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Planning board to revise town's electric vehicle charging rules, defer technical safety to codes
Summary
Stephan Toth presented proposed amendments renaming the town's regulation to 'Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure,' removing redundant local safety language, updating terminology, and deferring certain physical protection requirements to manufacturer guidance and state/national codes; changes will go to public hearing.
Stephan Toth presented proposed amendments to Greenland's Electric Vehicle Station Infrastructure regulation at the Feb. 5 work session, recommending the rule be retitled "Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure" and streamlined to avoid duplicating safety requirements already covered by state and national codes.
The proposed changes would update terminology to reflect current industry standards and revise physical protection requirements so they defer to manufacturer instructions and applicable codes rather than mandating a single local solution in all cases. Planning Board members noted limits on the town's authority under New Hampshire law and that technical amendments to fire and building codes may require state approval.
Board members agreed to forward the updated regulation to a public hearing and anticipated further edits in response to public comment and technical review.
Next steps include staff preparing the draft amendment for public hearing and confirming which technical changes (if any) will require state-level approval before local adoption.
