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Parking and Transportation Services

Permit Rules, Regulations and Placement

The Basic Rules:

  • All permits must be unobstructed and easily visible from the exterior of the vehicle.

  • All faculty, staff, students, vendors, contractors, and visitors must have a permit to park on campus at any time. The only exception is visitors who park in metered spaces - a permit is not required of visitors parking and paying for a metered space.

  • Parking permits are in the form of virtual permits, decals, hangtags and placards depending on its classification.
  • All rules and regulations are in effect during Spring, Fall, and summer break and holidays.

View the Parking Basics Table for an easy guide to parking at Clemson University.

View the State Regulations associated with parking at Clemson University.

Select the permit name below for that permit's rules and regulations.

REPOSITIONABLE PERMITS

Permit must be affixed to the interior of the driver's side front windshield.

The following permits are repositionable:

front car sticker
Rear Window Decal

NONREPOSITIONABLE PERMITS

Permit must be affixed to the outside of the driver’s side rear windshield or rear bumper.

The following permits are nonrepositionable:

Rear bumper decal

MOTORCYCLE PERMITS

Permit must be easily visible on the left front fork or adjacent area.

Motorcycle (PDF)

Motorcycle decal above front tire
Moped decal just above rear tire

MOPED PERMITS

Permit must be easily visible on the rear wheel cover.

Moped (PDF)

HANGTAG PERMITS

Hangtag permits must be hung from the rearview mirror facing outward so that the permit number is easily visible from the outside of the vehicle.

The following permits are hangtags:

Hang tag on rearview mirror inside car
Placard sitting on dashboard

PLACARD PERMITS

Placard permits must be color-side up on the dashboard (driver’s side) of the vehicle so that the permit number is easily visible from the outside of the vehicle.

The following permits are placard permits:

  • Construction
  • Vendor – Assigned
  • Official Use
  • Departmental Guest
  • Fike Recreation