Event Parking

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POLICY ON EVENT PARKING FEES

The purpose of this policy is to establish a consistent set of rules and associated fees in regards to event parking.

Policy

The preferred approach is always to have attendees pay the visitor parking fee. The alternative is to use parking vouchers, which must be applied for by the KSU Department or the event sponsor, complete with a speed-chart number and account number for bill back. It is always more fiscally appropriate to collect revenue from outside sources than between departments.

When a smaller event is planned to be held on campus for a number of attendees that can be accommodated within Visitor parking (approximately 50 vehicles, depending on the campus traffic for the requested day), the process is to:

Route attendees to Visitor Parking where they will pay the parking fees:

• $3.00 for the first hour
• Additional $1.00 every ½ hour thereafter
• Maximum $10.00 per day

Submit an online request for event parking permits and issue these to the attendees. The current price structure for visitor fees paid via a University Department is ½ the price of regular visitor lot fees. These fees are subject to change:

• $1.50 for the first hour
• Additional .50 cents every ½ hour thereafter
• Maximum $5.00 per day

This fee is billed directly to the requestor’s department upon permit use. The online event parking request must be filled out for the requestor to be accommodated. If the department does not wish to pay for attendee parking, they are not required to obtain visitor’s passes and should communicate to attendees that they will be responsible for paying the standard rates at the Visitor’s lot.

Events that involve a significant number of vehicles (more than 50) must do one of the following:

• Request event parking and specify the desire for a reserved lot or portion of a lot where the organizing department will pay a rate of $5.00 per requested parking space. This fee will be used to reserve the spaces and staff the lot with attendees as required. Requests can be made to parking@kennesaw.edu. Please include in your reservation the day of the event, the times for the event and the expected number of parking spaces required. If you overestimate the required number of spaces, you will be required to pay the difference between the number of vehicles parked and ¾ of the requested total number to compensate for attendant labor.



• Request event parking and specify the desire for a flat fee to be charged to each vehicle upon entry to parking. The recommendation is $5 - $10/vehicle upon entering the lot and/or deck designated. The fee is based on the required amount of parking attendants to operate the logistics. If the event is larger than 500 vehicles, the fee will be $10/vehicle. If the event is approximately 51-499 vehicles, the fee will be $5/vehicle. These rates are approximated based on the requirements for past events. The rates are subject to change based on the size and nature of the event. Requests can be made to parking@kennesaw.edu



• If the event is scheduled during open parking (at night after 7PM, during the weekend and whenever classes are not in session) no request for parking is necessary unless, the event is significantly large. If the event is larger than 300 vehicles or has set a precedent of traffic issues, the requestor will need to contact Parking Operations to discuss details and determine whether or not the event will require logistical support. The recommendation for this is also partly due to the possibility of additional events being booked for the same time period.
  

**If the event is for VIP’s and/or special guests of the University, it is advisable to contact Parking Operations to coordinate, no matter the size of the event.

For information on athletics events, Please refer to the Athletics Visitors Page