Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Accessibility: FAQs

Are multi-unit dwellings of any kind covered under the requirements? Our thinking stemmed from the fact that it covers public housing, but how is public housing defined? For example, is section 8 housing applicable? Are all condos and apartments applicable if they are providing charging for any of their residents and not just a specific resident?

RESPONSE: Privately owned multi-family dwellings are not subject to the new CBC Chapter 11B accessibility requirements for EVCS. The new requirements do apply at public housing facilities which are defined below. CBC Chapter 11B accessibility requirements do not apply to Section 8 housing credit recipients – the Section 8 program is a housing voucher program, not a public housing program.

PUBLIC HOUSING. Housing facilities owned, operated, or constructed by, for or on behalf of a public entity including but not limited to the following:

1. Publically owned and/or operated one- or two-family dwelling units or residences;

2. Publically owned and/or operated buildings or complexes with three or more residential dwelling units;

3. Reserved.

4. Publically owned and/or operated homeless shelters, group homes and similar social service establishments;

5. Publically owned and/or operated transient lodging, such as hotels, motels, hostels and other facilities providing accommodations of a short term nature of not more than 30 days duration;

6. Housing at a place of education owned or operated by a public entity, such as housing on or serving a public school, public college or public university campus;

7. Privately owned housing made available for public use as housing.