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Wheeling board adopts 2021 building-code updates; adds visible EV disconnect requirement
Summary
Trustees voted to update Wheeling Municipal Code from 2018 to 2021 model codes, adding a local amendment requiring a visible means of disconnect at large EV charging installations and discussing limits on EV locations in parking garages; the ordinance passed with one recorded 'No' vote.
The Village of Wheeling Board of Trustees on Monday approved updates to the village's building and fire codes, moving the municipality from the 2018 to the 2021 model codes and adopting one new local amendment that requires a visible means of disconnect at large electric-vehicle (EV) charging installations.
The changes, presented to the board by Mr. Clicker, are intended to maintain the community's 'high level of fire protection' by aligning local rules with the newer code cycle and retaining only necessary local amendments, Clicker said. The board also discussed limiting EV charging in multi-level parking garages to the…
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