(A) An application that satisfies the information requirements in the checklist, as determined by the Building Department, shall be deemed complete.
(B) Upon receipt of an incomplete application, the Building Department shall issue a written correction notice, detailing all deficiencies in the application and any additional information required to be eligible for expedited permit issuance.
(C) Upon confirmation of application completeness, the Building Department shall review the application. The Building Department’s review shall be limited to whether the application meets local, state, and federal health and safety requirements. Local law requirements shall be limited to those standards and regulations necessary to ensure that the EVCS will not have a specific, adverse effect on public health or safety.
(D) The Building Department may deny the building permit if it finds, based on substantial evidence, that the EVCS could have a specific, adverse impact on public health and safety and may require an application for a conditional use permit. Any conditions imposed shall be designed to mitigate the specific, adverse impact on public health and safety at the lowest cost possible. The decision to deny the building permit and require an administrative permit may be appealed to the Planning Commission.
(E) The city may not deny an application for a conditional use permit to install an EVCS, unless it makes written findings, based upon substantial evidence in the record, that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact. If a use permit is required, the Building Department may deny an application only if the Building Official makes written findings, based upon substantial evidence in the record, that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact on public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the adverse impact, as defined. The findings shall include the basis for the rejection of potentially feasible alternatives for preventing the adverse impact.
(F) Upon confirmation that the application is complete and that the EVCS will not have a specific, adverse impact on public health or safety, the Building Official shall approve the application and issue all the necessary permits and authorizations.
(G) Any condition imposed on an application shall be designed to mitigate the specific, adverse impact upon health and safety at the lowest possible cost.
(H) No approval by a homeowners’ association, as defined in California Civil Code § 4080, shall be required to construct an electric vehicle charging station located on private property and outside of restricted common areas.
(I) EVCSs are subject to inspection in accordance with the applicable provisions of the California Building Code. Construction of the EVCS shall remain visible and accessible for inspection until approved.
(J) Only one inspection shall be required, which shall be done in a timely manner and may include a consolidated inspection by the Building Inspector. If an electric vehicle charging station fails inspection, a subsequent inspection is authorized and need not conform to the requirements of this subsection.
(Ord. No. 1082, passed 5-2-2024)