West Bloomfield, MI Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted
- Ord. No. C-770, Jan. 28, 2013
- Time limit
- Set by posted sign / traffic order
- Non-EV parking
- Prohibited in designated EV spaces
- Must be charging
- EV cannot occupy space idle
- Penalty
- Civil infraction, $150 first offense
Summary
West Bloomfield Township regulates electric vehicle charging spaces under Sec. 22-34: use is capped at the time posted on the space's sign, gas-powered vehicles may not park there, an EV parked there must actually be charging, and required signage must state the time limit and ban on non-EV parking. Violations are a civil infraction.
(a)Use limited. Use of an electric vehicle charging station or electric vehicle parking space located in a public parking area or private parking area, as defined herein, for the charging of an electric vehicle shall be limited to the maximum time specified on the sign as specified in the traffic control order.(b)Non-electric vehicle prohibited. Stopping, standing or parking of a non-electric vehicle in a space designated as an electric vehicle charging station or electric vehicle parking space, located in a public parking area or private parking area, as defined herein, is prohibited.(c)Charging. Stopping, standing or parking of an electric vehicle that is not charging in a space designated as an electric vehicle charging station or electric vehicle parking space ... is prohibited.(d)Sign required. ... shall have a sign posted which includes: electric vehicle charging only; must specify the maximum charging time allowed; and parking of non-electric vehicles prohibited.(e)Penalty. The violation of any provision of this section is a civil infraction.
Full Breakdown
Adopted by Ord. No. C-770, Sec. 2, on January 28, 2013, Sec. 22-34 applies to any electric vehicle charging station or electric vehicle parking space in a 'public parking area' or 'private parking area' as those terms are defined in Sec. 22-26. Subsection (a) limits use of the space to the maximum charging time specified on its posted sign, as set in the location's traffic-control order. Subsection (b) makes it unlawful for a non-electric vehicle, defined as any motor vehicle that doesn't meet the electric-vehicle definition, to stop, stand or park in a space designated for EV charging.
Subsection (c) separately bars an electric vehicle from occupying the designated space if it is not actually charging, so simply owning an EV does not permit indefinite parking there. Subsection (d) requires a posted sign stating that the space is for electric-vehicle charging only, specifying the maximum charging time allowed, and stating that parking by non-electric vehicles is prohibited. Subsection (e) makes any violation of the section a civil infraction. Because Sec. 22-34 does not set its own dollar fine, the amount defaults to the Code's general civil-infraction fine schedule in Sec. 1-10: $150 for a first offense and $300 for a repeat offense, plus costs, with each day of a continuing violation counted separately.
Violations & Fines
Violating Sec. 22-34, whether by parking a non-EV in a charging space, occupying it without charging, or exceeding the posted time limit, is a civil infraction under subsection (e). Since the section sets no fine of its own, Sec. 1-10's default civil-infraction schedule applies: $150 for a first offense and $300 for a repeat, plus costs and other sanctions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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