Del Norte County Municipal Code § 14.16 Expedited Permitting For Electric Vehicle Charging Station 14.16.10…

1. Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the chief building official shall implement an expedited administrative permit review process for electric vehicle charging stations, aod adopt a checklist of all requirements with which electric vehicle charging stations shall comply with in order to be eligible for expedited review. The expedited administrative permit review process and checklist may refer to the recommendations in the checklist prescribed by the most current version of the "Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Permitting Checklist" of the "Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Community Readiness Guidebook" published by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research. The county's adopted checklist shall be published on the county's website.

2. The building inspection division shall adopt an administrative, nondiscretionary expedited review process for electric vehicle charging stations, and a checklist. The checklist shall set forth all requirements with which the electric vehicle charging stations must comply in order to be eligible for expedited review. The chief building official is hereby authorized and directed to develop such checklist and procedures.

3. The electric vehicle charging station permit process and checklists shall substantially conform to the recommendations for expedited permitting, including the checklists contained in the most current version of the electric zero emissions vehicles in California: Community Readiness Guide Book adopted by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research.

4. The checklists for electric vehicle charging stations adopted by the building inspection division, as well as all other required permitting documentation shall be published on the county's website. If the building inspection division modifies the checklists and standard plans found in the zero emissions vehicles in California: Community Readiness Guide Book, the division shall document the unique climactic, geological, seismological or topographical conditions requiring such modifications and shall also include such documentation on the county's website.

(Ord. 2022-001 §1, 2022)

This chapter shall only apply to the installation of electric vehicle charging stations. Nothing in this chapter is intended to abrogate any permitting process or approval required of other aspects of a proposed project.

(Ord. 2022-001 §1, 2022)

The following terms shall have the following meanings:

1. Electronic submittal. The utilization of one or more of the following:

   1. Email;

   2. Internet;

   3. Facsimile.

2. Electric vehicle: An electric vehicle (EV), also referred to as an electric drive vehicle, uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for propulsion. An electric vehicle may be powered through a collector system by electricity from off-vehicle sources, or may be self- contained with a battery or generator to convert fuel to electricity.

3. Electric vehicle charging station: An electric vehicle charging station, also called EV charging station, electric recharging point, charging point, charge point and EVSE ( electric vehicle supply equipment), is an element in an infrastructure that supplies electric energy for the recharging of electric vehicles, such as plug-in electric vehicles, including electric cars, neighborhood electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.

(Ord. 2022-001 §1, 2022)

1. The applicant may submit the application and related documentation for an electric vehicle charging station by electronic submittal, with all required permit processing and inspection fees, as specified on the county's website. Electronic signatures shall be accepted by the building inspection division on all electronic submittals in lieu of a wet signature.

2. An application for an electric vehicle charging station shall be deemed complete when the building inspection division staff determines that the application satisfies all the information requirements in the checklists.

3. 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.

4. Applications for electric vehicle charging station shall be administratively reviewed and approved by the chief building official as nondiscretionary permits within a reasonable time following receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the county's approved checklists, and payment of all required permit processing and inspection fees.

5. The building inspection division may require the applicant to apply for a use permit pursuant to Title 20 or Title 21 of the Del Norte County Code and all provisions of those sections of the applicable title (Title 20-inland, Title 21- coastal) of Del Norte County Code shall apply if the building inspection division makes written findings, based on substantial evidence, that the proposed electric vehicle charging station could have a specific, adverse impact on the public health and safety.

6. Approval of an application for an electric vehicle charging station shall not be based or conditioned on the approval of an association, as defined in section 4080 of the Civil Code.

(Ord. 2022-001 §1, 2022)

The inspection shall be completed in a timely manner.

• (Ord. 2022-001 §1, 2022)