Brookhaven, GA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Sec. 27-698 of the Brookhaven zoning code sets three layers of EV rules: where chargers are allowed, how many new developments must provide, and how they are built. Private restricted-access charging stations are permitted as accessory uses in all zoning districts, and public stations are permitted as accessory uses to allowed nonresidential uses in all zoning districts. At least five percent of required minimum off-street parking in new developments in RM, commercial, employment, mixed use, master planned development or Peachtree Road districts, and in all new developments designated as residential housing projects, must be electric vehicle spaces equipped with charging stations. No development has to install more than 25 charging stations, and at least 10% of the minimum off-street parking requirement in excess of 500 spaces can be prepared for future EVSE with a continuous raceway of a minimum of one inch, fitted with a pull rope or line and sealed and labeled. Where a development uses secured or gated parking to meet its minimum, five percent of the secured spaces and five percent of the public spaces must be charger-equipped.

Every new single-family dwelling, attached or detached, must provide EVSE infrastructure for future installation using the same raceway specifications, and installation follows the construction and technical codes referenced in chapter 7. Public stations are reserved for parking and charging electric vehicles, while electric vehicles can park in any space designated for public parking subject to the restrictions on any other vehicle. Equipment cannot impede pedestrian, bicycle or wheelchair movement, and wheel stops, bollards or a similar device must separate vehicles from the equipment. Posted information must identify voltage and amperage levels and any use, fee or safety information, and public spaces need signs saying they are reserved for EV charging only. Equipment must stay in working order with a phone number or other contact posted.

Sec. 27-776 adds a parking credit: in garages and lots with more than ten parking spaces, each publicly accessible, signed space with public charging equipment counts as two motor vehicle spaces toward the ratios of table 8-1, capped at ten percent of the required parking. Ordinance No. 2025-04-01 amended Sec. 27-698 on 4-22-2025.