Ridgefield Park City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Parking
§ 96-8.1 Off-street parking requirements.
In all districts, in connection with every industrial, office, commercial, institutional, recreational, residential or any other use, there shall be provided at the time any building or structure is erected or is enlarged or increased in capacity off-street parking and loading spaces for automobiles and other vehicles in accordance with the requirements set forth herein. Such facilities shall be completed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. In cases where site plan approval is not required, the standards established herein shall prevail. See Schedule 2 identified herein.
§ 96-8.2 Schedule of parking requirements.
Type of Building or Use | Minimum Number of Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
Residential | |
One- and two-family dwellings | 2 spaces per dwelling unit. |
Townhouses and apartments | Per New Jersey Residential Site Improvements Standards (RSIS) (NJAC 5:21 et. seq.) |
Senior citizen housing | Per New Jersey Residential Site Improvements Standards (RSIS) (NJAC 5:21 et. seq.) |
Age-restricted housing | Per New Jersey Residential Site Improvements Standards (RSIS) (NJAC 5:21 et. seq.) |
Assisted living facility | Per New Jersey Residential Site Improvements Standards (RSIS) (NJAC 5:21 et. seq.) |
Institutional Uses | |
Community residence/community shelter | 1 per employee, plus 1 per 5 residents |
Elder-care center | 1 per employee at maximum shift, plus 1.0 per 10 enrollees |
Nonprofit club, lodge, civic and fraternal organization | 1 per 150 square feet GFA |
Place of worship | See § 96-7.1B and 0.3 per seat of fixed capacity (benches or pews shall be considered as 1 seat per 24 linear inches), or 1 per 50 square feet GFA if no fixed seats |
Public buildings and uses, excluding public utility buildings and power-generating stations | 1 per 250 square feet GFA |
Residential health care facility | 1 per employee at maximum shift, plus 1 per 5 bedrooms |
Public utility buildings and power-generating stations | 1 per 2,000 square feet of floor area but no less than 1 space employee on the maximum work shift. |
School, public and private, teaching academic subjects | 0.3 per student |
School bus storage and maintenance | 1 per 1,500 square feet GFA |
General Commercial Uses | |
Computer and data processing center | 1 per 200 square feet GFA |
Convention, conference and corporate training center | 1 per 4 seats based on design capacity of the building, or 1 per 200 square feet GFA, whichever is greater |
Funeral home, mortuary | 1 per 3 seats in the chapel |
Automobile service stations | See § 96-7.4F |
Garden center | 1 per 300 square feet GFA, plus 1 per 2,500 square feet outdoor display area |
Health and fitness center | 1 per 200 square feet GFA |
Motels | 1 space per sleeping room plus 1 space per employee |
Hotels | 1.5 parking space per room plus 0.5 parking spaces per number of seats permitted for meeting room space as noted in the BOCA Code or 2.0 parking space per room for a full-service hotel, whichever is less. |
Indoor tennis, racquetball and similar court sports | 3 per court |
Medical offices | 1 per 200 square feet GFA |
Motor vehicles repair garages | See § 96.7.5 |
Nursing home | 0.5 per patient bed |
Offices business, professional and administrative | 1 per 250 square feet GFA |
Studio for instruction of voice, art, dance, martial art and musical instrument | 1 per 200 square feet GFA |
Theaters | 1 spaces per 2.5 seats |
Museum, art gallery, library | 1 per 300 square feet GFA |
Veterinary hospital or clinic | 1 per 400 square feet GFA |
Banks and financial institutions | |
With drive-through facilities | 1 per 300 square feet GFA |
Without drive-through facilities | 1 per 200 square feet GFA |
Bars and taverns | 0.5 per seat |
Bowling alley | 5 per bowling lane |
Business and vocational schools | 1 per 200 square feet GFA |
Child-care center | 1 per 150 square feet GFA |
Retail Uses | |
Dry cleaning | 1 per 700 square feet GFA |
Personal care services, including barber and beauty shops, nail salons, etc. | 2 per treatment station, or 1 per 200 square feet GFA, whichever is greater |
Other personal service establishments not specifically listed | 1 per 200 square feet GFA |
Laundromat/dry cleaners | 1 per 300 square feet GFA |
Plumbing, heating, electrical supply and air conditioning shops/showrooms | 1 per 400 square feet GFA |
Printing and duplication | 1 per 300 square feet GFA |
Professional studio for photography and fine arts | 1 per 200 square feet GFA |
Restaurants: | |
