Queen Creek, AZ Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Queen Creek's Town Code parking article (Article 9-7) does not establish a dedicated electric-vehicle charging-space ordinance, so enforcement of EV-only spaces relies on Arizona Revised Statutes. A.R.S. 28-876 (Parking spaces for electric vehicles; civil penalty) provides that a person shall not stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle within any parking space specially designated for parking and fueling motor vehicles fueled exclusively by electricity unless the vehicle is powered by electricity and has been issued an alternative fuel vehicle special plate or sticker under A.R.S. 28-2416. If an officer finds a violation, the officer issues a civil traffic complaint to the operator, or to the registered owner if no one is present, and a person found responsible is subject to a civil penalty of at least three hundred fifty dollars. Town Code Section 9-7-5 separately prohibits parking in any area posted as prohibiting parking, which can support posted EV-only signage. EV charging infrastructure at new development is addressed through the Town's site plan and Zoning Ordinance off-street parking review rather than a standalone code chapter. Because Queen Creek defers to state law here, the $350 minimum penalty and special-plate requirement are the operative rules.