(a) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Airport Property” means all real property located at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Burke Lakefront Airport.
(2) “Electric vehicle” means a vehicle that can be powered by an electric motor that draws electricity from a battery and is capable of being charged from an external source. An electric vehicle includes both a vehicle that can only be powered by an electric motor that draws electricity from a battery (all-electric vehicle or battery-electric vehicle) and a vehicle that can be powered by an electric motor that draws electricity from a battery and by an internal combustion engine (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle).
(3) “Electric vehicle charging station” means equipment located at Airport Property, owned or controlled by the City, that has as its primary purpose the transfer of electricity to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle.
(4) “Electric vehicle parking space” means any marked parking space located at Airport Property, owned or controlled by the City, that identifies the use of the space to be exclusively for the parking and charging of an electric vehicle by a designated electric vehicle charging station.
(b) The Director of Port Control is hereby authorized to establish and manage electric vehicle charging stations, owned or controlled by the City of Cleveland, on Airport property, or portions thereof as may be deemed necessary.
(c) Electric vehicle charging stations may be used by any member of the public, subject to the payment of applicable fees and charges for charging and for parking on Airport property and any posted limitations on hours of operation and length of time an electric vehicle may be parked in an electric vehicle parking space.
(d) The Director of Port Control is authorized to charge and collect a fee for the use of an electric vehicle charging station on Airport Property in an amount established by the Board of Control.
(e) The Director of Port Control is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing electric vehicle charging stations. Such rules and regulations shall become effective ten (10) days after their publication in the City Record.
(Ord. No. 813-2024. Passed 9-23-24, eff. 9-30-24)