Carmichael, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Parking in EV-charging spaces is principally a matter of state law rather than a unique Sacramento County ordinance. California Vehicle Code Section 22511 authorizes a local authority (by ordinance or resolution) and a person in lawful possession of an off-street parking facility to designate stalls or spaces exclusively for charging and parking a vehicle that is connected for electric charging. It also lets a local authority designate such spaces on public streets. Under the statute, if a designated EV stall is properly posted, the facility owner or local authority may have a vehicle that is not connected for charging removed (towed) to the nearest available garage. Companion Section 22511.2 provides that a space served by EV supply equipment, or designated as a future EV charging space, counts as at least one standard parking space toward any local minimum-parking requirement. Within unincorporated Sacramento County, EV-charging space enforcement therefore follows these Vehicle Code provisions and the posting requirements; County building/zoning standards may require EV-ready infrastructure in new development, but the parking-violation rules for occupied charging stalls come from the state code.