Requires new construction that includes dedicated off-street parking to provide electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle ready parking spaces.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A3780D
SPONSOR: Fahy
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring new
construction that includes dedicated off-street parking to provide elec-
tric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle ready parking spaces
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Requires electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle ready
parking spaces in certain new buildings.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill amends section 378 of the executive law by adding
subdivision 17-a. Standards require that new construction with dedicated
off-street parking involving a garage, driveway, parking lot or other
off-street parking have electric vehicle charging stations or electric
vehicle ready parking spaces.
The provisions are as follows:
-One- to three-family homes with off-street parking must have at least
one electric vehicle ready parking space for each dwelling unit, up to
the total number of spaces.
-Multi-family homes with off-street parking must have 100% of spaces be
at least EV ready, with at least 20% of spaces equipped with a level 2
charging station.
-Commercial buildings with between one and ten parking spaces must have
at least one space that is EV ready or equipped with a level 2 charging
station or a direct current fast charger.
-Commercial buildings with more than ten parking spaces must have at
least 20% of spaces be EV ready, which shall include at least 10% of
spaces equipped with a Level 2 charging station or a direct current fast
charging station.
-Commercial buildings may opt to substitute one direct current fast
charging station for 10 required Level 2 charging stations or EV ready
spaces.
-Requirements for installation of EV ready spaces or charging stations
may be met by installing multiple EV ready spaces or charging stations
on a single branch circuit when used in conjunction with an electric
vehicle energy management system.
-Building owners may apply for a waiver if they can deMonstrate that the
provisions present an undue hardship due to limitations of the local
utility provider, or that the geographic location of the site is such
that compliance would'result in a significant burden on the owner. An
example of a scenario where an exemption could be granted is certain
buildings on agricultural land.
-Clear and prominent signage denoting availability and location of
charging stations or EV ready spaces is required.
-Municipalities are not preempted from enaction stricter requirements.
Section 2 establishes an effective date of April 1, 2024.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The presence of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and parking
spaces in a community is associated with greater use of EVs. However,
the rate of adoption of EV parking spaces has been slow, mirrored by the
slow adoption of EVs themselves. In 2021, New York' State took steps to
address to slow adoption of EVs by mandating new vehicles in the state
be all-electric by 2035. For the adoption of this policy to be success-
ful, the installation of the hardware needed to support a large number
of EVs on the road should be a priority of the state. Accordingly, this
bill seeks to align New York's construction and building code policy
with the goals of the state expressed in the Climate Leadership and
Community Protection Act as well as the 2021 EV sales mandate by mandat-
ing the installation of EV infrastructure in certain instances during
new construction.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2021-22: S7406c/A3179d - Passed Senate
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect April 1, 2025
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3780--D
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 8, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. FAHY, JACKSON, DICKENS, THIELE, SEAWRIGHT,
BURDICK, SIMON, STECK, WOERNER, K. BROWN, CLARK, L. ROSENTHAL, OTIS,
EPSTEIN, DINOWITZ, McDONALD, SIMONE, RAGA, PAULIN -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and
referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Assem-
bly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring new
construction that includes dedicated off-street parking to provide
electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle ready parking
spaces
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 17-a to read as follows:
3 17-a. a. Standards to require new construction that includes dedicated
4 off-street parking involving a garage, driveway, parking lot or other
5 off-street parking, to have:
6 (i) electric vehicle charging stations as defined in paragraph (b) of
7 subdivision one of section three hundred thirty-nine-ll of the real
8 property law; and
9 (ii) electric vehicle ready parking spaces.
10 b. For the purposes of this subdivision:
11 (i) "electric vehicle ready parking space" shall mean a parking space
12 with a dedicated branch circuit that is not less than 208/240-volt and
13 equipped with circuit breakers and other necessary electrical compo-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 nents, terminating in a receptacle, or outlet, as necessary to enable
2 electric vehicle charging;
3 (ii) "level 2 electric vehicle charging station" shall mean an elec-
4 tric vehicle charging station that provides an alternating current power
5 source at a minimum of 208/240 volts;
6 (iii) "new construction" shall mean the erection of an entirely new
7 structure not attached or affiliated with any existing construction
8 on the property. "New construction" shall not include a new addition or
9 capital improvement to existing construction nor shall it constitute
10 an addition to the property;
11 (iv) "mixed-use building" shall mean a building or structure used for
12 both residential and commercial purposes; provided that a mixed-use
13 building shall be considered residential if fifty per centum or less of
14 the aggregate floor area of such building is used or held out for use as
15 commercial space, community facility, or accessory use space and a
16 mixed-use building shall be considered commercial if more than fifty per
17 centum of the aggregate floor area of such building is used or held out
18 for use as commercial space, community facility, or accessory use space;
19 (v) "direct current fast charging station" shall mean an electric
20 vehicle charging station that is capable of providing a direct current
21 power source at a minimum of 150 kilowatts;
22 (vi) "electric vehicle energy management system" shall mean a
23 system to control electric vehicle charging station loads comprised of a
24 monitor or monitors, communications equipment, a controller or control-
25 lers, a timer or timers and other applicable devices; and
26 (vii) "automobile parking lift" shall mean a mechanical device
27 designed to vertically lift automobiles and store them on a mobile
28 elevated platform for the purpose of parking.
