TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, Community Development Director
Ryan Heise, Building Official
Susan Yuzuki, Plan Check Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consider Introduction of an Ordinance Establishing an Expedited Permitting Process for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations as Required by California Government Code Section 65850.7 and Making a Determination Under the California Environmental Quality Act (Community Development Director Tai).
INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 20-0017
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce Ordinance No. 20-0017 establishing an expedited permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations, as required by Government Code Section 65850.7.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
In 2015, the State of California adopted Assembly Bill 1236 (2015, Chiu, codified as Government Code Section 65850.7), which requires local jurisdictions with a population fewer than 200,000 residents to, in consultation with the local fire department, adopt an ordinance to create an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Section 65850.7 requires that, in developing an expedited permitting process, the City adopt a checklist of requirements with which a permit application for an EV charging station will be eligible for expedited review and a method for electronic submittal of permit applications.
DISCUSSION:
An EV charging station is any level of electric vehicle supply equipment that delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle. The proposed checklist will require the permit applicant to document the features of the existing electrical service such as rating in amperes, system voltage, connected or calculated load, spare c...
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