Parking Services

All Kean University students, faculty, staff and visitors are eligible to obtain a FREE parking ePermit.

Parking at Kean University has never been easier! With ePermits, you register your vehicle(s), and your license plate is your permit. There are no parking decals or hang tags. Parking enforcement is done through License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology. You may register all vehicles you bring to campus, including rentals, however only ONE vehicle under your ePermit may be on campus at any given time. Note: If you share a vehicle with another member of the Kean community, please be sure that you both register the same vehicle under your respective account.

Visitors to campus may register for a visitor’s day pass or, if staying on campus overnight, a visitor’s 3-day pass. Visitors should park in the designated Visitor’s Lot or in any white-lined, non-reserved space on campus.

All University employees, faculty and students are strongly encouraged to participate in efforts to reduce traffic congestion on the Main Campus by following the University’s parking guidelines.

Eligibility – All students registered for an active term are eligible to obtain an annual parking permit. Annual passes are valid from September 1st through August 31st.

Freshman resident students are NOT permitted to bring vehicles on campus. Hardship exceptions with supporting documentation from medical personnel or an employer should be directed to the Office of Residence Life, located in Upperclassman Residence Hall or via email at reslife@kean.edu.

Handicap Parking – Individuals may apply for disability parking placards through the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. Individuals will need to supply sufficient documentation of a disability as part of the application process. The required forms can be obtained through New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission website.

If you already have a disability parking placard, you will be required to upload a copy of it when registering your ePermit. 

• All vehicles must have a registered ePermit.

• Yellow lined spaces are reserved for Faculty/Staff parking.

• Students may ONLY park in white lined spaces.

• STEM and Liberty Hall Campus Parking is accessible via Morris Avenue entrance to Liberty Hall.

*Please refer to the University Campus Map for parking locations.

Overnight parking is permitted only in the area between North Avenue and the ORANGE curb/barrier in the Vaughn-Eames parking lot which is marked for 24-hour parking.

Citations

Citations are issued by Kean University Police to any vehicle not adhering to the University's Parking Rules and Regulations. All citations must be paid or appealed within fifteen (15) days of the issue date in order to avoid late fees. Kean University Police and/or local municipal police officers may additionally issue municipal summonses for violations of the state Motor Vehicle Code both on campus and on surrounding streets.

Citations can be paid and/or appealed online by visiting your Campus Parking account. Citations which are not appealed or paid in full within fifteen (15) days are subject to an additional $50 late fee and will also result in a restriction being placed on your University accounts.

Municipal summonses must be addressed in the responsible court, or paid online at NJMCDIRECT. A municipal summons cannot be appealed to the University Police or paid through Kean University. Failure to address a municipal summons properly could result in a license suspension and/or issuance of a bench warrant by the responsible municipal court. 

**NOTE: Persistent violators are subject to having their parking permit/privileges revoked by the Kean University Department of Public Safety/Police. Persistent violators are also subject to municipal summonses and/or having their vehicle being towed/impounded.

Pay Your Parking Citation

Appeals

If you wish to appeal your citation you must do so within fifteen (15) days of the issue date. All appeals must be filed through your Campus Parking account, and the reason for the appeal must be stated. Appeals are not handled in person and all appeal decisions are final. All decisions will be sent by email after the initial appeal is filed through the online system. Appeals will not be processed after fifteen (15) days from the issue date of the violation notice.

**NOTE: Appeals are addressed on the merits and are independently judged only on whether or not the offense listed on the violation notice was committed.  Other circumstances are not taken into consideration when appeals are considered.

For all other questions regarding violations and appeals, please email: parking@kean.edu.

Violation Schedule

Employees and faculty are encouraged to make use of NJ TRANSIT’s convenient Raritan Valley Line. Full-time and part-time students get a 25% discount on NJTRANSIT monthly bus, train or light rail passes. For further information regarding NJ Transit, go to www.kean.edu/njtransit.