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Section X. Title 17 the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended by the <br />addition of a new Section 17.20.170 to read as follows: <br />Sec. 17.20.170. — Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. <br />A. Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of this section is to facilitate <br />and encourage the use of electric vehicles, to expedite the establishment <br />of convenient and cost-effective electric vehicle infrastructure, and <br />establish the minimum requirements for such infrastructure to serve both <br />short and long-term parking needs. <br />B. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to this Section: <br />Electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) means a public or private <br />parking space that is served by battery charging station equipment that <br />has as its primary purpose the transfer of electric energy (by conductive or <br />inductive means) to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric <br />vehicle. <br />Electric vehicle charging station — private restricted use means an electric <br />vehicle charging station that is: <br />1. Privately owned and restricted access (e.g., single-family <br />dwelling unit, executive parking, designated employee parking, assigned <br />parking at multi -family residential building); or <br />2. Publicly owned and restricted (e.g., fleet parking with no access <br />to the general public). <br />Electric vehicle charging station — public use means an electric vehicle <br />charging station that is: <br />1. Publicly owned and publicly available (e.g., Park-n-ride, public <br />library parking lot, Recreation and Senior Center lot, etc); or <br />2. Privately owned and available to visitors of the use (e.g., <br />shopping center, hotel, office, etc.) <br />Electric vehicle parking space means any marked parking space that <br />identifies the use to be exclusively for the parking of an electric vehicle. <br />C. Number of required electric vehicle charging stations. The following <br />table sets forth the number of required charging stations. This list is not <br />intended to be exhaustive of each use category, however is intended to <br />establish general categories of use tiers. The Director of Planning and <br />