[Added 5-4-2021 by Ord. No. 21-04]
A. 
As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
CHARGING STATION
A location that is fitted with charging station equipment.
CHARGING STATION EQUIPMENT
The conductors, including ungrounded and grounded, and the electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, and all other fittings, devices, power outlets, charging status or apparatus installed specifically for the purpose of delivering electrical energy from the charging station to the electric vehicle.
CHARGING STATION SPACE
A dedicated, marked parking space that is fitted with charging station equipment and exclusively used for the charging of electric vehicles.
ELECTRIC SCOOTER and/or ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE
A two-wheel or three-wheel electric vehicle that operates exclusively on electrical energy stored in the vehicle's batteries.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
A vehicle that operates, either partially or exclusively, on electrical energy from a charging station or other electrical energy source that is stored in the vehicle's battery for propulsion purposes. Electric vehicle includes: a battery electric vehicle; a plug-in hybrid electrical vehicle; a neighborhood electric vehicle; and electric scooters or electric motorcycles.
NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLE
An electric vehicle that is a low-speed vehicle, built to have a top speed of 25 miles per hour and have a maximum loaded weight of 3,000 pounds.
NONELECTRIC VEHICLE
A vehicle that does not meet the definition of "electric vehicle" as provided herein.
PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE or PHEV
An electric vehicle that: contains an internal combustion engine and also allows power to be delivered to drive wheels by an electric motor; charges its battery primarily by connecting to a charging station or other electrical source not on board the vehicle; may additionally be able to sustain a battery charge using an on-board internal-combustion-driven generator; and has the ability to be propelled through the use of electricity.
B. 
The municipality has currently designated two parking spaces at the Borough Hall front parking lot. Both spaces are directly in front of the E.V. Dual Port Charging Station.
C. 
The following fees shall apply:
(1) 
For up to two hours of charging: $1.50.
(2) 
For more than two hours of charging: $2.50 for every hour thereafter.
D. 
No parking shall be permitted in these identified charging spaces as signs shall indicate, and all vehicles not charging in these spaces shall be towed, and the vehicle owner shall be responsible for all fees associated with prohibited actions.
E. 
Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, seven days a week, however are subject to change as directed by Mayor and Council.
F. 
Use of the charging station spaces shall be limited and restricted as follows:
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave a vehicle idling unless the vehicle is an electric vehicle as defined in this section and is connected for electric charging purposes; and
(2) 
Electric vehicles are authorized to park in spaces designated as charging station spaces only during the time when the vehicles are connected for electric charging purposes or up to four hours, whichever is less. Within 15 minutes of the time the vehicle is no longer charging, the owner or operator of said vehicle shall be required to remove the vehicle from the charging station space. If the owner or operator of said vehicle allows his or her vehicle to remain in a charging station space while the vehicle is no longer charging past the fifteen-minute grace period, then said owner or operator shall be in violation of this section.
A. 
First offense: $50.
B. 
Second and third offense: $100.
C. 
Fourth to ninth offense: $200.
D. 
Tenth or more offenses, per offense: $300.