citation with cash, check, or credit card at the Transportation Services office located on the first floor of the Administration Building. They are open Monday-Friday from 8AM till 5PM during the school year, and 8AM till 4PM during the summer.

If you are paying via credit card, you may also pay for the citation on the parking portal. The link to the parking portal can be found on the back of the citation. 

Typically when a hold is placed on a student account, once the citation is paid, the hold will be released about 15 to 30 minutes after payment has been received. If the hold stays on and does not release after that timeframe, you can call Transportation Services during normal business hours and we will manually release the hold. 

Yes.  Parking Enforcement Officers cite a vehicle at the time that they witness the infraction.  Officers don't know if a vehicle was parked for two minutes or for two hours, that is why it is important to either pay your physical parking meter with quarters or start a ParkMobile session before you leave your vehicle and to ensure that your session is valid for the entire duration of your stay.