RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 56
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: This administrative
regulation establishes the rules for the operation and parking of motor
vehicles on the grounds of the State Capitol and all other state-owned
facilities except those exclusively used by and in the custody of any state
agency authorized by law to control vehicular traffic and parking. The proposed
amendments to this administrative regulation are for the purpose of correcting
those deficiencies raised by the Interim Joint Committee on State Government
during its quadrennial review of this administrative regulation. The proposed
amendments also clarify the regulatory provisions governing reserved parking at
state-owned facilities.
Section 1.
Parking areas or spaces on state grounds not specifically designated as
reserved or restricted as provided in this administrative regulation shall be
available for use by all state employees and visitors. Employee and visitor
parking in posted parking areas or spaces is prohibited. Unauthorized vehicles
parking in these spaces may be removed at the owner's or operator's expense.
Privately owned vehicles left overnight may be removed from the grounds at the
owner's expense unless authorization for overnight parking has been obtained
from the Facilities Security Section, Department of State Police.
Section 2.
(1) Specific parking areas or spaces may be
reserved for:
(a) Elected officials and their
principal assistants;
(b) Members
of the Judiciary;
(c) Members of
the Governor's and Lieutenant Governor's staff;
(d) Members of the cabinet and their
deputies;
(e) Heads of departments,
their deputies, or employees of comparable grade and position;
(f) Emergency vehicles;
(g) Temporarily or permanently handicapped
employees; and
(h) State employees
who have submitted a written request approved by the head of their respective
agency stating a justifiable need for the requested reserved space. These
requests shall be subject to the availability of parking space.
(2) Persons eligible for reserved
parking, shall apply to Division of Real Properties, Finance and Administration
Cabinet, for a reserved parking permit. All persons authorized to have a
reserved parking space shall display the appropriate tag or bumper sticker
issued by the Division of Real Properties, Finance and Administration Cabinet.
Any vehicle that does not properly display the appropriate tag or bumper
sticker and is parked in a reserved parking space may be removed at the
operator's or owner's expense.
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3. Sections of the parking lots of state-owned facilities may be
posted as restricted areas for carpool parking. For purposes of determining
eligibility for parking in a carpool parking area, a carpool must consist of
three (3) or more state employees who ride together to commute between their
homes and official work stations.
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4. When the General Assembly is in session, all or portions of any
level of the Capital parking structure may be reserved for members of the
General Assembly and staff. Sections of any level may be reserved or restricted
between legislative sessions for parking by members of the Interim Committees
of the General Assembly and for meetings of the Legislative Research Commission
of the General Assembly.
Section 5.
Vehicles parked parallel to the roadway shall be parked within the lines, with
the vehicle headed in the direction of the traffic flow. No vehicle shall be
double parked or parked or left standing unattended next to any yellow line or
on any yellow striped area, or in a fire lane, or in any area in which a "no
parking" sign has been posted.
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6. Speed limits on roads on the grounds of state-owned facilities
shall be twenty-five (25) miles per hour unless a lower speed limit is posted.
All laws and administrative regulations governing the movement and operation of
motor vehicles on the public highways of this Commonwealth shall be enforced on
the grounds of state-owned facilities. All accidents occurring on the grounds
of state-owned facilities shall be reported to the Facilities Security Police
or the State Police. Accident reports shall be compiled by the State
Police.
