Attachment 1) Victoria Leaf Club - Resolution re Optional Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Attachment 1) to Council Correspondence March 24, 2015 from the Victoria Leaf Club

Resolution re Optional Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Whereas: The roadway transportation sector accounts for 22% of GHGs emitted to the atmosphere and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) have zero GHG emissions.

Whereas: There are currently no provisions in the Green BC Building Code for electrical supply points for electric vehicles that would allow individual municipalities to opt-in to such provisions.

Whereas: It is costly to retrofit electrical conduit or cable in buildings that have already been constructed.

Whereas: The BC Local Government Act Part 26 Chapter 323 provides for Municipalities to regulate planning and land use management including "standards of works and services provided" and off-street parking requirements.

Whereas: The provision of plug-in electric vehicle infrastructure is key to the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

Whereas: The availability of an electric vehicle outlet is an emerging issue for prospective property owners and residents.

Whereas: Individual communities may wish to lead in the implementation of green technologies as part of their GHG mitigation plans and need the flexibility to make their own provisions with respect to requirements for electric vehicle infrastructure.

Be it therefore Resolved: That the Minister of Housing be requested to consider an addition to the Green (opt-in) provisions of the BC Building Code to provide:

a) For a rough-in electrical raceway or cable, and electrical panel capacity to accommodate a future Level 2, minimum 40 amp electrical circuit for each dwelling unit of one and two family buildings that have parking spaces and b) That each one of 20% of the parking spaces that are required for use by owners or occupiers of dwelling units in multiple family buildings be provided with a roughed-in electrical raceway or cable, electrical panel capacity and sufficient space in the electrical room to accommodate a future Level 2, minimum 40 amp electrical circuit and that the electrical room shall include equipment space and panel capacity for 100% of the required resident spaces.

And That the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development be requested to consider a revision to Part 26 Section 906 (1) (a) of the Local Government Act to "provide spaces and charging infrastructure for use by plug-in electric vehicles", and a revision to Section 906 (1) (b) to include "designation" of the parking spaces.