Hollywood, FL Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Hollywood Code § 151.154
- Applies to
- New commercial and residential structures
- Minimum rough-in
- 3/4-inch raceway + 2-gang junction box
- Alternative
- Fully functional charging station
- Adopted by
- Ord. O-2011-06, amended O2016-02
Summary
Every new commercial or residential structure built in Hollywood must go up with electric vehicle-charging infrastructure already roughed in, at minimum an empty conduit and junction box to the garage or parking area, under Code § 151.154.
§ 151.154 INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE-CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED. The city shall require each person or entity desiring to construct a new commercial or residential structure to construct the infrastructure necessary for future installation of an electric vehicle-charging station within be included in such project. Minimally, the following shall be installed: an empty three-quarter-inch raceway from the branch circuit panel board to a location in the garage or a designated parking area, with a two-gang junction box with a blank plate; or a fully functional electric vehicle-charging station.
Full Breakdown
159), requires anyone constructing a new commercial or residential structure to build in the infrastructure necessary for a future electric vehicle-charging station. The minimum compliance path is a rough-in: an empty three-quarter-inch raceway running from the branch circuit panel board to a location in the garage or a designated parking area, terminating in a two-gang junction box with a blank cover plate. A builder can instead skip the rough-in and install a fully functional electric vehicle-charging station at the time of construction. 156 (ten for small nonresidential buildings).
154 is written as a required installation rather than an optional menu item, it applies on top of whatever combination of other practices a project selects to satisfy those minimums; a builder cannot substitute a different practice to avoid roughing in the conduit and junction box.
Violations & Fines
The Building Division checks for the required raceway, junction box, or functional charging station during plan review and inspection before issuing the permit and certificate of occupancy. Constructing a covered new structure without the required infrastructure is a violation of Chapter 151 subject to the Code's general penalty under § 10.99, a fine up to $500, imprisonment up to 60 days, or both, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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