RESPONSE: In each case EVCS required to be accessible must have an accessible route to the facility entrance (see CBC Section 11B-812.5.1) and an accessible route from the vehicle space...
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When do path of travel and/or accessible routes apply? …new construction? …alterations to a parking area? …alterations to a building associated with parking, such as expansion or remodel?
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There is some confusion about whether the “accessible path” that is required means there must be an accessible path from the EVSE (charger) to the facility/building at which the station is installed, or whether the accessible path is just from the parking spot to the EVSE (charger). If the prior is enforced, it could increase the costs of installing EVSE in some instances. What is the correct interpretation of “accessible path”?
EVCS required by CBC Chapter 11B to be accessible must have both, an accessible route to the facility entrance (see CBC Section 11B-812.5.1) and an accessible route from the vehicle space...
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What occupancies are or are not subject to path of travel and/or accessible routes? …buildings subject to California Building Code (CBC) Chapter 11B? …multi-family buildings subject to CBC Chapter 11A? …others?
In addition, an accessible path of travel is required where EVCS are installed at existing facilities where vehicle fueling, recharging, parking or storage is a primary function....
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If a property owner hits the 20% cost cap on path of travel improvements when installing charging stations, are there any other accessibility site retrofits that would still be required?
RESPONSE: EVCS required to be accessible by CBC Chapter 11B must have both, an accessible route to the facility entrance (see CBC Section 11B-812.5.1) and an accessible route from the vehicle...
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SCOPING QUESTIONS:
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How can we address locations that do not have excess parking spaces and currently, cannot pass through plan check because the code says it’s now a “charging space” not a “parking space”? With the current requirements, you need more Van Accessible and ADA reserved parking spaces than required under code with the combination of EV charging and standard spaces. It puts an impossible burden on small parking lots in Irvine and San Diego which are strictly enforcing the interpretation of charging spaces.
Consistent with the state’s policies on electric vehicles, DSA encourages city and county officials to recognize the necessary impact of EVCS and adopt responsive ordinances consistent with...
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Can you upgrade/expand an existing location without adhering to ADA standards?
RESPONSE: No. To the extent that EVCS are a public accommodation or commercial facility they are covered by the federal law of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The new...
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Many properties do NOT have enough electricity available to support significant charging installations, so for now, utilities and others are doing “make ready” spaces (upgrading the supporting infrastructure in a parking space for future use without adding the actual charger). How would make ready spaces comply with the ADA standards? Additionally, consider a site with 10 make ready spaces. Would the standards apply differently if that site has no chargers presently installed versus having one active charger installed?
RESPONSE: The CBC definition for Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) describes “One or more electric vehicle charging spaces served by an electric vehicle charger or other charging...
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For a new public building, if EV charging equipment is not installed at this time, what is the extent of the infrastructure that an installer is required to show for plan check review?
RESPONSE: Plans and specifications must accurately describe the full extent of the work to be performed. Some enforcement jurisdictions (primarily city- and county building...
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Looking at Cal Green 5.106.5.3, we must provide the conduits and panel capacity for future installation for the required number of spaces (2 in this case). However, it is only when the equipment is to be installed that we need to refer to CBC and CEC. Section 11B-228.3.1 also reiterates this. Therefore, we would show the location of the conduit stub outs adjacent to 2 current parking spaces and would show space on the electric panel for the future equipment – and that is all. At this time, we do not need to show the requirements for EV accessibility when equipment is installed per Chapter 11B. Is my interpretation correct?
RESPONSE: CBC Chapter 11B accessibility provisions for EVCS apply when a project consists of one or more electric vehicle charging spaces served by an electric vehicle charger or other charging...
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There does not seem to be a distinction between different EVCS standards (Level 1, Level 2, DC CHAdeMO, DC CCS, and Tesla). Does the schedule defined in Table 11B-228.3.2.1 make a distinction between the different types of EVSE standards or are that all considered to equivalently be an EVCS?
RESPONSE: The CBC Chapter 11B accessibility requirements for EVCS do not distinguish between the different EVCS standards like those listed. However, building officials may view...
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We often see projects of gas station replacing old fuel dispensers with access compliance fuel dispensers (reach range, operable parts, point-of-sale). According to Section 11B-202.4, Exception 10, these projects would be required to comply with accessibility for primary accessible path to inside the convenient store at the gas station, public restrooms, drinking fountains, public telephones, and signs (with 20-percent limit of adjusted construction cost). Is my understanding correct regarding the replacement of old/addition of new fuel dispensers?
RESPONSE: Exception 10 to Section 11B-202.4 is only applicable to the installation of EVCS – the exception does not apply to gasoline filling equipment. However, Section 11B-202.4...
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Is DSA aware of existing precedents (potentially from past experience with non-EV accessible parking) to address the factors that would be considered to determine whether compliance with EV accessibility rules would be technically infeasible?
RESPONSE: A request for technical infeasibility is made to and determined by the local jurisdiction. A request for technical infeasibility is site-specific; therefore, there are no...
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TECHNICAL QUESTIONS:
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For small parking lots, is there any variance on being able to share EV charging with the existing accessible parking spaces?
Section 11B-208.1 notes, “For the purposes of this section, electric vehicle charging stations are not parking spaces…”...
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
The Standards do not include specific provisions for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. ...
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Can you put an EV charger in an existing accessible parking space instead of doing costly upgrades?
Section 11B-208.1 notes, “For the purposes of this section, electric vehicle charging stations are not parking spaces…”...
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What are the auditory/braille requirements for EVCS units with a touch screen?
RESPONSE: Accessibility requirements for all point-of-sale devices have been a part of the CBC for many years and allow people with vision impairments to conduct automated...
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Can a disabled non-EV driver park in an ADA EVSE spot?
RESPONSE: The California Vehicle Code prohibits parking a vehicle in an EVCS. Vehicles left in EVCS spaces must be connected for charging purposes....
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What accessibility requirements apply to EV charger installation outside of California?
RESPONSE: To the extent that EVCS are a public accommodation or commercial facility they are covered by the federal law of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Specific technical...
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Are the ADA spaces ADA-only? Vans only in Van accessible spaces?
RESPONSE: Standard accessible and van accessible EVCS vehicle spaces which display the International Symbol of Accessibility (ISA), sometimes referred to as the wheelchair symbol, are generally...
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What is best way to provide accessible curb-side EVCS (like parallel parking)?
You may wish to refer to the new CBC Chapter 11B provisions as “guidelines” because they were crafted to address vehicle spaces that are parallel to the vehicular way as well as the more...
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11B-208.1 General
For the purposes of this section, electric vehicle charging stations are not parking spaces; see Section 11B-228....
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11B-228.3 Electric vehicle charging stations