Everett, MA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Section 37 of the Everett Zoning Ordinance, added on 10-28-2024 by Ord. No. C0260-24, governs the Everett Docklands Innovation District, the EDID, which has Subdistrict A and Subdistrict B. Its use table has six columns: Master Planned Uses, Non-Master Planned Uses Less Than 5,000 sq ft of Gross Floor Area, and Non-Master Planned Uses Greater Than 5,000 sq ft of Gross Floor Area, each split into Sub A and Sub B. Two rows address charging.

Under INNOVATION, the row "Retail Electric Vehicle Charging Station" reads Y, Y, Y, Y, SP, SP. Subsection (e)(5) defines the term: as a principal use, a retail location for the charging of electric vehicles, including accessory retail services. Non-master-planned projects under 5,000 sq ft of gross floor area are allowed by right in both subdistricts, because the ordinance says Y for non-master developments means allowed by right in the district. Non-master projects over 5,000 sq ft need a special permit, and the Planning Board is the Special Permit Granting Authority.

Under ACCESSORY USES, the row "Electric car charging station" reads Y in all six columns. For a Master Plan Development, a Y means the Planning Board can, in its discretion, permit the use as part of the Master Plan Special Permit, and any use of the land must be specifically identified and approved in that permit. A use not identified in an approved Master Plan Special Permit is allowed only after the permit is modified.

The Table of Parking Requirements has no row for charging spaces. Its notes set parking spaces at least 9 feet wide and at least 18 feet long, with up to 15 percent of required spaces allowed as compact spaces at least 8 feet wide and at least 18 feet long. Newly constructed surface parking for new Development Projects must sit at the side or rear of a new building relative to any Street right-of-way.