Howell, NJ Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

The rule applies to one site: Block 130, Lots 30, 31.01, 38, 39 and 40 on the Howell Township Tax Map, designated the Moderate- and Low-Income Housing Mixed Use Overlay Zone 17 (ML-17). The overlay sits on top of the underlying zone, which stays in effect. Multifamily dwellings are the only permitted principal use, conditional uses are none, and development is capped at 208 housing units inclusive of affordable units, with 20% of the total number of approved units set aside as affordable under the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls.

Parking is handled in three layers. Minimum parking follows the New Jersey Residential Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:21, using the requirements for a one-, two- or three-bedroom garden apartment. ADA spaces must meet design, accessibility, dimension, striping and signage requirements and comply with Chapter 216 of the Howell Township General Legislation. Electric vehicle parking spaces must be provided in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.20, and the Township's own sentence adds the counting rule: an EV or make-ready space counts as at least two parking spaces for the purpose of complying with a minimum space requirement, with a reduction of no more than 10% of total required parking.

The zone's site standards frame the lot the chargers go on: minimum lot area 5AC, minimum lot frontage 400 feet, front yard setback 125 feet, side yard setback 95 feet, rear yard setback 225 feet, maximum height 55 feet, maximum impervious coverage 65%, and maximum building coverage 20%. Site lighting is exempt from § 188-22 and must conform to the Illuminating Engineering Society recommended standards instead.

No other section of the Code, as exported from eCode360 on 2026-09-08, uses the words electric vehicle, so a project outside ML-17 finds no Howell-specific EV counting rule in the text.