Phoenix, AZ Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Downtown Code parking areas only
- Minimum parking count
- EVC spaces count toward it
- Maximum parking count
- EVC spaces do not count
- Placement ban
- No setback, landscape, or frontage zone
Summary
Downtown Phoenix development lets EV charging spaces count toward required minimum parking, but never toward the maximum, and bars chargers from setbacks or frontage zones.
Electric Vehicle Charging. The following development regulations apply to electric vehicle charging (EVC) spaces provided within parking areas within Downtown: 1. EVC spaces may be counted as part of the required minimum number parking spaces. (R) 2. EVC spaces shall not be counted as part of required maximum number of parking spaces. (R) 3. All EVC spaces, charging stations, and associated transformers or other mechanical equipment, shall be provided on site and not in any required landscape setback, required landscape area, or frontage zone. (R*)
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance G-7524, passed June 17, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Phoenix Zoning Ordinance § 1206.D governs electric vehicle charging (EVC) spaces within Downtown Code parking areas: EVC spaces may count toward the required minimum parking count but may not count toward the required maximum. Charging stations, EVC spaces, and any associated transformers or mechanical equipment must sit on-site and cannot be placed in a required landscape setback, required landscape area, or frontage zone. This is a Downtown Code (Chapter 12) development standard, not a citywide conventional-zoning (Ch. 6/7) rule.
Violations & Fines
Non-compliant EVC layouts (chargers sited in a required setback, landscape area, or frontage zone) are a zoning code violation addressed through the standard Downtown Code plan review/inspection process, not a standalone fine schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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