Electric vehicles are increasing in popularity, and some car manufactures are switching to all electric offerings in the near future. To protect residents, the City proposes a text amendment to require new residential buildings constructed after passage of the ordinance to accommodate these vehicles.
Staff proposes text amendments to the City of Oakland Park Land Development Code as follows:
1. All new single-family, two-family and townhouse residential shall provide all necessary infrastructure for one (1) electric vehicle station per residential unit at the time of construction of the residential units. Required infrastructure shall include the electric wiring, conduit and circuit breakers necessary to readily accommodate future installation. Wiring and conduit shall be installed up to the point where the charging station will be located.
2. All new multi-family residential (excluding two-family and townhouse residential) and residential mixed-use projects shall install electric vehicle charging infrastructure and charging station(s) equipment within the project at the rate of five (5) percent of the total number of required residential parking spaces as approved by the Development Review Committee. If five (5) percent calculates to less than one, at least one electric vehicle charging station shall be installed for the assigned spaces and one for the unassigned spaces.
3. Additional requirements are provided for signage, defining the calculation of the number of parking spaces required to comply with this ordinance, and implementation information.