Upland, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Upland treats electric-vehicle charging mainly as a development and building-permit matter rather than an on-street parking restriction. The City offers an expedited EVCS permitting process, including a fast-track review for commercial projects, consistent with California's AB 1236 charging-station permit-streamlining mandate. The City's published guidance notes that an EVCS is not itself a parking space for code purposes and sets technical standards — for example, vehicle spaces, access aisles, and vehicular routes serving EV chargers must provide a vertical clearance of at least 98 inches, and accessible EVCS must be on an accessible route to a building entrance with identification signage scaled to the number of stations. Applicants submit construction-permit applications and plans through the City's CSS online portal, and the City provides an EVCS permitting guidebook and accessible-station design recommendations. For enforcement of who may park in a charging stall, California Vehicle Code Section 22511 controls: a space designated for EV charging may be restricted to vehicles that are connected and actively charging, and non-EVs (or EVs not plugged in) parked there can be cited or towed where the stall is properly signed. Contact Upland Building and Safety at 460 N. Euclid Avenue for EVCS permit questions.