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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 5/4/2026 Item No.: 7.a. Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval Item Description:Convene as the Board of Adjustments and Appeals to consider an appeal by Hempel Real Estate of the Variance Board's denial of a variance to Table 1013.01- 2, Minimum Number of Required Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) and §1013.04D(2)(d)(1) regarding the required number of Electrical Vehicle Service Equipment (EVSE) required at 2700 Snelling Avenue 1 2 Background 3 On March 20, 2023, the Roseville City Council adopted an ordinance approving Phase 2 amendments to 4 the Zoning Code. One component of this approval was the establishment of regulations concerning 5 electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) and electrical vehicle service equipment (EVSE). These 6 requirements are contained in Table 1013.04-2 and 1013.04.D.2.d.1 of the Zoning Code. At the time of 7 adoption, Planning Division staff acknowledged the standards may need to be adjusted over time as the 8 ordinance gets implemented across various projects, as such standards were not commonplace at the 9 time of adoption, so there were uncertainties surrounding applicability given the variety of different 10 projects that would come forward. 11 Hempel Real Estate, in cooperation with 2700 Snelling Avenue LLC, applied for a variance seeking relief 12 from the requirements imposed by this ordinance. The variance consisted of a request to allow eight EV- 13 equipped (EVCS) stalls when 26 would normally be required and 22 EV-ready (EVSE) stalls when 53 14 would normally be required. The required 26 EVCS and 53 EVSE stalls are based on the requirement to 15 provide 528 total parking stalls to serve a proposed 125,400 square foot medical office, research, and 16 laboratory facility at 2700 Snelling Avenue. The Request for Variance Board Action dated April 1, 2026 is 17 provided in Attachment 1, which included a staff recommendation and findings to approve the variance. 18 On April 1, 2026, the Roseville Variance Board received the staff report, presentations from staff and the 19 applicants, and held a public hearing. No public testimony was provided. The Variance Board 20 considered the staff recommendation to approve the request, as well as information provided from the 21 applicant regarding the practical difficulty preventing them from fully complying with the requirements of 22 the Zoning Code. After discussion amongst Variance Board members, the Board voted 2-1 to deny the 23 requested variances (see meeting minutes in Attachment 2). 24 25 On April 1, 2026, the City Planner received an email from Hemple Real Estate seeking an appeal of the 26 Variance Board denial (Attachment 3). 27 28 29 Policy Objectives 30 The appeal process is outlined in Zoning Code Section §1009.08, which states the following: Page 1 of 3 Qbhf!7!pg!299