Salt Lake City, UT Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- EV charging spaces
- 1 per 25 parking spaces
- EV-ready spaces
- 20% of all spaces
- EV-ready ADA spaces
- 20% of ADA spaces
- Enforced at
- site plan / permit review
Summary
New multi-family buildings must dedicate 1 EV charging space per 25 parking spaces and wire 20% of spaces as EV-ready.
Each multi-family use shall provide a minimum of one (1) parking space dedicated to electric vehicles for every twenty-five (25) parking spaces provided on-site... In addition to Electric Vehicle Parking requirements, each multi-family use shall provide a minimum of 20% electric vehicle ready (EV-ready) parking spaces of parking spaces provided on-site.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Salt Lake City's off-street parking code requires every multi-family development to provide at least one electric vehicle charging space for every 25 parking spaces on site, sited near a building entrance and signed for exclusive EV use. On top of that, 20% of all parking spaces must be built EV-ready, wired with conduit and capacity for a future 200-volt charger, with 20% of required ADA spaces also EV-ready. Both counts apply toward the site's minimum and maximum parking totals.
Violations & Fines
Site plans lacking the required EV and EV-ready spaces are rejected at permit review; noncompliant multi-family developments cannot receive a certificate of occupancy until parking meets the standard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do small apartment lots need EV spaces?
Does the EV space count toward required parking?
Sources & Official References
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