Bill No. 32-13
Concerning: Motor Vehicles and Traffic – Off-Street Public Parking Regulations – Plug-in Vehicles
Revised: February 27, 2014 Draft No. 4
Introduced: December 10, 2013
Enacted: March 4, 2014
Executive: March 12, 2014
Effective: June 11, 2014
Sunset Date: None
Ch. 2 , Laws of Mont. Co. 2014
County Council
For Montgomery County, Maryland
By: Councilmembers Riemer, Berliner, Andrews, and Vice President Leventhal
AN ACT to:
(1) define a plug-in vehicle;
(2) prohibit parking of a vehicle that is not a plug-in vehicle in a public parking space reserved for plug-in vehicles; and
(3) generally amend the laws governing off-street public parking in the County.
By adding
Montgomery County Code
Chapter 31, Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Article IV, Off-Street Public Parking Regulations
Section 31-26B
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The County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland approves the following Act:
Sec. 1. Section 31-26B is added as follows:
31-26B. Parking spaces reserved for a plug-in vehicle.
(a) In this Section, a plug-in vehicle means a vehicle that:
(1) is made by a vehicle manufacturer;
(2) is manufactured primarily for use on a public street, road, and highway;
(3) [[has not been modified from the original manufacturer’s specifications;
(4)]] has a rated unloaded gross vehicle weight of no more than 8,500 pounds;
[[(5)]] (4) has a maximum speed capability of at least [[65]] 55 miles per hour; and
[[(6)]] (5) is propelled to a significant extent by an electric motor that draws electricity from a battery that:
(A) for a 4-wheeled vehicle, has a capacity of at least 4 kilowatt-hours;
(B) for a 2-wheeled or a 3-wheeled vehicle, has a capacity of at least 2.5 kilowatt-hours; and
(C) can be recharged from an external source of electricity.
(b) Plug-in vehicle includes a qualifying vehicle that has been modified from the original manufacturer’s specifications.
(c) A person may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle that is not a plug-in vehicle in a space that:
(1) is marked for the use of plug-in vehicles with an official sign that conforms to regulations adopted pursuant to Section 31-23; and
(2) provides access to a plug-in vehicle recharging station.
Approved: