2022 District of Columbia Code
Title 6 - Housing and Building Restrictions and Regulations
Chapter 14A - Green Building Requirements
§ 6–1451.03a. Electric vehicle make-ready parking spaces in new multi-unit residential and commercial buildings

(a) For building permits issued after January 1, 2022, all new construction or substantial improvement of commercial buildings and multi-unit buildings that have 3 or more automobile off-road parking spaces shall include electric vehicle make-ready infrastructure to accommodate the future installation of an electric vehicle charging site at least 20% of the parking spaces.

(b) By September 30, 2021, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this section, including rules that:

(1) Detail the technical specifications required for the electric vehicle make-ready infrastructure required by subsection (a) of this section; and

(2) Establish standards for a waiver of the requirements of subsection (a) of this section when a property owner demonstrates severe financial hardship.

(c) By September 30, 2021, the Department of Energy and Environment shall establish incentives for owners of commercial buildings and multi-unit buildings to install electric vehicle make-ready infrastructure at a greater percentage of parking spaces than the 20% minimum required by subsection (a) of this section. The Department may establish additional initiatives at any time.

(Mar. 8, 2007, D.C. Law 16-234, § 4a; as added Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-194, § 2(b), 68 DCR 001100.)

Section 7197 of D.C. Law 24-45 repealed section 3 of D.C. Law 23-194 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by Law 23-194 has been implemented.

Section 7197 of D.C. Act 24-159 repealed section 3 of D.C. Law 23-194 removing the applicability provision impacting this section. Therefore the creation of this section by Law 23-194 has been implemented.

Applicability of D.C. Law 23-194: § 3 of D.C. Law 23-194 provided that the creation of this section by § 2(b) of D.C. Law 23-194 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.