Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permitting

Expedited Electric Vehicle Permit Process

The City of Auburn has adopted an ordinance that creates an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations consistent with state law. In developing an expedited permitting process, the city adopted a checklist of all requirements with which electric vehicle charging stations shall comply in order to be eligible for expedited review. A permit application that satisfies the information requirements in the checklist, as determined by the city, shall be deemed complete within five business days. Upon submission and meeting the requirements of the checklist the city will issue all required permits or authorizations.  New legislation (Assembly Bill 970) allows 20 business days (applications for 25 or less EV chargers) or 40 business days (applications for 26 or more EV chargers) for permit approval.

Please refer to the attached links to the city ordinance, or the City of Auburn’s public service counter for the building permit application and electric vehicle checklist.  Also provided is an Informational Bulletin that provides additional detail and information about how the expedited program works, as well as links to important resources/information.

Find the AB 1236 Permitting Checklist here.

Please note that the city refers to the recommendations contained in 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 Office of Planning and Research.