Sterling Heights, MI Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- District
- Van Dyke Mixed Use District (VDMUD)
- Use status
- Accessory use, by right
- Enforcing office
- Office of Planning / Zoning Official
- Also covers
- North Van Dyke Ave. Corridor District
Summary
In the Van Dyke Mixed Use District, EV charging stations are allowed by right as an accessory use tied to the district's permitted and special-approval land uses.
S. Accessory buildings and uses that are customarily incidental to the permitted and special land uses enumerated in Sections 14A.04 and 14A.05, including EV charging stations but excluding drive-in, drive-through, and in-car service.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-46: Local legislation current through Ord. 509, passed 5-19-26).
Full Breakdown
Sterling Heights' Zoning Ordinance treats electric vehicle charging stations as an accessory use in the Van Dyke Mixed Use District (VDMUD), incidental to whatever permitted or special-approval use occupies the lot under Sections 14A.04 and 14A.05. No separate use approval is needed beyond the underlying land use's own permitted status. The North Van Dyke Avenue Corridor District subdistrict regulations (Section 14C.04) extend the same accessory-use treatment to EV charging in that overlay area.
Violations & Fines
Charging equipment installed outside the accessory-use framework, or attached to a use not permitted under Section 14A.04, can draw a stop-work order and zoning enforcement action from the Office of Planning or Zoning Official.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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