Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 9 — LAND USE CODE›Division 32 — ROOFTOP SOLAR ORDINANCE
Imperial County Municipal Code Ch. 3 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Imperial County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Imperial County
Cite as: Imperial County Municipal Code Chapter 3 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1587, adopted December 5, 2023, rescinded and re-enacted Ch. 3 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Ch. 3 pertained to building permit fees for SRR-SES, consisted of §§ 93203.00—93203.03, and derived from Ord. No. 1509, adopted September 22, 2015.
93203.00 - Purpose/application.¶
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a procedure for a streamlined or expedited building permit process for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) including level 2 and direct current fast chargers (DCFC) that are eligible, in accordance with this Ordinance [Chapter]. This process applies to ECVS as defined in Section 93201.02.E of Title 9 that are eligible for an expedited permitting process as set forth in Section 93202.01 of this Chapter.
(Ord. No. 1587, §§ 1, 2, 12-5-23)
93203.01 - Eligibility for expedited permit process.¶
In order for an EVCS application to be eligible for an expedited, streamlined permitting process, all of the following criteria must be met and verified with Form S101 at time of submittal:
The EVCS permit application shall meet the minimum requirements as listed in Section 93201.028.
Only the EVCS qualifies for expedited services, so the EVCS must be permitted independently. The permit application shall not include any other item that requires any additional review.
(Ord. No. 1587, §§ 1, 2, 12-5-23)
93203.02 - Checklist and required permitting documentation and fee.¶
The building permit applications for an EVCS shall contain all of the following documentation, along with appropriate permit fee, in order to be received and deemed complete. Acceptable forms are listed in Chapter 6 of this Ordinance and shall be available at the Imperial County Planning and Development Services Department (ICPDS) office and on the Department's public website. All documents must be completely filled out and in conformance with the approved EVCS Checklist.
EVCS - Electric vehicle charging stations permitting checklist.
Permit Application (General ICPDS form), see Section 93206.03.
General Owner's Acknowledgement form (General ICPDS form), see Section 93206.04.
General Owner's Affidavit form (General ICPDS form), see Section 93206.05, letter of approval or similar document, if necessary:
a. When the owner of title is not signing the application.
b. When an individual is signing for a corporation or company, which is the owner.
Site plan(s) with parking plan, two full sets required (General ICPDS form or drafted plans), see Section 93206.06.
Electrical plans and load calculations, including single-line diagram (s), prepared by a licensed engineer or certified electrician in charge of the project, two full sets required, see Section 93206.07.
Construction details and plans for the charging stations pedestal and protection component, including the anchoring system's details and plans, see Section 93206.08.
Fee, as set forth in Chapter 4 of this Division.
Current worker's compensation insurance listing the county of Imperial as the Certificate Holder for the contractor of record, on file with ICPDS.
(Ord. No. 1587, §§ 1, 2, 12-5-23)
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