(a) Except in a period of emergency determined by an officer of the Police Department, or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control sign or signal, when any vehicle is parked in any designated electric charging space, the operator of such vehicle shall, upon entering the space, immediately make or cause to be made the actions required to connect, conduct, and make proper payment for electric charging of their vehicle. Failure to take such actions as to connect the charging station to the vehicle, place the station into operation, and make proper payment when so required, shall constitute a violation of this section.
(b) Upon taking actions to connect and place the charging station into operation, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by the electric vehicle undergoing charging during the period of time which has been prescribed for that charging station, which in no case shall be longer than four hours. If such vehicle remains parked and connected in any such electric charging space beyond the time limit set for such space with a maximum of four hours, then such vehicle shall be considered as exceeding the allowable charging time and be deemed in violation of this section.
(c) As used in this section, "proper payment" means payment by the method as designated by the charging station equipment.
(Ord. 2023-11. Passed 3-20-23.)