Pennsylvania does not have a statewide EV-ready building mandate or model municipal EV ordinance comparable to New Jersey's, so EV charging in Scranton is governed primarily by the Scranton Zoning Ordinance and the electrical permit requirements of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (34 Pa. Code §§401-405, adopting the NEC). Single-family residential EVSE is generally treated as a permitted accessory use requiring an electrical permit from the City Department of Licensing, Inspections & Permits.
Pennsylvania has not adopted a statewide EV-ready / Make-Ready parking mandate; instead the Commonwealth relies on the PennDOT EV Model Ordinance Toolkit, the PA DEP Electric Vehicle Guidebook for Pennsylvania Municipalities, and voluntary municipal adoption. The City of Scranton's Zoning Ordinance evaluates EV charging stations under existing zoning categories - accessory uses for single-family installations, and principal or accessory uses for non-residential sites depending on configuration. Installation of EVSE (Level 1 or Level 2) itself requires an electrical permit issued by the Scranton Department of Licensing, Inspections & Permits under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (34 Pa. Code §§401-405), which adopts the IBC, IRC and NEC; chargers must be installed by a licensed electrician and inspected. NEC Article 625 sets the technical standard for EV charging equipment. Larger commercial DC fast-charging sites may trigger zoning review for parking-lot layout, lighting, ventilation, signage and stormwater. Scranton is on the I-81 / I-380 corridor and has been included in regional EV infrastructure planning under PennDOT and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance.
Installing EVSE without the required electrical permit violates the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (34 Pa. Code §§401-405) and is enforceable by LIPS with stop-work orders, fines under the local Code, and refusal to issue a Certificate of Occupancy or final inspection until the work is properly permitted and inspected. Zoning issues for commercial installations (parking layout, signage, screening) are enforceable separately by LIPS under the Scranton Zoning Ordinance, with referral to the Magisterial District Court for civil penalties as needed.
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