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Commissioners raise EV‑charging, parking and tree‑loss tradeoffs; propose planning‑board coordination
Summary
Commissioners discussed a planning‑board application that faced a tradeoff between preserving trees and meeting parking requirements, and recommended early coordination between the Energy Commission and planning staff to draft land‑development guidance for large EV‑charging deployments.
A commission member urged the Energy Commission to work with the planning board to address land‑use conflicts that may arise when property owners install electric vehicle chargers that reduce available parking or require changes to landscaping.
Commissioner James Dumont described a recent planning‑board application for a warehouse that confronted a choice to sacrifice…
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