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Corte Madera council introduces ordinance to regulate town EV charging stalls, rescinds overstay fee
Summary
The Corte Madera Town Council introduced an ordinance to add electric-vehicle charging spaces to the town's no-parking rules and adopted a resolution rescinding a previously adopted overstay fee, citing vendor software limits and pending data on station use.
The Corte Madera Town Council on July 1 introduced an ordinance to add town-owned electric-vehicle charging spaces to the municipal no-parking regulations and adopted a resolution rescinding an overstay fee that staff could not implement through the station vendor software.
Council members heard from Phoebe (Climate Action Director/Adaptation Coordinator) and town staff about why the change is needed and what enforcement would look like. “Good evening, mayor and council members. I'll be presenting this item this evening on EV charging space regulations and update to the fee schedule,” Phoebe said, outlining technical limits and next steps.
Why it matters: the town installed its first public EV chargers in January and staff say the municipal code currently lacks a clear enforcement mechanism for vehicles that occupy EV charging stalls without actively charging or that remain after posted time limits. Staff recommended revising Chapter…
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