Sit-down restaurant, with bar | 0.5 per seat |
Sit-down restaurant, without bar | 0.3 per seat |
Fast-food restaurant, with drive-through | 1 per 100 square feet GFA |
Fast-food restaurant, without drive-through | 1 per 80 square feet GFA |
Retail stores and shops: | |
General retail (not in shopping center) | 1 per 250 square feet GFA |
Grocery store/supermarkets (freestanding) | 1 per 200 square feet GFA |
Big box/superstore (freestanding) | 1 per 250 square feet GFA |
Furniture, appliances, other heavy/hard goods | 1 per 400 square feet GFA |
Delicatessens, take out restaurants | 1 per 200 square feet GFA |
Shopping centers (planned commercial groups): | |
<400,000 square feet GLA | 1 per 250 square feet GLA |
400,000 to 599,999 square feet GLA | 1 per 225 square feet GLA |
600,000 > square feet GLA | 1 per 200 square feet GLA |
Industrial Uses | |
Research and development facilities | 1 per 500 square feet GFA |
Light industrial, manufacturing, fabrication, packaging and treatment of products | 1 per 500 square feet GFA |
Moving and storage operations | 1 per 1,500 square feet GFA |
Self-storage facilities | 1 space per 100 storage units or 1 space per 10,000 square feet, whichever is less, but in no case less than 6 spaces 1 per 2,500 square feet GFA |
Warehouse distribution | 1 per 1,000 square feet GFA but no less than 1 space per employee on the maximum work shift. |
Wholesale establishments | 1 per 500 square feet GFA but no less than 1 space per employee on the maximum work shift. |
Building materials and storage area contractor's yards | 1 per 400 square feet GFA, plus 1 per 5,000 square feet outdoor |
Fulfillment centers | 1 per 250 square feet of GFA, but no less than 1 space per employee on the maximum work shift plus 1 space per delivery vehicle (can be located in the building). |
Other | Other uses not listed herein - as determined by the Ridgefield Park Planning Board or Board of Adjustment |
If it can be clearly demonstrated that, because of the peculiar nature of any use, all the required parking is not necessary, the Planning Board may permit a reduction in the amount of parking area to be paved; provided, however, that the entire required parking area shall be shown on the site plan so that it will be available should future conditions require it.
§ 96-8.3 Multiple uses.
Any building containing more than one use shall meet the combined parking space requirements for all uses in the building. Any change in use within a building shall be required to meet the minimum parking requirements for the new use as well as all uses in the building.
§ 96-8.4 Joint facilities.
Off-street parking and loading facilities for separate uses may be provided jointly if the total number of spaces so provided is not less than the sum of the separate requirements for each use and provided that all regulations governing the location of accessory spaces in relation to the use served are adhered to. Further, no accessory space or portion thereof shall serve as a required space for more than one use unless otherwise approved by the Planning Board as provided in the Village of Ridgefield Park Site Plan Review Ordinance.
§ 96-8.5 Maintenance of off-street parking.
Maintenance of off-street parking and loading areas. Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private off-street parking or loading area shall be maintained in good condition, free of hazards and deterioration. All pavement areas, sidewalks, curbs, drainage facilities, lighting, bumpers, guardrails, stripping and other markings, signs, landscaping and other improvements shall be maintained in workable, safe and good condition.
§ 96-8.6 Location of off-site parking facilities.
All permitted and required accessory off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, shall be located on the same zone lot as the use to which such spaces are accessory, except that such spaces may be provided elsewhere but shall be provided within a radius of no greater distance than 400 feet from that lot, and provided further that required spaces are provided off the site in accordance with the provisions set forth herein or in the Village of Ridgefield Park Site Plan Review Ordinance. Such spaces shall be in the same ownership as the use to which they are accessory and shall be subject to deed restrictions filed in the office of the County Clerk in Bergen County, binding the owner or owners and their heirs and/or assigns to maintain the required number of spaces available throughout the life of such use, and such spaces shall conform to all regulations of the district in which they are located.
§ 96-8.7 Commercial vehicle parking.
