Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 7 — BUILDING REGULATIONS›Division 718 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 718-14 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Contra Costa County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Contra Costa County
Cite as: Contra Costa County Municipal Code Chapter 718-14 · Text as of 2026-10-04
718-14.002 - Building permit required.¶
A building permit is required to install an electric vehicle charging station. "Electric vehicle charging station" has the meaning set forth in Government Code Section 65850.7.
(Ord. No. 2019-39, § II, 12-17-19)
718-14.004 - Application.¶
(a) The building official will make the following available on the County website:
(1) The County's standard building permit application form.
(2) The County's standard electric vehicle charging station checklist, which will substantially conform to the checklist in the most current version of the Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Community Readiness Guidebook published by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research. The checklist will include all requirements that an electric vehicle charging station must meet to be eligible for review and approval under this chapter.
(b) An application to install an electric vehicle charging station may be submitted electronically.
(Ord. No. 2019-39, § II, 12-17-19)
718-14.006 - Expedited review of applications.¶
An application will be deemed complete if the building official determines that the application includes all of the information and documents required by the standard application form and the standard checklist. If an application is deemed incomplete, the building official will notify the applicant in writing of the additional information needed.
(Ord. No.2019-39, § II, 12-17-19)
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