Florida Senate Invoice 1084 (the Invoice), which was handed by the legislature on March 6, 2024, and was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Could 1, took impact on July 1, 2024. The Invoice addresses myriad points, together with the regulation of electrical car (EV) charging stations that was beforehand below the purview of native governments. For instance, in Miami-Dade County, the necessities for EV charging stations in new actual property initiatives had been set forth by County Ordinance 19-17 (the Ordinance), sponsored by then-Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on March 5, 2019.
Miami-Dade County’s EV Ordinance No Longer Enforceable
The Ordinance required plenty of parking areas to be put aside for the charging of EVs at new actual property developments (e.g., condominium complexes, workplace buildings and purchasing facilities) within the County’s unincorporated areas, with restricted exceptions. The required EV areas didn’t must be furnished with the charging tools if the circuitry essential to assist the tools was put in. The County’s EV house necessities are supplied within the following desk.
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Complete Variety of Required Off-Road Parking Areas |
Minimal Required Off-Road EV Charging Areas (Previous to Jan. 1, 2022) |
Minimal Required Off-Road EV Charging Areas (On or after Jan. 1, 2022) |
As much as 9 areas |
0 |
0 |
10 or extra areas |
10 p.c of the required parking areas, however in no occasion lower than one EV charging house |
20 p.c of the required parking areas, however in no occasion lower than one EV charging house |
Compliance with New State Statutory Necessities
The Invoice expressly gives that “the regulation of electrical car charging stations is preempted to the state,” and {that a} native authorities “might not enact or implement an ordinance or regulation associated to electrical car charging stations,” after July 1, 2024. Consequently, the County’s EV necessities and native laws comparable thereto can’t be enforced. Going ahead, it will likely be the duty of the Florida Division of Agriculture and Client Providers (FDACS) to manage this space to “enable for consistency for customers and the trade.”
As of this writing, FDACS had not but formally printed any proposed guidelines.
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