Brookhaven, NY Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

5 per unit, assisted-living facilities and congregate housing need one per unit, nursing homes need one space per two patient beds plus office parking, and fraternities, sororities and dormitories need one space per two beds. On top of those ratios, the table states that each parking space for residential uses other than single-family residential must be accessible at all times and that 5% of all parking stalls must carry an electric charging station, with tandem spaces counting as a single space toward the total. Because the requirement sits inside § 85-852, it is triggered whenever a project needs a building permit to erect, enlarge or alter a structure with a parking or loading area, per § 85-853's plot plan requirement, so it applies at site plan and building permit review rather than as a retrofit mandate on buildings built before the rule existed.

Note 2 to the table lets the Planning Board count improved, designated on-street or municipal parking within 200 feet of the site toward the overall parking total at its discretion, and Note 3 lets the Board accept a fee in lieu of some required parking for municipal parking improvements, though neither note is written as an exemption from the 5% EV-station share itself. Required spaces must remain available without charge to residents, employees and visitors under § 85-856, and the Chief Building Inspector reviews compliance through the plot plan submitted with the building permit application.