Memorandum
Date: February 7, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Director
Sarah Whitman, Staff Services Analyst
Subject: Second Reading - Adopt Ordinance Amending Chapter 5, Section 2 of the Lake County Code, Setting Forth Procedures for Expediting Permit Processing for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, as Required by Government Code Section 65850.7 (AB 1236, 2015, Chiu)
Executive Summary: 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 less than 200,000 residents to adopt an ordinance to create an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations on or before September 30, 2017. The ordinance shall include the requirement that a jurisdiction adopt a checklist of requirements with which a permit application for an electric vehicle charging station will be eligible for expedited review.
This process includes the establishment of a checklist containing objective requirements for the installation of an electric vehicle charging station and a process for electronic submittal of permit applications. The content of the checklist requires the permit applicant to check the features of the existing electrical service such as rating in amperes, system voltage, connected or calculated load, spare capacity in amperes, voltage and ampere rating of the electric vehicle supply equipment, circuit rating of the electric vehicle supply equipment, location of the electric vehicle supply equipment, if ventilation is/or is not required, and clearances of the charging equipment to comply with all applicable building and fire safety laws. The checklist also assists the applicant in confirming that the location of the electric vehicle supply equipment will comply with any vehicle clearance requirements in the County’s Zoning Ordinance. Section 65850.7 requires that the County’s checklist may be based on the “Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Permitting Checklist” of the “Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Community Readiness Guidebook” of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.
Assembly Bill 1236 (2015) also clarifies that a jurisdiction shall not condition approval of a permit for an electric vehicle charging station based on the approval of an association as defined in California Civil Code, Section 4080.
Most of the procedures, such as electronic submittal and expedited processing of plans are currently in place and comply with the requirements of the Assembly Bill. Development of the checklist and adoption of the ordinance are the final outstanding items required to bring the County into compliance with AB 1236.
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Recommended Action: Adopt Ordinance Amending Chapter 5, Section 2 of the Lake County Code, Setting Forth Procedures for Expediting Permit Processing for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, as Required by Government Code Section 65850.7 (AB 1236, 2015, Chiu)