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Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 8004. Single-family residential dwelling electric vehicle charging infrastructure requirements

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section effective until contingent expiration pursuant to 84 Laws 2023, ch. 145, § 2.  See Historical and Statutory Notes, post. >

(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a developer of a single-family residential dwelling shall install at least 1 electric vehicle capable parking space at each single-family residential dwelling constructed.

(1) If the single-family residential dwelling has an attached or detached garage, the electric vehicle capable parking space must be in the attached or detached garage.

(2) If the single-family residential dwelling does not have an attached or detached garage, an electric vehicle capable parking space must be provided in the driveway, assigned parking space for the dwelling, or at an unassigned nonstreet residential parking space constructed as part of the project.

(b) A developer does not need to run the electrical conduit from the electrical panel serving the electrical vehicle capable parking space to an electric junction box or receptacle located within 5 feet of the parking space if the electrical panel is in an attached or detached garage.

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