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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PARKING FACILITIES
FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON THE DUPAGE COUNTY CAMPUS
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WHEREAS, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/55-11001, the County of DuPage may own, construct, equip, manage, maintain, and operate motor vehicle parking lots, garages, parking meters and any other revenue producing facilities necessary to or incidental to the regulation, control, and parking of motor vehicles as the County Board finds necessary, and
WHEREAS, the County of DuPage installed an electric vehicle charging station at 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187 (the JTK Administration Building) in 2014 and is currently installing two electric vehicle charging stations at 505 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187 (the Judicial Office Facility) in 2024 under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy; and
WHEREAS, providing electric vehicle charging as a parking amenity promotes sustainability and supports ongoing efforts to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, the public’s use of electric vehicle charging stations on the DuPage County Campus has continued to increase each year, thereby increasing the operating costs for said parking amenities; and
WHERAS, Section 5-11007 of the Counties Code, 55 ILCS 5/55-11007, expressly provides that the County Board is granted authority to make all reasonable rules and regulations regarding the management, control, and use of any County parking facilities, and
WHEREAS, the operating costs of electric vehicle charging stations, which include the electricity necessary to operate them, have been paid for by DuPage County’s General Fund since 2014, and the DuPage County Department of Facilities Management seeks to cover the costs of providing said amenities, including but not limited to the charging station’s installation and annual operating costs, by transitioning to a user fee rather than continuing to allocate funding for charging station support; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to recover the costs of installing and operating current and future electric vehicle charging stations, the County has modeled the recovery of costs of said amenities over the next ten (10) years, attached hereto as Exhibit B, and has determined that a fee of $.20 per kilowatt hour (“kWh”) would sufficiently recover said costs, including electricity, software fees, and processing fees given current usage rates; and
WHEREAS, the DuPage County Board’s Public Works Committee has reviewed and recommended approval of this fee structure; and
WHEREAS, the County will regularly revisit this fee to ensure that it remains adequate and fair for the user as well as the County; and
WHEREAS, all income and revenue derived from the fees charged for the provision of charging power for electric vehicles at County parking facilities shall be deposited in a separate account and used solely for the purpose of maintaining, operating and expanding the parking and electric vehicle charging facilities on the DuPage County Campus.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, that the County of DuPage hereby creates Section 23-21 of Chapter 23, Article II of the DuPage County Code of Ordinances, entitled “Electric Vehicle Parking and Charging Regulations”, and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the DuPage County Board hereby adopts the language set forth in Exhibit A attached to this Ordinance and directs that this language be inserted into Section 23-21 of Chapter 23, Article II of the DuPage County Code of Ordinances, and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that Sections 23-22 to 23-29 of Chapter 23, Article II of the DuPage County Code of Ordinances shall be reserved for future use, and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the DuPage County Clerk is directed to send a certified copy of this ordinance by certified mail, to the CivicPlus Corporation, 302 South 4th Street, Suite 500 Manhattan, Kansas 66502 for codification by using the Municode platform, and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that CivicPlus is authorized to make any grammatical or formatting changes only to the extent such changes are necessary to properly codify this ordinance, and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the DuPage County Clerk is directed to send a copy of this ordinance to: (1) the Facilities Management Department, (2) the Environmental Department, and (3) the Campus Security Department, of the County of DuPage by interoffice mail.
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Enacted and approved this 9th day of July, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK