Parking Policy and General Information
All students, faculty, and staff MUST display a valid parking decal in order to park in Kean University parking areas. Parking decals are issued at no cost. Parking Decal must be affixed to the back driver side window of your vehicle to avoid possible parking violations, fines and/or towing. Unauthorized vehicles are subject to parking fines.
Students
Students may park their vehicles within white lines only. Freshman resident students are not permitted to bring vehicles on campus. Hardship exceptions should be directed to the Office of Residential Student Services.
Faculty/Staff
Faculty and staff must be regularly employed and on the University payroll, or a full-time employee of an organization under contract to the University.
Decal Registration
Apply online for decals for each car you park on campus. Register other vehicles online and select “Add”.
You will need your Kean University 7-digit ID, license plate and automobile VIN# (vehicle identification number) to complete your registration. Go to www.kean.edu/parking. Click on “Register for Kean Parking Decal Here.”
After you have completed your online registration, your new Parking Decal will be mailed to you within 3-5 business days.
Same Day Parking Decal Registration
You may visit the Office of Student Accounting and register online for a Parking Decal at any Kiosk. After you complete your online registration at the Kiosk, you may immediately pick up your Parking Decal at the Parking Office window.
Overnight Parking
If you are going to spend the night at Kean, your vehicle must have a Kean University parking decal to be parked in the area designated for overnight parking. This is the area between North Ave, and the orange curb/barrier in the Vaughn-Eames parking lot. Parking along the side of the orange curb is not considered overnight parking.
Visitor Parking
Parking for visitors is available in front of the Administration Building. Visitors must check in with the security officer. Faculty, staff, and students are not permitted to park in the Visitors Parking area.
Restricted Parking
Parking in all of the following areas is restricted except for vehicles with special parking permits: Accessible (license plates or placard required); staff/faculty yellow-lined spaces, medical, Day Care Center, First Aid, Board of Trustees, Office of Small Business, State Vehicles, Service Vehicles, and Police.
Parking Violations
Parking citations may be issued to violators of Kean Parking Policies. All parking violations are subject to a $50 fine and must be paid or appealed within 15 days of the issue date in order to avoid late fees. Late fees are an additional $50 per ticket. Tickets are uploaded into our database within 24 hours after being issued. All tickets must be paid either online at citations.kean.edu/citations/ or at the Office of Student Accounting.
Persistent violators are subject to having their parking permit/privileges revoked by the Kean University Police Department. Persistent violators are also subject to municipal summons and/or may have their vehicle towed/impounded.
Appeals
If you feel that your ticket was issued in error, you may appeal your ticket online with the Campus Police within 15 days of the issue date. All appeals must be applied for online. For questions, please e-mail: parkingappeals@kean.edu.
Parking Map
Looking for more parking options? Visit www.kean.edu/parking. Kean University Map can be also found in the Commuter Resource Center in Hutchinson J-130.
Violations To Avoid
$50 tickets can be given for the following:
• Failure to register vehicle with Campus Parking Office
• Failure to display decal
• Parking in Visitor Parking
• Parked in Faculty/Staff parking
• Parked on roadway
• Parked in No Parking
• Parked on cultivated area
• Parked in Medical Parking
• Parked in an Unauthorized area
• Not parked between parking stall lines
• Overnight Parking (outside of designated overnight parking areas.)
• Parked within 10 feet of a fire hydrant
• Parked in a Crosswalk
• Parked within an intersection
• Parked in a Reserved Space
• Improper use of parking decal
For more information:
Contact the Office of Student Accounting via e-mail at parking@kean.edu or by telephone at 908-737-3240, or at the Administration Building, 3rd Floor.
Office Hours
Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
*Please note: Office Hours may differ during winter break, spring break, and summer session.
