Lakeville installed public EV charging stations across city parking lots in 2024 through a no-cost partnership and addresses electric vehicle parking in its Zoning Ordinance (Section 11-19-15). The city has not adopted restrictive EV charging fees or bans for residents.
Lakeville actively supports electric vehicle charging. In 2024 the City, through its Sustainable Lakeville program, partnered with Carbon Solutions Group to install a public EV charging network at a variety of city-owned parking lots, with Carbon Solutions Group funding the capital and operating costs at no expense to Lakeville taxpayers. The network offers Level-2, 24 kW, and 180 kW chargers available for community use. On the regulatory side, the Zoning Ordinance includes Section 11-19-15 (Electric Vehicle Parking), whose stated purpose is to encourage and facilitate the use of electric vehicles, expedite the establishment of convenient and cost-effective EV infrastructure, and set minimum requirements for that infrastructure to serve short-term and long-term parking needs in new development. Residential EV charger installations are handled through standard electrical/building permitting; the City has not published any ordinance prohibiting home charging or imposing special EV parking penalties. Anyone planning a charger should confirm permit requirements with the Building Inspections division before installation.
There is no separate fine schedule unique to EV charging in Lakeville. A home charger installed without the required electrical/building permit, or one that fails inspection, is handled through standard building-code correction notices. Misuse of public charging stations (for example, occupying a charging stall improperly) is governed by posted rules at each city lot.
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