ERIN MENDENHALL SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT VICKI BENNETT MAYOR OFFICE of the DIRECTOR DIRECTOR CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL Lisa Shaffer (May 10, 2021 16:10 MDT) Date Received: 05/10/2021 05/10/2021 Lisa Shaffer, Chief Administrative Officer Date sent to Council: TO: Salt Lake City Council DATE: March 24, 2021 Amy Fowler, Chair FROM: Vicki Bennett Sustainability Department Director _________________________ SUBJECT: Electric Vehicle Readiness Off-Street Parking Stalls Amendment STAFF CONTACT: Debbie Lyons Sustainability Division Director [email protected] | 801.535.7795 DOCUMENT TYPE: Ordinance RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the ordinance amending and updating Sections of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to electric vehicle readiness parking stall requirements BUDGET IMPACT: None. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: Amendments to the text of Salt Lake City Code Subsection Chapter 21A.44.050.B.3 (Zoning: Off Street Parking, Mobility and Loading; Transportation Demand Management: Generally Applicable Transportation Demand Management Standards) include the following: 1. Requiring properties with a multi-family use to implement electric vehicle readiness infrastructure for 20% of required parking spaces, at the time of new construction or major reconstruction. Requirements for electric vehicle readiness infrastructure for multi-family uses In May 2017, the Salt Lake City Council approved an ordinance amendment supporting a requirement for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for properties with a multi-family use. The regulation requires 1 parking space be equipped with an EV charging station for every 25 required parking spaces for multi- family uses. In November 2016, the City Council and Mayor adopted a Joint Resolution establishing renewable energy and carbon emissions reduction goals for Salt Lake City. Included in the resolution is a community carbon emissions reduction goal of 80% by 2040, with an interim goal of 50% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030. Reductions in emissions from energy use and transportation are specifically cited in the resolution, which includes on-road emissions from private vehicles. In 2018, the City created the Electrified Transportation Roadmap that established best practices for electrified transportation initiatives. The roadmap includes “EV Ready New Construction” as a key strategy local governments can use to support smart, EV-ready new development. The roadmap also cites EV readiness infrastructure as an opportunity to increase equitable access to electrified transportation for multi-family tenants. On January 12, 2021, City Council and Mayor Mendenhall adopted the joint Electrified Transportation Resolution, establishing a commitment to incorporate and promote clean energy transportation technologies as an important solution to reduce carbon emissions and pollutants that impact air quality. The proposed ordinance aligns directly with the resolution by expanding greater adoption of electric vehicle technology, expanding EV charging infrastructure, accelerating EV adoption rates, and supporting the inclusive development of clean transportation options for community members. Electric Vehicles and Air Quality The on-road transportation sector accounts for nearly 20% of greenhouse gas emissions in Salt Lake City, contributing to air pollution and climate change and threatening the health and wellbeing of residents and visitors of Salt Lake City. Petroleum-fueled on-road transportation contributes significantly to the air pollution in the Wasatch Front airshed through criteria pollutants emissions. Electric vehicles present a net benefit to the community in terms of air quality improvements. Compared to a gasoline vehicle, electric vehicles offer the following percent reduction in emissions (estimated): 99.7% for volatile organic compounds (VOCs); 76.1% for NOx; 49.3% for PM10; 64.8% for PM2.5; 95.7% for SO2; 99.8% for CO; and 1.8% for GHG (greenhouse gases). EV readiness infrastructure supports the increased adoption of EVs by multi-family tenants, which in turn will lead to reduction in local air quality pollutants, helping Salt Lake City maintain its attainment status for compliance with federal health-based standards for fine particulate matter and ozone. Equitable Access to Charging Opportunities Salt Lake City owns and operates 20 dual-port public EV charging stations at 15 sites within Salt Lake City. The charging stations are currently free to use and present a convenient and accessible option for Salt Lake City residents and visitors that own EVs. Since the adoption of the 2017 EV charging station ordinance requirement, EV registrations have increased statewide by 152%. As of quarter 3 of 2020, electric vehicles represent .71% of all vehicle purchases statewide. As of September 2020, overly 1,000 EVs were registered in Salt