There shall be no parking of any vehicle within any area marked for the exclusive use as an electric vehicle charging station, unless such vehicle is an electric vehicle which is connected to the charging station.
(A) Active charging. The town shall be entitled to collect a reasonable rate for the use of any charging station that is either owned by the town or for which the town is the party responsible for the electric utility bills. This rate shall be established by contract with the third party operating the charging station. The initial rate shall be $0.15 per kilowatt-hour. This rate is subject to change at the discretion of the Town Council.
(B) Inactive charging. Any vehicle connected to a charging station, which is owned by the town or a station where the town is the party responsible for the electric utility bills, and not actively charging shall be assessed a parking fee at the applicable rate set forth in § 10.99 of the Town Code. A vehicle will be considered not actively charging 30 minutes after the vehicle is completely charged. Any vehicle parked in an area marked for the exclusive use as an electric vehicle charging station and not connected to the charging station shall be subject to the nuisance and penalty provisions of §§ 71.98 and 71.99. For the purposes of this section, “not connected” means a vehicle that does not have the cable from the charging station connected to or plugged into the electric vehicle’s on-board charger.
(Ord. 2016-08, passed 10-17-2016; Am. Ord. 2018-05, passed 7-17-2018)