Norwalk, CT Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- EV space minimum
- 5% of required parking spaces
- Compact-space overlap
- EV spaces may count as compact spaces
- District
- SoNo Station Design District only
- Compact space cap
- 35% of required parking
- Full-size stall size
- 8 ft 3 in by 17 ft
Summary
Norwalk's SoNo Station Design District requires that at least 5% of the off-street parking spaces a development is required to provide include electric vehicle charging stations. Those charging spaces can double as some of the district's compact-vehicle spaces.
A minimum of five percent (5%) of the parking spaces required by such regulations shall include electric vehicle charging stations, some of which may be included within the compact vehicle spaces.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4888624; v55 updated 2026-05-26; through 05-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
D governs off-street parking and loading in the SoNo Station Design District, which modifies the citywide parking standards of §§ 118-1200 through 118-1260 for that district. " This sits inside a broader set of district-specific parking-stall rules: full-size parking stalls must be 8 feet 3 inches wide by 17 feet long, aisles for ninety-degree parking must be at least 26 feet wide, and no more than 35% of required spaces may be sized for compact vehicles. The district also drops the usual Zoning Inspector approval step for parking layouts under § 118-1230C(4).
Parking must sit in the rear or side yard, and any side-yard parking has to be screened from the street with landscaping. B(1)(u)), multifamily dwellings are required to provide bicycle storage or bicycle sharing on-site and "provisions for electric vehicle charging stations," though that CBD provision sets no numeric minimum the way the SoNo Station District's 5% rule does.
Violations & Fines
A site plan that omits the required EV charging share or exceeds the 35% compact-space cap cannot receive Planning and Zoning Department approval, since the district substitutes its own Subsection D parking standards for the citywide rules in §§ 118-1200 through 118-1260 as a condition of any permit. Built parking that departs from the approved plan is treated as a zoning violation subject to the City's standard zoning enforcement and permit revocation process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Norwalk require EV charging spaces in new parking lots?
Does the 5% EV charging rule apply citywide?
Can an EV charging space also count as a compact car space in SoNo Station?
Sources & Official References
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