Parking & Transportation

Student Shenandoah Parking Deck Permit Regulations

  1. The permit is valid in the permit levels of the Shenandoah Parking Deck at all times.
  2. This permit is valid in the Fairfax General permit areas from 5 pm to 11 pm, Monday – Friday, and all day on weekends. General permit areas include lots A, C, D, K, L, M, O, P, PV, Townhouse, West Campus, the back half of Lot J closest to Global Lane (new), and the Rappahannock Parking Deck (which includes level 2 and the half of level 1 not designated for pay-by-space visitor parking).  Please note that parking is not allowed in the Rappahannock Parking Deck from 2 am to 5 am Monday through Friday.
  3. This permit is valid in the SciTech General permit areas, including the King, Occoquan, Discovery, Hylton, and Tower lots, at all times. It is not valid in the Freedom Center, Beacon Hall parking lots.
  4. Permit is not valid in service/repair, state vehicle, administrative, faculty/staff, and reserved spaces, as well as the reserved areas of the Rappahannock Parking Deck, or the reserved areas of the Mason Pond Deck.
  5. Permit is not valid at Mason Square (Arlington Campus) without prior approval from Parking Services.
  6. Permit holders are always responsible for their vehicles and must pay attention to any special signs regarding lot closures and other temporary restrictions or changes to parking regulations.
  7. The permit is for use by the authorized owner only and cannot be transferred to other people.
  8. Parking at all Mason parking facilities requires a valid parking permit or fee payment at a visitor area (parking decks, pay-by-space, or pay and display machines).
  9. Your license plate is your parking permit. The license plate must be associated with a virtual permit. May only register vehicles that the permit owner owns or possesses. Vehicles without a front license plate must be parked with the rear license plate facing the drive aisle to avoid a citation.
  10. Permit is not allowed to be resold, duplicated, or altered in any manner.
  11. The license plate must be registered to a virtual permit and clearly visible. May only register vehicles that the permit owner owns or possesses.
Displaying Your License Plate the Right Way

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Displaying Your License Plate the Right Way

Violators will be cited, booted and/or towed

1

Do park our vehicle so that the license plate is fully visible

Do park your vehicle so that the license plate is fully visible
2

Do register your license plate with your parking permit online*

* Log in to your parking portal to update your permit information. See instructions here.

Do register your license plate with your parking permit online
3

Don't back in if your car does not have a front license plate*

* The license plate recognition cameras cannot read plates from behind.

License plate must be facing toward the road for camera recognition. If your vehicle only has one license plate in the front, you must back in your vehicle.
4

Don't block your license plate*

* The license plate recognition cameras cannot read plates that are partially or fully covered by objects.

Objects, such as bike racks, cannot partial block the license plate. The license plate must be displayed object-free from the area.
5

Don't place your license plates on your dashboard*

*  License plate recognition cameras cannot read license plates displayed on windshields or windows

License plates show on the dashboard cannot be captured by the camera.
6

Visitors should only park in designated Visitor Parking areas