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16.90.111 Electric Vehicles.

City Code Section
  1. A. Active EV charging or EV charging is an EV or plug-in hybrid vehicle that is plugged into the EV charger.
  2. B.Electric vehicle (EV) is any battery-powered vehicle, either all-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles.
  3. C.Electric vehicle (EV) charging zone is a parking space with an adjacent EV charger where only actively-charging vehicles are permitted to park.
  4. D.Electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) or EV charger is any infrastructure related to EV charging, including the station and port.
  5. E.EVSE port provides power to charge only one vehicle at a time. There can be multiple EVSE ports at an EVSE station.
  6. F.EVSE station or EV charging station means a site that has one or more EVSE ports at the same address or location.
  7. G.Level 1 charging is an EVSE station that provides charging through a 120-volt alternating current (AC) plug.
  8. H.Level 2 charging is an EVSE station that offers charging through 208–240-volt electrical service.
  9. I.Level 3 charging is an EVSE station also known as direct-current fast charging (DCFC), that enables rapid charging. To meet federal standards published in the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program, these chargers should have a minimum power output of 150 kilowatts.
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