Hemet, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Multifamily and 2/3+ residential mixed-use
- Design standard source
- Most recent CALGreen Code, via § 90-432(b)
- Also required
- Bicycle parking facilities
- Parking placement
- Behind buildings, within 400 ft (§ 90-430)
- Appeal body
- Hemet Planning Commission (§ 90-1050)
- Separate charger install permit
- 1-3 business days under § 14-532
Summary
New multifamily and qualifying mixed-use development in Hemet must provide electric-vehicle-capable parking spaces under City Code § 90-432(b), which ties the requirement to the current CALGreen Code as part of Article XIV's design and performance standards. Section 90-422 applies the rule to all multifamily projects and mixed-use projects that are at least two-thirds residential, including density-bonus projects.
(a)Noise. Where residential and non-residential uses are incorporated into a single building or development project, noise-attenuating construction approaches shall be used to achieve interior and exterior noise standards set forth in the California Health and Safety Code and this Code. All other provisions of subsection 90-1048(1) (noise) of this Code shall apply.(b)Sustainable design. With regard to the requirements set forth in subsection 90-1048(9) (sustainable design), all development projects shall implement required provisions of the most recent CALGreen Code and specifically requirements for multifamily dwellings and mixed-use projects with at least a two-thirds residential component, as defined by this article, most notably as required for provide electric vehicle (EV) capable parking spaces and bicycle parking facilities.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
" Section 90-422 sets the applicability: the standards reach "all multifamily residential developments and all mixed-use developments in which at least two-thirds of the floor area consists of residential use," including projects seeking a density bonus, layered on top of whatever the underlying zone already requires. The same section 90-432 also folds in subsection 90-1048(1)'s general noise performance standard for any project mixing residential and non-residential uses. Placement of the resulting parking is governed by the neighboring § 90-430: surface parking for these projects must sit behind buildings or behind a screening wall rather than between the street and the buildings, and no space serving the development, EV-capable or otherwise, may sit farther than 400 feet from the closest residential building.
These standards are administered through the site development review process (§ 90-48) that these Article XIV projects must pass through before building permits issue, and a decision under this article can be appealed to the Planning Commission under § 90-1050. 7: the building official must adopt and publish a compliance checklist, administratively approve a complete application and issue permits, accept electronic submittals and signatures, and may not condition approval on a homeowners' association's sign-off under Civil Code § 4080; energizing the station still requires a final city inspection under § 14-533(f).
Violations & Fines
Article XIV carries no standalone penalty clause, so a project that omits the required EV-capable and bicycle parking, or otherwise fails to build out per its approved site development review plans, is enforced as a general Code violation under § 1-8: infractions run up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second, and $500 for a third within a year, or the city attorney may instead charge a misdemeanor carrying up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, with each day of noncompliance a separate violation. A project's site development review approval can also be conditioned or withheld until the standard is met, and decisions are appealable to the Planning Commission under § 90-1050.
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