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Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.10. Parking and Loading 5.10.3. Off-Street Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Space Requirements

or garage or as may be allowed through approval of an alternative parking plan in accordance with Section 5.10.9.B, Provision over Maximum Allowed.

E. Compact Vehicle Parking Spaces

1. Up to 20 percent of the required number of off-street vehicle parking spaces may be designed to accommodate compact vehicles. 2. Compact vehicle parking spaces may only be used where the parking angle is 90 degrees. 3. Compact vehicle parking spaces shall consist as one or more group(s) of contiguous spaces located where they can be readily identified by vehicle drivers through signage and/or pavement marking. F. Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations Except where accessory to a bungalow court, pocket neighborhood, single-family detached, duplex, single-family attached, or manufactured home dwelling, EV Charging station spaces shall adhere to the following requirements. 1. EV Readiness requirements are categorized in two levels as follows: a. EV-Ready: These parking spaces prepare for future Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) installation by providing dedicated electrical capacity in the service panel and conduit and wiring to terminate in a junction box or 240-volt charging outlet a the EV-Ready Space.

b. EVSE- Installed: These parking spaces are reserved for EV’s and provide a minimum 207/40-volt charging unit.

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Number of Spaces Required

Parking for EV’s requirement in Table 5.10.3.F.2 and is considered inclusive of the required number of total vehicle parking spaces.

Table 5.10.3.F.2: Minimum Number of Off-Street EV Parking Spaces Use Threshold for Applicability Requirement [1] Visitor Accommodation and Multi-family Dwellings Less than 20 rooms/units Minimum of one EV-Ready parking space 20 or more rooms/units 5% of all parking spaces shall

have EVSE-Installed and an additional 15% shall be at least EV-Ready 10% of parking spaces shall be EV-Ready 5% of all parking spaces shall have EVSE-Installed and an additional 15% shall be at least EV-Ready

All other uses

20-49 provided spaces

50 or more provided spaces in a single development

Notes: [1] When computation of the number of required EV parking spaces results in a fraction, the result shall be rounded upwards to the next highest whole number.

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