(1) As used in this section:

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(a) ‘Electric vehicle charging station’ means a device or facility for delivering electricity for motor vehicles that use electricity for propulsion.

(b) ‘Municipality’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 455.010.

(c) ‘Provisions for electrical service capacity’ means:

(A)(i) Building electrical service, sized for the anticipated load of electric vehicle charging stations, that has overcurrent devices necessary for electric vehicle charging stations or has adequate space to add the overcurrent devices;

(ii) Designated space within a building to add electrical service with capacity for electric vehicle charging stations; or

(iii) A designated location on building property, in or adjacent to a landscaped area, for installing remote service for electric vehicle charging stations; and

(B) A conduit system installed from building electrical service, or from the dedicated spaces or locations described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, to parking spaces that can support, at a minimum, electrical wiring for installation of level 2 electric vehicle charging stations and, if the conduit is for future installation of electric vehicle charging stations, that labels both ends of the conduit to mark the conduit as provided for future electric vehicle charging stations.

(d) ‘Townhouse’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 197A.420.

(2) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt amendments to the state building code to require newly constructed buildings described in subsection (3)(a) of this section to include provisions for electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles. The code must require that each building include, at a minimum, provisions for electrical service capacity at no less than 20 percent of the vehicle parking spaces in the garage or parking area for the building. Fractional numbers derived from a calculation of the vehicle parking spaces must be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

(3)(a) The director shall make code requirements under subsection (2) of this section applicable only to:

(A) Commercial buildings under private ownership;

(B) Multifamily residential buildings with five or more residential dwelling units; and

(C) Mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and five or more residential dwelling units.

(b) The director may not make code requirements under subsection (2) of this section applicable to townhouses.

(4) Notwithstanding ORS § 455.040, a municipality may, by process concerning land use, require that each newly constructed building described in subsection (3)(a) of this section include provisions for electrical service capacity to accommodate more than 20 percent of vehicle parking spaces in the garage or parking area for the building. [2021 c.152 § 1]

455.417 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 455 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.