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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />February 8, 2024 <br />Page 5 of 11 <br />Zuccaro said that increased cost was unlikely to be a factor at that point. He said that it <br />would be interesting to see whether this had an impact on multi -family dwelling <br />developments. <br />Hunt noted that this could be advertised as an amenity. <br />Brauneis said that it could be an equity issue, as some may have access to free charging <br />whilst others must pay for it. <br />Zuccaro said that staff's hope was that the market would take care of this at some point, <br />but in meantime they wanted to incentivize it. <br />Brauneis said market would take care of it at luxury end, but not necessarily at lower <br />end. <br />Mihaly asked whether a mixed -use development would be treated the same as a <br />standard apartment building. <br />Zuccaro said that the EV space calculations would be done separately for commercial <br />and residential uses. <br />Mihaly asked whether this would require an upgrade to Louisville's electrical <br />infrastructure beyond Xcel's current plans. <br />Zuccaro said that there had been questions whether Xcel could accommodate the new <br />energy codes. He noted that new developments would have to bear the costs of the Xcel <br />upgrades, which could be very expensive for large developments. <br />Choi asked about the minimum service level for the chargers in EV installed spaces. <br />Zuccaro said that he would need to check the ordinance. <br />Choi said he appreciated the level 2 minimum service for EV ready and EV capable <br />spaces. <br />Brauneis asked whether they should make sure that the level 2 minimum service level <br />was included for installed EV chargers. <br />Zuccaro suggested that the Commission could include a condition that would require <br />staff to include it if it wasn't in the existing ordinance. <br />Baskett asked whether there were any requirements for electric bicycle charging. <br />Zuccaro said no. <br />Baskett asked whether other cities had requirements for this. <br />Zuccaro said that he wasn't sure. <br />Baskett said that she had worked on a couple of projects in Westminster, where there <br />was a condition for developers to include it but there was not an ordinance. <br />Public Comment: <br />None were heard. <br />Discussion by Commissioners: (43:30) <br />Choi said he had been thinking about the ratios of EV spaces and noted that there was <br />actually a decrease if non-R-2 zoned buildings moved from 10 to 11 spaces. He would <br />have liked to see an increase in the number of EV ready spaces. <br />7 <br />