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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes September 9, 2021 Page 4 of 6 Ritchie replied that they typically only charge 3-5 miles per hour and the intent with providing level two was to guarantee a full charge every morning. Brauneis stated that level two was good for weekend travel. Diehl asked about waivers. Ritchie responded that residential would need a variance and commercial would need a waiver. RJ Harrington, 457 East Raintree Court, disclosed that he had been driving primarily solar -powered electric since 2013 and he works on EV for a living and was involved with the City through EV projects. Harrington stated that the Colorado Energy Office had information on EV registration at the city- and county -level. There were one million vehicles in the state's plan for 2030 and the state was behind on achieving what was necessary on an annual basis. He noted that the Boulder County had higher EV than the state. He described charging stations in the City and suggested that multi -family developments offer electric car share. Harrington stated that most vehicles came with a cord to plug into the charger so EV-ready effectively meant EV-installed. He stated that utilities and the distribution grid needed to be considered to truly make a positive impact with EV. That could be ameliorated if the broader code required elements like solar requirements, for example on shading and carports. He added other considerations, including snow impacts, adequate lighting, and enforcement. He also discussed the circuit range and offered other suggestions for the language. Ritchie described Boulder's EV code to follow up with Mr. Harrington's comments. Brauneis stated that he thought it should be minimum 40 amp and noted that multi- family often got left behind and he wanted to avoid that. Hoefner agreed that addressing multi -family was important and observed that Colorado was supposed to have an EV equity framework. He stated that offering EV to multi- family residents was an important equity consideration. Diehl asked if Louisville should mirror the 40% of spaces in multi -family that Boulder had. Hoefner stated that he might go higher, because the rate was100% for single-family so 40% was low by comparison. Diehl stated that he liked the 100% rate, but noted that there were added costs for that that might affect residential affordability. Hoefner stated that the state had set a goal of 100% EVs by 2050. Diehl voiced support for increasing the rate to 100%. Brauneis stated that he liked the sound of that change, but asked if it made sense in 2021. 12