Parking Permits Available to WSU Departments:

There may be times when it becomes necessary to use a personal vehicle for University business such as attending meetings, training, working on department equipment, running errands for the department, etc. The options described below can help you during these times. Traveling to and from work is NOT considered to be a university business-related event.

Please Note: The proper stewardship of state resources, including funds, facilities, tools, property, and employees and their time, is a responsibility that all state officers and employees share. Accordingly, state employees may not use state resources for personal benefit or gain or for the benefit or gain of other individuals or outside organizations. Personal benefit or gain may include a use solely for personal convenience, or a use to avoid personal expense. Washington Administrative Code 292-110-010

Departmental Permits
We are excited to introduce departmental permits to WSU Employees. Departmental permits offer a great deal of parking flexibility, and are convenient and easy to use, and must be purchased with a department IRI or purchase order. Pre-purchase these permits to have on hand in the office or in your car to use when you need them!

Departmental Permits do not need to be displayed with a WSU parking permit!
Departmental permits are valid in the following areas:
	Any parking meter space (Meter max times do not apply to Departmental Permits.)
	Any Green, Yellow, Red, Blue, Crimson, or Gray parking zone space (except "Reserved")
	Smith Center Garage
	Library Garage
	Daggy Garage
	Fine Arts Garage (when the gates are up)
	Service and Mall Service areas
	Recreation parking lots

Several Varieties Of Departmental Permits To Fit Your Needs
The Comet In-Car Parking Meter:
	The Comet is our newest and most innovative departmental product yet. The Comet is about the size of a cell phone and looks like a digital clock. When you activate the Comet and place it on your driver side dash, your vehicle is valid in all the areas above. The pre-stored bank of time ticks down as you use the Comet. If you need more time, simply bring the Comet into our office to load more time. The cost for the Comet is $25.00 for the deposit (refundable upon return) and $1.50 per hour of time purchased. Store as many hours as you want to fit your needs.
Departmental One-Hour Scratch Permits:
	These one-hour permits are convenient to have for University business that lasts an hour or less. Simply scratch off the date and starting time and display on your vehicle. Park in a meter, service area, garage, or any other area described above. The cost for a one hour permit is $1.50 each.
Departmental Two-Hour Scratch Permits:
	Same as the one-hour above but this permit is valid for up to two hours. The cost for this permit is $3.00 each.

Other Options
Annual Parking Permits:
Annual parking permits can be purchased for the WSU zone parking system and can allow some parking flexibility depending on your needs. For example, if you work in Carpenter Hall, and need to attend meetings at French Administration, you can purchase an Orange 2 permit. This permit allows you to park in Orange 2 (Daggy Garage) and any Green (including Green 1 and Green 2), Yellow, Red, or Blue zone. Annual permits are sold on a space-available basis. To find out where other zone parking permits are valid, click here: Where can I Use my Permit.


Daily Parking Permits:
Daily parking permits can be purchased on an as needed basis for those times when you have a need to park for meetings, training, etc. and do not want to purchase an annual permit for the entire year. For example, if you have a Blue permit, but you need to park near Lighty Student Services for training, you can purchase a Green 1 permit for the day. Follow this link for daily permit rates.


Service and Mall Service Permits:
Service and Mall Service permits can be issued to those individuals who need 15-minute access to these areas. There is no charge for these permits; however they do need to be displayed with a valid WSU parking permit. There are 2 types of Service and Mall Service permits:

	Indicators: An indicator is a small permit that is affixed directly to your annual permit. It can be either Service or Mall Service and gives you access to these areas for a maximum of 15 minutes.
	Shared/Hanging Service or Mall Service Permits: These permits are issued to departments and are designed to be used and shared by several people in the department. Typically these permits are checked out from someone in the department that has the responsibility of securing the permits. These permits are valid for a maximum of 15 or 30 minutes.

Meter Keys:
Meter keys have been around for quite a while. You can purchase a meter key for $12.00 (refundable deposit) and load as much meter time as you need to. And you can get a special rate when you load your meter key. For every $10.00 of time purchased, we will load $12.00 of time on your key. Meter keys are convenient. Follow this link for more information about Meter Keys.

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