New Jersey Statutes Title 40. Municipalities and Counties 40 § 55D-66.21

a. (1) Within 30 days of enactment of P.L.2021, c. 171 (C.40:55D-66.18 et al.)  1, the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall publish a model land use ordinance to address installation, sightline, and setback requirements and other health- and safety-related specifications for electric vehicle supply equipment and Make-Ready parking spaces and shall post the model land use ordinance on the department's Internet website. The model land use ordinance published by the commissioner shall not require the rulemaking process pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).

(2) The model land use ordinance shall include the requirements pursuant to sections 1 through 3 of P.L.2021, c. 171 (C.40:55D-66.18 through C.40:55D-66.20).

(3) The Commissioner of Community Affairs may periodically update the electric vehicle supply equipment and Make-Ready parking space requirements established pursuant to subsections a. and b. of section 3 of P.L.2021, c. 171 (C.40:55D-66.20) to reflect increased electric vehicle adoption levels and technological advances in the State. Any update to such parking requirements shall be adopted by the commissioner pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) and promulgated as amendments to the model land use ordinance published pursuant to this subsection. Amendments to the model ordinance to address installation, sightline, or setback requirements or other health- and safety-related specifications shall not require the rulemaking process pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).

b. (1) The model land use ordinance published by the Commissioner of Community Affairs pursuant to this section shall be effective in each municipality, except that a municipality may deviate from the reasonable standards set forth in the model land use ordinance by adoption of an ordinance pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(2) A municipality may, by ordinance, adopt reasonable standards to address installation, sightline, and setback requirements or other health- and safety-related specifications for electric vehicle supply equipment and Make-Ready parking spaces. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to authorize a municipality to require site plan review by a municipal agency solely for the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment or Make-Ready parking spaces.

(3) A municipality may encourage additional installation of electric vehicle supply equipment and Make-Ready parking spaces in development projects, but shall not require more than the requirements in the model land use ordinance published by the Commissioner of Community Affairs. The requirements adopted by the Site Improvement Advisory Board established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1993, c. 32 (C.40:55D-40.3) and the requirements adopted through the “State Uniform Construction Code Act,” P.L.1975, c. 217 (C. 52:27D-119 et seq.) shall be consistent with the requirements set forth in the model ordinance and shall be updated if the model ordinance is updated pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection a. of this section.