A. Do I have to have a permit to park at CNM?
Q. You must register your vehicle with Security. A free registration sticker is issued. Vehicles displaying disabled placards or plates may now park in a non-disabled parking space in the reserved/gated parking lots when disabled parking spaces are not available. However, disabled parking permits – issued free of charge at the Security Administrative Office – are now required on all campuses. Please bring your disabled placards, disabled placard holder identification card and a valid driver’s license. If an individual has a disabled license plate then they must bring their vehicle registration. For further information please contact Parking Services at ext. 4637 or parkserv@cnm.edu
Main campus offers three types of permits. One permit which is issued at no cost for the non-fee lots except the Isotopes parking lot and the South Upper SSC lot. The parking lots located at the Isotopes Baseball stadium require a specific card permit. The entrance to the Upper South SSC lot is located at the eastside of the Isotopes A lot and also requires a specific card permit. These permit are issued at no cost once the student has filled out and return the lot registration form to Parking Services or the Information Desk in the Student Services Building.
The third permit type is a permit for the reserves/gated lots which can be purchased at a cost of $43 and allows the owner of the permit to park in the specific paid and/or gated lot. The paid lots consist of the gated North lot, Central lot, the gated Jeannette Stromberg (JS) lot, the Physical Plant(PPD) lot, and the gated upper Student Services Center(SSC) lot.
A. What time of day does parking enforcement end?
Q. Parking enforcement operates during the school terms (fall, spring and summer). CNM Parking Services hours of enforcement in reserved/gated areas are Monday - Thursday from 6:30 to 4:30 p.m. Reserved/gated areas are open for non-fee parking (no permit required) after 4:30 p.m Monday - Thursday, Fridays,. weekends, and during semester breaks. Parking enforcement with regard to fire lanes, parking for the disabled or violations related to health/safety issues is year-round, seven days a week, 24 hours/day. Meters are enforced Mondays - Fridays from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm. Defective meters should be reported immediately to Parking Services at 224-4631.
Paid Reserved Gated/Non-Gated Lots: These lots are restricted to permit holders. During school terms, parking enforcement is Monday through Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Reserved/gated lots will be open and will not require a parking permit on Fridays for the Fall 2006 semester. After 4:30 p.m. on weekdays except Fridays (Fall 2006) and on weekends, the gates are raised for open parking. Permits are checked only during the enforcement period. Permit parking is not enforced Saturdays and Sundays or during term breaks and holidays.
A. Where can I pay a citation?
Q. You may pay parking fines at the Cashiers windows located in the lobby of the Student Services Building or mail in your fine payments to Parking Services, 525 Buena Vista SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. Citations must be paid within 16 calendar days from issuance. Parking Services is now offering online services which includes citation payments and citation appeals. Now available thru the E-Services link on the left.
A. How can I appeal a citation?
Q. Citation appeal forms can be printed online (Word Document 27KB) or picked up on Main campus at the Cashiers located in the Student Services Center and at the Parking Services Administration office located in the Physical Plant Bldg. Appeal forms must be turned into the Parking Services administrative office within the 16 calendar days of issuance. Parking Services is now offering online services which includes citation appeals. Now available thru the E-Services link on the left.
A. Can I buy a Main Campus permit online?
Q. Parking Services now offering online services which will include online permit purchase. For a limited time before the start of the semester parking permits can be purchased online with a credit card payment. Permits will be mailed out. Full-time employees may also sign up for payroll deduction to purchase a parking permit. Contact Parking Services at 224-3637 for more information.
A. Can I park my hybrid vehicle with the city's free meter parking permit on campus and not pay the meter?
Q. The City's hybrid meter permits are valid for municipal parking meters only. Individuals parking on CNM property must still pay in a metered space.
