[Ord. No. 4280, 11-21-2022]
The purpose of this Article is to provide basic standards for
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations to respond to and/or prepare for
the increased usage of electric vehicles and ensure the same are installed
in a manner to protect the general welfare and safety of all persons
and are not detrimental to surrounding properties.
[Ord. No. 4280, 11-21-2022]
A. Electric
Vehicle Charging Stations located in Off-Street Parking Areas in Non-Residential
Districts are subject to and require the following:
1. Site Plan Review.
a. Site Plan Review shall be required for new Electric Vehicle Charging
Stations.
b. Site Plan Review applications for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations shall comply with all requirements and procedures set forth in Section
435.030.
2. Special Use Permit.
a. Special Use Permit applications for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations shall comply with the requirements and procedures set forth in Section
410.080.
b. Any Principal Building on a Lot that changes its Principal Use must
submit, and receive approval of, a new Special Use Permit prior to
operating new, or continuing the operation of, Electric Vehicle Charging
Stations.
B. Exemption.
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations are a Permitted Use in Off-Street
Parking Areas in conjunction with and in support of an approved Principal
Use on the same Lot as reasonably determined by the Director and within
Off-Street Parking Areas in Residential Districts.
[Ord. No. 4280, 11-21-2022]
A. Design
Standards. All Electric Vehicle Charging Stations shall adhere to
the following design standards:
1. Vehicle charging equipment must be designed and located so as not
to create safety hazards or impede pedestrian, bicycle, or wheelchair
movement.
2. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations shall not encroach the required
landscaped Buffer Area in those Districts where a Buffer Area is required.
3. Any Signs located on Vehicle charging equipment located on a Property not used for Residential Use and not exempt from Sign Permit requirements of Section
430.290 shall require approval of a Sign Plan. When possible, this may be done in conjunction with or as part of the Site Plan Review.
4. The Commission or Board may require additional landscaping and/or
Fencing be provided for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations when it
is deemed necessary to provide a Buffer Area for adjacent uses.