St. George, UT Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- EV rough-in requirement
- 1% of required parking spaces
- Applies to
- All new parking areas, incl. multi-family
- What's required
- Electrical capacity + conduit, not live chargers
- Governing chapter
- Title 10, Chapter 19, Off-Street Parking
Summary
New parking areas in St. George, including multi-family developments, must rough in electrical capacity for EV charging at 1% of required spaces.
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS): All new parking areas shall provide the electrical expansion capacity and conduit to parking spaces for at least one percent (1%) of the required parking spaces, in order to accommodate the future hardwire installation of EVCS.
C. A minimum of two (2) bicycle parking spaces per project and an additional two (2) per one hundred (100) vehicle parking spaces is required. (Ord. 2019-10-002, 10-10-2019; amd. Ord. 2020-06-002, 6-4-2020; Ord. 2025-060, 8-7-2025. Formerly 10-19-6)
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-062, passed August 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
St. George City Code section 10-19-7B requires all new parking areas, apartment and condo developments included, to provide the electrical expansion capacity and conduit to at least 1% of required parking spaces, so hardwired EV charging stations can be installed later. The rule only mandates the rough-in infrastructure at construction; it does not require the city to install or the developer to activate live chargers immediately. It sits inside the citywide off-street parking chapter, so it applies the same way to a downtown apartment complex as to a strip mall.
Violations & Fines
A new multi-family parking area built without the 1% electrical capacity and conduit rough-in fails development standards review under title 10, chapter 19, and can be held up at plan check or certificate of occupancy by the city's Community Development Department until corrected.
Frequently Asked Questions
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