Below are the types of permits available to residential students and the associated parking restrictions. Permits are not required in most locations from Friday at 3 p.m. to Monday at 6 a.m., or when the university is officially closed for a holiday or inclement weather.
10 West Resident permits will also be accepted in West Village Garage resident parking areas for the fall 2020 term. Please see more information about 10 West (Resident Lot 15) permits below.
Freshman residents (under 30 units earned) are restricted from purchasing a parking permit or having a car on campus until they have earned 30 units. Limited exceptions may be granted. See Freshman Parking Exceptions below.
Freshman resident students requesting an exception should log in to eParking and select "Freshman Resident Exception Request."
Submissions of Resident Request forms for the fall 2020 term began on July 13, 2020. Exceptions for the spring term will begin January, 2021 through April 30, 2021.
Note: Due to modified operations related to Covid 19, only term permits will be sold for fall 2020 and spring 2021.
You will need to fill out and submit the General Freshman Application Exception Request Form PDF along with one of the forms below stating the type of exception being requested. Please read the forms carefully and upload any required documents through eParking. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applicants will be contacted with their results through their TU email. If the request is granted, the requesting freshman resident will be assigned parking for West Village Garage.
For your protection, please do not send documents with your social security number and other sensitive information. If submitting a copy of a document that has your social security number or other sensitive information, please make sure the numbers have been completely scratched out.
When attaching documents to an online application in eParking, the following types of files are accepted: .jpg, .bmp, .pdf, .gif. Medical documents will be reviewed by the Health Center. All medical documents must be sent directly to healthcenter AT_TOWSON.
For the fall 2020 term, Lot 11 (previously Lot 26) and TTG Resident (previously Lot 7) will be converted to Core parking. Main campus residents to be assigned to West Village Garage if eligible to purchase parking.
Resident Lot 15 permits (previously Lot 8) are available to eligible students who reside in 10 West housing. Resident Lot 15 permits are valid in Lot 15 and all overflow parking areas as posted, where all permits are valid.
Resident Lot 15 permits are also accepted in West Village Garage resident parking areas (for the fall 2020 term only) and in "core" areas after 3 p.m. and in faculty/staff areas outside the restricted hours posted on signage at the entrance of the lot.
West Village Resident permits are available to students with more than 30 units earned who reside in West Village housing or those who are unable to obtain a permit for their desired lot located on the Core campus.
West Village Resident permits are valid at all times in designated resident parking areas of the West Village garage and all Stadium Lots (except 8a) as posted. West Village Resident permits are not valid in the “overflow” areas of the West Village Garage until after 3 p.m. West Village Resident permits are also valid in Core areas after 3 p.m. and in faculty/staff areas outside the restricted hours posted on signage.
Millennium Hall parking permits are available to a portion of Millennium Hall residents as determined and distributed by the Millennium Hall management company. The Millennium Hall permit is not transferrable, it only can be used by the person to whom it was issued.
Millennium Hall permits are valid in the Millennium Hall lots and all Stadium Lot overflow parking areas as posted. Millennium Hall permits are not allowed in the overflow areas of the West Village Garage until after 3 p.m. Millennium Hall permits are also valid in Core areas after 3 p.m. and in faculty/staff areas outside the restricted hours posted on signage. Students are prohibited from utilizing/obtaining a Towson University and a Millennium Hall parking permit. Only one permit may be associated with a vehicle at any one time.
If space in your preferred lot is sold out, you can sign up for the wait list through your eParking account. Having a space on the wait list does not guarantee that a parking permit will become available for you. A West Village Resident permit can be purchased while on the wait list for your first choice. Enforcement of resident lots is 24/7 while the university is in session.
Resident students who move off campus or no longer need their permit must exchange their resident permit for a core/overflow permit or cancel it for a prorated refund. Permit exchanges must be done online by filling out the Parking Permit Exchange/Cancellation Form. Refunds are not issued after the last business day of October for fall term permit and last business day of March for spring term permits.
Look for the appropriate parking signs if you are a residential student. Please read all parking signs carefully and park only where authorized.