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Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and Accessibility David Worthington Fleet Manager County of Sonoma Plug In Electric Vehicle Workshop How Local Governments Are Building EV Infrastructure Richmond, CA June 2, 2015

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EV Infrastructure Experience

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The Future ADA Placards

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The Future of Accessibility The Sunset Generation

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The Future - Challenges

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Current Fully Accessible EVs Limited to 25mph

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ADA vs Publicly Accessible ADA No Time Limits Accessible Time Restricted

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Lessons Learned. An Installation in 2009

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Same Site in 2013

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Source of Photos www.plugshare.com

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Electric Vehicle Charging Station Accessibility Regulation Issues Summary

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Guidelines and Documents July 2011 County of Sonoma Electric Vehicle Charging Program and Installation Guidelines Released March 2012 - Governor Brown issues Executive Order (EO) B-16-12 ordering that Californias state vehicle fleet increase the number of its zero-emission vehicles through the normal course of fleet replacement so that at least 10 percent of fleet purchases of light-duty vehicles be zero-emission by 2015 and at least 25 percent of fleet purchases of light-duty vehicles be zero-emission by 2020. April 2012 - Governor Brown issues Executive Order (EO) B-18-12 ordering "State agencies [to] identify and pursue opportunities to provide electric vehicle charging stations, and accommodate future charging infrastructure demand, at employee parking facilities in new and existing buildings.

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April 2013 - California Office of Planning and Research Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Guidelines Released October 2013 California and 8 Other State Governors Sign a State Zero-Emission Vehicle Programs MOU committing having at least 3.3 million zero emissions vehicles on the road by 2025. September 2014 Division of the State Architect Convenes First Electric Vehicle Charging Station Working Group Meeting in Sacramento September 2014 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Decision, Robin Fortyune v. City of Lomita. Affirming the district courts denial of a motion to dismiss, the panel held that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires local governments to provide accessible on-street parking in the absence of regulatory design specifications for on-street parking facilities.

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Sep Jan 2015: Working Group Discussions Feb 2015 March 2015: Pre-BSC Submittal Public Hearings March April 2015: Finalize Draft Express Terms and statement of Reasons Apr 2015: Initial Submittal of Proposed Code Changes and California Building Codes Standards Commission (CBSC) Review and International Code Council (ICC) Codes

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July Dec 2016: Familiarization Period Jan 2017: 2016 CBC Statewide Effective Date Jan 2017 to ?: Adoption by local permitting agencies

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Additional Resources California Office of Planning and Research Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Guidelines http://opr.ca.gov/docs/PEV_Access_Guidelines.pdf Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative http://www.pevcollaborative.org/ Bay Area Climate Collaborative http://www.baclimate.org/ East Bay Clean Cities Coalition http://www.cleancitieseastbay.org/ Plug-In Electric Vehicle Resource Center http://www.driveclean.ca.gov/ County of Sonoma Electric Vehicle Charging Program and Installation Guidelines http://www.sonoma-county.org/prmd/docs/misc/ev_prog_guidelines.pdf

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