Specifies electric vehicle parking space calculation is rounded up if it includes fraction of a whole number and rounded-up parking spaces cannot reduce overall parking supply by more than 10 percent.
Summary
Assembly Bill 4375 amends New Jersey’s electric vehicle parking requirements to clarify how required EV-related parking calculations are counted and rounded. The bill provides that when the number of required electric vehicle supply equipment or make-ready parking spaces includes a fraction, the calculation must be rounded up to the next whole space. It also limits the effect of those rounded-up calculations so they cannot reduce the overall required parking supply by more than 10 percent.
The bill applies to the existing statutory framework governing EV infrastructure in new multifamily developments, mixed-use projects, parking lots, and garages. It preserves the current requirements for make-ready spaces and phased installation of charging equipment, while clarifying that EV-equipped spaces count as at least two parking spaces for minimum parking compliance, subject to the 10 percent cap. It also keeps in place exemptions for single-family homes and small retailers with 25 or fewer off-street spaces, and it maintains provisions on accessibility, local land use review, utility collaboration, and redevelopment-plan consistency.
Impact
The bill amends P.L.2021, c.171, specifically C.40:55D-66.20, which governs EV parking and charging infrastructure as part of site plan approval. Its main legal effect is to standardize rounding for fractional EV parking calculations and to prevent those credits from reducing required parking by more than 10 percent overall. This affects developers, owners, local land use boards, and permitting authorities by clarifying how EV-related parking credits are applied in site plan review and parking compliance determinations.
Sentiment
The bill appears to have broad support and little visible opposition in the available record. It was reported favorably by the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee unanimously, then reported with amendments by the Assembly State and Local Government Committee unanimously, and ultimately passed the Assembly floor by a strong margin of 62-7. The vote pattern suggests general agreement with the bill’s technical clarification of EV parking rules and its attempt to balance EV infrastructure expansion with parking supply concerns.
Contention
The central policy tension in the bill is between encouraging EV infrastructure and preserving adequate parking supply. Supporters appear to favor clearer, more predictable calculations for make-ready and charging spaces, while the 10 percent cap reflects concern that EV parking credits should not materially reduce the number of available parking spaces. The bill also touches on local control and development review, but no specific committee testimony or recorded debate is available in the provided materials to show organized opposition or detailed objections.
Same As
Specifies electric vehicle parking space calculation is rounded up if it includes fraction of a whole number and rounded-up parking spaces cannot reduce overall parking supply by more than 10 percent.