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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1540 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2254 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Brendan P. Crighton |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to permitting of electric vehicle charging stations. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Brendan P. CrightonThird Essex 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1540 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2254 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2254) of Brendan P. Crighton for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to permit of electric vehicle charging stations. Telecommunications, Utilities |
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| 20 | 20 | | and Energy. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to permitting of electric vehicle charging stations. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. By no later than twelve months following enactment of this legislation, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2each local unit of government shall adopt a land use ordinance or bylaws that: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 (1) create an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4stations, including electric vehicle charging stations installed in the public right-of-way, with |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5binding timeline for the review and approval of permit applications not to exceed thirty days; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 (2) classify all levels of electric vehicle charging stations as permitted accessory and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7primary use in all zoning districts; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8 (3) address electric vehicle charging in parking minimum requirements, specifically that |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9a parking space served by an electric vehicle charging station or any parking spaces used to site |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10electric vehicle charging equipment must be counted as at least one standard automobile parking |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11space and that any van-accessible parking space shall count as at least two standard automobile 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12parking spaces for the purpose of complying with any applicable minimum parking |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13requirements; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14 (4) specify that review of applications to install electric vehicle charging stations, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15including electric vehicle charging stations installed in the public right-of-way, shall be limited |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16to the building official’s review of whether the installation meets all health and safety |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17requirements under local, state, and federal law and shall be administratively approved through |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19 SECTION 2. The department of energy resources and Massachusetts department of |
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| 48 | 48 | | 20transportation, in consultation with the appropriate and affected parties, by no later than six |
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| 49 | 49 | | 21months following enactment of this legislation, shall develop and publish a model land use |
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| 50 | 50 | | 22ordinance that local governments may elect to adopt. Upon completion, the department of energy |
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| 51 | 51 | | 23resources and Massachusetts department of transportation must post the model ordinance to the |
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| 52 | 52 | | 24department’s internet website and notify local units of government of its availability. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 25 The department of energy resources and Massachusetts department of transportation may |
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| 54 | 54 | | 26periodically publish amendments to the model ordinance to reflect increased electric vehicle |
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| 55 | 55 | | 27adoption and technological advances in the state. Any update shall not require a rulemaking |
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| 56 | 56 | | 28process. Upon completion of any amendment, the department of energy resources and |
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| 57 | 57 | | 29Massachusetts department of transportation must post the updated model ordinance to the |
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| 58 | 58 | | 30department’s internet website and notify local units of government of the amendments. |
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