Howard County EVSE Discussion – June 15, 2020

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Status of Charging Sites

  • Blandair Park: ChargePoint needs provisioning
  • Elkridge Fire Dept: SemaConnects need repair
  • Elkridge Library: Inoperable, breaker reset?
  • All of above need standard signs
Blandair Park – “Station is Disabled”
Elkridge Fire Dept. – SemaConnect BAE907105 & BAE907106

BGE Sites – DCFC/Level2

Glenwood Branch Library
  • Howard County Community College 2/6
  • Ascend One Building 2/6
  • Glenwood Branch Library 2/6
  • Miller Branch Library 1/4
  • Central Branch Library 0/6
  • Savage Branch Library 0/4

Parking Space

Central Library Parking Lot
  • Elkridge Library: ~163 total parking spaces, 2 spots are EV, 1.2%
  • Savage Library: ~108 total parking spaces, 4 spots are EV, 3.9%
  • Central Library: ~140 total parking spaces, 6 spots are EV, 4.3%

Signs

Howard Building, Ellicott City, MD
Electrify America at Walmart in Columbia, MD
Dorsey MARC Station
HCPD will only enforce sign “A”

Howard County Police Training Bulletin 2019-04 on Parking Citations: Plug-in Vehicles

● Legislation enforceable on public and private property.
● Private property owners/managers may designate spaces for plug-in vehicles and place plug-in signs.
● Signs are enforceable only if they meet designated standards.
● Only vehicles that have a plug-in are permitted to park in designated plug-in spaces.
● Posted time limitations may vary, however parking a non-plug-in vehicle in a space posted for a plug-in vehicle (regardless of time limitations) is prohibited.
● There are no specific provisions in the Code for enforcing time limits.
● Proper signage must be present to enforce the legislation.
● The below pole sign must be be present for enforcement to take place.

Howard County Police Training Bulletin

A sign that designates a space under this subsection must meet be at least 12 inches by 18 inches and meet any applicable State or Federal standards for parking control signs.

Howard Co. MD Sec. 21.207c3 Parking restrictions – Plug-in vehicle recharging stations
Vehicles vs Charging

FHWA Memo: Regulatory Signs for Electric Vehicle Charging and Parking Facilities

Ocean City, MD – Enforced via Failure to Obey an Official Sign Ordinance