Anne Arundel County, MD Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Charging ratio
- 1 station per 50 parking spaces
- Business complex ratio
- 1 station per 75 spaces
- Applies in
- Odenton and Parole Town Center only
- Not required
- Outside designated town-center districts
- Enacted by
- Bill No. 84-23 (Odenton, 2024)
Summary
Anne Arundel County requires one electric vehicle charging station for every 50 required parking spaces at multifamily and mixed-use developments in the Odenton Town Center district, rising to one per 75 spaces for business complexes with three or more uses.
(d) Electric vehicle charging station. For multifamily dwellings and mixed use development, an electric vehicle charging station shall be required at a rate of one electric vehicle charging station for every 50 vehicle parking spaces required. For a business complex with three or more uses, an electric vehicle charging station shall be required at a rate of one electric vehicle charging station for every 75 vehicle parking spaces required. Electric vehicle charging station spaces shall count towards the total number of parking spaces.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-93: County Code is current through May, 2026).
Full Breakdown
County Code § 18-9-107(d) sets the EV charging mandate inside the Odenton Town Center Districts (OTC-C, OTC-T, OTC-I, OTC-E and OTC-FM zoning), the transit-oriented overlay built around the Odenton MARC station. Multifamily dwellings and mixed-use projects must install one charging station per 50 required parking spaces; business complexes with three or more uses need one per 75. The charging spaces count toward the project's total required parking rather than adding to it. A near-identical rule (§ 17-7-908(c)) applies inside the separate Parole Town Center district near Annapolis. Outside these designated town-center districts, the county's general zoning parking title (Article 18, Title 3) carries no comparable EV charging mandate.
Violations & Fines
Developers who skip the required EV charging stations in Odenton or Parole Town Center risk site plan or building permit denial by the Office of Planning and Zoning until the ratio is met.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Anne Arundel County require EV charging at all apartment complexes?
Does Glen Burnie or Severna Park have an EV charging requirement?
Sources & Official References
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