Title:
Title
Adoption of Curbside Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Design Guidance
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FileID
File ID: 2018-01544
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution: 1) approving design guidelines for digital electric vehicle (EV) sponsorship signs on EV charging stations in the City's rights-of-way; and 2) authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute Display Agreements on the City's behalf.
Contact: Jennifer Venema, Sustainability Manager, (916) 808-1859, Lucinda Willcox, Program Manager, (916) 808-5052, Department of Public Works; Bruce Monighan, Urban Design Manager; Evan Compton, Principal Planner, (916) 808-5260, Community Development Department
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Design Guidelines for Digital EV Sponsorship Signs
3-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: As part of the implementation of the City's Electric Vehicle Strategy, staff is developing a pilot program for permitting EV charging infrastructure in the public right-of-way along City streets, or "curbside." City staff has been developing draft guidelines with input from stakeholders and vendors.
City staff will issue a request for proposals (RFP) for vendor participation in a pilot to construct, operate, and maintain EV chargers in the right-of-way. The RFP will request a phased approach to deploy up to 15 curbside EV chargers in the first phase, to be followed by opportunity for scaling if the pilot is successful.
To allow a proposed business model for EV charging that relies on sponsorship signage on electric vehicle chargers in the public right-of-way, City Council approved a sign code amendment on July 3, 2018. City Code ? 15.148.600 (Ordinance No. 2018-0026) exempts EV providers from sign code constraints in installing sponsorship signage in the right-of-way if the EV charging is provided to the public without charge or at substantially subsidized rates. The City Council will still be r...
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