Parking Information

Motor Vehicle Parking Policy

All student motorized vehicles on campus must be registered annually with the Office of Campus Safety (McCann 105) at the beginning of each academic year or within five class days following a student’s enrollment at Defiance College. Students may only register one motorized vehicle on campus. Faculty and staff may register multiple vehicles, but are encouraged to have only one vehicle on campus at a given time. All registered vehicles must display a parking sticker in the left front windshield area to avoid being ticketed for an unregistered vehicle. Students are issued new registration stickers for their motorized vehicles each year.

Parking Registration

Students must complete the vehicle registration form. All students are automatically billed a $90 parking fee at the beginning of the academic year ($45 if enrolling after fall semester).

Students who do not plan to park a vehicle on campus may opt out of this parking fee by completing the parking waiver form. This waiver should be completed by the tenth day of the academic semester in which the fee is charged. The student parking fee is non-refundable.

Prohibited Parking

Specific parking designations are identified for residential and commuting students, as well as faculty, staff, and affiliated personnel.

Residential student vehicles are prohibited at the Weaner Community Center and McMaster Gym AT ALL TIMES.

On weekdays, between 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. during fall and spring terms, residential students are not permitted to park in Hubbard/McCann, Serrick Campus Center, or Dana Hall parking lots.

Residential parking at the Dix Tennis Courts or Coressel Stadium parking lots is prohibited on all HOME GAME DAYS.

ALL student and visitor parking is prohibited at the parking lot of St. John United Church of Christ (located between the church and the Weaner Community Center) when orange cones are present and it is posted “Church Parking Only.”

Violators will be ticketed and/or towed.

Appeals Process

A student who has received a ticket has 3 calendar days after issuance of a ticket to submit a written appeal or online appeal to the Office of Student Life. These appeals will be reviewed by student members of the College Judicial Committee who will make a determination. If a student disagrees with the decision of the student panel, they may appeal to the Dean of Students, whose decision will be final.

A student who does not file an appeal within 3 calendar days from date of the ticket waives the right to appeal.

A Lots  (Red decal): Hubbard, Serrick, Weaner Center/Smart Center

• Faculty and Staff
• Visitors
• No students or contracted employees between the hours of 7:45am and 4:30pm
• No overnight student parking 

B lots (Yellow decal): Gravel lot, Sessions lot across from Dana, Grand Ave.

• Faculty and Staff
• Contracted employees
• Commuters
• Grand Ave, Jacket Suites, 20 College Place,  901 College Drive, 903 College Drive, 180 Grand Ave, and 623 N.Clinton Street residents (NOTE:   residents of on-campus houses may park in their driveways but must still register their vehicle and display the registration decal)
• Visitors
• Open to other residential students after 4:30pm until 7:45am

C lot  (Green decal):  lot behind Whitney Hall

• Residential Students
• No commuter parking 
• Faculty and staff who are picking up a campus vehicle, should place their personal vehicle into the space the college vehicle formerly occupied. 

Stadium

No residential student parking on game days

St.John’s UCC

No parking during church events (orange cones and posted “Church Parking Only”

Webster and Sessions Streets on-street parking

Webster and Sessions streets are public streets, on-street parking is open to all