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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 WORKING DRAFT – SUBJECT TO CHANGE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING -VERSION 1 MARCH 29, 2024 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 25-2 TO ESTABLISH A NEW USE AND SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART 1. Subsection (B) of City Code Section 25-2-4 (Commercial Uses Described) is amended to add a new use of “Electric Vehicle Charging” and to renumber the remaining uses accordingly: (25) ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING use is the use of a site for the charging of an electric vehicle, including battery charging stations and rapid charging stations, each as defined by the United States Department of Energy. PART 2. City Code Chapter 25-2, Subchapter C, Article 4, Division 2 (Commercial Uses) is amended to add a new Section 25-2-819 to read: § 25-2-819 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING USE. (A) This section applies to an electric vehicle charging use as a principal use. (B) This section does not apply to an electric vehicle charging use as an accessory use. (C) This section governs over a conflicting provision of this title or other ordinance unless the conflicting provision is more restrictive. (D) In this section: (1) a roadway description has the meaning assigned in Article 5 (Definitions) of Subchapter E; and (2) distance is measured from lot line to lot line. (E) Electric vehicle charging stations must be located at ground level or above. (F) Electric vehicle charging use is a permitted use on a site with a commercial or industrial base zoning district and: (1) an existing service station use; or (2) a discontinued service station use, if a subsequent use on the site did not include a restaurant (general) use, a restaurant (limited) use, or a residential use. Page 1 of 3 COA Law Department 3/29/2024 11:28 AM Electric Vehicle Charging WORKING DRAFT – SUBJECT TO CHANGE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING -VERSION 1 MARCH 29, 2024 (G) Subject to the requirements of Subsections (H), (I), and (J), electric vehicle charging use is a permitted or conditional use on a site zoned: (1) General Commercial Services (CS); (2) Commercial Liquor Sales (CS-1); (3) Commercial Highway (CH); (4) Industrial Park (IP); (5) Major Industry (MI); (6) Limited Industrial Services (LI); or (7) Research and Development (R&D). (a) (b) (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) (2) a core transit corridor; a future core transit corridor; or an urban roadway. a suburban roadway; a highway; a hill country roadway; or an internal circulation route. (H) Electric vehicle charging use is a permitted use if: (1) the site is: zoned with a zoning district included in Subsection (G); and located at least 1,000 feet from another lot with electric vehicle charging use as its primary use; and (c) 25,000 square feet or less. (3) the site front-faces or side-faces one of the following roadways: (I) Electric vehicle charging use is a permitted use if the site: is zoned with a zoning district included in Subsection (G); and front-faces or side-faces one of the following roadways: (J) Electric vehicle charging use is a conditional use if the site: (1) is zoned with a zoning district included in Subsection (G); and 3/29/2024 11:28 AM Electric Vehicle Charging Page 2 of 3 COA Law Department 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 WORKING DRAFT – SUBJECT TO CHANGE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING -VERSION 1 MARCH 29, 2024 (2) front-faces or side-faces one of the following roadways: (a) (b) (c) a core transit corridor; a future core transit corridor; or an urban roadway. PART 3. This ordinance takes effect on __________________, 2024. PASSED AND APPROVED , 2024 § § § _______________________________ Kirk Watson Mayor APPROVED: _____________________ ATTEST: _______________________ Anne L. Morgan City Attorney Myrna Rios City Clerk 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 3/29/2024 11:28 AM Electric Vehicle Charging Page 3 of 3 COA Law Department