Commercial vehicles, including buses used or designed for public conveyance of any nature, shall not be parked overnight or stored out of doors overnight in any residential zone in the Village.
A.
"Commercial vehicle" is defined as any motor-driven vehicle used or designed to be used for commercial purposes on the highways or roadways or in construction, whether or not said vehicles are registered as and bear commercial-type license plates.
B.
Not more than one commercial vehicle may be kept on any one-family or two-family lot. The one permitted shall not exceed a vehicle gross weight of 5,500 pounds and must be used by a resident of the premises. The vehicle shall also be subject to § 96-8.9 as to size, height, number of tires, etc. No vehicle shall be permitted to be parked within the first 20 feet behind the front property line.
C.
In multiple-family-dwelling zones, commercial vehicles may be parked overnight, provided that:
(1)
The vehicle is used by a resident of the premises.
(2)
Not more than one commercial vehicle may be parked by the resident of any unit.
(3)
The vehicle is parked a minimum of 10 feet from the nearest building and 10 feet from all property lines.
(4)
Commercial vehicle parking is prohibited in the required front yard of the I-1, I-2 and I-3 Zones.
§ 96-8.8 Residential driveways.
§ 96-8.9 Truck parking overnight.
No truck, bus, tractor, trailer, semitrailer, boat, camper or other motor vehicle, as defined in N.J.S.A. 39:1, with a gross weight of more than 5,500 pounds and/or a length of more than 18 feet and a height of more than seven feet or equipped with more than four tires and/or equipped with any fixed appurtenance shall park on any day of the week on any street within the Village of Ridgefield Park between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
§ 96-8.10 Off-street parking design requirements.
A.
Off-street parking spaces shall be nine feet wide and 18 feet in length. In parking lots containing more than 10 spaces, a minimum of one space shall be at least 12 feet wide, and for parking lots with more than 20 spaces, 5% of all spaces, but not more than 10 spaces, shall be 12 feet wide. These wider spaces shall be located in one area and designated as parking for the handicapped. Each space shall be identified by painted lines.
B.
Off-street parking space aisles.
Angle of Parking Space | One-Way Aisle (feet) | Two-Way Aisle (feet) |
|---|---|---|
90° | 25 | 25 |
60° | 18 | 20 |
45° | 18 | 20 |
30° | 15 | 18 |
Parallel | 12 | 18 |
§ 96-8.11 Off-street loading.
A.
At least one off-street loading space shall be maintained on the premises for every building or use requiring the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise in vehicles. However, the number of off-street loading spaces shall not exceed the number related to the floor area of the building in accordance with the following schedule:
Floor Area (square feet) | Number of Spaces |
|---|---|
10,000 or less | 1 |
10,000 to 20,000 | 2 |
20,000 to 50,000 | 3 |
50,000 to 100,000 | 4 |
Each additional 50,000 or part thereof | 1 |
B.
Trucks and other delivery and shipping vehicles shall not be parked in loading spaces except during the course of loading and unloading operations; provided, however, that overnight parking of such vehicles is permitted, but only when loading and unloading operations are not conducted during overnight hours.
C.
All off-street loading shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Article X. Any deviation from the off-street loading requirements included therein shall require variance relief.
D.
For multifamily development, 1 space shall be provided for buildings of two stories or less, two spaces for buildings up to five stories in height and three spaces thereafter.
E.
Off-street loading spaces shall have 15 feet of vertical clearance and be designed as follows:
Length (feet) | Width (feet) | Apron Length (feet) | |
|---|---|---|---|
(90°) | (60°) | ||
60 | 10 | 72 | 66 |
60 | 12 | 63 | 57 |
60 | 14 | 60 | 54 |
§ 96-8.12 Electric vehicle supply/service equipment.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to promote and encourage the use of electric vehicles by requiring the safe and efficient installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces through municipal parking regulations and other standards. EVSE and make-ready parking spaces will support the state's transition to an electric transportation sector, reducing automobile air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and storm water runoff contaminants. The goals are to:
(1)
Provide adequate and convenient EVSE and make-ready parking spaces to serve the needs of the traveling public.
(2)
Provide opportunities for residents to have safe and efficient personal EVSE located at or near their place of residence.
(3)
Provide the opportunity for nonresidential uses to supply EVSE to their customers and employees.
(4)
Create standard criteria to encourage and promote safe, efficient, and cost-effective electric vehicle charging opportunities in all zones and settings for convenience of service to those that use electric vehicles.
B. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY CHARGING LEVEL(1) (2) (3) ELECTRIC VEHICLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY/SERVICE EQUIPMENT or (EVSE) MAKE-READY PARKING SPACE PRIVATE EVSE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE EVSE
Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The certificate provided for in N.J.A.C. 5:23-2, indicating that the construction authorized by the construction permit has been completed in accordance with the construction permit, the act and the regulations. See "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L. 1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
The amount of voltage provided to charge an electric vehicle varies depending on the type of EVSE as follows:
Level 1 operates on a 15 to 20 amp breaker on a 120 volt AC circuit.
Level 2 operates on a 40 to 100 amp breaker on a 208 or 240 volt AC circuit.
Direct-current fast charger (DCFC) operates on a 60 amp or higher breaker on a 480 volt or higher three phase circuit with special grounding equipment. DCFC stations can also be referred to as rapid charging stations that are typically characterized by industrial grade electrical outlets that allow for faster recharging of electric vehicles.
Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation on public and private highways, roads, and streets; and operates either partially or exclusively using an electric motor powered by an externally charged on-board battery.
The equipment, including the cables, cords, conductors, connectors, couplers, enclosures, attachment plugs, power outlets, power electronics, transformer, switchgear, switches and controls, network interfaces, point of sale equipment, and associated apparatus designed and used for the purpose of transferring energy from the electric supply system to a plug-in electric vehicle. "EVSE" may deliver either alternating current or, consistent with fast charging equipment standards, direct current electricity. "EVSE" is synonymous with "electric vehicle charging station."
The prewiring of electrical infrastructure at a parking space, or set of parking spaces, to facilitate easy and cost-efficient future installation of electric vehicle supply equipment or electric vehicle service equipment, including, but not limited to, Level Two EVSE and direct current fast chargers. Make-ready includes expenses related to service panels, junction boxes, conduit, wiring, and other components necessary to make a particular location able to accommodate electric vehicle supply equipment or electric vehicle service equipment on a "plug and play" basis. "Make-ready" is synonymous with the term "charger ready," as used in P.L. 2019, c.362 (C.48:25-1 et al.).
EVSE that has restricted access to specific users (e.g., single and two-family homes, executive parking fleet parking with no access to the general public).
EVSE that is publicly available (e.g., park & ride, public parking lots and garages, on-street parking, shopping center parking, non-reserved parking in multifamily parking lots, etc.).
C.
Approvals and permits.
(1)
An application for development submitted solely for the installation of EVSE or make-ready parking spaces shall be considered a permitted accessory use and permitted accessory structure in all zoning or use districts and shall not require a variance pursuant to C.40:55D-70.
(3)
All EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community Affairs permit and inspection requirements.
(4)
The Zoning Officer shall enforce all signage and installation requirements described in this chapter. Failure to meet the requirements in this chapter shall be subject to the same enforcement and penalty provisions as other violations of this Chapter 96, "Zoning."
(5)
An application for development for the installation of EVSE or make-ready spaces at an existing gasoline service station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building shall not be subject to site plan or other land use board review, shall not require variance relief pursuant to C.40:55D-1 et seq. or any other law, rule, or regulation, and shall be approved through the issuance of a zoning permit by the administrative officer, provided the application meets the following requirements:
(a)
The proposed installation does not violate bulk requirements applicable to the property or the conditions of the original final approval of the site plan or subsequent approvals for the existing gasoline service station, retail establishment, or other existing building;
(b)
All other conditions of prior approvals for the gasoline service station, the existing retail establishment, or any other existing building continue to be met; and
(c)
The proposed installation complies with the construction codes adopted in or promulgated pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L. 1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.), any safety standards concerning the installation, and any State rule or regulation concerning electric vehicle charging stations.
(6)
An application pursuant to Subsection C(5) above shall be deemed complete if:
(a)
The application, including the permit fee and all necessary documentation, is determined to be complete,
(b)
A notice of incompleteness is not provided within 20 days after the filing of the application, or
(c)
A one-time written correction notice is not issued by the Zoning Officer within 20 days after filing of the application detailing all deficiencies in the application and identifying any additional information explicitly necessary to complete a review of the permit application.
