Oneida, NY Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

City of Oneida Code § 190-14M, added 6-21-2016 by Local Law No. 2-2016, sits inside the city's general accessory-use section and treats a home EV charger the same way it treats a garage or shed: as a permitted accessory use rather than a use that needs a conditional use permit or Joint Zoning Board of Appeals/Planning Commission review. The section applies to all dwellings and multiple-family dwellings, so it covers everything from a single-family home to an apartment building. The only procedural requirement is an electrical inspection: the charging station is approved once the owner submits a completed electrical inspection to the Code Enforcement Officer, the same official who administers zoning permits and certificates of compliance elsewhere in Chapter 190.

Because § 190-14M does not layer on its own setback, height, or lot-coverage standard, a charging station installed on an existing driveway or garage wall does not have to satisfy the separate accessory-building placement rules in § 190-14D, which apply to detached structures like sheds, not to charging equipment mounted to serve a vehicle. 2 wind energy provisions, which regulate generation equipment rather than vehicle charging.