Arlington Heights, IL Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 18-216(g)
- Time limit
- 4 consecutive hours, 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Where limit applies
- 22 S. Vail Ave. garage, 2nd floor
- Settlement fine
- $25.00 before hearing date
- Late penalty
- Additional $25.00 after 21 days
Summary
In Arlington Heights, Illinois, Village parking facilities enforce four specific rules for spaces marked for electric vehicles under Section 18-216(g): no gas vehicles, no unplugged EVs, no plugged EVs that are not actually charging, and a four-consecutive-hour cap between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on the second floor of the 22 S. Vail Avenue garage.
Village parking facilities are limited use public facilities. It shall be unlawful for any person: ... g.In a parking space designated for electric vehicles, to:1.Park a non-electric vehicle;2.Park an unplugged electric vehicle;3.Park a plugged electric vehicle that is not being charged; or4.Park an electric vehicle on the second floor of the garage located at 22 S. Vail Avenue, for more than four consecutive hours between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 3 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Arlington Heights, Illinois (Cook County) treats electric-vehicle spaces in its Village-owned parking garages and lots as a distinct enforcement category under Section 18-216(g), part of the Regulations for Village Parking Facilities. The Municipal Code makes it unlawful, in a parking space designated for electric vehicles, to: park a non-electric vehicle; park an electric vehicle that is not plugged in; park a plugged-in electric vehicle that is not actually being charged; or, at the garage located at 22 S. m. That fourth rule targets the Vail Avenue garage specifically and does not apply to EV spaces at the Village's other 13 parking facilities listed in Section 18-215(b), which include the Municipal Building garage, the Arlington Town Square garage, and numbered surface lots such as Lot O at Arlington Heights Road and Sigwalt Street.
The EV-space rules sit alongside the facility's other unlawful-parking provisions in Section 18-216, including parking across a marked space, ignoring posted time or permit restrictions, and blocking traffic lanes inside the garage. Violations of Section 18-216(g) are ticketed under the parking Article's general fine structure in Section 18-222, added by Ordinance No. 00 to the Village before the scheduled hearing date. 00 late-payment penalty attaches 21 days after the hearing date if the ticket remains unanswered.
Violations & Fines
Occupying, blocking, or misusing an electric-vehicle space under Section 18-216(g), including exceeding the four-hour limit at the 22 S. Vail Avenue garage's second floor, is a parking violation settled under Section 18-222: pay $25.00 to the Village before the hearing date. Unpaid tickets proceed to Administrative Adjudication and add a $25.00 late penalty 21 days after the hearing date.
Frequently Asked Questions
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