2.0 The University of Kansas Medical Center maintains various types of parking facilities to meet the needs of faculty, staff, employees and students. These include designated zone permit lots, time-controlled spaces, and facilities controlled by gates. A parking permit does not imply or guarantee a specific parking space and parking privileges may be modified or preempted by the authority of the chancellor of the university. The university assumes no responsibility for security of vehicles or their contents, while moving or parked in the areas subject to university jurisdiction.
- Employees/faculty, contractors and students are prohibited from parking in any patient/visitor reserved areas unless specifically authorized by the issued campus permit or requested via the special permit request found in each person’s online parking account at .
2.1 Application for Parking: Parking privileges at the University of Kansas, Kansas City campus are determined as follows:
Assignment of parking area is based upon:
- The Joint Oversight Governance Committee has established that the following hierarchy is to be utilized for the prioritization of parking in addition to campus seniority.
Category
Years of service
A
Exec Leadership
B
Physicians/Faculty
C
Directors
H-Pool
>20.00 years
10.00-19.99 years
5.00-9.99 years
3.00-4.99 years
2.00-2.99 years
1.00-1.99 years
0.75-0.99 years
0.50-0.74 years
0.25-0.49 years
0.00-0.24 years
- Residents automatically receive a P5 permit.
- Students have space allocated in every zone and garage except the Chapel, P1, and P3.
- P2, P3 nor the Chapel lot are included on a wait list as they are only authorized for special circumstances by the HEO and/or EVC Office. To be placed on the P1 waitlist, please email .
- Wait List: Each surface lot zone and garage will have an individual wait list. When a space becomes available in an upgraded parking area, the process will to be apply the hierarchy analytics in conjunction with the seniority listing to determine who is eligible to move.
- Based upon the analytics, Parking Services will identify the senior-most parker on the list eligible to move to the upgraded parking
- The parker will be notified by email or telephone of the availability to upgrade
- The parker will have six working days to accept the upgrade
- After six working days, the next most senior monthly parker will be notified, and the process will continue until the space is accepted.
Each vehicle operated or parked on the University of Kansas Medical Center property by any student, faculty member, staff member, must display a valid registered license plate which is said parking permit. To register, go to Only one vehicle per account may be on campus at a time. Violation of this could result in revocation of parking privileges. There is no free parking on campus.
The Parking Services Department reserves the right to alter or revoke permit assignments as the needs of the individual or the University of Kansas Medical Center community change. Falsification of any information for the purpose of obtaining a parking permit or repeated violations of rules and regulations may result in the forfeiture of all parking permits, and parking fees paid.
2.2 Parking permits: Parking assignees shall, upon payment of the scheduled fee, receive authorization to parking in a specific zone or garage. A parking permit entitles the assignee to park only in the specific zone or garage designated by the permit except after 5pm – 7am M-F, weekends and holidays when all surface lot zones, while still requiring a valid permit, will accommodate any valid permit.
Surface lot permit holders are prohibited from parking in the P2 - (formerly known as Olathe II) from 6 a.m. Monday through 10 p.m. Friday, and P3 - 24 hours a day/seven days a week. The only exception is identified under 3.1 of the Policies and Procedures.
All gated garage Permit Parking is accessible only by authorized badge. It is a violation to grant access to enter or exit a garage for any person or vehicle which is not their own. Using an authorized badge in this manner constitutes a falsification of information and could result in the termination of parking privileges.
2.3 Medical Parking: Faculty, staff, or students who require a parking accommodation should provide a statement from their attending physician to . This statement is to include a time frame of requested accommodation.
2.4 Disabled Parking Permit: Disabled Parking is by state issued license plate or hang tag.
P2, P3 and P5 garages: Vehicles bearing a state-issued ADA disabled permit may park in these garages without a campus permit, but will be assessed a fee as listed in the Parking Fee Structure Table when exiting.
2.5 Motorcycle Parking Permit: These permits authorize use of space specifically designated for motorcycles only in lot areas set aside and marked for motorcycle parking. Motorcycles are not allowed in the parking garages or non-designated surface lots due to safety.
2.6 Veteran's with Distinctive License Plate for Disabled Veterans; K.S.A 8-161, Section (c) (2) (C) In accordance with K.S.A. 8-161, Section (c)(2)(C) veterans with the Distinctive License Plate for Disabled Veterans may park for free only in parking areas where an attendant is collecting payment.
Therefore, when an attendant is present, veteran's whose vehicle displays a Distinctive License Plate for Disabled Veterans will not incur a fee.
2.6 Multiple Car Permit: Up to three vehicles may be registered under one account. Only one vehicle is permitted on campus at a time. One or both vehicles are subject to ticketing and towing if not in compliance with policy.
2.7 Special permits: A special permit is for when a registered employee is a patient. They must register online at for the amount of time and specific day in which they are a patient. They will then be authorized to park as a patient for the duration of their appointment or stay as a patient; paying all applicable daily visitor fees as listed in the Parking Fee Structure Table. If a long-term situation occurs, please contact so that appropriate accommodation may be offered.
