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Cottonwood Heights staff recommend incentive options — expedited permits and fee reductions — to encourage EV readiness and bike parking

Cottonwood Heights City Council Work Session · January 22, 2025
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Summary

Staff presented options to encourage EV readiness and bike parking through incentives: expedited permitting, fee waivers/refunds, parking reductions and a sustainability menu; staff said expedited review and fee reductions appear most feasible and recommended further fiscal study before drafting code changes.

City planning staff returned to council on Jan. 21 with options to encourage developers to include EV readiness and bicycle parking features in new construction. The presentation recalled council direction from 2023 and work with Utah Clean Energy and neighboring cities to evaluate incentive‑based approaches.

Ian Harris (planning staff) defined EV readiness as installing…

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