Edison, NJ Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Multifamily make-ready share
- 15% of required parking
- EVSE phase-in
- thirds at approval, 3 yrs, 6 yrs
- ADA-accessible EVSE
- at least 5% of installed units
- Parking credit
- EVSE space = 2 spaces, 10% cap
- Small-lot exemption
- ≤25 spaces or single-family homes
- Variance
- not required under N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70
Summary
Edison Township requires electric vehicle charging or 'make-ready' wiring in new and substantially modified developments under Code § 14-7, adopted in 2020 and last amended May 22, 2024. Multifamily buildings with five or more units must make-ready at least 15% of required parking spaces and install EVSE in phases over six years; larger commercial site plans face separate percentage thresholds by use group.
(a) Prepare as Make-Ready parking spaces at least fifteen (15%) percent of the required off-street parking spaces, and install EVSE in at least one-third of the fifteen (15%) percent of Make-Ready parking spaces; and (b) Within three (3) years following the date of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in an additional one-third of the original fifteen (15%) percent of Make-Ready parking spaces; and (c) Within six (6) years following the date of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, install EVSE in the final one-third of the original fifteen (15%) percent of Make-Ready parking spaces.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904708; v19 updated 2026-03-25; through 03-25-2026).
Full Breakdown
The ordinance, added by Ord. No. 2084-2020 and amended by Ord. Nos. 2223-2024, defines 'make-ready parking space' as pre-wired electrical infrastructure, including service panels, junction boxes, conduit and wiring, that lets a space be converted to EVSE on a plug-and-play basis. A. 40:55D-70. For preliminary site plan approval, a multiple dwelling, condominium, cooperative or mixed-use development with five or more units must make-ready at least 15% of required off-street parking, install EVSE in one-third of those make-ready spaces at approval, another third within three years of the certificate of occupancy, and the final third within six years; at least 5% of installed EVSE must be accessible.
Parking lots and garages outside that category scale by size, from at least one make-ready space for 50 or fewer spaces up to at least 4% of total spaces (5% accessible) for lots over 150 spaces. Separately, big-box and grocery stores and other retail over 10,000 square feet, offices and warehouses over 20,000 square feet, hotels over 50 rooms, restaurants over 2,000 square feet, and movie theaters and similar assembly uses must install Level 2 or DC fast EVSE equal to 3% of required parking, expanding to 7% once statewide EV registrations pass 100,000 vehicles.
Every EVSE or make-ready space prepared under the ordinance counts as two parking spaces toward minimum parking requirements, capped at a 10% reduction in total required parking.
Violations & Fines
The Municipal Engineer or a designee enforces the signage and installation requirements of § 14-7, and failure to comply 'shall be subject to the same enforcement and penalty provisions as other violations of Edison Township's land use regulations.' That routes back to the Township's general penalty, § 1-5: up to a $2,000 fine, 90 days in the county jail, or both, with a 30-day cure period before a fine over $1,250 attaches to a zoning-type violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a new Edison apartment building need EV charging?
Can EVSE installation be blocked by zoning?
Are small businesses exempt from the EVSE rules?
What happens if a developer skips the required charging spaces?
Sources & Official References
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