Indianapolis, IN Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Sec. 744-402.D sets a flat threshold-based mandate: 'Two electric vehicle charging stations shall be required for developments that provide 500 or more off-street parking spaces. Electric vehicle charging stations shall count toward the total required off-street parking spaces.' That second sentence matters because it means the two charging stations are not an add-on to the site's parking count; they fill two of the spaces the development already has to provide under Table 744-402-1.

Separately, Sec. 744-403.A turns EV charging into a parking-reduction tool available to any development, regardless of size: 'For each electric vehicle charging station provided, the minimum number of required off-street parking spaces may be reduced by two. Each charging station counts toward the minimum number of required parking spaces.' This sits alongside other reduction factors the same section offers, such as shared vehicle or carpool spaces (a four-space reduction each), extra bicycle parking, and proximity to an IndyGo Transit Emphasis Corridor. The introductory paragraph of Sec. 744-403 caps how far these factors can stack: 'the cumulative reduction in required off-street parking spaces shall not exceed 35 percent of the minimum required in Table 744-402-1,' so a developer combining EV charging credits with bicycle parking or transit-proximity credits cannot use them to eliminate more than roughly a third of the minimum parking otherwise required.

Because both provisions sit inside Chapter 744's parking article, they are administered by the Administrator during Improvement Location Permit review rather than through a separate license or registration, and the required charging stations become a condition of the site plan the Administrator approves before construction begins.