Requires DCA to review and amend State Uniform Construction Code concerning parking structures to address increased weight of electric vehicles.

A1058

ASSEMBLY, No. 1058

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman WAYNE P. DEANGELO

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

Assemblyman ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK

District 18 (Middlesex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DCA to review and amend State Uniform
Construction Code concerning parking structures to address increased weight of
electric vehicles.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act

concerning construction standards for new and
existing parking structures and supplementing P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et
seq.).

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Notwithstanding any
other provision of law to the contrary, the Commissioner of Community Affairs
shall review and amend the State Uniform Construction Code requirements
concerning new and existing parking structures to address the increased weight
imposed upon those structures due to electric vehicle occupancy.

���� a.��� The commissioner shall
study, develop, and implement code requirements for new parking structures,
which shall include, but not be limited to:

���� (1)� requirements for the
increased weight of electric vehicles;

���� (2)� new installation codes
for electric vehicle chargers;

���� (3)� distributing electric
vehicle parking spaces throughout the parking structure for the reduction of
load intensity;

���� (4)� an analysis of common
parking structure construction types to determine whether the parking structure
could withstand an increased load due to electric vehicles; and

���� (5)� establishing a minimum of
10 percent electric vehicle parking spaces in new parking structures.

���� b.��� The commissioner shall
study, develop, and implement code requirements for existing parking
structures, which shall include, but not be limited to:

���� (1)� a review of existing
parking structure load requirements;

���� (2)� a process for monitoring,
measuring, and documenting parking structure performance with increased
electric vehicle occupancy;

���� (3)� publishing detailed
example analyses and strengthening projects as models for assessment and
upgrade; and

���� (4)� requirements for the
owners of parking structures, which the department deems unsound or
structurally deficient due to increased electric vehicle occupancy, to develop
a remediation plan, including a timeline for coming into compliance within 90
days of the notice of deficiency, or the department shall be empowered to close
the parking structure until the owner brings the parking structure into
compliance.

���� 2.��� The Commissioner of
Community Affairs shall, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure
Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations as
necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending
before the Legislature as this bill).

���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the third month next following the date of
enactment, except that the Commissioner of Community Affairs may take
anticipatory action necessary to effectuate the provisions of P.L.��� , c.���
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the
Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs (commissioner) to review
and amend the State Uniform Construction Code (UCC) to address the increased
weight imposed upon those structures due to electric vehicle occupancy.� The commissioner
is to review and amend the UCC to address both new and existing parking
structures.

���� The bill provides that, for
new parking structures, the commissioner is to study, develop, and implement
UCC requirements, which are to include, but not be limited to:

���� (1)� requirements for the
increased weight of electric vehicles;

���� (2)� new installation codes
for electric vehicle chargers;

���� (3)� distributing electric
vehicle parking spaces for the reduction of load intensity;

���� (4)� an analysis of common
parking structure construction types to determine whether the parking structure
could withstand an increased load; and

���� (5)� establishing a minimum of
10 percent electric vehicle parking spaces in new parking structures.

���� The bill further provides
that, for existing parking structures, the commissioner is to study, develop,
and implement UCC requirements, which are to include, but not be limited to:

���� (1)� a review of existing
parking structure load requirements;

���� (2)� a process for monitoring,
measuring, and documenting parking structure performance with increased
electric vehicle occupancy;

���� (3)� publishing detailed
example analysis and strengthening projects as models for assessment and
upgrade; and

���� (4)� requirements for the
owners of parking structures, which the department deems unsound or
structurally deficient due to increased electric vehicle occupancy, to develop
a remediation plan, including a timeline for coming into compliance within 90
days of the notice of deficiency, or the department is to be empowered to close
the parking structure until the owner brings the parking structure into
compliance.

���� The bill provides that the
commissioner is to, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure
Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations as
necessary to implement the provisions of the bill.� The bill is to take effect
on the first day of the third month next following the date of enactment,
except that the commissioner is permitted to take anticipatory action necessary
to effectuate the provisions of the bill.