Los Angeles, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- EV Capable minimum
- 30% of parking spaces
- EV Ready minimum
- 25% of spaces, 1+ per unit
- EV Charger tier (20+ units)
- 10% with installed Level 2 EVSE
- Minimum branch circuit
- 40 amperes
- Enforcing agency
- LA Dept. of Building and Safety
Summary
Los Angeles requires new multi-family buildings and residential parking facilities to wire a share of parking spaces for future EV charging. Under LAMC § 99.04.106.4.2.1 and .4.2.2, projects must provide EV Capable, EV Ready, and (for 20+ unit projects) fully equipped EV Charger spaces, with percentages set by project size.
When parking is provided, parking spaces for new multi-family dwellings, hotels and motels shall meet the requirements of Sections 99.04.106.4.2.1 and 99.04.106.4.2.2... EV Capable. Thirty percent of the total number of parking spaces on a building site, provided for all types of parking facilities, shall be electric vehicle charging spaces (EV spaces) capable of supporting future Level 2 EVSE... EV Ready. Twenty-five percent of the total number of parking spaces, but in no case less than one per multi-family dwelling unit, shall be equipped with low power Level 2 EV charging receptacles.
Full Breakdown
2, sets tiered EV infrastructure mandates tied to building size. " A minimum of 25 percent of spaces (never less than one per dwelling unit) must go further and be EV Ready, fitted with a low-power Level 2 charging receptacle; no more than one receptacle is required per unit even if a unit has multiple spaces. 2) face a third tier: 10 percent of spaces must actually be equipped with installed Level 2 EVSE chargers, with at least one charger sited in any common-use parking area for shared use by residents or guests.
3 kW simultaneously per station, on a branch circuit of at least 40 amperes with EVSE rated at least 30 amperes. Calculations for required spaces are always rounded up. 2. 1, except stations serving public accommodations, public housing, motels, and hotels, which instead follow California Building Code Chapter 11B accessibility rules.
Violations & Fines
Compliance is verified by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) at plan check and final inspection: construction documents must show proposed EV space locations and demonstrate panel capacity before a certificate of occupancy issues. There is no requirement that EV Ready or EV Charger spaces be usable before receptacles or chargers are actually installed, but the EV Capable wiring and labeled panel space must exist at build-out. Projects that fail to show adequate electrical capacity or mislabel the panel directory can be held up at inspection until corrected, since this is a building-code mandate enforced through the standard permitting process rather than a separate citation scheme.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does every apartment building in LA need EV chargers installed?
Can a developer skip EV Capable wiring by installing chargers instead?
Do parking lifts have to include EV Ready spaces?
Sources & Official References
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