§ 6.30.165. Qualified alternative fuel vehicles parking charging stations.

(a)

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than a qualified alternative fuel vehicle as defined in section 6.04.485 within any space marked or signed as reserved for "electric or alternative fuel vehicle parking while charging only."

(b)

It is unlawful to park or permit to be parked any qualified alternative fuel vehicle in a space with a charging station that is marked as "vehicle parking while charging only" if such vehicle is not in the process of charging.

(c)

Qualified alternative fuel vehicles may be parked in any space designated for public parking, subject to the restrictions that would apply to any other vehicle that would park in that space or complies with section 6.06.240.

(d)

For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

Electric or alternative fuel vehicle parking space means any marked parking space that identifies the use to be exclusively for the parking of a qualified alternative fuel vehicle.

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 energy (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 (e.g., Park and Ride parking, public library parking lot, on-street parking), or 2) privately owned and publicly available (e.g., shopping center parking, nonreserved parking in multi-family parking lots).

(e)

Violations of this section shall be subject to a civil fine and penalty set forth in section 6.30.620 of the Reno Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 6434, § 1, 8-9-17)