Cupertino, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

2, with electric vehicle supply equipment installed to the California Electrical Code and any space count rounded up to the next whole number. 1 requires a dedicated 208/240-volt branch circuit in a raceway of at least trade size 1, one inch inside diameter, running continuously from the main service or subpanel to a listed box near the planned charger location, on a circuit and breaker rated at least 40 amperes. ' The requirement does not apply where the local enforcing agency finds no adequate utility power supply is available, or where the added utility infrastructure would raise construction cost more than $4,500 per parking space for market-rate housing or $400 per space for affordable housing, in which case EV infrastructure is only required up to that cost ceiling. 1 calls for. Multifamily R-2 projects with approved entitlements issued before the code's effective date are also exempt.