WSR 15-24-048
PERMANENT RULES
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
[Filed November 23, 2015, 1:01 p.m., effective December 24, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Amending chapter 172-100 WAC, Traffic and parking rules. These changes are needed to add rules related to the use of electric vehicle charging stations on university property and to more accurately reflect current organizational operations and practices.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapter 172-100 WAC.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28B.35.120(12).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-20-090 on October 6, 2015.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Clarified the requirements for parking at an electric vehicle charging station in a permit required parking lot or in a metered parking space.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: November 20, 2015.
Trent Lutey
University Policy Administrator
Chapter  172-100  WAC
TRAFFIC AND PARKING RULES
NEW SECTION
WAC 172-100-150 Electric vehicle charging stations.
(1) These rules govern the use of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCSs) that are located on parking lots or at metered parking spaces which are owned and/or operated by Eastern Washington University (EWU). All EVCSs will be clearly marked by signs and green pavement markings as required by RCW 46.08.185.
(2) General rules:
(a) Vehicles parked in an EVCS must be in compliance with all other parking rules for that parking area as described in chapter 172-100 WAC.
(b) Vehicles must be actively charging while parked in an EVCS. Per RCW 46.08.185, a monetary penalty will be assessed to any vehicle parked in an EVCS on public or private property if the vehicle is not connected to the charging equipment.
(c) There is no additional charge to plug into an EVCS.
(d) Permit Required EVCS: A vehicle that is parked in an EVCS located in a non-metered space on a permit-required parking lot-
(i) must display a valid parking permit for the lot and,
(ii) is limited to four hours per day of parking in the EVCS during designated days/times in which a parking permit is required.
(e) Metered EVCS: A person using an EVCS located at a metered-parking space-
(i) must pay the required parking meter fee and,
(ii) is limited to four hours per day of parking in the EVCS during posted days/times of operation.
(3) Restrictions
(a) Charging of an electric vehicle is limited to an EVCS only. No person may use an electrical outlet of any facility owned and/or operated by EWU for vehicle charging except for vehicles that are owned or leased by EWU.
(b) EVCSs may be closed for special event parking, maintenance, and/or construction.
(c) An EVCS may be reserved through the Parking and Transportation Services office for some special event parking.
(d) EWU assumes no responsibility or liability for damage to vehicles using an EVCS.
(e) A violation of these rules may result in issuance of a parking infraction.