§ 21.55.040. Design criteria.

A.

Design Criteria for Commercial and multifamily Development or Common/Community Owned Areas of a Residential Development. The following criteria should be applied to electric charging facilities.

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Number Required. This is an optional improvement. No minimum number of stalls applies. Provided, if electric vehicle stalls are reserved for electric vehicles, care should be taken to ensure enough spots are available for all of a site's parking needs.

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Generally. Location and provision of electric vehicle parking will vary based on the design and use of the primary parking lot, keeping in mind flexibility will be needed in various parking lot layouts.

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Signage to Identify. Each charging station space should be posted with signage indicating the space is only for electric vehicle charging purposes. Days and hours of operations should be included if time limits or tow away provisions are to be enforced by the owner.

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Signage to find. Installation of way finding signs at the parking lot entrance shall be installed at appropriate decision points to effectively guide motorists to the charging station space(s).

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Maintenance. Charging station equipment should be maintained in all respects, including the functioning of the charging equipment.

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Accessibility. Where Charging Station equipment is provided within an adjacent pedestrian circulation area, such as a sidewalk or accessible route to the building entrance, charging equipment should be located so as to not interfere with accessibility requirements of WAC 51-50-005.

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Lighting. Where Charging Station equipment is installed, adequate site lighting should also be provided unless charging is for daytime purposes only.

8.

Notification of station specifics. Information on the charging station shall identify voltage and amperage levels, fees, and all safety information.

9.

Avoid conflict with handicap spots. Stalls should generally not be located adjacent to handicap spots unless designed for handicap use.

10.

Design for compatibility. Design should be appropriate to the location and use. Facilities should be able to be readily identified by electric cars users, but blended into the surrounding landscape/architecture for compatibility with the character and use of the site.

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Size. Where provided, spaces should be standard size parking stalls, but designed in a way that will discourage non-electric car vehicles from using them.

B.

Electric vehicle charging station design standards for single-family residential sites. Installation of vehicle charging stations shall meet manufacturing requirements and applicable sections of the international building code.

(Ord. No. 14440, § 2, 11-16-2010)