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*hb1496*
HOUSE BILL 1496
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HB 889/24 – ENT
By: Delegates Terrasa, Lehman, Ruth, and Taveras
Introduced and read first time: February 12, 2025
Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Building Code – Construction and Significant Renovation of Housing Units – 2
Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the construction of new multifamily residential buildings 4
with separate garages, carports, or driveways for each residential unit to include 5
certain parking spaces for electric vehicle charging; requiring certain significant 6
renovations of housing units with separate garages, carports, or driveways for each 7
residential unit to include certain parking spaces for electric vehicle recharging; 8
requiring the construction or significant renovations of housing units with certain 9
common use parking to include certain parking spaces for electric vehicle recharging; 10
and generally relating to electric vehicle parking space requirements for multifamily 11
housing units. 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Public Safety 14
Section 12–205 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
Article – Public Safety 20
12–205. 21
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
(2) “Electric vehicle” means a vehicle that uses electricity for propulsion. 23
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(3) “Electric vehicle supply equipment” means a device or facility for 1
delivering electricity to an electric vehicle. 2
(4) “EV–ready parking space” means a parking space that has electrical 3
panel capacity and full circuit installation of a minimum 40–ampere, 208/240–volt circuit, 4
raceway wiring, a NEMA 14–50R receptacle, and circuit overcurrent protection devices. 5
(5) “EVSE–installed parking space” means a parking space with electric 6
vehicle supply equipment that is fully installed from the electrical panel to the parking 7
space. 8
(6) [(i)] “Housing units” means: 9
[1.] (I) single–family detached houses; 10
[2.] (II) duplexes; [and] 11
[3.] (III) town houses that are subject to the provisions of the 12
International Residential Code; AND 13
(IV) MULTIFAMILY RESIDENT IAL BUILDINGS. 14
[(ii) “Housing units” does not include multifamily residential 15
buildings that are subject to the provisions of the International Building Code.] 16
(7) “Level 2 charging” means that the charging capability of the electric 17
vehicle supply equipment: 18
(i) includes the ability to charge a battery or any other energy 19
storage device in an electric vehicle through means of an alternating current electrical 20
service with a minimum of 208 volts; and 21
(ii) meets applicable industry safety standards. 22
(8) “MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTI AL BUILDING” MEANS A BUILDING 23
THAT: 24
(I) CONTAINS TWO OR MORE LEASED OR OWNED RESI DENTIAL 25
UNITS; AND 26
(II) IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL 27
BUILDING CODE. 28
(9) “SIGNIFICANT RENOVATIO N” MEANS: 29
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(I) A RENOVATION TO A HO USING UNIT THAT INCL UDES 1
ELECTRICAL PANEL UPG RADES THAT INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE PANEL; OR 2
(II) PARKING UPGRADES THA T INVOLVE REPAVIN G OR 3
TRENCHING IN OR AROU ND PARKING SPACES . 4
[(8)] (10) “Vehicle” has the meaning stated in § 11 –176 of the 5
Transportation Article. 6
(b) (1) This subsection applies to the construction OR SIGNIFICANT 7
RENOVATION of housing units that include a separate garage, carport, or driveway for 8
each residential unit. 9
(2) The construction of a new housing unit OR SIGNIFICANT 10
RENOVATION TO AN EXI STING HOUSING UNIT shall include in or on the garage, carport, 11
or driveway: 12
(i) one EVSE–installed parking space capable of providing at least 13
Level 2 charging; or 14
(ii) one EV–ready parking space. 15
(C) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE CON STRUCTION OR 16
SIGNIFICANT RENOVATI ON OF HOUSING UNITS THAT INCLUDE SEPARAT E GARAGES, 17
CARPORTS, OR DRIVEWAYS FOR EAC H RESIDENTIAL UNIT. 18
(2) IF THE CONSTRUCTION O R SIGNIFICANT RENOVA TION OF 19
HOUSING UNITS INCLUD ES OR WILL INCLUDE O N–SITE, OFF–STREET, COMMON USE 20
PARKING, THE CONSTRUCTION OR SIGNIFICANT RENOVATI ON OF THE HOUSING 21
UNITS SHALL INCLUDE , FOR EVERY 25 RESIDENTIAL U NITS, AT LEAST ONE COMMON 22
USE EVSE–INSTALLED PARKING SP ACE. 23
(3) IN ADDITION TO THE RE QUIREMENTS OF PARAGR APH (2) OF THIS 24
SUBSECTION, CONSTRUCTION OF A NE W HOUSING UNIT SHALL INCLUDE: 25
(I) AT LEAST ONE EVSE–INSTALLED PARKING SP ACE CAPABLE 26
OF PROVIDING AT LEAST LEVEL 2 CHARGING LOCATED IN A COMMON USE PARKING 27
AREA THAT IS AVAILAB LE FOR USE BY ALL RE SIDENTS; AND 28
(II) THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF EV–READY PARKING SPACES 29
DEDICATED TO SPECIFI C RESIDENTIAL UNITS OR FOR COMMON USE : 30
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1. FOR A DEVELOPMENT AP PLICATION OR BUILDIN G 1
PERMIT APPLICATION M ADE ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2025, AT LEAST 10% OF THE 2
PARKING SPACES ; 3
2. FOR A DEVELOPMENT AP PLICATION OR BUILDIN G 4
PERMIT APPLICATION M ADE ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2031, AT LEAST 20% OF THE 5
PARKING SPACES ; AND 6
3. FOR A DEVELOPMENT AP PLICATION OR BUILDIN G 7
PERMIT APPLICATION M ADE ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2036, AT LEAST 30% OF THE 8
PARKING SPACES . 9
(4) EACH COMMON USE EVSE–INSTALLED PARKING SP ACE 10
INSTALLED IN ACCORDA NCE WITH THIS SUBSEC TION SHALL BE MARKED WITH A 11
SIGN THAT: 12
(I) INDICATES THAT THE C HARGING SPACE IS ONL Y FOR 13
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHA RGING; 14
(II) INCLUDES ANY DAY OR TIME RESTRICTIONS ; 15
(III) STATES THE MAXIMUM F INE THAT MAY BE INCU RRED FOR A 16
VIOLATION; AND 17
(IV) IS CONSISTENT WITH T HE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT 18
SPECIFICATIONS ESTAB LISHED IN THE MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL 19
DEVICES FOR STREETS AND HIGHWAYS ADOPTED BY T HE STATE HIGHWAY 20
ADMINISTRATION UNDER § 25–104 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 21
[(c)] (D) Notwithstanding any other law, a county or municipal corporation may 22
require the construction of housing units to include a greater number of EVSE–installed 23
parking spaces or EV–ready parking spaces than are required under [subsection] 24
SUBSECTIONS (b) AND (C) of this section. 25
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 26
October 1, 2025. 27