Parking Information and Regulations - Safety & Security Office / Ohlone Police
(510) 659-6111 (Fremont)
(510) 742-2311 (Newark)

There is no free parking at any of the Ohlone College campuses.

Under state law (Education Code 72247) all parking on a community college campus is subject to payment of a specified fee. It is a privilege extended by the Board of Trustees to the faculty, staff, students, and visitors.

For the location of parking lots at the Fremont and Newark Center campuses, see Ohlone College Maps.

Parking is permitted only in designed areas and parking stalls. Vehicles that are illegally parked and/or parked without a parking permit may be cited or towed. All parking rules are enforced during instructional periods and on weekends when special events or classes are being held.

Parking Permits

Parking permits are required:

• Monday-Friday: 7:00am - 11:00pm
• Saturday: 7:00am - 5:00pm

Free parking on campus:

• After 5:00pm on Saturdays
• All day Sundays
• Holidays
• Students/Faculty/Staff: see Flea Market parking below

Semester Parking Permits

Student Semester Parking Permits may be purchased in the Ohlone College Bookstore for each semester (non-refundable):

• Fall Semester: $35.00 per vehicle; $18.00 per motorcycle
• Spring Semester: $35.00 per vehicle; $18.00 per motorcycle
• Summer Term: $20.00 per vehicle; $10.00 per motorcycle

Student Semester Parking Permits:

• are valid for both the Fremont and Newark Center campuses
• must be hung face-forward from the rear-view mirror for traffic enforcement personnel viewing

Fremont Campus

Student Semester Parking Permits allow students to park in Student Parking Lots C, D, E, G, H, and K on the Fremont campus. Students must purchase a Daily Parking Permit to park in Lot M. A Student Semester Parking Permit is not valid to park in any of the upper parking lots M, N, O, or P. Fremont Campus Map.

Daily Parking Permits allow students to park in Student Parking Lots C, D, E, G, H, K, and M. Students must purchase a Daily Parking Permit to park in Lot M.

Lot N is restricted to ASOC, carpool, Disabled parking, and coin operated meter parking.

Staff Lot B: After 5:00pm, students or visitors may park in Staff Lot B next to Hyman Hall on Mondays through Fridays and on Saturdays. Students must display a valid Student Semester Parking Permit or valid Daily Parking Permit. Visitors must display a valid Daily Parking Permit.

NOTE: Lots O and P are closed due to construction of the new Student Services Building which is expected to be completed in 2009.

Newark Center Campus

Student Semester Parking Permits allow students to park anywhere in Lots A, B, C, or D except those spaces designated as Administration or as Police/Emergency Vehicle. Newark Center Campus Map.

Student Semester Parking Permits are valid for both the Fremont and Newark campuses.

Lots A, B, C, and D also have parking spaces marked for Carpool Parking. Details about Carpool Parking permit and regulations will be announced at a later date.

Administration and Police/Emergency Marked Spaces

Students and visitors may not park in spaces designated as Administration or as Police/Emergency Vehicle without authorization.

Daily Parking Permits

A Daily Parking Permit must be purchased for $2.00 (8 quarters recommended, although the Intella-pay machines will accept exact change in dollar bills, nickels, dimes, quarters) by visitors, guests, and students without a Semester Parking Permit.

Daily Parking Permits must be placed face-up on the dashboard for traffic enforcement personnel viewing.

Daily Parking Permits are valid only at the campus where the daily permit was purchased. For example, if a student purchases a Daily Parking Permit at the Newark Center campus to attend class or conduct any other business and then later travels to the Fremont campus to attend class or conduct any other business, that student must purchase a Daily Parking Permit for the Fremont campus or park at a coin operated parking meter and pay the hourly rate.

It is a violation of the Student Honor Code and a crime to give one's Daily Parking Permit to another student.

Fremont Campus

Daily Parking Permits allow student and visitors to park in Lots C, D, E, G, H, K, and M. After 5:00pm, students may park in Lot B with a valid Semester or Daily Parking Permit. There are Daily Parking Permit vending machines located in the general parking lots. Fremont Campus Map.

Daily Parking Permits are valid only at the campus where the daily permit was purchased.

Students must purchase a Daily Parking Permit to park in Lot M. Lot N is restricted to ASOC, Carpool, Disabled parking, and coin operated meter parking.

Lot N is restricted to ASOC, Carpool, Disabled parking, coin operated meter parking, and parking for the President and Human Resources Offices.

NOTE: Lots O and P are closed due to construction of the new Student Services Building which is expected to be completed in 2009.

Motorcycle Parking: Motorcycle parking for students, faculty, staff is located in a designated area of Lot W.

Newark Center Campus

Daily Parking Permits allow students to park anywhere in Lots A, B, C, or D except those spaces designated as Administration or as Police/Emergency Vehicle. Newark Center Campus Map.

Daily Parking Permits are valid only at the campus where the daily permit was purchased.

Motorcycle Parking: There are no parking spaces specifically designed for motorcycles at the Newark Center.

Carpool Parking

Beginning April 1, 2008, Carpool Parking spaces will be available to students at the Fremont and Newark campuses. Carpools require at least two (2) persons in the vehicle. All vehicles parked in the Carpool Parking area must have a valid Student Semester Parking Permit or Daily Parking Permit in addition to the Carpool Parking Permit.

Students who wish to obtain a Carpool Parking Permit must fill out an application. Download the Carpool Parking Permit Application (PDF) (view with the free Adobe Reader software) or obtain one in the Campus Police Office. The completed application will be reviewed, and if approved, the student will be issued a Carpool Permit.

Carpool Permits are valid for the current semester and valid for Carpool Parking spaces at both the Fremont and Newark campuses. Carpool Permits must be renewed each semester.

