Parking Permit Types

CWRU has multiple parking lots but limited parking spaces. To meet all needs, permits and rates are tailored for faculty, staff, contractors, students, and visitors. Assignments to parking lots are made by demand and availability. Permits are issued on a first-come, first-served basis. During summer, when fewer students are on campus, closer lots are a temporary option.

Faculty/Staff Parking

Faculty and staff are eligible for the parking lot of their choice, based on availability. Permits are limited to one per person and must be picked up in person from Access Service.

  • To change lots, get on a waiting list. When your name tops the list, you will receive an email. You have three business days to claim the permit, or the spot will be offered to the next person. You can only be on one waiting list at a time.

  • Full time - Those working 21 or more hours per week receive full-time permits. Part-time - Those working 20 hours or fewer per week receive part-time permits, which cost less.

  • Faculty and staff may pay through monthly payroll deductions OR in person at the Access Services office.

  • Faculty can only suspend parking if they are on sabbatical, medical leave, FMLA, university business, or during the summer semester.

  • Staff can only suspend their parking during FMLA or medical leave.

  • Those who purchase permits through payroll deduction receive self-renewing hangtags. Changes in rate or policy/procedure are updated in late May on the Access Services website.

  • Those who use cash to purchase an annual permit face a June 30 expiration. They are responsible for renewing their permit for the next fiscal year.

  • Employees are not allowed to park overnight unless they are working on campus.

  • If you have approved FMLA leave through the university and expect an extended absence, please contact Access Services regarding your permit.

Commuter and Resident Students

Parking permits for undergraduate students are available online.  

To renew a fall/spring permit, students must go online at any time after receiving an email from parking@case.edu. Renewal is available until grades are due in fall according to the academic calendar or two days after commencement for the spring semester.

Failure to renew by the cutoff date will forfeit the space, usually at the end of the semester. A canceled permit cannot be renewed and may result in a refund. Students may then get into the system to request a new space.

 

Permits not renewed will be available to others during the first-come, first-served period.

If you do not have a parking permit or plan to change parking locations, you may purchase an online permit. Permits are issued on a first-come, first-served basis. When a lot is full, “SOLD OUT” will appear on the screen.

Students living in a residence hall must purchase an RC permit (examples: 04RC, 46RC, 57RC, 78RC) to park overnight. Those with a 46RC permit must park on the 4th level and above.

The following lots are available for undergraduate students on a first-come, first-served basis.

Lot Number Lot Location
Lot 82 Maltz - West Campus  Dental Clinic & Samson
Lot 57 Surface (residents) top of the hill behind Michaelson, Glaser, and Kusch
Lot 47 Surface (commuters)
Lot 46 (NRV) Northside garage (commuters and residence)

A student waiting list is available upon request. This list dissolves every May. When your name comes up on the waiting list, you receive an email to your CWRU email address. You then have three business days to respond, or the spot will be offered to the next person on the list.

Permit Payment

Undergraduate students have three options to pay:

  1. Use a credit card (Discover, MasterCard, or VISA) online or at Access Services

  2. Pay with cash, check, credit card at Access Services

  3. Student Account (available up to two weeks before the start of the semester)

How to Obtain Your Parking Permit

When students request permits for pick up, they will be available five days before the start date. Parking permits that are requested by mail will be sent ten days before the permit starts.  Permits will not be mailed to University buildings.

Permit Start and End Dates

You have to choose the start date that is available that best fits your needs. All student permits are sold until the end of the semester; your choice would either be the end of fall or spring.

Fall permits expire at midnight; the day grades are due according to the academic calendar

Spring permits expire at midnight two days after commencement.

Graduate & Professional Students Parking Information

Parking permits for graduate students and professional students are available for online purchase. A CWRU Network ID and password are required to gain access to online registration for a parking permit.

To renew a fall/spring permit, go online anytime after receiving a renewal email from parking@case.edu. And until grades are due in fall according to the academic calendar or two days after commencement for the spring semester.

If you cancel your parking permit during the renewal period, you lose the privilege of renewing for the next semester. You will be refunded for the permit.

All permits not renewed by the end of the renewal period will be available for sale to others during the first-come, first-served sale period. Students who do not have a parking permit or plan to change parking locations may purchase a new permit at that time.

When spaces are unavailable, “SOLD OUT” will appear on the has permit selection screen.

