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Trustees schedule public hearing on proposed EV-charging zoning rules; site-plan review, floodplain ban included
Summary
A proposed local law would define EV charging as accessory use, require New York State Fire and Building Code and NFPA compliance, require site-plan review for stations larger than Level 1, and prohibit chargers in flood-prone areas. Trustees raised parking-conversion concerns and scheduled a public hearing for Dec. 8.
Steve, a trustee, described a proposed local law to regulate electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations in the village. Under the draft, charging stations would be an accessory use rather than a primary property use; larger installations (beyond Level 1 home/garage chargers) would require site-plan review and compliance with the New York State Fire and Building Code and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards. The draft also prohibits charging stations in floodplain or flood-prone areas.
Trustees asked whether businesses could convert required parking into paid EV charging spaces and the implications for overall parking supply. Steve and other trustees clarified that converting required parking to chargers would not satisfy a property's parking requirement and that site-plan review would evaluate parking impacts; a trustee asked whether the village could preclude businesses from charging users for charging access, and staff said they were unsure how that could be precluded administratively.
The board scheduled a public hearing on the proposed local law for Dec. 8 to take public comment and continue the zoning review.
Next steps: the draft local law will be posted and a public hearing held on Dec. 8; site-plan review standards and parking impacts will be part of the record and staff analysis.
