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Seattle’s Drive Clean Initiative and EV-Ready Codes

Seattle’s Drive Clean Initiative is working to develop a network of off-street charging station clusters, and promote an EV charging pilot program that allows the installation an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations at curbside locations in the public right-of-way. The initiative gave rise to the 2019 passage of “EV ready” revisions to the land use and zoning codes, which addressed access easements and joint use and maintenance agreements for charging infrastructure, as well as stipulating mandatory numbers of “EV-ready” spaces in the dedicated parking areas for new buildings.

Documents

  • Existing Examples

    Ordinance 125815

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    Electric Vehicle Charging in the Public Right-of-Way Program Webpage

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    Drive Clean Seattle 2017 Implementation Report

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    Drive Clean Seattle Webpage

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Resource

Local Government Plug-in Electric Vehicle Toolkit

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Arcadia’s EV-Ready Ordinance

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Mountlake Terrace EV Infrastructure Building Requirements

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Local Government Playbook: How Counties, Cities, and Towns Can Support EV Infrastructure and Leverage Federal Investments

Local Governments Model Law

LPDD Model Law: Local Ordinance Expediting Permitting for EV Charging Stations

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Sierra Club Model State and Local Policies to Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

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