Rapidan River Road Permit Regulations

  1. Permit is valid in undesignated parking spaces on Rapidan River Road between the hours of 7:00 am & 11:30 pm (no overnight parking). Permit is also valid in the undesignated parking spaces located within the General permit areas on the Fairfax campus between 8:00 pm & 7:00 am Monday through Thursday and all day Friday through Sunday. General permit areas at Fairfax include A, C, K, L, M, O, P, the PV Lot, and the Rappahannock Parking Deck (all of level 2 and half of level 1 not designated as visitor parking). Please be aware that there is no overnight in the Rappahannock General permit area between 2:00 am & 5:00 am Monday through Friday.
  2. Permit is not valid in the West Campus parking lot at any time.
  3. Your license plate is your parking permit. You must associate the license plate of the vehicle you are bringing to campus with your virtual permit in your parking account. Only vehicles the permit owner owns or possesses may be registered to your virtual parking permit. Vehicles must be parked with a license plate facing the drive aisle to avoid a citation.
  4. Permit is not valid in parking spaces designated as service/repair, state vehicle, administrative, reserved, or faculty & staff.
  5. Permit is not valid at the Mason Square or the Science and Technology campus.
  6. West Campus shuttle schedule available online.
  7. Permit holder is always responsible for their vehicle and must pay attention to any special signs regarding lot closures and other temporary restrictions or changes to parking regulations.
  8. Permit is for use by authorized owner only and cannot be transferred to other people.
  9. Permit is not allowed to be resold, duplicated, or altered in any manner.
  10. If you have a Rapidan River Road parking permit and have an ADA placard or hangtag, you are still held to the standard rules and regulations for your parking permit, as outlined in section 1 above. You may only use the accessible parking spaces in those parking areas where your parking permit is valid.

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