Special Events
Special Event services can help you prepare for an upcoming event you may be holding on campus. We offer sign packages, reserved parking, an attendant who can welcome your guests, and other useful services to make your job easier.
Below is a three step process to fully accommodate your needs for your event.
Please remember that these services are available independent of each other.
Step One: Reserve parking for your guests.
Departments/groups that wish to reserve parking spaces (within a cashier-attended area, surface lot or meter) may do so by contacting the DOTS Special Events Manager, at 301-314-7182, for availability and associated costs. For your information, when parking spaces are reserved, the department/group will be charged based upon the number of spaces being held – even if they go unused. Additionally, the department/group may be charged for the spaces at the time of day that DOTS actually begins holding the spaces, in order to guarantee the reservation – even if the event is several hours later. Reservation contracts that ultimately exceed the number of spaces agreed to, at flat-rate pricing, will be adjusted after the event has concluded to reflect the higher number of vehicles. An additional charge will be applied for reservations made with less than 7 days notice and 24 hours prior to requested event.
Departments/groups can still utilize cashier-attended areas on a non-reservation basis, however parking space availability is not guaranteed.
Cashiered Attended Areas are based on an $10.00 per day maximum fee.
Permits for surface lot spaces are $5.00 per day. Permits for meter spaces are $5.00 per day. Permit fees double with less than 24 hours notice of an event.
| Fee for Bagging Meters for Events: |
| 1-20 meters ..................$15.00 |
| 21-40 meters ................$20.00 |
| 40 + meters ...................$25.00 |
*Prepaid meter permits are an additional charge
Step Two: Secure an Attendant
Some events/functions require “control” personnel to properly manage the event, or require labor hours and material in preparation for the event.
| The Costs for Parking Attendants are as follows: |
| With 7 days notice $20 per hour |
| With less than 7 days notice $27 per hour |
| With less than 24 hours notice $46 per hour |
*Additional permit charges may also apply.
Step Three: Request Signs
Standard – 24” x 36” $50 each
NOTE: Requests for signs require five (5) working days notice. Less than 5 days (weekends excluded) notice will result in an $100.00 charge per sign. Sign production will not begin until DOTS receives an authorized request with pre-payment or an FRS account number from the requesting department. Permit fees double with less than 24 hours notice.
Please contact the Special Events Manager, at 301-314-7182 or e-mail: ataylor2@umd.edu, for additional information
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