Cleveland, OH Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

93, added by Ord. No. " It does not touch on-street parking, private lots, or new-construction requirements anywhere else in Cleveland; there is no citywide EV-charging mandate in the code. The section defines an "electric vehicle" to include both all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, and an "electric vehicle parking space" as any marked space at an airport identifying exclusive use for parking and charging via a city-owned or city-controlled charging station. The Director of Port Control is authorized to establish and manage the stations on airport property or portions of it as needed.

Any member of the public may use a station, but use is conditioned on paying the posted charging and parking fees and on obeying any posted hours-of-operation and maximum-parking-duration limits for the space. The fee itself is not fixed in the ordinance; the Director of Port Control sets it, with the amount established by the Board of Control. The Director also has standing authority to promulgate rules and regulations governing the charging stations, and any such rules take effect ten days after publication in the City Record, meaning the operational specifics (exact fee amounts, time limits, hours) live in Board of Control and Director actions rather than in the ordinance text itself.