(7)
EVSE and make-ready parking spaces installed at a gasoline service station, an existing retail establishment, or any other existing building shall be subject to applicable local and/or Department of Community Affairs inspection requirements.
(8)
A permitting application solely for the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment permitted as an accessory use shall not be subject to review based on parking requirements.
D.
Requirements for new installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces.
(1)
As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, for each application involving a multiple dwelling with five or more units of dwelling space, which shall include a multiple dwelling that is held under a condominium or cooperative form of ownership, a mutual housing corporation, or a mixed-use development, the developer or owner, as applicable, shall:
(a)
Prepare as make-ready parking spaces at least 15% of the required off-street parking spaces, and install EVSE in at least 1/3 of the 15% of make-ready parking spaces;
(b)
Within three years following the date of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in an additional 1/3 of the original 15% of make-ready parking spaces; and
(c)
Within six years following the date of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in the final 1/3 of the original 15% of make-ready parking spaces.
(d)
Throughout the installation of EVSE in the make-ready parking spaces, at least 5% of the electric vehicle supply equipment shall be accessible for people with disabilities.
(e)
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the ability to install electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready parking spaces at a faster or more expansive rate than as required above.
(2)
As a condition of preliminary site plan approval, each application involving a parking lot or garage not covered in Subsection D(1) above shall:
(a)
Install at least one make-ready parking space if there will be 50 or fewer off-street parking spaces.
(b)
Install at least two make-ready parking spaces if there will be 51 to 75 off-street parking spaces.
(c)
Install at least three make-ready parking spaces if there will be 76 to 100 off-street parking spaces.
(d)
Install at least four make-ready parking spaces, at least one of which shall be accessible for people with disabilities, if there will be 101 to 150 off-street parking spaces.
(e)
Install at least 4% of the total parking spaces as make-ready parking spaces, at least 5% of which shall be accessible for people with disabilities, if there will be more than 150 off-street parking spaces.
(f)
In lieu of installing make-ready parking spaces, a parking lot or garage may install EVSE to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
(g)
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict the ability to install electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready parking spaces at a faster or more expansive rate than as required above.
(h)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a retailer that provides 25 or fewer off-street parking spaces or the developer or owner of a single-family home shall not be required to provide or install any electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready parking spaces.
E.
Minimum parking requirements.
(2)
A parking space prepared with EVSE or make-ready equipment shall count as at least two parking spaces for the purpose of complying with a minimum parking space requirement. This shall result in a reduction of no more than 10% of the total required parking.
(3)
All parking space calculations for EVSE and make-ready equipment shall be rounded up to the next full parking space.
F.
Reasonable standards for All New EVSE and make-ready parking spaces.
(1)
Location and layout of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces is expected to vary based on the design and use of the primary parking area. It is expected flexibility will be required to provide the most convenient and functional service to users. Standards and criteria should be considered guidelines and flexibility should be allowed when alternatives can better achieve objectives for provision of this service.
(2)
Installation.
(a)
Installation of EVSE and make-ready parking spaces shall meet the electrical subcode of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.16.
(b)
Each EVSE or make-ready parking space that is not accessible for people with disabilities shall be not less than nine feet wide or 18 feet in length. Exceptions may be made for existing parking spaces or parking spaces that were part of an application that received prior site plan approval.
(c)
To the extent practical, the location of accessible parking spaces for people with disabilities with EVSE and make-ready equipment shall comply with the general accessibility requirements of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.
(d)
Each EVSE or make-ready parking space that is accessible for people with disabilities shall comply with the sizing of accessible parking space requirements in the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.
(3)
EVSE parking.
(a)
Publicly accessible EVSE shall be reserved for parking and charging electric vehicles only. Electric vehicles shall be connected to the EVSE.
(b)
Electric vehicles may be parked in any parking space designated for parking, subject to the restrictions that would apply to any other vehicle that would park in that space.
