Arkansas has not adopted a statewide EV-ready or EV Make-Ready building mandate, and the City of Springdale does not impose a city-specific EV-ready percentage on new construction through Chapter 130 (Zoning Ordinance) or Chapter 22 (Buildings). EV Supply Equipment (EVSE) is permitted as an accessory use under the underlying zoning district and requires an electrical permit under the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code framework (which adopts the IBC, IRC and NEC) and licensed-electrician installation.
Arkansas is among the states that have not adopted a statewide EV-ready / Make-Ready parking mandate. State EV policy runs through Arkansas Code Β§19-6-301, Β§27-14-614 and Β§27-24-201, with the 2023 utility-deployment framework (HB1354 / Act of 2023) clarifying that a person or entity supplying electricity exclusively to charge electric vehicles is not a public utility, and authorizing investor-owned utilities to install and own public DC fast-charging stations subject to PSC oversight. The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) administers a Level 2 EVSE Rebate Program funded by Arkansas's portion of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust, and the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is deploying NEVI-funded DC fast-charging sites along Interstates 40, 30 and 49 (the I-49 corridor runs directly through Springdale). The City of Springdale's Chapter 130 (Zoning Ordinance) does not impose a city-specific EV-ready percentage on new construction; EVSE installations are treated as accessory to the underlying use (single-family residential, multifamily, commercial). Installation requires an electrical permit issued by Springdale Building Inspection under the Arkansas-adopted IBC, IRC and the National Electrical Code (Article 625 covers EV charging). Arkansas adopts the building, residential and electrical codes at the state level through the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code (administered by the Arkansas Fire Prevention Commission) and the Arkansas State Board of Electrical Examiners, rather than per-city. Licensed electricians must perform the work and the installation must be inspected.
Installing EVSE without the required electrical permit is enforceable by Springdale Building Inspection with stop-work orders, fines and refusal to issue a Certificate of Occupancy or final inspection until the work is permitted, performed by a licensed electrician under the National Electrical Code, and inspected. Commercial-site EV charging installations that affect parking layout, lighting or signage may also require Planning Department review under Chapter 130 (Zoning Ordinance) Article 7 (Off-Street Parking).
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