AUTHORITY TO CONTROL PARKING IN GREENCASTLE

State Statute
University Public Safety officers are charged with controlling traffic and parking on property owned by the institution, property under its control, and on the streets running through and adjacent to campus. State laws and University regulations are enforceable pursuant to Indiana Code 20-12-3.5-3.

Resolution No. 1998-18
A resolution authorizing the Board of Trustees of DePauw University to regulate parking of vehicles under the custody or control of DePauw students:
     WHEREAS, the parking of motor vehicles on the streets of the City of Greencastle in and around the campus of DePauw University has become congested, and residents of the City of Greencastle residing on those streets are often unable to park near their residences; and,
     WHEREAS, the City of Greencastle and DePauw University are desirous of working together to address this congested parking situation; and,
     WHEREAS, the City of Greencastle is desirous of further authorizing DePauw University to enforce student parking regulations to the maximum extent allowable by law, so as to relieve the congested parking situation currently existing on the streets of the City of Greencastle in and around the campus of DePauw University;
     NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Greencastle, Indiana that:

     Section 1. The Board of Trustees of DePauw University is hereby authorized to regulate the parking of vehicles under the custody or control of students of DePauw University on the streets of the City of Greencastle, Indiana, in the designated area bordered by Walnut Street on the north, Bloomington Street on the east, Berry Street on the south and Jackson Street on the west, pursuant to Indiana Code 20-12-3.5-3.
     Section 2. The resolution shall have the full force and effect of law upon passage and execution.

University Policy
Any student having a vehicle in Greencastle is required to obtain and properly display a parking permit for his/her vehicle. Additionally, all students are required to understand and abide by the DePauw student parking regulations. Beginning with the 1998-99 academic year, the University administration has charged the Department of Public Safety with enforcing the permit requirement on University as well as non University property.