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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE:August 16, 2016
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations – Second Reading of an EV
Parking Ordinance
Prepared by: Obaid Khan, Transportation and Operations Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will hold a second reading of an Ordinance approving the
establishment of electric vehicle charging station parking regulations for City-owned
properties.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Ordinance
Staff recommends that the City Council waive the reading and adopt an
adding Dublin Municipal Code Section 6.04.295 regarding Electric Vehicle Parking to
the Dublin Traffic Code.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Costs associated with implementing this Ordinance are covered in the City's annual
budget for traffic striping and signing.
DESCRIPTION:
To address the concerns of EV charging station users about some people leaving their
vehicles parked in EV spaces for longer time periods than needed, and even after the
vehicle was unplugged; Staff recommends implementation of four (4) hour limited time
parking at the stations. Dublin Police Services would be authorized to remove vehicles if
found in violation of this time limit. As per the California Vehicle Code Section 22511
and 22511.1, the City Council is authorized to implement these parking controls through
an ordinance or a resolution.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
Should the City Council approve the EV Charging station parking ordinance, Staff will
place notices on the existing stations at least 30 days in advance of the change, along
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with posting notice on the City website and at the Dublin Library.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance Adding Section 6.04.295 to the Dublin Traffic Code
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ORDINANCE NO. ________16
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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ADDING DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 6.04.295 REGARDING ELECTRIC VEHICLE
PARKING TO THE DUBLIN TRAFFIC CODE
The Dublin City Council does ordain as follows:
Section 1: Section 6.04.295 is added to Title 6, Chapter 6.04 of the Dublin Municipal Code
as follows:
6.04.295 Electric Vehicle Parking
A. Authority.
This section is enacted pursuant to Sections 22511 and 22511.1 of the California Vehicle Code.
B. Purpose.
The electric vehicle parking standards established in this chapter are intended to promote
sustainable and alternative transportation practices; manage the availability of off-street
parking, particularly in areas that will maximize the use of electric vehicles; and thereby improve
traffic and parking circulation.
C. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings:
“Electric vehicle” means a vehicle that operates, either partially or exclusively, on electrical
energy from the electrical grid, or an off grid source, that is stored on board for motive
purposes.
“Electric vehicle charging station” means equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer
of electric energy to a battery or other energy storage device on an electric vehicle.
D. Designation of electric vehicle parking spaces.
(a) Designation of parking spaces. The director of public works, or designee, is
authorized in accordance with the purposes of this chapter to designate spaces in off-street
public parking facilities for the exclusive parking of electric vehicles that are connected to
electric vehicle charging stations for the purpose of transfer of electricity to the battery or other
energy storage device of an electric vehicle.
(b) Signs or markings. Upon designation of a parking space or spaces for the
exclusive use of electric vehicles pursuant to subsection (a), the public works department shall
place signs or markings giving adequate notice that the parking space or spaces are restricted
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and to be used only for such electric vehicles. The signs or markings shall be in compliance with
Section 22511 of the California Vehicle Code indicating that vehicles left standing in violation of
the restriction may be removed. The parking restriction shall not apply to the designated parking
spaces until the sign or markings have been placed.
E. Electric vehicle parking restriction.
(a) Where a sign designating a parking space for the exclusive use of charging
electric vehicles is posted, no person shall park in that space any nonelectric vehicle, electric
vehicle that is not connected to the electric vehicle charging station, electric vehicle that is not
charging, or electric vehicle that has been charging for more than four hours.
(b) The police department is authorized to cite and/or remove or cause the removal of
vehicles parked in violation of this section in accordance with Section 22511 of the California
Vehicle Code.
SECTION 2. CEQA
This Ordinance is exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). Section
15061(b)(3) states that CEQA applies only to those projects that have the potential to cause a
significant effect on the environment. The adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA
because the Ordinance does not, in itself, allow the construction of any building or structure, but
it sets forth the regulations for parking electric vehicles within the City. This Ordinance itself,
therefore, has no potential for resulting in significant physical change in the environment,
directly or ultimately.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect and will be enforced thirty (30) days after its adoption.
SECTION 4. POSTING
The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3)
public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of
the State of California.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of August, 2016, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk