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Permit Types & Where to Park

Permit Types

Each virtual permit has corresponding permissions that assign where and when the vehicle may park. The permissions are linked to the owner’s account and verified via license plate recognition and 49er Card.

Commuter iconCommuter Standard

Available only to commuter students
Valid on campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week in all yellow and orange color-coded areas. Access granted in Lot 15 and Cone Deck at 6 p.m.

2-Day iconTwo-Day Commuter

Available only to Commuter students
An economical option for commuters who are only required to be on campus two days a week. Valid for one semester, only on the days specified, in all yellow and orange color-coded areas. On all other weekdays, these commuters must pay to park in Visitor Decks or at meters, even after 6 p.m.

Night Commuter iconNight

Available only to Faculty/Staff and Commuter students
Night permits are valid only after 3 p.m. in all yellow and orange color-coded areas. Access granted to Lot 15 and Cone Deck (1 and 2 only; not visitor) at 6 p.m.

Resident icon.Resident Standard

Available only to resident students
Valid 24/7 in all blue and orange color-coded areas. Access granted in Lot 15, Cone Deck and CRI Deck and the lower level of Union Deck at 6 p.m.

Greek Village Greek Village permit icon

Available only to residents assigned to Greek Village
Valid 24/7 in Greek Village and orange color-coded areas. Access granted in Lot 15, Cone Deck, and CRI Deck 1 at 6 p.m.

Faculty/Staff iconFaculty/Staff Premium and Standard

Available only to Faculty/Staff
Valid on campus 24/7 in green Faculty/Staff lots, yellow and orange Commuter areas, and blue Resident-designated lots except Lot 16. F/S Premium parking access is granted only to those who have also paid for premium access. F/S Center City parking privileges are available online to F/S working at CCB. Permission must be requested at the time of purchase.

Discount Remote Parking*

Lot 6A iconLot 6

Available only to Faculty/Staff
Valid 24/7 in parking Lot 6A on Cameron Blvd. (by John Kirk Road). This is a discounted lot served by the Silver campus bus. 

Lot 27 iconLot 27

Available only to Faculty/Staff and Commuter students
Valid 24/7 in parking Lot 27 on Toby Creek Road near the Harris Alumni House. Lot 27 is a walk-in discounted parking lot, not served by campus buses. (There is a bus stop on Alumni Way near the Harris Alumni House, slightly over 1/10 mile walk.)

North Deck

Available only to Commuter studentsIcon "ND" indicating virtual permit for North Deck
Valid only in North Deck; available annual or by the semester. Niner Transit Green and Gold routes stop nearby by UNC Charlotte Main Light Rail station.

* Discount remote permits may be upgraded to a Commuter permit for use during summer, May 21 - August 14, for an additional fee.

Center City Building

Students are automatically assigned parking privileges if they enroll in a class at Center Center Building. Faculty and staff must add Center City parking privileges when they purchase their parking permit. 

Motorcycle/Moped

You are required to purchase a motorcycle or moped permit to park on campus in designated motorcycle/moped parking. 

Where to park

Campus parking map

Permit

Lots/Decks allowed before 6 p.m.   

Lots/Decks allowed after 6 p.m.
Resident Standard
Blue, Orange
Blue, Orange, Yellow, Greek Village
 Greek 
Greek Village, Orange
Greek Village, Blue, Orange, Yellow
Commuter Standard
Yellow, Orange
Blue, Orange, Yellow, Greek Village
 Night 
After 3 p.m.: Orange, Yellow
Blue, Orange, Yellow, Greek Village
2-Day 
On specified days: Yellow, Orange
On specified days: Yellow, Orange, Blue, Greek Village
6A
Lot 6A only. During holidays and summer when shuttle is not running: Yellow, Orange
Lot 6A
Lot 27
Lot 27 only. During holidays when shuttle is not running: Yellow, Orange
Lot 27
North Deck Commuter
North Deck only. During holidays when shuttle is not running: Yellow, Orange
North Deck
Faculty Staff [FS] Premium
Green gated areas, Lot 15, Orange, Yellow, Blue, except Lot 16 
Orange, Blue, Yellow
Faculty Staff [FS] Standard
Non-gated Green except Lot 15, Orange, Yellow, Blue except Lot 16 

Orange, Blue, Yellow
Permit When/Where Valid
Full-time Faculty/Staff Center City [FSC] Valid at Center City Bldg. weekdays, 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Also valid as a Faculty/Staff [FS] permit on main campus.
Full-time Center City Commuter [CCC] Valid at Center City weekdays, 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Also Valid as a full-time Commuter [C] permit on main campus.
Center City Night Commuter Valid at Center City nightly (3 p.m. to 11 p.m.) and on main campus as a Night permit (3 p.m. to 11 p.m).
Center City 2-Day Semester permit valid for two weekdays (6:30 a.m.to 11 p.m.) as selected at time of purchase. Valid on main campus for those same two selected weekdays.