[Massplanners] EV Parking

[Carolyn Britt]

Jacki,

You have an option other than changing zoning. The newly available 
"specialized" stretch building code, if adopted at Town Meeting, will 
require that 20% of the parking spaces for multi-family developments 
have charging, and that a sf home be wired for 1 charger. I highly 
recommend that any community adopt the new specialized stretch code as 
it offers other key improvements that improve buildings and reduce GHG 
emissions.

We have found with our Chevy Bolt that it can take 8 hours to fully 
charge it, so I don't think you should plan on cars moving during the 
work day unless you install the much faster Level 3 charger that can 
almost fully charge a battery in just under an hour.

Get back to me if you have any more questions.

Carolyn Britt, AICP

Member, Ipswich Planning Board and Climate Resiliency Committee

1 Shagbark Woods

Ipswich, MA 01938

978-317-2145

On 3/1/2023 2:40 PM, Jacki Byerley via MassPlanners wrote:
>
> Hello! Planning is proposing a parking amendment at our upcoming Town 
> Meeting, one of the requirements we have placed in the off-street 
> parking is the requirement for new multifamily buildings and 
> nonresidential developments over 20,000 sf will have to provide 10% of 
> the parking as EV Charging stations and an additional 10% shall be 
> compatible with EV parking in the future.
>
> My question is since cars do not need to charge for the full shift of 
> an employee (8-hour shift) is the expectation that the employee will 
> move their car to another spot to free up the EV charging station or 
> do they unplug but stay parked for the whole day?
>
> Are you aware if any employers charge their employees or visitors for 
> EV charging?
>
> How long can a resident stay parked at the EV Charging station at a 
> multifamily complex and are they charged?
>
> And for those communities that require 10%, do you think that is enough?
>
> Any feedback you may have on what works or doesn’t work in your 
> community for private parking charging stations would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jacki
>
> Jacki Byerley, AICP
>
> Planner
>
> Town of Andover
>
> 36 Bartlet Street
>
> Andover, MA 01810
>
> Phone : 978-623-8650
>
> Fax: 978-623-8695
>
>
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