The purpose of this chapter is to promote and encourage the
use of electric vehicles by creating an expedited, streamlined permitting
process for electric vehicle charging stations while promoting public
health and safety and preventing specific adverse impacts in the installation
and use of such charging stations. This chapter is further intended
to establish an expedited, streamlined electric vehicle charging station
permitting process that complies with California Government Code Section
65850.7.
(Ord. 23-03, § 4)
As used in this chapter:
includes, but is not limited to, any cost-effective method,
condition, or mitigation imposed by the City of Walnut in a prior
successful application for a permit.
means the utilization of one or more of email, the internet,
or facsimile.
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, as defined in California Government
Code Section 65850.7.
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, as defined in California
Government Code Section 65850.7.
(Ord. 23-03, § 4)
Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the Building
Official shall implement an expedited, streamlined administrative
permit review process for electric vehicle charging stations, and
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, streamlined 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 City’s adopted checklist shall
be published on the City’s website.
(Ord. 23-03, § 4)
Prior to submitting an application for processing, the applicant
shall verify that the installation of an electric vehicle charging
station will not have specific, adverse impact to public health and
safety and building occupants. Verification by the applicant includes,
but is not limited to: electrical system capacity and loads; electrical
system wiring, bonding, and overcurrent protection; building infrastructure
affected by charging station equipment and associated conduits; and,
areas of charging station equipment and vehicle parking.
A permit application that satisfies the information requirements
in the City’s adopted checklist shall be deemed complete and
be promptly processed. Upon confirmation by the Building Official
that the permit application and supporting documents meets the requirements
of the City-adopted checklist, and is consistent with all applicable
laws and health and safety standards, the Building Official shall,
consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, approve the application
and issue all necessary permits. Such approval does not authorize
an applicant to energize or utilize the electric vehicle charging
station until approval is granted by the City. If the Building Official
determines that the permit application is incomplete, he or she shall
issue a written correction notice to the applicant, detailing all
deficiencies in the application and any additional information required
to be eligible for expedited permit issuance.
Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the Building
Official shall allow for electronic submittal of permit applications
covered by this chapter and associated supporting documentations.
In accepting such permit applications, the Building Official shall
also accept electronic signatures on all forms, applications, and
other documentation in lieu of a wet signature by any applicant.
(Ord. 23-03, § 4)
It is the intent of this chapter to encourage the installation
of electric vehicle charging stations by removing obstacles to permitting
for charging stations so long as the action does not supersede the
Building Official’s authority to address higher priority life-safety
situations. If the Building Official makes a finding based on substantial
evidence that the electric vehicle charging station could have a specific
adverse impact upon the public health or safety, as defined in this
chapter, the City may require the applicant to apply for a use permit.
In the technical review of a charging station, consistent with
Government Code Section 65850.7, the Building Official shall not condition
the approval for any electric vehicle charging station permit on the
approval of such a system by an association, as that term is defined
by Civil Code Section 4080.
(Ord. 23-03, § 4)
Electric vehicle charging station equipment shall meet the requirements
of the California Electrical Code, the Society of Automotive Engineers,
the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, and accredited
testing laboratories such as Underwriters Laboratories, and rules
of the Public Utilities Commission or a municipal electric utility
company regarding safety and reliability.
Installation of electric vehicle charging stations and associated
wiring, bonding, disconnecting means and overcurrent protective devices
shall meet the requirements of Article 625 and all applicable provisions
of the California Electrical Code.
Installation of electric vehicle charging stations shall be
incorporated into the load calculations of all new or existing electrical
services and shall meet the requirements of the California Electrical
Code. Electric vehicle charging equipment shall be considered a continuous
load.
Anchorage of either floor-mounted or wall-mounted electric vehicle
charging stations shall meet the requirements of the California Building
or Residential Code as applicable per occupancy, and the provisions
of the manufacturer’s installation instructions. Mounting of
charging stations shall not adversely affect building elements.
(Ord. 23-03, § 4)
