EV Fan
04-29-2020, 10:28 PM
http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/storage/post-images/200427chiord001.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=158 8017938093Last Friday, the City Council in Chicago passed a new ordinance (https://www.citizensutilityboard.org/blog/2020/04/25/chicago-becomes-national-leader-with-ev-ordinance-thats-good-for-pocketbook-planet/), called the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Ready, to help pave the way for more charging stations at residential multi-unit dwellings (MUDs) and commercial buildings. The Chicago council's new EV MUDs ordinance does a number of things, but the biggest takeaway is the requirement to provide plug-in equipment for residential and commercial properties.
This 2020 ordinance increases thresholds with new residential construction consisting of at least five units to reserve no less than 20 percent of parking spaces for EVs. The previous EV MUDs ordinance required all new residential construction consisting of at least 24 units to reserve no fewer than two parking spaces for EVs. So the threshold of units has decreased, creating a much bigger impact going forward.
Other details include:
More... (http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/blog/2020/4/27/chicago-city-council-passes-multi-unit-dwelling-ev-ordinance.html)
This 2020 ordinance increases thresholds with new residential construction consisting of at least five units to reserve no less than 20 percent of parking spaces for EVs. The previous EV MUDs ordinance required all new residential construction consisting of at least 24 units to reserve no fewer than two parking spaces for EVs. So the threshold of units has decreased, creating a much bigger impact going forward.
Other details include:
More... (http://www.electricvehicleparade.com/blog/2020/4/27/chicago-city-council-passes-multi-unit-dwelling-ev-ordinance.html)