Parking and Student Vehicles

Vehicle Registration

All vehicles on campus and those parking at Tower leased apartment areas are required to be registered with Security or Tower Management within the first week of the semester of the current school calendar year. A permit decal will be issued and must be always displayed on the vehicle while on campus or at the Tower. Parking permits will be valid during your enrollment at Lake Erie College. There is no charge for the first permit; however, there is a $5.00 charge for each additional or replacement permit. Your personal information, vehicle year, make, model, color and the license plate number of the vehicle are needed to register a vehicle.  Any time your vehicle or personal information changes, Security must be notified of the changes.

The College is not responsible for lost or stolen items or damage to vehicles parked on campus. Vehicle owners are required to have adequate insurance as required by State Law. Campus Security recommends every student have an extra set of keys available in case keys are locked inside of the vehicle. Security will try but may not be able to assist with unlocking the vehicle. Painesville police may not able to assist with vehicle lockouts. Students should refer to the Security tab of the Lake Erie College web page (www.lec.edu), or the bulletin  board located outside of the Security Office for information concerning Rules and Regulations for parking on campus.

Citations and Towing

Parking on the grass, in a fire lane, on the sidewalk, blocking a dumpster, parking in a reserved space or with unpaid parking tickets may result in a vehicle being towed from campus at the owner’s expense or having a boot applied making it impossible to operate the  vehicle until the violation is addressed with Security and a boot fee is paid. This also includes the gravel or grass areas located along the residential drives. Driveways in front of the residence halls are fire lanes and should not be treated as parking areas. Painesville Police and Tower management are responsible for parking enforcement at the Tower lot. Any tickets issued by the Painesville Police are not controlled by  Lake Erie College and the college cannot change fines and cost for these violations. Vehicles left in campus parking lots and Tower leased apartment areas for extended periods of time may be considered abandoned may be will be towed at the owner’s expense. Fines for City issued parking tickets must  be paid at the Painesville Police Department or Painesville Municipal Court. Fines apply to Security issued parking tickets. Repeat violations, during the current academic calendar year, will result in an increased fine. Parking fines are $10.00 for the first violation, $25.00 for the second violation and $50.00 for the third and each subsequent parking violation. Fines are automatically billed to the   student’s account and can be paid at the Cashier window in College Hall.  It should also be noted that students who fail to modify their parking habits and continue to receive parking tickets for violations will be referred for student conduct violations.