Guest Parking Rules

• Permit Required. When parked on USC property, a valid USC permit is required at all times. There are no free all day or temporary parking areas. Please stop at our gate entrances and speak with Customer Services Representatives about what parking options are best for your visit.
  
  
• Posted Signs. Please read all posted signs prior to parking. Doing so could prevent mistakes and costly citations.
  
  
• Reserved Spaces. Any spaces marked Reserved are assigned to a specific person. Please do not park in these spaces at anytime. These spaces are reserved 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays.
  
  
• Carpool Spaces. Spaces marked Carpool require displaying a valid USC Carpool permit 7am-5pm weekdays only. Please look for signs on walls that will have arrows on them identifying a area or row that has been assigned to Carpool permits. You may also find markings on the ground that will say Carpool. The same rule applies.
  
  Compact Only / No SUV parking. Please ensure when parking in a USC parking structure, all spaces marked Compact Only or No SUV, requires that your vehicle size meets that guideline. If your vehicle's width takes up the entire space and/or protrudes over the lines of that space or prevents cars on either side of getting in or out of their vehicle or space, we ask you to relocate to a larger space that is not restricted and wider in size. Parking in these restricted spaces with a vehicle deemed too large as outlined above can result in a citation for Incorrect Parking area.
  
  
• Metered Parking. We have (2) types of metered parking. Curbside meters require coin deposits 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. No Reservation, Daily/Guest passes or USC permits are allowed on the meters at anytime. Parking on an inoperable meter is subject to citation. Please relocate to another working meter or you must report the faulty meter to the nearest gate attendant to have the meter inspected while waiting.
  
  Pay Machine Lot parking requires purchasing a time limit pass from a pay machine using dollar currency. No Credit Cards at this time. This pass must be displayed on your dash(face up) at all times.
  
  
• Illegal Parking. Please refrain from parking in non-designated spaces, fire lanes, mall ways, sidewalks, or taking up more than one parking stall(this is determined by your tires crossing the double lines).
  
  
• Parking area FULL. If you find that the area you are in is full, please return to the nearest gate entrance and our Customer Service Representative will assist you.
  
  
• Overnight Parking. If you visit USC and you wish to stay overnight, you should request the purchase of a 2-day pass upon entering campus. Otherwise the pass sold to you upon your arrival will expire by 7am the next morning in which you will need to purchase a new permit before 7am.
  
  Living in or storing a vehicle, trailer, mobile home or motor home on any USC parking lot or street, or in any USC parking structure, is strictly prohibited
  
  
• Disabled Parking. While on USC campus, you may utilize our curbside meters without having to deposit coins as long as your valid Disabled Placard is properly displayed. If you choose to utilize a Disabled Space, you must purchase a USC daily pass upon entering the campus. This pass and your valid Disabled Placard must be properly displayed. NOTE: If you are a faculty/staff member or student at USC, in order to park on a meter you must have a valid USC parking pass or permit displayed IN ADDITION TO your valid Disabled Placard.
  
  
• Any vehicle parked, operated or driven on campus shall be solely at the risk of the owner and operator. The University of Southern California assumes no liability or responsibility for damage to or theft of any vehicle parked or driven on campus. Acceptance of parking privileges (access card, hang-tag, faculty sticker, etc.) constitutes an agreement between the holder and the university that the university shall not be responsible for the loss or damage to the vehicle, its accessories or contents, resulting from theft, fire, vandalism, collision or any other cause. No bailment for the University of Southern California is created by any permission to park.