Parking Operations

Parking options

Faculty/Staff parking

WARNING: NO FREE PARKING – DAY OR NIGHT

  • If you don’t have a permit, park in a metered lot. Tickets are issued to unpaid meters. One-day visitor hangtags are available for occasional parking needs. Contact the Parking Operations Office for more information.
  • Always park between the lines.
  • Only park in marked parking spaces.
  • Posted parking signs, whether permanent or temporary, take precedence over painted curbs, pavement markings and designations shown on University maps.

Metered parking

  • Meter fees are $1 per hour.
  • ParkCards (debit cards) are available for $25.
  • Meters must be paid at all times, even when a University permit is displayed.
  • Pay-by-space metered areas

Metered areas are indicated in yellow on the campus maps.

Day student (24 hours per day) parking permits are valid in the student permit parking lots/parking structures:

Volker Campus

Student permit areas are indicated in blue on the campus map. Additional permit information is available.

Health Sciences Complex

Student permit areas are indicated in blue on the campus map. Additional permit information is available.

Evening student parking

Permits are available at a reduced rate for parking on campus after 4:15 p.m. Additional information and a list of restrictions is available.

Faculty and staff permit parking

Employee permit areas are located throughout both the Volker and Health Sciences campuses. Employee permit areas are indicated in red on the campus map. Additional employee permit information is available.

Disability permit parking

A UMKC disability parking permit allows an individual to park their vehicle in faculty/staff and student permit areas 24 hours per day. A state-issued disability plate or placard and a UMKC permit are required to use designated handicap spaces. A physician’s statement of need or proof that state-issued plate or placard belongs to the applicant is required. Additional permit information is available.

Forms

Student permit application form

Ticket appeal form

One-day permit order form

Special events parking request form

Resources

UMKC Police Department

UMKC campus maps

UMKC shuttle bus

UMKC campus construction

Kansas City Transportation Authority (KCATA)

Parking Operations newsletter

Parking and traffic committee

Parking and transportation task force

Contact Information

UMKC Parking Operations
5115 Oak St.
Administrative Center, 221
Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 816-235-5256
Fax: 816-235-5592
E-mail
Office hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.,
Monday – Friday
The office is closed daily from
1 – 2 p.m.