Electric vehicle (EV) charging in Edison Township is governed primarily by New Jersey's statewide EV-ready building and parking rules: the NJ Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure law (P.L. 2021, c.171) and the EV-ready Make-Ready standards in the NJ Model Statewide Municipal Ordinance for EV Supply Equipment. Edison's Chapter 37 (Zoning) implements the state model: EVSE is a permitted accessory use in all zoning districts, and new construction must include Make-Ready EV parking spaces.
New Jersey adopted P.L. 2021, c.171 (the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure law), which requires every NJ municipality to permit electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) as an accessory use in all zoning districts, exempt EVSE from many density and parking-ratio calculations, and follow a statewide Model Municipal Ordinance for EVSE. The Model Ordinance, published by the NJ Department of Community Affairs, sets EV-ready (Make-Ready) requirements for new development: a defined percentage of off-street parking spaces in new construction must be Make-Ready (with conduit and electrical capacity) for future EVSE installation, with smaller subsets installed at construction. Edison Township's Chapter 37 (Zoning) implements these state requirements; EVSE installation at single-family homes is treated as an accessory use that needs an electrical permit but no zoning variance. Multi-family and commercial EVSE installations follow the Make-Ready ratios in the Model Ordinance and need site-plan review by the Planning Board if part of a new development. Electrical permits and inspections are handled by the Edison Construction Department under the NJ Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23).
Installing EVSE without the required electrical permit violates the NJ Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23) and can result in stop-work orders and penalties under N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.31 of up to $2,000 per violation, with the Edison Construction Department empowered to require removal or correction. New developments that fail to provide the Make-Ready EV-ready spaces required by the state Model Ordinance can be denied site-plan approval until compliant.
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