Daly City Municipal Code Ch. 15.80 Electrical Vehicle Charging Stations

The purpose of this chapter is to promote and encourage the use of electric vehicles by adopting an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations while protecting the public health and safety which satisfy the requirements of Assembly Bill 1236.

(Ord. No. 1455, § 1, 3-28-2022)

[The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:]

"Applicable time period" means five business days after submission of the application to the city, if the application is for at least one, but not more than twenty-five electric vehicle charging stations at a single site. Ten business days after submission of the application to the city, if the application is for more than twenty-five electric vehicle charging stations at a single site.

"Electric vehicle charging station or charging station" means any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is designed and built-in compliance with article 625 of the California Electrical Code, as it reads on the effective date of this chapter, and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle.

"Electronic submittal" means the utilization of one or more of the following: Electronic mail or email, internet, and facsimile.

"Specific, adverse impact" means a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified, and written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete.

(Ord. No. 1455, § 1, 3-28-2022)

A. This chapter applies to the permitting of all electric vehicle charging stations in the city.

B. Electric vehicle charging stations legally established or permitted prior to the effective date of this chapter are not subject to the requirements of this chapter unless physical modifications or alteration are undertaken that change the size, type, or components of the charging station in such a way as to require new permitting. Routine operation and maintenance or like-kind replacements shall not require a permit.

(Ord. No. 1455, § 1, 3-28-2022)

A. All electric vehicle charging stations shall meet all applicable health and safety standards and requirements imposed by the state and the city.

B. Electric vehicle charging stations shall meet all applicable safety and performance standards established by the California Electrical Code, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, and accredited testing laboratories such as the Underwriters Laboratories and where applicable, rules of the public utilities commission regarding safety and reliability.

(Ord. No. 1455, § 1, 3-28-2022)

A. All documents required for submission of an electric vehicle charging stations application shall be made available on the city's website.

B. Electronic submittal of the required permit application and supporting drawings and documentation shall be made available to all electric vehicle charging station permit applications. An applicant's electronic signature shall be accepted on all forms, applications, and other documents in lieu of a wet signature.

C. The city's building and safety division shall adopt a checklist of all requirements with which the electric vehicle charging station shall comply to be eligible for expedited review. The electric vehicle permit process, standard(s) and checklist(s) may substantially conform to recommendations for permitting, including the checklist and standards contained in the "plug-in electric vehicle infrastructure permitting checklist" of the "zero-emission vehicle infrastructure permitting checklist" of the "zero-emission vehicle in California: community readiness guidebook" published by the office of planning and research.

(Ord. No. 1455, § 1, 3-28-2022)

A. The building official shall implement an administrative review process to expedite approval of electric vehicle charging stations. Where the application meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standards and there are no specific, adverse impacts upon public health or safety, the building and safety division shall complete the building permit approval process, which is nondiscretionary. Review of the application for electric vehicle charging stations shall be limited to the building official's review of whether the application meets local, state, and federal health and safety requirements.

B. If an application is deemed incomplete, a written correction notice detailing all deficiencies in the application and any additional information or documentation required to be eligible for expedited permit issuance shall be sent to the applicant for resubmission.

(Ord. No. 1455, § 1, 3-28-2022)

The city council may establish by resolution the fees that shall be charged for permits issued under this chapter.

An application to install an electric vehicle charging station submitted to the building official shall be deemed complete if, after the applicable time period as defined in the definitions section of this chapter has elapsed, both of the following are true:

1. The building official has not deemed the application complete, consistent with the city's EVCS checklist,

2. Written correction notice detailing all deficiencies in the application and identifying any additional information explicitly necessary for the building official to complete a review limited to whether the electric vehicle charging station meets all health and safety requirements of local, state, and federal law.

(Ord. No. 1455, § 1, 3-28-2022)