CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Statement
Proposal Ref.
Suggested Amendments to the text of the Strategy - to mitigate Potential Adverse Environmental Effects However, the strategy will also provide for fast charging infrastructure to allow for greater flexibility in charging options in the city for all electric vehicle users. The provision of residential community charging stations will also provide for the following: Business users including light vehicle owners. Visitors to the city (including EV visitors to homes without a home charger). Taxis. Homes with two Electric Vehicles. Homes where the deployment of a home charger is not possible or overly expensive. Individual home(s) which do not have access to private off-street parking but are in an area where predominately homes are provided with driveways. Redundancy should there be technical problems with the home charger. Support the possible delivery of multi-modal interchanges to include, car share schemes, (e)bike hire, and other community services (i.e. parcel delivery, etc. Due regard shall be had to architectural and cultural heritage assets in the city when siting the EV charging stations.
Strategy Proposal
However, the strategy will also provide for fast charging infrastructure to allow for greater flexibility in charging options in the city for all electric vehicle users. The provision of residential community charging stations will also provide for the following: Business users including light vehicle owners. Visitors to the city (including EV visitors to homes without a home charger). Taxis. Homes with two Electric Vehicles. Homes where the deployment of a home charger is not possible or overly expensive. Individual home(s) which do not have access to private off-street parking but are in an area where predominately homes are provided with driveways. Redundancy should there be technical problems with the home charger. Support the possible delivery of multi-modal interchanges to include, car share schemes, (e)bike hire, and other community services (i.e. parcel delivery, etc. Phased Deployment of Fast Charging infrastructure within a 360 metre walk (approximately a five minute walk) of those living in homes without access to private off-street parking and within a 720 metre walk (approximately a 10 minute walk) of those living in homes with driveways. Key Siting principles have been defined for Fast Charging Stations. These are as follows: The hierarchy of provision of Fast Charging Infrastructure will be as follows: 1) Publicly managed car parks, 2) Publicly controlled lands, 3) Private retail car parks, 4) Community car parks (i.e. sports grounds, church grounds, etc..). It is preferrable that the Fast Charging Infrastructure is provided within a separate parking area segregated from the neighbouring road/street, but with ease of access to the primary road/street network. The Fast Charging stations should also allow for Normal Speed Charging. The design of the Fast Charging Stations should facilitate Access for All to include those who are disabled and/or mobility impaired. At Fast Charging Stations any existing parking regulations (i.e. parking disc zone, residential parking permits) will be replaced with universal access to all Electric Vehicles. (Non-electric vehicles may be liable to parking fines and/ or temporary removal). The duration of stay of such electric vehicles will be managed by the charge point operator which will likely include time limiting access to the charging infrastructure to ensure the facilities have good turn over and can be used by wider part of the population.
Add the following Key Siting Principle for Fast Speed Charging Stations to the Strategy: Ensure the deployment of fast speed charging stations at appropriate locations while having due regard to environmental sensitives such as cultural heritage and archaeology, traffic and transport conditions, people and businesses, and material assets.
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