Eagan, MN Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Eagan's electric vehicle charging station standards sit in City Code § 11.70, Subd. 33, part of the zoning performance standards chapter. Subdivision 33.C makes Level 1 and Level 2 stations a permitted accessory use citywide alongside off-street parking, while a public-use Level 3/DC station is a permitted accessory use only on land zoned commercial, industrial, public facility or institutional, and a private-use Level 3/DC station is permitted in any zoning district when it serves only the property owner or occupant. A public Level 3/DC station can even become the primary use of a lot if it meets the same standards Eagan applies to motor fuel sales stations and sits in a district that allows those stations.

Subdivision 33.E sets the physical standards: charging equipment must comply with the Minnesota State Building Code, must not encroach into a parking stall's required dimensions or block sidewalks, and must be protected by bollards, structures, or a curb, except at single-family and two-family homes. Setbacks run 15 feet from public rights-of-way and 5 feet from side or rear lot lines for any Level 1, 2, or 3/DC station, rising to 20 feet from rights-of-way and 10 feet from side or rear lot lines for Level 3 supply equipment.

Level 3/DC equipment cabinets serving public stations must be fully screened from ground-level view on adjacent properties and streets. Under Subdivision 33.F, a phone number or other contact information must be posted on the station for reporting problems, and fees may be charged for public-use stations but never for a station on single-family or two-family property.