Yongin City Mandates Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities for Apartment Complexes with 30 or More Households

Yongin City has mandated the installation of electric vehicle charging facilities in apartment complexes with 30 or more households. The photo shows an electric vehicle-only parking space in the city hall parking lot.

From now on, all apartments built in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province must be equipped with electric vehicle charging facilities.

On the 10th, Yongin City announced the revision of the 'Yongin City Apartment Planning and Review Standards,' which requires sufficient charging facilities to be secured in apartment parking lots for the convenience of citizens using electric vehicles.

The improvement plan significantly expanded the installation target for electric vehicle charging infrastructure from apartment complexes with 100 or more households to those with 30 or more households, which are subject to Yongin City's housing construction project approval.

Until now, only apartment complexes with 100 or more households were required to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure under the 'Act on the Development and Promotion of Environmentally Friendly Automobiles.'

Additionally, to allow residents to charge electric vehicles comfortably, the standards for dedicated parking spaces and charging facility installations were raised to 7% of the total parking spaces. Previously, under Gyeonggi Province's 'Ordinance on the Promotion and Use of Environmentally Friendly Automobiles,' only 5% or more of the total parking spaces needed to be equipped.

Furthermore, at least 20% of all charging facilities must be installed as rapid charging stations. The Gyeonggi Province ordinance applies this standard only to national or local governments and public institutions.

Standards to prevent fires in underground parking lots were also strengthened, requiring the boundaries of electric vehicle-only parking spaces to be surrounded by walls that can withstand fire for more than one hour.

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin City, stated, "In line with the government's policy to introduce 3 million electric vehicles by 2030, the city is making efforts to solidly establish charging infrastructure for eco-friendly electric vehicles by expanding charging facilities in newly built apartments. We expect that the expanded standards will effectively improve the residential environment of apartment complexes and greatly contribute to creating an eco-friendly social system."