Lake City, across all applicable zip codes. However, EV charging most commonly takes places at home. In a study by the Idaho National Laboratory (2015), it was found that approximately 85% of charging events take place at home; with access to workplace charging, the at-home charging events accounted for approximately 61% on average1. The proposed EV readiness ordinance helps to create home-based charging opportunities to residents that live in multi-family dwellings, where EV charging is often less accessible. Adoption of an EV-ready requirement for new construction ensures lower EV charging installation costs in the future, as well as provides residents with increased certainty that charging opportunities will be available when the need arises. 1 Idaho National Laboratory. 2015. Plugged In: How Americans Charge Their Electric Vehicles. Page 2 of 11 The proposed EV readiness ordinance applies to any property with a multi-family use, including mixed- use developments, at the time of new construction or major reconstruction. Twenty (20) percent of required or provided parking spaces shall be construct as electric vehicle ready (EV-ready). EV-ready infrastructure includes installed electrical panel capacity and raceway with conduit to terminate in a junction box or 208- or 240-volt charging outlet. The ordinance does not require an installed charging station to comply with regulations; the intention of the proposed ordinance is to prepare parking spaces for the future use of a Level 2 EV charging station. Page 3 of 11 Public Process The following timeline lists key events in the public process: Meetings with internal City stakeholders 2019-2020 Posted on Departmental project webpage Sept 2020 – February 2021 Public Comment Period Oct 2020 – January 2021 Salt Lake City Sustainability Public EV Presentation October 2020 Presentation to Utah Commercial Real Estate (UCRE) working group December 2020 Presented at UCRE EV Workshop February 2021 Page 4 of 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. ORDINANCE 2. COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM PROJECT PAGE FORM SUBMISSION 3. LETTER RECEIVED FROM SWEEP, UTAH CLEAN ENERGY, AND WRA 4. LETTER RECEIVED FROM TESLA 5. EMAIL MESSAGES SENT TO SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT 6. STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH EMAIL LIST Page 5 of 11 ATTACHMENT 1 Ordinance – Red Lined Ordinance – Final Page 6 of 11 LEGISLATIVE VERSION 1 SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE 2 No. _____ of 2021 3 4 (Amending 21A.44.050, Electric Vehicle Readiness) 5 An ordinance amending section 21A.44.050 of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to 6 Transportation Demand Management regarding electric vehicle readiness. 7 WHEREAS, in May 2017, the Salt Lake City Council adopted Ordinance No. 20 of 2017, 8 enacting Section 21A.44.050.B of the City Code which enabled requirements for electric vehicle parking 9 requirements for certain development activity; and 10 WHEREAS, the City created an Electrified Transportation Roadmap in 2018 with strategies and 11 best practices for local governments in Utah to support electrified transportation; and 12 WHEREAS, on December 8, 2020, the Salt Lake City Council and Mayor formally adopted a 13 Joint Electrified Transportation Resolution, No. 45 of 2020, establishing electrified transportation goals 14 for Salt Lake City; and 15 WHEREAS, the transition of cars, trucks, and buses to clean energy technologies, including 16 electric vehicles, is needed in order to achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and air 17 quality pollutants to achieve Salt Lake City’s 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions community 18 goal by 2040; and 19 WHEREAS, the City desires to amend Section 21A.44.050.B to modify regulations pertaining 20 to electric vehicle parking requirements applicable to new development of buildings greater than five 21 thousand (5,000) square feet and major expansions of existing buildings; and 22 WHEREAS, the City Council finds this ordinance is in the best interest of the public. 23 NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake, Utah: 24 SECTION 1. Amending the text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.44.050. That 25 Section 21A.44.050 of the Salt Lake City Code (Transportation Demand Management) shall be 26 and hereby is amended as follows: LEGISLATIVE VERSION 27 28 21A.44.050: TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT: 29 30 A. Purpose: The purposes of the following provisions relating to transportation demand 31 management are to: 32 1. Enable Salt Lake City to reduce vehicle miles traveled in the City, thereby reducing the 33 use of gasoline, the use of other fossil fuels, and greenhouse gas emissions; 34 2. Improve public health; 35 3. Reduce air, water, and noise pollution associated with motorized vehicular transportation; 36 4. Promote alternative modes of transportation,