The following lots are available for graduate and professional students on a first-come, first-served basis.

Lot Number Lot Location
Lot 82 West Campus - Dental Clinic and Samson
Lot 53 (Veale) Southside garage
Lot 44 Southside surface
Lot 46 (NRV) Northside garage
Lot 29 Campus Center/Severance garage

A student waiting list is available upon request. This list dissolves every May. When your name comes up on the waiting list, you receive an email to your CWRU email address. You then have three business days to respond, or the spot will be offered to the next person on the list.

Permit Payment

Graduate students have several options when it comes to payment:

  1. Pay with a credit card (Discover, MasterCard, or VISA) online or at Access Services
  2. Monthly payment option (limited in quantity). Monthly plans are continuous through the academic year including winter and spring breaks.
  3. Pay cash, check, credit card at Access Services
  4. Student Accounts Fall/ Spring semesters only (Must be paid by date tuition is due for the current semester)

Parking permits for students have two expiration dates (end of fall or spring semester).

These structures require after-hours gate card access.

  • S-53 and S-29. There is a $10 deposit for the card. The last time to enter these lots is 3 a.m.

After-hours parking is not guaranteed in any of the lots or structures if assigned permit holders use spaces or if parking arrangements have been made for special events.

 

How to Obtain Your Parking Permit

When students request permits for pick up, they will be available five days before the start date.  

Parking permits that are requested by mail will be sent ten days before the permit starts.  Permits will not be mailed to University buildings.

Permit Start and End Dates

Graduate students have to choose the start date that is available that best fits their needs. All student permits are sold until the end of the semester your choice would either be the end of fall or spring.

Fall permits expire at midnight the day, according to the academic calendar, that grades are due. Spring permits expire at midnight two days after commencement.

Contractor Service & Vehicle Permits

All contractor vehicles—except heavy types of machinery, such as cranes, dump trucks, and front-end loaders—need a current parking permit.

A CWRU project manager or coordinator must request parking requests for outside contractors.  If a project has one main contractor working with sub-contractors, parking requests must still come through the CWRU campus contact.

Long-Term Contractors

Outside contractors who perform ongoing services, such as food service and custodial contractors, are eligible for individual parking permits.

Short-Term Contractors

Short-term contractors working on CWRU projects must obtain parking permits for remote lots or get special permits to park close to their projects. These require approval from the University project manager overseeing their project. All University contract specifications require that contractors agree to pay for on-campus parking as a term of the contract.

It may be an impossible park near a job site, though a minimum of 10 days advance notice may make a difference. Each contractor's vehicle must have its own permit.

Service Vehicles

Some long-term service contractors must have campus-wide access. University Project managers handling these services must authorize permits for designated Service Vehicle Areas. They are generally used for fewer than two hours and not as permanent permits. Contractors who need parking longer-term parking arrangements are eligible for short-term permits. Service Vehicle Permits used as permanent parking permits are subject to a violation and may be revoked. These permits do not authorize parking in fire lanes or guarantee that space will be available.

University Vehicles

University vehicles (those displaying the CWRU logo) are authorized to park in areas designated specifically for CWRU or Service Vehicles.

The following restrictions apply:

  1. If spaces near the worksite are filled, drivers must go to the closest available service vehicle area.

  2. Although some leeway is granted after hours when departments may park University vehicles in designated spaces near their central locations, they must move during regular business hours or be ticketed

  3. Vehicles blocking access to buildings and walkways or parking in fire lanes and other restricted areas will be ticketed and/or towed.

  4. University vehicles and those displaying the service vehicle permit parked in actual permit spaces will be ticketed.

  5. Vehicles without proper identification will be ticketed.

Emeritus Faculty

Please see the Emeritus information page.

Part-time Student Permits

Permits are available to students registered for fewer than 12 hours at the undergraduate level or fewer than 9 hours at the graduate level. Students who are registered for courses numbered 651 or 701 are considered full-time for parking purposes. Part-time students employed by University Circle institutions must purchase full-time permits.

  • Medical Students (in Rotation) Third- and fourth-year students doing rotations at University Hospitals may purchase monthly permits. Payment is made by cash, check, or credit, and refunds are unavailable.

  • Executive MBA + Professional Fellows Program students can purchase special permits in S-54 for class days.

