Newport Beach, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- NBMC § 12.44.111
- Trigger
- Remaining parked after charging completes
- Fee structure
- Automatic per-minute overstay charge
- Grace period
- Set and changed by City resolution
- Adopted
- Ord. 2021-8 (2021)
Summary
Newport Beach bars leaving a vehicle parked at a public electric vehicle charging station once charging is complete, under Municipal Code Section 12.44.111. An automatic per-minute overstay charge applies after a grace period the City sets by resolution.
No person owning or operating a vehicle shall cause such vehicle to remain parked at a public electric vehicle charging station after the vehicle has completed charging. An overstay charge shall automatically apply to vehicles that remain plugged into the public electric vehicle charging station when the charging session has already been completed. Such overstay charge may be on a per-minute basis after a designated grace period, which may be established and changed, from time to time, by resolution.
Full Breakdown
' The grace period and the per-minute rate are not fixed in the ordinance text itself; instead the Code allows the City to establish and change them 'from time to time, by resolution,' giving Newport Beach flexibility to adjust the fee structure as charging demand or station availability changes without amending the municipal code. 44 for meter violations, and it is designed to free up charging stations for other EV drivers once a vehicle has finished drawing power.
Violations & Fines
Remaining plugged into a public EV charging station after charging completes triggers the automatic overstay charge under Section 12.44.111, billed on a per-minute basis once the City Council's designated grace period expires. The City sets and can revise both the grace period and the per-minute rate by resolution.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How long is the grace period before the overstay fee starts?
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