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MEMORANDUM To:Saint Anthony Village Planning Commission From:Stephen Grittman, City Planner Date:June 17, 2025 GC Project No.140.00 - Gen Property Location:NA Request: City Code Amendments – Electric Vehicle Charging Regulations BACKGROUND AND GENERAL INFORMATION The City has been considering amendments to the zoning ordinance that would create a baseline requirement for electric vehicle charging in new residential projects. The direction has included background from City Council worksession discussions and input from the Parks and Environment Commission (PEC). The attached ordinance proposal relies on regulations currently in place in the adjoining communities of Roseville and New Brighton, with some modification to those regulations based on feedback from Council and PEC. ANALYSIS The City’s Goal Setting activities over the past few years have included specific emphasis on Sustainability measures, including accommodation of electric vehicle infrastructure. For private development, there is no current requirement for electric vehicle charging, nor are there any incentives identified in the Code. To further the City’s Sustainability objectives in this regard, the attached ordinance is designed to set a basic minimum requirement for charging infrastructure for new parking lots, and any existing parking lots that are undergoing significant renovation. Parking areas that are subject to maintenance projects, including sealcoating and/or mill-and-overlay projects, would be exempt from the requirements. The proposed ordinance would add to the existing Parking section of the code (§154.179). The language in the proposed ordinance closely mirrors the standards used by both Roseville and New Brighton, with one addition based on feedback from the PEC. That addition is to lower the threshold for Level 1 charger installation to parking lots of 10 – 29 spaces. In New Brighton and Roseville, no requirement is made for projects of less than 29 spaces under their current code. Level 1 charging is accomplished with an inline charging unit and cable from a common 110 Volt/15 Amp “household” circuit. Installed costs are generally $500, and less than $1,000. For comparison, Level 2 chargers require additional power supply, and installed costs are generally in the $5,000 range. Level 3 chargers (“Fast” or “Superchargers”) will commonly cost more than $100,000 to install, and usually require additional transformer infrastructure. It is common, although not required, for these chargers to be constructed in pairs.