  • Weekend Guest Permits are available to students in residence halls. Permits are valid from 4:30 p.m., Friday, to 7:30 a.m., Monday, of the specified weekend. These permits are good for Lots 44 and 46. They must be purchased at Access Services. Weekend permits only available during the Fall and Spring semester.

Other Permit Types

  • Motorcycle Permits must be displayed. Parking is restricted to designated locations.

  • Summer Permits are available to faculty and staff. Students who buy Fall parking, but need summer, can buy permits in some lots by week or season. Summer permits are ineligible for a refund.

  • Outside Agencies and Organizations Permits. People who live in University housing, and work elsewhere, may buy permits. They may be assigned to lots near the residence when space is available, and the waiting list contains no faculty, staff, or students.

Visitor Parking

Visitors can park in the following lots unless they’ve made other arrangements. The University may restrict parking during special events and University activities. Lots include:

  • 29 (Severance Garage), 11001 Euclid Avenue

  • 53 (Veale),  2158 Adelbert Road

  • 55 (Health Science Garage), 2242 Circle Drive

Summer Parking Permit Info

Please see the Summer Parking Information Page for details. 

If you have any questions, call Access Services at 216.368.2273 or email us at parking@case.edu.

Weekend Permits

Having a visitor drive in for the weekend? Come on over to Access Services to get a weekend parking permit for them!

Weekend parking permits are valid Friday at 4:30 pm through Monday at 7 am and can be acquired for parking lots 44, 46, 47, 57 or 78. Weekend permits only available during the Fall and Spring semesters.

If the CWRU Student has an active permit, then they may receive three (3) weekend permits free of charge per academic year. Any weekend permits acquired after the free ones are $20 each.

If the CWRU Student does not have an active permit, then the weekend permits are $20 in unlimited quantity.

These permits cannot be purchased over the phone or online. Times and days of the permit are not subject to negotiation.

Access Services cannot issue any weekend permit before the Thursday that the permit is set to be active. The CWRU Student must be present at the time of purchase, but the guest does not need to be. If the parking lot of choice required access (5, 46, and 57), the access would go on the CWRU Student ID card.

Employees who live on campus are also eligible to purchase these permits.

After Hours Parking

While parking permit assignments are limited during the day, the following lots are accessible to all CWRU permit holders after regular business hours and on weekends. Hours listed below:

You must have a valid permit to utilize this privilege.

  • Surface Lot - 1A, 44 & 47(4:30 pm - 7:00 am)
  • Garages 46 & 55 (lower level) 4:30 pm - 7:00am
  • Garages 29, & 53 - 6:00 pm - 7:00 am

Garages 55 and 46 require a valid Case ID card. S-53 & S-29 require a separate access card. This card requires a $10 deposit. The last time you can enter any after-hours parking lot/garage is 3 a.m., but unless you’re a resident student or working on campus, you are forbidden to park overnight. To replace a lost gate card, you will need to pay a fee of $25. You will also lose your $10 deposit for the missing card.

After-hours parking is not guaranteed in any of the lots or structures if assigned permit holders use space or if parking arrangements have been made for special events.

Parking permit prices are prorated weekly.  

Residential (RC) Permits

If you are a resident student who parks in lot S-46, you MUST park on the 3rd level of lot 46 in areas designated for residential parking.

Confirmation Permits

Confirmation permits are temporary permits that one may print out after the online purchase of a permit. The confirmation permit is to be placed face-up on the dashboard of your vehicle to allow temporary access to the parking structure to which your permit dictates. The confirmation permit is valid for five (5) calendar days only. Once your hang tag is received, the confirmation permit should be discarded and the permanent hangtag placed on the rearview mirror of your vehicle.

Vehicle Registration

To purchase a permit, you must provide the vehicle’s make, model, color, and license plate info. You can update your information online and then send an email to parking@case.edu for updated access.

Violations & Penalties

Violations will be issued to CWRU and Service Vehicles parked in areas other than those specifically designated for them. They will not be waived or voided.
 Companies whose employees duplicate or falsify permits will automatically lose all parking privileges. New permits will not be issued until the beginning of the next fiscal year.
 Service Vehicle permit holders using Service Vehicle spaces as regularly assigned parking spaces will be subject to violations, and their permits may be revoked.

Parking Violations

Outstanding parking citations, within the joint parking systems (CWRU, UHC, UCI), must be paid to purchase parking permits.