Parking Information for Employees

• Complete Rules & Regulations

• Permit - A valid USD parking permit must be displayed Monday through Friday, between 7:00am and 7:00pm. Permits must be displayed either on the windshield or on the dashboard, so that the entire permit numbers, dates and barcodes are clearly visible from the front of the vehicle. Permits must not be hidden by tint or other obstructions.

• Designated Areas - You may park in any yellow or white lined space on campus. After 4:00pm and before 7:00am on weekdays, you may park in any reserved space (not marked 24/7 or indicated by Parking Services). Vehicles outside of their assigned areas will be subject to citation.

• Restricted Spaces – You must not park in USD Only spaces and Tow-Away spaces

• Timed Spaces - Loading zones and time-restricted spaces are enforced 24 hours a day. You may only park in these areas for the amount of time indicated on the space/area.

• Paid (Metered) Areas - You may park in these areas for the time allotted and must pay the parking meter when required. 

• Fresh Air Permits are available to faculty, staff, and administrators who typically use an alternate mode of transportation to commute to campus (e.g. ride a bike, take the trolley, carpool, etc).
• Fresh Air Permits are issued with a validation code on a per semester basis and allow for parking up to 16 times per semester.
• The Fresh air permits are valid only in the Main and West Structures.
• These permits are complementary to alternative transportation users and may be picked up from the Parking Services Office. Alternate form of transportation must be verified.
• Fall Semester: September 1 – January 31
• Spring Semester: February 1 – August 31

• Fringe parking offers a more cost-effective permit option for commuter students and employees. 

• You must park on levels B1-B3 of the West Parking Structure between 7:00am to 7:00pm on weekdays.

• You may park on main campus only after 7:00pm and before 7:00am.

• You may not park in any residential area at any time.

Benefit-based full-time faculty and staff members are eligible to be placed on a waitlist to obtain a reserved space on campus. A reserved permit holder is allotted one numbered reserved space that they or their guest may occupy from 7:00am to 4:00pm Monday through Friday. Currently, all of our reserved lots have waiting lists, in which the wait time is about 3-5 years. Students and non-benefit-based employees are not eligible for reserved permits and do not need to be added to a waitlist to obtain a parking permit. 

Employees that are eligible to obtain a reserved permit may add their name to the reserved permit waiting list by logging in to their customer portal and selecting "Manage Waitlists" from the 'permits' drop-down menu. 

Faculty / Staff / Administration

• Faculty/Staff/Administration Reserved (7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) $660.00
• Faculty/Staff/Administration Annual, Full-Time - $255.00
• Faculty/Staff/Administration Semester, Part-time - $63.75

Benefit-based employees may only purchase an annual parking permit. Additionally, only non-benefit based employees are eligible to purchase a part-time permit. Part-time status must be verified with Human Resources.

Fringe Permit

• Fringe Permit Annual - $125.00 (Restricted to levels B1-B3 of the West Parking Structure, Monday-Friday, 7am-7pm)

Motorcycle/Scooter/Moped

• Motorcycle Annual - $45.00

Retired Permit

• Retired Annual - $0.00 - Subject to verification through Human Resources