Schaumburg, IL Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Charging space rule
- Reserved for plugged-in EVs only
- Violation penalty
- Fine plus towing/impoundment
- New large multifamily
- 20% of spaces EV-capable
- New single-family/small multifamily
- Must be built EV-capable
- License required
- Vending machine license, § 119.30
Summary
Schaumburg dedicates electric-vehicle charging spaces exclusively to plugged-in EVs under Village Code Chapter 79, backed by fines and towing for violators. Its zoning code goes further: every new single-family and small multifamily home with a garage must be built EV-capable, and new large multifamily developments must make at least twenty percent of parking spaces EV-capable.
(1)Residential: In order to proactively plan for and accommodate the anticipated growth in market demand for electric vehicles, all new single-family residences and small multifamily residences with garages be constructed to be EV-capable. All new large multifamily residences shall be constructed to provide a minimum of twenty percent (20%) EV-capable parking spaces relative to the total number of parking spaces constructed. All terms used herein shall share definitions with those of the Illinois Electric Vehicle Charging Act, 765 ILCS 1085/l et seq. ... A.No person shall park, stop, or stand a nonelectric vehicle in a designated EV charging station space. Any nonelectric vehicle parked, stopped, or standing in a charging station space is subject to fine and/or impoundment of the offending vehicle.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
01). 03(A)-(B)). 02). 128(D)(1), every new single-family residence and small multifamily residence built with a garage must be constructed EV-capable, and every new large multifamily development must provide at least twenty percent (20%) EV-capable parking spaces relative to its total parking count, using definitions borrowed from the Illinois Electric Vehicle Charging Act, 765 ILCS 1085/1 et seq. Level 1 and 2 chargers are allowed as an accessory use in every zoning district; Level 3 DC fast chargers are confined to business and manufacturing districts. , and station owners must report the charger's location, install date, equipment type and contact information to the village manager's office.
Violations & Fines
Parking a gas-powered vehicle in a marked EV charging space, or leaving an EV in that space unplugged, exposes the vehicle to a fine plus towing or impoundment at the owner's expense (§ 79.03(A)-(B)). Any other violation of Chapter 79, such as skipping the vending machine license for a charging station, is punishable under the village's general ordinance fine schedule in § 10.99, with each hour of a standing violation treated as a separate offense.
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