Campus Safety

Parking Fees and Fines

Oberlin requires all vehicle owners to register for a parking permit and lot assignment through Campus Safety. 

Parking Permits and Registration Fees
Type Cost
Student Vehicle Registration

$200 On-campus students arriving for Fall Semester

$200 On-campus students arriving for the Spring Semester 

$100 Off-campus students

(Maximum of one vehicle; permit valid for the current academic year)
Faculty/Staff Vehicle Registration

No cost for first two vehicles registered;
$25 for each additional vehicle

(Vehicles must be registered anew every third year beginning in Aug. 2019)
Fines
Offense Penalty

• Failure to Register
• Unregistered Vehicles Found on Campus
(such as those belonging to students living off campus, but parked on campus)

$250 plus cost of student parking registration

• Unauthorized Parking in a Reserved or Designated Space
• Violation of Fire Lane Restriction
• Violation of Handicapped Space
(including handicapped van lane)

$250 plus towing and storage costs

(Towing costs $90 and $12 day for storage)

Display of Altered or Counterfeit Permit

$250 plus revocation of parking privileges

Violations of Parking Regulations
(Not including the violations listed above)

Progressive fines:
1st violation – $20
2nd violation – $40
3rd violation – $60
4th violation – $80 + immobilize or tow

Oberlin College’s parking policy is a zero-tolerance policy. Register and understand where your permit allows you to park, and you will avoid fines imposed as a result of parking violations.

Miscellaneous Fees
Description Amount
Late Fee
(Added to the cost of your violation if not paid within 3 days, weekends included)		 $5
Immobilization Fee
(If utilized in lieu of towing the vehicle)		 $50
Removal of vehicle for lot maintenance during announced Snow Emergency $20 fine and $65 fee for removal of vehicle

As of August 2020