[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of
Mercer County 9-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-4. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meetings, unless the context hereto otherwise requires.
A cell or cells onboard an electric vehicle used for storing
and furnishing electrical energy for the purpose of propelling the
electric vehicle.
A continuous period during which an electric vehicle is being
charged using the County charging station.
The conductors, including ungrounded and grounded, the electric
vehicle connectors, attachment plugs and all other fittings, devices,
power outlets, charging stations or apparatus installed specifically
for the purpose of transferring electric energy to a battery or other
energy storage device located onboard an electric vehicle.
A County location that is outfitted with charging station
equipment with the primary purpose of transferring electrical energy
to a battery or other energy storage device located onboard an 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 electric vehicle's battery for propulsion
purposes. "Electric vehicle" includes: a battery electric vehicle;
a plug-in hybrid electrical vehicle; a neighborhood electric vehicle;
an electric scooter or electric motorcycle.
A.
Owners/operators of electric vehicles shall be permitted to use the
County charging stations for purposes of transferring electrical energy
to the electric vehicle.
B.
Owners/operators of electric vehicles must activate and use the applicable
mobile application, or activated user card, as provided by the County's
maintenance and service vendor, to access and use the charging stations
and charging station equipment.
C.
Owners/operators of electric vehicles shall be charged $1 per hour,
for the first four hours of use. After the four hours, the rate will
increase to $5 per hour until the electric vehicle is fully charged.
D.
After the electric vehicle is fully charged, the owner/operator will
be allotted a thirty-minute grace period to end their charging session
and remove their vehicle from the designated electric vehicle charging
station. After the thirty-minute grace period, the owner/operator
will be charged an occupancy fee of $10 per hour until the vehicle
is removed from the designated electric vehicle charging station.
Users of the County's charging stations shall comply with
posted rules and regulations regarding the use and operation of the
charging stations.
