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Evansville, IN Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Credit ratio
1 EV space counts as 2 spaces
Section
EMC 18.135.085(A)(4)
Overall cap
All parking credits capped at 35%
Administered by
Evansville-Vanderburgh Area Plan Commission

Summary

Evansville lets any development count an EV-charging parking space as two spaces when calculating required off-street parking.

(4) Electric Vehicle Charging Station Credit. Each parking space equipped with a separate electric vehicle charging station may be counted as two spaces toward the minimum number of required parking spaces.

(B) Special Site Characteristics.

(1) Closure of Curb Cut. The number of required off-street parking spaces may be reduced up to five percent for each driveway curb cut voluntarily removed as part of redevelopment activities on a site; except where there is a requirement or recommendation from the City Engineer or Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization for curb cut closure due to a safety issue. To qualify for this credit, the curb cut closure must:

(a) Be permanent and involve the installation of a new curb, as well as any necessary removal of driveway pavement and planting of grass, whereas the use of bumper blocks, chains or bollards will not be considered a permanent closure; and

(b) Be part of a net reduction in curb cuts; closing one access and creating another would not qualify for this credit.

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Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance G-2026-12, passed June 22, 2026).

Full Breakdown

Under Evansville's off-street parking code, a site plan does not have to treat an electric vehicle charging space as just one space. EMC 18.135.085(A)(4) lets a developer count each parking space equipped with its own EV charging station as two spaces toward the minimum required off-street parking, alongside landscaping, bicycle-parking and curb-cut credits in the same section. It is administered through the improvement location permit and site plan review process run by the Evansville-Vanderburgh Area Plan Commission, not a separate EV permit.

Violations & Fines

Not a violation provision -- it is an optional credit; a developer who over-claims it risks the Director rejecting the parking count during improvement location permit review.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does every EV charger count as two parking spaces in Evansville?
Yes. EMC 18.135.085(A)(4) counts each parking space with its own EV charging station as two spaces toward the required off-street parking minimum, subject to the section's 35% overall credit cap.
Is a separate city permit needed for EV charging stations?
No standalone EV permit exists in the code; the credit is applied during ordinary site plan and improvement location permit review by the Area Plan Commission.

Sources & Official References

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