Millcreek, PA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Chapter 145, the Zoning Chapter of the Millcreek Township Code adopted by the Board of Supervisors, handles electric vehicle charging through its definitions in § 145-11. An ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) is a vehicle that operates either partially or exclusively on electrical energy from a rechargeable battery or other energy storage source that can be charged by connection to the electric power grid, and the term includes a battery electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid vehicle. An ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION (EVCS) is an accessory use permitted in any zoning district: a designated area served by and accessible to EV battery charging equipment supported by appropriate EVCS infrastructure.

The accessory use label matters. Section 145-11 defines an accessory use as one located on the same lot as the principal use but customarily subordinate and incidental. It adds that most accessory uses are permitted by right, while some specific accessory uses are conditional uses, decided by the Board of Supervisors after a public hearing, and others are special exceptions, decided by the Zoning Hearing Board. For charging stations, the definition itself states that the use is permitted in any zoning district, so no district table in Chapter 145 needs to list it.

The code also keeps charging stations apart from gasoline retail. The definitions of FUEL DISPENSER/FUEL PUMP and FUEL ISLAND each state that they do not include Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. A site with chargers does not become a vehicle fuel station on that basis alone. Beyond these definitions, Chapter 145 prints no separate dimensional or permit standard for charging stations.

Zoning enforcement is the Zoning Officer's job under § 145-105. A violation of the chapter starts with a written Enforcement Notice under § 145-114 that gives compliance dates and the right to appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board.