Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2024 04 11

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 8, 2024 Page 4 of 11 Bangs noted that parking spaces did not necessarily correlate to the number of units in an apartment block. Zuccaro agreed. He noted that the general parking standard was one parking space per bedroom. Bangs asked whether the City would adopt any future changes made to the State's template code. Zuccaro said that there were a lot of unknowns with the future of EVs. He said that most demand for charging was expected to be at the home, but it was unclear if there would be demand in other spaces. He said that the state could make this a mandatory minimum code at some point. Choi asked how staff arrived at the language in the code, particularly with reference to the location of chargers being "desirable and convenient". Zuccaro said that this was carryover language from the 2021 ordinance, though he was not sure how it was developed at the time. Staff now thought that it meant developers could not just put EV chargers on the edge of their lots or in other inconvenient locations. Baskett said that she had found EV chargers were often in inconvenient locations from her experience, and that their location made a statement about the priorities of the community. She asked whether staff could consider stronger language. Zuccaro said that they could consider a prescriptive standard, such as distance from the entrance. Brauneis suggested they could consider a common standard such as being next to ADA spaces. He also suggested that convenience could also include shelter from weather and snow. Hunt wanted to go over the changes that staff was proposing from the old code. Zuccaro said that Staff did not have any additional changes in mind, but they were open to suggestions for changes or conditions from Commissioners. Hunt asked to clarify that the changes were just to the ratios. Zuccaro confirmed this. Brauneis added that it also included new category of EV capable light. Brauneis asked why there were some areas that did not require any EV spaces. Zuccaro said that this was what was in the model language. Moline asked about average cost of the installation of an EV charging station. Zuccaro said that he would need to check the numbers from the 2021 analysis. He added that the cost was not linear on a per space basis. Brauneis noted that the future cost of retrofitting would be far higher. Zuccaro added that Xcel could force the installation of a new transformer or other electrical infrastructure in that sort of scenario which would greatly increase the cost. The electricity service to the building was the main cost factor. Moline asked whether developers could be induced to make changes just below the threshold.