Subd. 1. Electric vehicle parking only. No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than an electric vehicle within any space marked or signed as reserved for "electric vehicle parking while charging only" except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the specific direction of a police officer or traffic control device.
Subd. 2. Charging required. It is unlawful to park or permit to be parked any electric vehicle in a space with an electric vehicle charging station that is marked as "electric vehicle parking while charging only" if such electric vehicle is not in the process of charging, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the specific direction of a police officer or traffic control device.
Subd. 3. Definitions.
A. The words and terms defined in M.S. § 169.011, as amended from time to time, shall be applicable to this section.
B. The term "electric vehicle charging station" means a public parking space that is served by battery charging station equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer of electric (by conductive or inductive means) to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle, and that is:
1. Publicly owned and publicly available (i.e. on-street parking, public parking lots); or
2. Privately owned and publicly available.
C. The term "electric vehicle parking space" means any marked parking space that identifies the use to be exclusively for the parking of an electric vehicle.
D. The term "non-electric vehicle" means any motor vehicle that does not meet the definition of "electric vehicle" as defined in M.S. § 169.011 as it may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 68, Fourth Series, passed 1-4-2021)