HomeMy WebLinkAbout861 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 861
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA ADOPTING REGULATIONS
RELATING TO THE PARKING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AT
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CHARGING STATIONS, AND
AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA
MUNICIPAL CODE
A. Recitals.
(i) The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga finds that it is in the
public's best interest to accommodate the increasing use of electric vehicles, in order to
more fully promote, protect and preserve the public health, safety and welfare, including
air quality within the City.
(ii) In order to more effectively and fully accommodate and encourage the
use of electric vehicles, the City Council finds that it is necessary to provide greater
access to electric charging stations.
(iii) To ensure availability of existing and future electrical charging stations on
public and private property within the City, the City Council finds it necessary to enact
reasonable regulations governing the use of such charging stations, by adopting this
Ordinance.
B. Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby ordains
as follows:
Section 1. A new Chapter 10.54 is hereby added to Title 10 of the Rancho
Cucamonga Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Chapter 10.54
"ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
CHARGING STATIONS"
Sections:
10.54.010 - Use of public and private electric vehicle charging stations.
10.54.020 - Designation of parking spaces and stalls for electric charging
purposes.
10.54.030 - Other provisions of this Code remain in effect.
10.54.010 Use of public and private electric vehicle charging stations.
A. It is unlawful and an infraction for any person to park or stand any motor
vehicle within any parking space or stall located within or upon any (a) public street or
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other public property, including any publicly owned off-street parking facility; or (b) any
private street, or private off-street parking facility open for public use (with or without
charge); that is designated for the exclusive purpose of parking and charging an electric
vehicle ('electrical charging station'), unless that vehicle is connected for electric
charging purposes.
B. 'Electric Vehicle' means any motor vehicle registered to operate on California
public roadways and that operates either partially or exclusively on electrical energy from
the grid or an off-board source that is stored on-board for motive purposes. Electric
vehicle includes: (a) a battery electric vehicle (BEV); (2) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
(PHEV); (3) a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV); (4) an electric motorcycle; (5) a fuel
cell vehicle (FCV); or (6) any other registered vehicle that is defined as an 'electric
vehicle' in the California Vehicle Code.
C. Notwithstanding subsection A, above, and excepting electric charging stations
located at the Metrolink or other transit stations, it is unlawful and an infraction for any
person to leave any vehicle connected to an electric charging station for longer than four
(4) consecutive hours.
10.54.020 Designation of parking spaces and stalls for electric charging
purposes.
The provisions of Section 10.54.010 A and/or Section 10.54.010 B may not be
enforced unless and until posting of signage has occurred as described in this section.
Designation of public and private parking places and/or stalls, as described and referred
to in Section 10.54.010 A, shall consist of the posting of a sign not less than 17 by 22
inches in size, with lettering not less than one inch in height, that clearly and
conspicuously states the following: 'Unauthorized vehicles not connected for electric
charging purposes, or connected for longer than four (4) consecutive hours, may be
cited in accordance with R.C.M.C. Sec. 10.54.010'. Signs posted pursuant to this
section at the Metrolink or other transit stations shall contain no time restriction. The
required sign shall be posted immediately adjacent to, and shall be visible from, the
parking space or stall. If located within a public or private off-street parking facility open
to the public, the required sign may be posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance
to the facility.
10.54.030 Other provisions of this Code remain in effect.
Nothing in this Chapter 10.54 shall affect or excuse any violation of any other
provision of this Code."
Section 2. Penalties. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or
corporation to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of
this Ordinance or any provision of the chapter hereby adopted. Any person, firm,
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partnership or corporation violating any provisions of this Ordinance or any provision of
the chapter hereby adopted, or failing to comply with any of their requirements shall be
deemed guilty of an infraction.
Each and every person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a
separate offense for each and every day or any portion thereof during which any
violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or said chapter is committed,
continued or permitted by such person, firm, partnership or corporation, and shall be
deemed punishable therefor as provided in this Ordinance.
Section 3. Severability. The City Council declares that, should any provision, section,
paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance or Chapter adopted thereby be rendered
or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by
reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs,
sentences and words of this Ordinance and Chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance.
Please see the following page
for formal adoption, certification and signatures
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 7th day of August 2013.
AYES: Alexander, Michael, Spagnolo, Steinorth, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
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Liennis Michael, Mayo
ATTEST:
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I, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at
a Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 17th day
of July 2013, and was passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Rancho Cucamonga held on the 8th day of August 2013.
Executed this 8th day of August 2013, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
nice C. Reynolds, City 6ierk
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