Lately, several articles in Puget Sound area newspapers  have covered the announcement of new public charging station locations throughout the Puget Sound.

The public charging station is the most visible element of electric vehicle infrastructure, and will play an important role in helping would-be EV drivers overcome their “range anxiety.”  Several mid-sized Puget Sound cities including Kent, Issaquah, and Sea-Tac have taken the lead in adopting zoning regulations to address electric vehicle infrastructure by introducing charging stations, signs, and parking regulations.  Several of these municipalities have based these decisions on the nation's first model zoning regulations issued by Puget Sound Regional Council and the Department of Commerce. 

This first of its kind model ordinance, was created by a team of land use planners and attorneys at GordonDerr, with help from LightMoves, Plug-In America, and a multi-disciplinary technical advisory committee.