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Planning commission approves Walmart EV chargers, removes six parking stalls
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a Walmart site-plan amendment to add an EV charging station at 136 West Crossroads Blvd.; the change removes six parking stalls, includes two ADA-accessible chargers, and locates electrical equipment in a secured enclosure.
The Saratoga Springs Planning Commission on Jan. 15 recommended approval of a site-plan amendment to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the parking lot at the Walmart at 136 West Crossroads Boulevard.
Planner Kendal Black told commissioners the proposal would remove six parking stalls from the lot but leave the site with 842 stalls (the site requirement is 736 stalls, excluding pickup stalls). Applicant representative Kyle Swiggum said two of the charging stations "would be accessible and ADA compliant and would have a pathway from the accessible chargers to the storefront," and that payments for charging "would be made through the Walmart app." The plan also includes a locked enclosure for electrical equipment and a six-foot fence around that equipment.
Commissioners asked about sight-line impacts from the enclosure and how trash would be managed; Mr. Swiggum said the station locations avoid sight triangles and that the store manager would ensure trash was addressed. Commissioner Virginia Rae Mann moved to recommend approval with staff findings and conditions; Commissioner Scott A. Hill seconded and the motion passed unanimously, 7–0.
The approval was a recommendation from the Planning Commission to city decisionmakers and included conditions listed in the staff report addressing screening, landscaping around the new parking islands, and a secure equipment enclosure. The commission did not change the number of pickup stalls.
