(a) PEV Charging Stations/EVSE shall be conditionally permitted in the GW-C Gateway Commercial District, C-G General Commercial District, C-N Neighborhood Commercial District, C-H Highway Interchange Commercial District, I-L Light Industrial District, and commercial portions of Special Planning Districts, subject to the following regulations:
(1) PEV Charging Stations/EVSE located at new/used car dealerships in the C-G General Commercial and C-H Highway Interchange Districts or Automobile Filling Stations are permitted to be approved administratively by the Division of Building. Government-owned or operated properties located in any Zoning District may also be approved administratively by the Division of Building.
(2) Properties with five or less PEV Charging Stations/EVSE that do not have overhead canopies shall be conditionally permitted as follows:
B. PEV Charging Stations/EVSE shall not be located within the front yard setback of the applicable zoning district and shall be located the greater of ten feet or the required setback in the applicable zoning district from the side or rear property lines. PEV Charging Stations/EVSE shall be located no less than thirty feet from property line of any adjacent residential zoning district.
C. If a for-fee public PEV Charging Station/EVSE is installed, only AC Level 2 and AC Level 3/DC Level 2 PEV Charging Stations/EVSE shall be permitted.
D. The height of PEV Charging Station/EVSE shall not exceed six feet. All connections must be retractable and stored so as not to impede the parking space.
E. The size of a PEV Charging Station/EVSE shall not exceed four square feet.
(3) Properties with more than five PEV Charging Stations/EVSE, or PEV Charging Stations/EVSE that include overhead canopies, shall be permitted per the following:
B. PEV Charging Stations/EVSE shall not be located within the front or rear setbacks of the applicable zoning district and shall be located no less than thirty feet from the property line of any adjacent residential zoning district. PEV Charging Stations/EVSE shall be permitted within the side yard setback in a location so as not to obstruct vehicular or pedestrian circulation and shall be located a minimum of ten feet from the side property line. All PEV Charging Stations/EVSE shall be installed within a landscaped island.
C. PEV Charging Stations/EVSE located adjacent to residential properties/uses or within the side yard setback shall be screened with landscaping, fencing, or a combination thereof and achieve a least 50% opacity at installation.
(Ord. 45-2023. Passed 9-25-23.)