West Palm Beach, FL Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Bonus trigger
- 2 to 4 EV charging stations installed
- Applies in
- Okeechobee Business District only
- Governing section
- Sec. 94-111(t)(5)(ii) and Table IV-8a
- Mandate status
- Voluntary incentive, not required
- Requires
- Signed TDM implementation agreement with city
Summary
West Palm Beach does not require EV charging citywide, but in the Okeechobee Business District a developer can install two to four electric vehicle charging stations to earn additional parking spaces above the district's soft-maximum ratio under Sec. 94-111(t) and Table IV-8a.
ii. Comply with Transportation Demand Management (TDM) initiatives that enhance the mobility in downtown and create more walkable development patterns. The implementation of each transportation demand management initiative will allow additional parking spaces for the project as indicated in Table IV-8a. ... Provide electric vehicles charging stations ... Two charging stations minimum, up to 4 stations
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 76).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 94-111 of Chapter 94, the Zoning and Land Development Regulations, sets parking and loading requirements for downtown West Palm Beach. Subsection (t) governs the Okeechobee Business District specifically: parking is not required there at all, but if a developer wants to exceed the district's 'soft maximum' parking ratio, item (5) offers two routes. Option (i) lets a developer convert a parking garage level to future usable space for a 10 percent ratio increase per level. ' That table lists electric vehicle charging under its 'C.
Shared Services' category alongside carshare spaces and bike-share docks: a project that provides 'Two charging stations minimum, up to 4 stations' qualifies for the TDM parking bonus. The developer must formally enter into an agreement with the city for implementation and monitoring of whichever TDM strategy is adopted, per the closing sentence of item (5)(ii). This is an incentive mechanism, not a mandate: nothing in Sec. 94-111 or Table IV-8a requires any West Palm Beach development to install EV charging, and the bonus only operates within the Okeechobee Business District's parking-ratio framework.
A near-identical TDM menu, including the same electric vehicle charging station option, also appears as a height-bonus pathway for the Congress Avenue/CMUD corridor, but that is a separate incentive tied to building height rather than parking counts.
Violations & Fines
There is no penalty provision for skipping EV charging, because the program is voluntary. A developer who claims the parking bonus but fails to install or maintain the agreed charging stations would be in breach of the TDM implementation and monitoring agreement required under Sec. 94-111(t)(5)(ii), which the city's Development Services Department administers and can enforce as a condition of the site plan or building permit approval.
Frequently Asked Questions
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