Babylon, NY Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- EV charging under carports
- Expressly allowed
- Conduit readiness
- Required for future EV stalls
- Eligible zones
- Business, Industrial, PIP, MR, Motel-Hotel
- Permit needed
- Planning Board special exception use permit
- Residential zones
- Solar carports barred entirely
Summary
Town of Babylon requires any solar carport built over parking in the town's business, industrial, PIP or multi-residence zones to be EV-ready: parking stalls fitted with conduit for future electric vehicle chargers, with chargers themselves expressly allowed underneath, per § 213-576C.
Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations shall be allowed underneath solar carports.
(h) The applicant/owner shall provide parking stalls that are ready with conduit lines for future EV charging stations.
(i) All on-site utility and transmission lines shall, to the extent feasible, be placed underground.
(j) Existing landscaping shall not be removed in order to install a solar carport unless, at the discretion of the Planning Board, it's deemed minimal and absolutely necessary.
(k) Landscape screening shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(l) Solar carports shall be connected to the utility grid and shall provide a "proof of concept letter" from the local utility company acknowledging the solar energy production facility will be interconnected to the utility grid in order to sell electricity to the public utility entity.
(m) Battery energy storage systems shall be prohibited. Energy produced by solar carports shall not be stored on site.
(n) All debris and materials generated by site clearing or construction shall be removed from the site.
(o) Proper lighting shall be provided under solar carport structures. All lighting shall conform to the Town's exterior lighting standards.
(p) Fire access roads and access for fire apparatus equipment shall be provided, as approved by the Town Fire Marshal.
(q) All stormwater and drainage shall be contained on site in accordance with Town standards.
(r)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4941158; v66 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
Under Article XLVII's renewable-energy rules, a solar carport is permitted only as an accessory structure via special exception use permit from the Planning Board, and only in Business, Industrial, PIP, Multiple Residence, Senior Citizen Multiple Residence and Motel-Hotel zones: never in a residential district. Section 213-576C(6)(g) and (h) require every approved solar carport project to make its parking stalls electric-vehicle-ready: charging stations are expressly allowed underneath the carport canopy, and the applicant must provide stalls fitted with conduit lines for future EV charging equipment, even if chargers aren't installed on day one.
Violations & Fines
Building or operating a solar carport without the required Planning Board special exception permit is a Town Code violation under § 1-15: fines of $250 to $2,500 per offense, each day separate.
Frequently Asked Questions
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