Stonecrest, GA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Stonecrest Zoning Ordinance Sec. 6.1.16 requires preferential alternative fuel vehicle parking for all new nonresidential parking areas with 100 or more spaces, and for new mixed-use projects whose nonresidential portion requires 100 or more spaces. At least 2 percent of the spaces in those qualifying lots must be designated for alternative fuel vehicles. The designated spaces must be striped with green paint to mark them as preferential, done in accordance with Georgia Department of Transportation requirements, and located as close as possible to the primary building entrance without conflicting with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements or other state or federal law.

Where that entrance-proximity priority conflicts with the general accessible-parking placement priority set out in Sec. 6.1.4, Sec. 6.1.4 controls and the accessible spaces get the closer location. Every preferential space must carry a sign identifying it as reserved for alternative fuel vehicles, and that signage has to comply with Stonecrest's Chapter 21 sign regulations, tying the parking rule directly into the city's separate sign permitting process. Developers do not have to add spaces on top of existing recharging infrastructure: Sec. 6.1.16(E) lets existing parking spaces that already have vehicle recharging stations count toward meeting the 2 percent requirement, so a property owner who has already installed chargers is not forced to carve out additional new spaces.

The Planning and Zoning Division within Community Development reviews site plans for compliance with this requirement as part of standard site plan review under the zoning ordinance.