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style dwellings that include private garages attached to individual units would be required to include in each garage an electric vehicle outlet and service capacity for charging an electric vehicle. Office and industrial: Office and industrial projects meeting the size thresholds would be required to provide alternative parking spaces for 10% of the normally required off-street parking. For each 10 alternative vehicle spaces provided the following minimums would apply: 1 carpool 1 vanpool 2 EV charging spaces, one of which is van accessible The remaining six spaces would be designated for any combination of carpool, vanpool, car-share, or alternative-fuel vehicles including additional EV charging spaces, ethanol, biodiesel, fuel cell (hydrogen), natural gas, but not including hybrid vehicles or bi-fuel vehicles where one of the fuels is gasoline or diesel. In addition, each of these six remaining spaces would also include conduit, pull strings, and electrical service capacity so that when demand warrants these spaces may be used for parking and charging electric vehicles. All of the required alternative vehicle parking spaces, including electric vehicle charging stations, would be counted toward the normally required off-street parking. For office and industrial uses the spaces would be clearly marked with signage and stencils and would be preferentially located near employee entrances. Analysis These proposed provisions take into account a number of relevant factors. Alternative fuel trends are continuously evolving, with a recent surge in production of electric vehicles. Currently the California Green Building Code (CALGreen) requires that non- residential development provide "designated parking for any combination of low- emitting, fuel-efficient and carpool/vanpool vehicles" (see discussion below). Many cities in California have adopted their own alternative vehicle parking requirements for non- residential uses, but very few for residential development. And, in Pleasanton, a precedence has been established by recently approved projects that were conditioned to include carpool/vanpool parking and/or EV charging stations. CALGreen: For new non-residential projects or additions or alterations that add 10 or more parking spaces, CALGreen mandates that 8% of the required parking spaces be dedicated for any combination of low-emitting, fuel-efficient and carpool/vanpool vehicles. CALGreen also provides voluntary measures that exceed the mandatory 8% in two tiers: Tier 1 is 10% of total required spaces and Tier 2 is 12%. This code amendment proposes that for office and industrial projects that meet or exceed the size thresholds described above, the alternative vehicle parking requirements would exceed the basic (mandatory) CALGreen provisions in three ways: 1. The amount of alternative vehicle spaces required would be 10% which is 2% higher than CALGreen's mandatory amount and the same as CALGreen's voluntary Tier 1. Case No. P14-0001, City of Pleasanton Planning Commission Page 5 of 7