Clayton County, GA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Sec. 87, Public Improvements, of the Mountain View Overlay District requires any new development with 100 or more parking spaces to install at least one electric vehicle charging station. Beyond that trigger, subsection L goes further: every new commercial, office, industrial and mixed-use development in the overlay, regardless of size, must build out Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) infrastructure, meaning the raceways, panel capacity and conduit needed to support future chargers, even if the chargers themselves are not installed yet. That infrastructure has to be installed per the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) as adopted by the State of Georgia, and the ratio of EV-ready parking spaces to standard spaces is fixed at 1:5 of the total new spaces added.

The raceway connecting the electrical panel to each future EV space must be sized under the National Electrical Code and cannot be smaller than 1 inch, must include a pull rope for future wiring, and has to be sealed and labeled for later use. ' Dual-port EVSE stalls may double as ADA-accessible spaces, but the code makes clear that accessible-parking use takes precedence over EV-charging use when the two conflict, and no EVSE placement may create a trip hazard or block an accessible path of travel.