Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 11 Electric Vehicle

SEC. 8.82.05. - Electric vehicle charging requirements for non-residential development.¶

Subsection 5.106.5.3.1 of the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code is amended and Table 5.106.5.3.1 — EV Capable Spaces and EVCS is deleted and replaced, to read as follows:

5.106.5.3.1 EV capable spaces. EV capable spaces shall be provided in accordance with Table 5.106.5.3.1 and the following requirements:

Raceways complying with the California Electrical Code and no less than 1-inch (25 mm) diameter shall be provided and shall originate at a service panel or a subpanel(s) serving the area, and shall terminate in close proximity to the proposed location of the EV capable space and into a suitable listed cabinet, box, enclosure, or equivalent. A common raceway may be used to serve multiple EV capable spaces.
A service panel or subpanel(s) shall be provided with panel space and electrical load capacity for a dedicated 208/240 volt, 40-ampere minimum branch circuit for each EV capable space, with delivery of 30-ampere minimum to an installed EVSE at each EVCS.
The electrical system and any on-site distribution transformers shall have sufficient capacity to supply fully rated amperage at each EV capable space.
The service panel or subpanel circuit directory shall identify the reserved overcurrent protective device space(s) as "EV CAPABLE." The raceway termination location shall be permanently and visibly marked as "EV CAPABLE."

Note: A parking space served by electric vehicle supply equipment or designed as a future EV charging space shall count at least one standard automobile parking space only for the purpose of complying with any applicable minimum parking space requirements established by the city. See Vehicle Code Section 22511.2 for further details.

Required EV Fast Charger. One (1) Level 3 EV DC Fast Charger is required to be installed for every 100 parking spaces, or fraction of 100 parking spaces thereof, and located in a common parking area for employee, guest or visitor use.
All remaining parking spaces to be EV Ready. Any remaining parking spaces not served by EV charging receptacles or chargers, after fulfilling the requirements of subsections 1 through 5 above, shall be made Level 1 EV Ready.

TABLE 5.105.5.3.1 — REQUIRED NONRESIDENTIAL EVCS, EV CAPABLE, AND EV READY SPACES

TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTUAL PARKING SPACES 1	NUMBER OF REQUIRED EVCS LEVEL 2 2	NUMBER OF REQUIRED EV-CAPABLE LEVEL 2 SPACES	NUMBER OF REQUIRED EVCS LEVEL 3 SPACES	NUMBER OF REQUIRED EV READY LEVEL 1 SPACES
1—9	0	3	Not Required. 3	All remaining spaces must be EV Ready Level 1.
10—25	3	8	Not Required. 3	All remaining spaces must be EV Ready Level 1.
26—50	6	17	Not Required. 3	All remaining spaces must be EV Ready Level 1.
51—75	9	28	Not Required. 3	All remaining spaces must be EV Ready Level 1.
76—100	13	40	Not Required. 3	All remaining spaces must be EV Ready Level 1.
101—150	19	57	Install (1) Level 3 EV/DC Fast Charger for every 100 spaces, or fraction therof. 4	All remaining spaces must be EV Ready Level 1.
151—200	26	79	Install (1) Level 3 EV/DC Fast Charger for every 100 spaces, or fraction therof. 4	All remaining spaces must be EV Ready Level 1.
201 and over	Install EVCS at the following percentage of EV capable spaces, based on use 4 ; • Office/Retail Uses: 75% • All Other Uses: 50%	45 percent of total parking spaces 4	Install (1) Level 3 EV/DC Fast Charger for every 100 spaces, or fraction therof. 4	All remaining spaces must be EV Ready Level 1.
1. In accordance with Government Code Section 65863.2(f), for new multi-family residential and nonresidential development on properties located within one-half (1/2) mile of a major transit stop as defined in Section 21155 of the Public Resources Code, the "total number of actual parking spaces" for purposes of this table and determination of the number of EV-capable spaces is based on the minimum number of parking spaces that, absent Government Code 658363.2, would otherwise be required for the development per Chapter 36 of this Code.
2. At least one Level 2 EVSE shall be provided.
3. Except projects with 100 spaces must install one Level 3/DC Fast Charger.
4. Calculation for spaces shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 6(Exh. B), 9/9/25.)

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