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MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2017-24 ON SECOND AND FINAL READING.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2017-24 IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA CREATING SECTION 155.082 TO BE ENTITLED “ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS” WITHIN CHAPTER 155 ENTITLED “ZONING CODE” TO PROVIDE FOR DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES RELATED TO THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AS PRINCIPAL, ACCESSORY AND AMENITY USES; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. City planning staff periodically reviews the City Code of Ordinances and makes recommendations on amendments to the Land Development Code. Staff has recently seen an increase in electric vehicle charging station queries throughout the City. Up until now, the City has been permitting individual units for residential use (personal garage units) as well as accessory uses to shopping centers and car dealerships (Shops at Pembroke Gardens, Audi, Cobblestone Plaza etc). It is anticipated that there will be a further increase in charging station requests in the mid-future with the recent commitments from car manufacturers to convert car production from gas to electric engines. Staff therefore wishes to formalize development standards within the Code of Ordinances.
2. The proposed Code designates specific levels for charging stations.
o Level 1 is considered slow charging and operates on a fifteen to twenty amp breaker on a one hundred twenty volt AC circuit. Level 1 electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) replenishes 2 to 5 miles of range during one hour of charging. Primarily used for personal home charging.
o Level 2 is considered medium charging and operated on a forty to one hundred amp breaker on a two hundred eight or two hundred forty volt AC circuit. L...
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