29 c. Standards promulgated pursuant to this subdivision shall require
30 that the number of electric vehicle charging stations, and electric
31 vehicle ready parking spaces pursuant to paragraph a of this subdivision
32 shall be as follows:
33 (i) a one, two or three-family home equipped with a garage, driveway
34 or parking lot, or other off-street parking, shall have at least one
35 electric vehicle ready parking space at not less than 20-ampere for each
36 dwelling unit up to the total number of parking spaces;
37 (ii) a multi-unit residential building with off-street parking shall
38 have one hundred percent of available parking spaces be at least elec-
39 tric vehicle ready parking spaces at not less than 20-ampere, which
40 shall include at least twenty percent of available parking spaces
41 equipped with level 2 electric vehicle charging stations at not less
42 than 20-ampere. If there is a decimal in the calculation of the
43 percentage of parking spaces, such decimal shall be rounded to the next
44 largest whole number greater than zero. For two adjacent electric vehi-
45 cle ready parking spaces or level 2 electric vehicle charging stations
46 required by this subparagraph, a single branch circuit of not less than
47 40-ampere shall be permitted. For buildings with individually metered
48 residential units and parking spaces specifically designated for the use
49 of individual units, electric vehicle ready parking spaces and level 2
50 electric vehicle charging stations installed in such parking spaces
51 shall be wired to the individual unit's electrical meter, unless deemed
52 infeasible by the local department of buildings or similar entity having
53 jurisdiction;
54 (iii) a commercial building with between one and ten parking spaces
55 shall have at least one available parking space be an electric vehicle
56 ready parking space at not less than 40-ampere or equipped with a level
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1 2 electric vehicle charging station at not less than 40-ampere or direct
2 current fast charging station;
3 (iv) a commercial building with eleven or more parking spaces shall
4 have at least twenty percent of available parking spaces be at least
5 electric vehicle ready parking spaces at not less than 40-ampere, which
6 shall include at least ten percent of available parking spaces equipped
7 with level 2 electric vehicle charging stations at not less than 40-am-
8 pere or direct current fast charging stations. If there is a decimal in
9 the calculation of the percentage of parking spaces, such decimal shall
10 be rounded to the nearest whole number greater than zero. For every
11 additional electric vehicle ready parking space or level 2 electric
12 vehicle charging station beyond the number required by this subpara-
13 graph, two electric vehicle ready parking spaces or level 2 electric
14 vehicle charging stations required by this subparagraph may be served by
15 a single branch circuit of not less than 40-ampere;
16 (v) for a commercial building subject to the requirements of subpara-
17 graph (iv) of this paragraph, the installation of one direct current
18 fast charging station shall be considered equivalent to ten level 2
19 electric vehicle charging stations or electric vehicle ready parking
20 spaces; and
21 (vi) for a building subject to subparagraphs (ii) and (iv) of this
22 paragraph that includes an automobile parking lift, the number of park-
23 ing spaces used to determine the number of required electric vehicle
24 ready parking spaces and level 2 electric vehicle charging stations
25 shall equal the total number of parking spaces minus the number of
26 elevated parking spaces contained in the automobile parking lift.
27 d. Requirements for installation of electric vehicle charging stations
28 and electric vehicle ready parking spaces under this subdivision may be
29 met by installing multiple electric vehicle charging stations or elec-
30 tric vehicle ready parking spaces on a single branch circuit, when used
31 in conjunction with an electric vehicle energy management system to
32 control charging station loads.
33 e. The owner of a building subject to paragraph c of this subdivision
34 may apply to the local department of buildings or similar entity for a
35 waiver of the requirements of this subdivision, which such local depart-
36 ment of buildings or similar entity may grant if such owner can demon-
37 strate that the provisions present an undue hardship due to limitations
38 of the local utility provider, or that the geographic location of the
39 site is such that compliance would result in a significant burden on the
40 owner.
41 f. The requirements of this subdivision shall not apply to one hundred
42 percent affordable housing. For the purposes of this subdivision, the
43 term "one hundred percent affordable housing" shall mean a multi-unit
44 residential building in which one hundred percent of dwelling units are
45 required, pursuant to a federal, state, or local law, rule, or program,
46 to be affordable for tenants or owners where the occupant's household
47 income relative to the area median income does not exceed a fixed
48 percentage or percentages, and that is subject to an actual or antic-
49 ipated agreement with a local, state, or federal governmental entity for
50 the purposes of providing affordable housing in a given locality or
51 region.
52 g. Standards promulgated pursuant to this subdivision shall include
53 requirements for clear and prominent signage denoting the availability
54 and location of electric vehicle ready parking spaces and electric vehi-
55 cle charging stations.
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1 h. Nothing in this subdivision shall be interpreted or otherwise
2 construed as preempting a municipality from adopting standards, codes,
3 rules, or regulations that are more strict than those contained in this
4 subdivision.
5 § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2025 and shall apply to
6 contracts for new construction entered into on and after such date.