SEC. 88.66. REGULATION OF ELECTRIC CHARGING STATION SPACES ON CITY STREETS AND PUBLICLY OWNED PARKING FACILITIES.

SEC. 88.66. REGULATION OF ELECTRIC CHARGING STATION SPACES ON CITY STREETS AND PUBLICLY OWNED PARKING FACILITIES. (Added by Ord. No. 185,744, Eff. 10/15/18.) (a) The Department may designate stalls or spaces on a public street or in a publicly owned parking facility in the City of Los Angeles for the exclusive use of charging and parking a vehicle that is connected for electric charging. Electric charging stations installed pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 62.08 (Specifications and Procedures for Above Ground Facilities Installations in the Public Rights-of-Way) of this Code. Electric charging stations installed on streets and publicly owned parking facilities prior to the adoption of this section shall also be subject to the following provisions: (Amended by Ord. No. 187,630, Eff. 10/31/22.) (1) It shall be unlawful for a person to park or leave standing a vehicle in a stall or space designated for electric charging on a public street or publicly owned parking facility unless the vehicle is connected for electric charging. (2) It shall be unlawful for a person to obstruct, block, or otherwise bar access to a parking stall or space designated for electric charging unless the person’s vehicle is parked or left standing in the stall or space while the vehicle is connected for electric charging. (3) Towing. Subject to the notice, posting, and impound requirements set forth in California Vehicle Code Section 22511, any peace officer or any regularly employed and salaried employee of the City who is authorized to engage and is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations may remove, or cause to be removed, a vehicle in violation of this section. The vehicle shall be removed to the nearest Official Police Garage, as defined in LAMC Section 80.77.4, from the location where the violation occurred. Section 22852 of the California Vehicle Code applies to this section with respect to the removal of any vehicle in violation of this section.