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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes September 9, 2021 Page 3of6 of all vehicles had plug-in capabilities. Staff wanted to at least match that, and they had bumped it higher. She added that they could assume that Boulder County was higher than the 3.5% average. Diehl asked for context from recent applications and staff conversations regarding EV. Ritchie replied that staff had encouraged office users and that people were putting them in voluntary, but staff had not pushed beyond the level of encouragement because EV was not in the Code. Where an applicant showed interest, staff worked with them. She noted that Louisville was not the only community to do this and stated that retail users and others in Tier 3 might push back, but a lot of office users were already doing this. She added that the flipside to the requirement was the cost, especially considering that residential affordability. Brauneis stated that the multi -family requirements with non -designated spaces struck him as fairly low and that EV-capable and EV in general was much cheaper to do during construction than later on. He thought the number could be higher. Ritchie replied that the numbers were from California and Lakewood and that staff had found some much higher rates in other communities. For the Colorado/Front Range market, these numbers were on the high end. Brauneis asked if Director Ritchie had found anything on the commercial side regarding internet access. Ritchie replied that it was not something she had come across. Brauneis noted the subjective language regarding desirable locations. Ritchie responded that staff was fine leaving it somewhat flexible and setting the intent with the language to enable site specificity, to be reviewed at the PUD stage. Brauneis stated that initially LEED required that EV be adjacent to the ADA spaces and then allowed spaces that were further out if there were roof spaces that were desirable. He stated that staff would need to be comfortable determining and enforcing with the language. Ritchie noted that staff felt comfortable with the PUD process but noted that it was not a measurable metric. Howe asked about voltage. Ritchie replied that one 240 volt would be required and "capable" meant that there was a conduit and sufficient capacity but not charging receptacle. Howe stated that he did not want to ask people to provide 240 volts when 120 volts was sometimes sufficient. He asked what the disadvantage would be for saving a level one charger would be appropriate for residential use.