Citations will be issued to violators (remember, a minimum of 2 persons per vehicle and a valid Student Semester or Daily Parking Permit are required). For continuing violations, the Carpool Permit will be confiscated.

Metered Parking

Fremont Campus

Coin operated metered parking is available in Lots M and N as a convenience and courtesy. The coin operated meters are for one (1) hour parking. The cost is $0.25 per fifteen (15) minutes. The coin operated meters will accept nickels, dimes, and quarters in any combination up to sixty (60) minutes maximum. Any excess beyond $1.00 or 60 minutes is not recorded and the coin operated machines do not give change for amounts over $1.00. Daily Parking Permits and Student Semester Parking Permits are not valid in metered parking stalls.

Newark Center Campus

There are no metered parking spaces at the Newark Center.

Guest / Visitor Parking

Guests or visitors must have a Guest Parking Permit or a Temporary Parking Permit that designates where they may park or must purchase a Daily Parking Permit. There is no free parking at either campus for guests or visitors unless the guest or visitor is issued a Guest or Temporary Parking Permit. Guest or Temporary Parking Permits may be requested at Campus Police Services.

Staff Parking

Students, guests, and visitors are not permitted to park in Staff Parking spaces.

Fremont Campus

On the Fremont Campus, Staff Parking Lots are: Lots A; B (except after 5:00pm with a valid Student Semester Parking Permit or Daily Parking Permit); staff stalls of C, Q, T, and W (except the motorcycle parking area). These lots require a valid Ohlone College staff parking permit.

NOTE: Parking lots O and P are closed during construction of the new Student Support Services Building which is expected to be completed in 2009.

Newark Center Campus

There are no staff parking spaces at the Newark Center. Staff may park in any parking space with a valid Ohlone College staff parking permit except those spaces designated as Administration or as Police/Emergency Vehicle.

Curfew

Both the Fremont and Newark Center campuses are closed from 11:00pm to 6:00am. Overnight parking is not allowed without prior approval from Campus Police Services.

Flea Market Parking - Fremont Campus

On the second Saturday of each month, the Flea Market has parking attendants located at both entrances to the Fremont campus. They collect parking fees and issue daily parking permits. Students, faculty, and staff may display their valid parking permits and bypass the attendants.

Disabled Persons with Placard

Persons with a disabled placard must also have a Student Semester Parking Permit, a Daily Parking Permit, or a staff parking permit in order to park at either campus.

Visit the Ohlone College Fremont Campus Map or the Newark Center Campus Map for the locations of disabled parking spaces which are indicated with a star on the map. Persons with a valid disabled placard and a valid parking permit may park in any disabled parking stall in any parking lot.

Disabled persons displaying either a State of California license plate or dashboard placard issued for disabled parking purposes or permits obtained from Ohlone College's Disabled Student Programs Services may park in spaces reserved for the disabled. These spaces are marked with the standard blue painted Disabled Insignia. Permits are available in the Disabled Students Programs and Services Office (DSPS) at (510) 659-6140 which is located in Building 5, First Floor, Fremont campus.

Disabled parking spaces are enforced 7 days a week and 24 hours a day. No Exceptions. Students, staff, and visitors may not park, stop, leave vehicle standing (even if occupied), or block access to any handicap stall or wheelchair access (zebra lines). Parking in a disabled parking space without a valid disabled placard is a minimum fine of $275.00 - and the fine will be going up July 2008 per the California State Legislature.

Parking Lot N is restricted to Carpool, Disabled, Hourly Meter, President, and HR Applicants/Visitors.

Parking Enforcement

Parking is enforced at both campuses Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 11:00 pm and Saturdays 7:00am to 5:00pm. Parking is currently free on Sundays and Holidays, and is subject to change.

Disabled, Staff, Emergency and Fire Lane, Visitor designated parking, and other special or specifically designated parking is enforced 7 days per week.

Download a summary of the Ohlone College Parking Regulations (PDF) (view with the free Adobe Reader software).

Additional Parking Rules

• Park in marked stalls only. Do not park on roadways, paths, etc.
• Vehicles must be parked front bumper to front bumper. Do not back into stalls.
• On the Fremont campus, motorcycles must be parked in the reserved motorcycle area in Lot W. Motorcycles and bicycles are prohibited on campus walkways and in the buildings.
• Students and staff may not park in any visitor stalls.
• Vehicles parked in permit only zones without the necessary permit are subject to citation or storage.
• Yellow loading zones are for use by vendors and staff who must deliver bulky items. These zones are restricted to 20-minute parking.
• Government vehicles engaged in required duties may park in all areas except Fire Lanes and Disabled Lots.
• The use of skateboards and similar devices are prohibited on the campus.
• Driving is permitted on paved roads only.
• All California Vehicle Code Laws apply on the campus of Ohlone College along with the rules set by the Ohlone Community College Board of Trustees:
• The maximum speed limit is 25 M.P.H. on roadways and 15 M.P.H. in parking lots.
• All traffic collisions must be reported.
• Current registration and driver's license are required of all vehicle operators on the campus.
• No privately owned vehicles shall be washed, repaired or stored on college property.

Parking Citations / Tickets

Administrative Review Forms

For a period of 21 calendar days from the violation date or 14 calendar days from the date of the Notice of Delinquent Parking Violation (40207), a person may request a review by the issuing agency. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT OF APPEAL AFTER THESE SPECIFIC PERIODS. An Administrative Review Appeal must be in writing. Please be specific in explaining why the citation should be dismissed. The review will be conducted by the Chief of the Safety and Security Office. The person will be notified in writing of the results of the review.

To request an Administrative Review, please download the form (PDF) (view with the free Adobe Reader software) , print out the pages, and return the completed form to the Safety and Security Office.

Paying Your Citation

There are three ways to pay your citation (parking ticket):