Santa Monica City Council
June 11, 2024

2024 EV Charger Reach Code Update
Ariana Vito, Senior Sustainability Analyst
Office of Sustainability & the Environment
• Background
• CALGreen Overview
• Terminology
• 2024 Key Updates
• Staff Recommendation
Agenda
Background
• State Goal: 5M zero emission vehicles on the road
by 2030
• 2035 - All new cars and passenger trucks sold in California must be ZEVs • Santa Monica Context
• Transportation = 68% of Santa Monica’s GHGs (2022)
• Climate Action & Adaptation Plan targets
• EV Action Plan
• Key priorities: support EV adoption for multifamily residents through local codes and polices
• Previously adopted local reach codes in 2020 and
2022
California Green Building Standards
Code (CALGreen Title 24, Part 11)
 Updated every 3 years
 Current cycle: Jan. 1, 2023 – Dec. 31, 2025
(2022 Code)
 Mid-cycle updates – 2024 Intervening
Code Cycle effective July 1, 2024
 Reach codes go beyond the state code;
meet and exceed mandatory requirements
 Option to adopt voluntary requirements
known as Tier 1 or Tier 2 or adopt our own
version
 Recommending Tier 1 Option A for residential
and Tier 1 for non-residential
CALGreen Building Code Cycles

2022 Mandatory vs. SM Reach Code – Multifamily
2022 CALGreen
Mandatory 2022 SM Reach Code
Multi-Family
5% EVSE* (20+ units)
10% Level 2 EV Capable
25% EV Ready (LowPower L2)
5% EVSE Installed
10% Level 2 EV Capable
60% EV Ready (Low-Power
L2)
10%
25%
5%
10%
60%
5%
2022 Mandatory vs. SM Reach Code – Nonresidential
2022 CALGreen
Mandatory
2022 SM Reach Code
CALGreen Tier 1
NonResidential
∼5% Level 2 EVSE
~22% Level 2 EV Capable
~11% Level 2 EVSE
~18% EV Capable
*Add 20% EV Ready for Office
22%
5%
22%
5%
18%
*20%
11%
Increased Percentage Requirements
Multifamily and Hotel/Motel: EV ready 25%  40%
Technical Requirement Changes
“Direct Billing” in Multifamily projects requires EV
charging circuits to be tied directly to each dwelling
unit’s meter
“Power Allocation Method” in non-residential
projects adds flexibility for different levels of
charging stations installed
New requirements for medium/heavy duty
charging capacity in Manufacturing and Office
buildings
Existing parking facilities: Nonresidential Alterations 2024 Intervening Code Cycle – Key Updates
(Mandatory)
Adopt CALGreen Tier 1
 Single-family: no change from 2022 state code (1 EV capable space required)
 Multifamily and Hotels (Tier 1 Option A)
 1 EV Ready space per unit up to 50% of parking spaces  15% of spaces have EV chargers installed
 Non-residential: no change from 2022 SM Reach Code
 Tier 1 + 20% additional requirement for office parking facilities Summary
55% Low
Power L2
20% L2

EV EVSE
2022 SM Reach
Code
2024 Mandatory 2024 Tier 1
(Recommended)
EV Charger
Installed
Residential 5% 10% 15%
Nonresidential~11% ~5% ~11%
EV Ready
Residential 60% 40% 50%
Nonresidential20% for office
facilities
(0% other)
0% 20% for office
facilities
(0% other)
EV Capable
Residential 10% 0% 0%
Nonresidential~18% ~15% ~18%
Code Comparison
 Staff recommends that the City Council:
 Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15308 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines;
 Introduce for first reading the attached Ordinance that adopts local amendments under SMMC Chapter 8.102 to the 2022
California Green Buildings Standards Code to support increased access to electric vehicle charging;
 Adopt the attached Resolution that provides findings of local climatic, geological, topographical, and environmental conditions as required to adopt Santa Monica local amendments to the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code; and
 Direct the City Manager to file the adopted Resolution and Ordinance amending the California Green Building Standards Code with the California Building Standards Commission.

Recommended Action
Questions
• Can use any kVA combination of EV Capable, Low Power L2, L2,m or DCFC
Non-rez Power Allocation Method
Non-Rez: Mandatory vs. Tier 1
2022 Tier 1 (Adopted)
*Note: The number of EV chargers in Column 3 count toward the required number of EV capable spaces. *Additional requirement for 20% of office parking to be EV Ready 2022 Mandatory
Technical Requirements (Residential)
A4.106.8.2.2 Technical requirements. The EV spaces required by Section A4.106.8.2 shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Sections 4.106.4.2, 4.106.4.2.2.1.1,

4.106.4.2.2.1.2, and 4.106.4.2.5
 4.106.4.2 – New MUDs, hotels and motels and new residential parking facilities
 4.106.4.2.2.1.1 – EVCS spaces with EV chargers installed; dimensions and location  4.106.4.2.2.1.2 – Accessible EV charging spaces (EVCS)  4.106.4.2.5 – EV Ready signage must comply with Caltrans Traffic Operations Policy Directive 13-01 Parking Requirements
 Council Meeting: June 11th
 File with California Building Standards Commission
 Outreach
 Effective July-August
Next Steps