(c)
Public parking. Pursuant to NJSA 40:48-2, publicly accessible EVSE parking spaces shall be monitored by the municipality's police department and enforced in the same manner as any other parking. It shall be a violation of this section to park or stand a nonelectric vehicle in such a space, or to park an electric vehicle in such a space when it is not connected to the EVSE. Any nonelectric vehicle parked or standing in a EVSE parking space or any electric vehicle parked and not connected to the EVSE shall be is subject to fine and/or impoundment of the offending vehicle as described in the general penalty provisions of Chapter 1, Article II. Signage indicating the penalties for violations shall comply with Subsection F(5) below. Any vehicle parked in such a space shall make the appropriate payment for the space and observe the time limit for the underlying parking area, if applicable.
(d)
Private parking. The use of EVSE shall be monitored by the property owner or designee.
(4)
Safety.
(a)
Each publicly accessible EVSE shall be located at a parking space that is designated for electric vehicles only and identified by green painted pavement and/or curb markings, a green painted charging pictograph symbol, and appropriate signage pursuant to Subsection F(5) below.
(b)
Where EVSE is installed, adequate site lighting and landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the Village's ordinances and regulations.
(c)
Adequate EVSE protection such as concrete-filled steel bollards shall be used for publicly accessible EVSE. Nonmountable curbing may be used in lieu of bollards if the EVSE is setback a minimum of 24 inches from the face of the curb. Any stand-alone EVSE bollards should be three feet to four feet high with concrete footings placed to protect the EVSE from accidental impact and to prevent damage from equipment used for snow removal.
(d)
EVSE outlets and connector devices shall be no less than 36 inches and no higher than 48 inches from the ground or pavement surface where mounted, and shall contain a cord management system as described in Subsection F(4)(e) below. Equipment mounted on pedestals, lighting posts, bollards, or other devices shall be designated and located as to not impede pedestrian travel, create trip hazards on sidewalks, or impede snow removal.
(e)
Each EVSE shall incorporate a cord management system or method to minimize the potential for cable entanglement, user injury, or connector damage. Cords shall be retractable or have a place to hang the connector and cord a safe and sufficient distance above the ground or pavement surface. Any cords connecting the charger to a vehicle shall be configured so that they do not cross a driveway, sidewalk, or passenger unloading area.
(f)
Where EVSE is provided within a pedestrian circulation area, such as a sidewalk or other accessible route to a building entrance, the EVSE shall be located so as not to interfere with accessibility requirements of the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23, and other applicable accessibility standards.
(g)
Publicly accessible EVSEs shall be maintained in all respects, including the functioning of the equipment. A twenty-four-hour on-call contact shall be provided on the equipment for reporting problems with the equipment or access to it. To allow for maintenance and notification, the Village of Ridgefield Park shall require the owners/designee of publicly accessible EVSE to provide information on the EVSE's geographic location, date of installation, equipment type and model, and owner contact information.
(5)
Signs.
(a)
Publicly accessible EVSE shall have posted regulatory signs, as identified in this section, allowing only charging electric vehicles to park in such spaces. For purposes of this section, "charging" means that an electric vehicle is parked at an EVSE and is connected to the EVSE. If time limits or vehicle removal provisions are to be enforced, regulatory signs including parking restrictions shall be installed immediately adjacent to, and visible from the EVSE. For private EVSE, installation of signs and sign text is at the discretion of the owner.
(b)
All regulatory signs shall comply with visibility, legibility, size, shape, color, and reflectivity requirements contained within the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as published by the Federal Highway Administration.
(c)
Wayfinding or directional signs, if necessary, shall be permitted at appropriate decision points to effectively guide motorists to the EVSE parking space(s). Wayfinding or directional signage shall be placed in a manner that shall not interfere with any parking space, drive lane, or exit and shall comply with b. above.
(d)
In addition to the signage described above, the following information shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to all publicly accessible EVSE parking spaces:
(6)
Usage fees.
(a)
For publicly accessible municipal EVSE: in addition to any parking fees, the fee to use parking spaces within the municipality identified as EVSE spaces shall be established by resolution of the Board of Commissioners based upon prevailing rates per kWh.
(b)
This fee may be amended by a resolution adopted by the governing body.
(c)
Private EVSE. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to preclude a private owner/designee of an EVSE from collecting a fee for the use of the EVSE, in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations. Fees shall be available on the EVSE or posted at or adjacent to the EVSE parking space.