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Item 9 - PresentationElectric Vehicle Charging Spaces Southlake Town Square Specific Use Permit Item ZA17-052 ZA17-052 Applicant: City of Southlake Request: Approval of a Specific Use Permit for electric vehicle charging spaces in Southlake Town Square Location: 1240 Main Street Strategic Alignment MT44 – Electric Vehicle Recharge Stations ER-3 – Identify policies that encourage private investment in alternative energy technologies within the City Aerial View Tesla EV Stations Location Hilton Hotel Town Hall Harkins Theater East Parking Garage West Parking Garage Tesla EV Stations Site Plan Proposed EV stations and related equipment Enlarged Proposed Site Plan 10 proposed EV stations Proposed shrubs Proposed transformer Proposed equipment enclosure Proposed retaining wall 10 proposed parking spaces Site Details Electric Transformer Supercharger equipment enclosure Retaining wall Tesla charging station parking Tesla charging station typ. Shrubs Tesla sign typ. EV Station Details - View west to N. Carroll Avenue EV Station Details - View east from N. Carroll Avenue EV Station Details- View south from N. Carroll Avenue EV Station Details- View south from Prospect Street Tesla Charging Stations Proposed Elevation Elevation view west to Tesla parking spaces, enclosure, and transformer Proposed Enclosure Plan view of the supercharger equipment Interior view of the supercharger enclosure Detail of the composite fence enclosure Composite fence enclosure material Detail of the composite fence Gate Gate Gate Composite fence Transformer Site Photograph Aluminum panel with red reflective vinyl and white vinyl letters Retaining Wall Details Landscape Plan Shrubs Shrubs Site Photographs View north to site View west to site View east to site View south to site A D C B A D C B Questions? 45.20 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SPACES Electric vehicle charging equipment may only be installed when accessory to the primary permitted use. No more than 10% of the total number of required parking spaces may be designated as electric vehicle charging spaces. Each charging space shall be posted with signage indicating the space is only for electric vehicle charging purposes. Days and hours of operations shall be included if time limits or tow away provisions are to be enforced by the owner. Information identifying voltage and amperage levels or safety information must be posted. Design should be appropriate to the location and use. Facilities should be able to be readily identified by electric vehicle drivers but blend into the surrounding landscape/architecture for compatibility with the character and use of the site. Equipment shall be located so as not to impede pedestrian travel, create trip hazards on sidewalks, or interfere with accessibility requirements. Regulations for the electric vehicle charging equipment and spaces shall be established in the specific use permit. These regulations may include but are not limited to location; size of equipment; signage, including directional signage (if any); and lighting (if any). Additionally, in granting or denying an application for a specific use permit, the City Council shall take into consideration the following factors: a. Safety of the motoring public and of pedestrians using the facility and the area immediately surrounding the site. b. Safety from fire hazard, and measures for fire control. c. Protection of adjacent property from flood or water damage. d. Noise producing elements; and glare of vehicular and stationary lights and effect of such lights on established character of the neighborhood. e. Location, lighting and type of signs; and relation of signs to traffic control and adverse effect on adjacent properties. f. Street size and adequacy of pavement width for traffic and reasonably expected to be generated by the proposed use around the site and in the immediate neighborhood. g. Adequacy of parking, as determined by requirements of this chapter for off-street parking facilities for similar uses; location of ingress and egress points for parking and off-street loading spaces; and protection of the public health by all-weather surfacing on all parking areas to control dust. h. Such other measures as will secure and protect the public health, safety, morals and general welfare. i. City Council may grant variances to specific regulations associated with a specific use set forth in Sections 45. To receive a variance, the applicant must demonstrate one of the following (As amended by Ordinance No. 480-MMMM): (a) A variance will reduce the impact of the project on surrounding residential properties; or (b) Compliance with this ordinance would impair the architectural design or creativity of the project; or (c) A variance is necessary to assure compatibility with surrounding developed properties; or (d) The proposed construction is an addition to an existing project that does not meet the requirements of this ordinance. Section 45.20 Specific Use Permit