[Adopted 9-13-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-23
For purposes of this article, the following phrases and words
shall have the meanings indicated:
A vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation on
public and private highways, roads, and streets; and operates, either
partially or exclusively, on electrical energy from a charging station
or other electric energy source that is stored in the vehicle's
battery for propulsion purposes. "Electric vehicle" includes a battery
electric vehicle; a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; a neighborhood
electric vehicle; and electric scooters or electric motorcycles.
The equipment, including the cables, cords, conductors, connectors,
couplers, enclosures, attachment plugs, power outlets, power electronics,
transformer, switchgear, switches and controls, network interfaces,
point of sale equipment, and associated apparatus designed and used
for the purpose of transferring energy from the electric supply system
to a plug-in electric vehicle. "EVSE" may deliver either alternating
current or, consistent with fast charging equipment standards, direct
current electricity. "EVSE" is synonymous with "electric vehicle charging
station."
The Township may designate parking spaces for use as electric
vehicle charging stations. Use of said charging station spaces shall
be limited and restricted in accordance with the following:
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing a vehicle,
including an electric vehicle subject to the requirements of the article,
in a designated EVSE parking space unless the vehicle is an electric
vehicle and is connected for electric charging purposes. Only one
electric vehicle shall occupy any space designated as an electric
vehicle charging space or EVSE, and no person shall park except within
the boundaries of the defined space.
B.
Nonelectric vehicles are prohibited from parking in any designated
EVSE parking spaces.
C.
Electric vehicles are only authorized to park in designated EVSE
parking spaces during the time that a vehicle is connected for electric
charging purposes, up to a maximum of four hours. When a vehicle is
no longer charging, the owner or operator of said vehicle shall be
required to remove the vehicle from the designated EVSE parking space.
No more than 10% of the total parking spaces available at a
parking facility, lot or area owned and operated by the Township shall
be designated for electric vehicle charging.
The fee to use a designated electric charging station parking
space within the Township shall be within the range of $1.50 per hour
to $50 an hour. Upon the adoption of this article, the initial fee
shall be established at $2 per hour for first two hours of charging,
and $5 an hour thereafter, up to the maximum of four hours referenced
in § 325-8(3) above. The fees set forth herein may be changed
or increased by Council by way of adoption of a resolution.
This article shall be enforced by the Zoning Officer and/or
Police Department.
