San Clemente has no standalone municipal ordinance dedicated to EV charging-station parking; enforcement of charging spaces relies on California Vehicle Code rules and posted signage, while new developments follow state building-code EV infrastructure standards.
The San Clemente Municipal Code does not contain a dedicated section governing public EV charging-space parking or fines for blocking chargers. California Vehicle Code Section 22511 governs charging-station parking statewide, allowing only connected EVs actively charging to occupy signed or marked charging spaces and permitting removal of non-charging or non-electric vehicles. Off-street parking standards in SCMC Chapter 17.64 set design and space requirements for new development, and EV charging infrastructure for new construction is governed by the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) adopted through the state building code rather than a local parking ordinance. Any locally posted charging-space signs are enforceable under SCMC 10.28.045 restricted-parking authority.
Parking a non-charging or non-electric vehicle in a marked EV charging space is enforceable under California Vehicle Code 22511 and posted signage, subject to citation and removal.
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