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Grand Junction planners preview EV‑charging accessibility code tied to new Colorado law
Summary
Staff told the planning commission a text amendment will bring the cityinto compliance with ColoradoHouse Bill 24 11 73 by updating off‑street parking and accessible‑parking standards to account for electric vehicle charging ports and by referencing national accessibility standards.
A staff presentation at a Grand Junction Planning Commission workshop outlined a forthcoming code amendment to incorporate Colorado House Bill 24 11 73 and to update local accessible‑parking and EV‑charging standards.
"It requires local governments to adopt a Colorado electric vehicle charging model land use code," Speaker 5 told commissioners, saying the amendment will either adopt the state model or create a local standard that meets the same requirements. The changes, staff said, will be formally presented at a future public hearing.
Why it matters: State law now contemplates the land‑use aspects of EV infrastructure; local code must either adopt the model provisions or demonstrate an equivalent local standard. The draft brought to the workshop covers off‑street parking and loading sections, clarifies how spaces with both accessible designations and EV ports are to be counted toward parking minimums, and references the U.S. Access Board and relevant federal guidance for accessible EV charging.
What staff proposed: The revision would expressly treat an accessible parking space with an EV charging port differently for parking‑minimum calculations when a space is ‘‘certified EV charging port and is not designated as parking reserved for persons with disabilities under state statute’’ — language staff said is consistent with the state model. Staff also flagged that the amendment references national standards and Department of Justice and Department of Transportation accessibility guidance.
Questions from commissioners focused on which national standards would be applied. "Refer first to U.S. Access," Speaker 5 said, adding that the access guidance is relatively singular compared with the multiplicity of engineering standards used in other technical areas.
Next steps: Staff said the amendment will appear on a formal public hearing agenda; the workshop served as an informational preview and the commission did not vote on the item at the session.
