What are the site requirements?

The site where new Level 2 or DC fast chargers will be installed must meet the following requirements:

  • Be located at a physical site address in Mendocino or Sonoma counties.
  • For Level 2 chargers, be an eligible site: commercial (public availability), workplace (public or private availability, must be shared use), multi-unit dwelling (public or private availability, must be shared use), public facility, and fleet (public or private availability, must be shared use), or curbside charging
  • For DC fast chargers, be a publicly available commercial or municipal facility that includes, but is not limited to the following types:
    1. Airport – parking facilities at airports that serve the public are eligible. Long-term parking uses are ineligible.
    2. Casino – a building where gambling games of chance against the house/casino are played. Standalone poker rooms or card halls are ineligible.
    3. City/County/Privately owned parking lot or garage - an area or structure where the primary use is to leave cars temporarily. City/County office buildings are ineligible.
    4. College/University – Must be an accredited, nonprofit two- or four-year college or university.
    5. Curbside – On-street in public right-of-way along the street frontage of any of the above listed uses.
    6. Gas station – any new or existing facility that, as its primary use, serves as a motor vehicle fueling service station retailing petroleum-based automotive fuels (e.g. gasoline, diesel, E10/E15) to the general public and has additional complementary customer store(s) or service(s) located onsite.
    7. Grocery store – a store that sells food and household supplies.
    8. Hospital – a facility providing medical, psychiatric or surgical services for sick or injured persons primarily on an in-patient basis, including ancillary facilities for outpatient and emergency treatment, diagnostic services and training.
    9. Hotels - an establishment providing accommodations, meals, and other services for travelers and tourists.
    10. Library – a building or room containing collections of books, periodicals, and sometimes films and recorded music for people to read, borrow, or refer to.
    11. Public transit hub - a place where passengers and cargo are exchanged between vehicles and/or between transport modes. Public transport hubs include train stations, rapid transit stations, bus stations, and tram stops.
    12. Restaurant – a business where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served on the premises.
    13. Retail shopping center – a group of retail and other commercial establishments that is planned, developed, owned and managed as a single property. Standalone retail stores do not qualify as a retail shopping center.
    14. Sheriff/police station – Includes storefront police or sheriff substations that serve surrounding communities and adjacent areas.
    15. Urban/suburban retail core – a retail store within a business district in which merchandise is sold primarily to consumers. Standalone retail stores are ineligible.
    16. Residential single-family or multifamily properties are ineligible as site locations regardless of their use as a place of business.
  • For both Level 2 and DC fast chargers, be well-lit, secure and in compliance with all federal, state and municipal laws, ordinances, rules, codes, standards and regulations.